Title/Name/Summary
15615 S. Harlem Retail Center
History
The petitioner, Griffin & Gallagher, is proposing to raze the existing Golden Bowl Restaurant and construct a 14,030 square foot retail strip mall located at 15615 S. Harlem Road, north of 156th Street on the east side of Harlem Road.
On April 22, 2008 the Plan Commission moved 6-0 to recommend to the Village Board approval of the preliminary site plan titled 15615 Harlem Inc retail Center by DesignTek Engineering, Inc. and dated 03-18-08 subject to the following conditions:
1. Add one additional 200 square foot tree island near the center of the building along the west side of the parking lot prior to Committee.
2. Delineate two time restricted loading zones in the parking area prior to Committee.
3. Relocate bike rack more convenient to entrances prior to Committee.
4. Make two additional sidewalk connections between the Harlem Avenue sidewalk and the sidewalk along the Harlem building front prior to Committee.
5. Provide two small signs that direct customers to shared parking spaces and provide pedestrian warning signs at the proposed striped crosswalk.
6. Remove the sidewalk connection north of the parking lot only, and remove sidewalk connection at the center of the parking lot prior to Committee.
7. Extend the 156th Street sidewalk crosswalk striping along the parkway to the east of 71st Court to connect with the shared parking lot.
8. Increase landscape buffer along the north property line to meet the required 10’ landscape buffer yard, including a reduction of the sidewalk north of the building to 5’ prior to Committee.
9. Submit a landscape plan, meeting all Village Codes, for separate review and approval within 60 days of final engineering approval. This is to include preservation and protection of existing trees along 71st Court as much as possible and parkway tree preservation and supplementation along Harlem. The rear buffer shall include bio-swales and rain gardens if engin...
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