Lake County Gazette

City of North Chicago Planning & Zoning Commission met April 9. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the commission:

The Planning and Zoning Commission of North Chicago met on Monday, April 9, 2018 at 6:04

p.m. in the Council Chambers at 1850 Lewis Avenue, North Chicago, IL.

I. Call To Order/Attendance

     Roll Call

     Present: G. Jackson, P. Carballido, G. Carr, A. Jackson, R. Jones,

     A. Douglas

     Absent: H. Davis

II. Approval of Minutes PZC Meeting, March 26, 2018

     Motion to approve meeting minutes by P. Carballido, seconded by G. Carr

     Ayes: P. Carballido, G. Carr, G. Jackson, A. Jackson, R. Jones, A. Douglas

     Nayes:

     Absent: H. Davis

III. Old Business-None

IV. New Business

     Public Hearing

     303 10th Street (PIN 08-33-202-004)

     Request: Approval of Special Use Permit

     Motion made to open public hearing

     Moved by R. Jones, seconded by A. Douglas

     Ayes: G. Carr, G. Jackson, P. Carballido, A. Jackson, A. Douglas, R. Jones

     Nayes:

     Absent: H. Davis

     Petitioner's Presentation:

     Christian Lobo (303 10th Street) I am looking to open an automotive business in

     North Chicago. I currently have one in Beach Park, but I want to bring my business

     to North Chicago.

     Board Questions/Comments:

     1. A. Jackson – I noticed that you removed the gate and it looks a lot better, but I

         also noticed coming in from the alley that there are plants coming from out of the

         ground. Are you going to remove those?

         Petitioner’s Response:

         Christian Lobo- Yes, we are going to remove those and smooth everything down.

     2. A. Jackson- There is a dumpster sitting up pretty high and it looks like there is

         trash in it.

         Petitioner’s Response:

         Christian Lobo- The previous tenants left it there and we are going to remove it.

     3. A. Jackson- There was also a car next to it in the grass, is that one of your cars?

         Petitioner’s Response:

         Christian Lobo- That is one of our cars. We moved it when they were doing all of

         the cleaning and haven’t had a chance to move it back, but we will move it to the

         asphalt.

     4. A. Jackson- I read in your packet that you help people get cars who can’t get a

         bank loan, like a buy here pay here, how does that work?

         Petitioner’s Response:

         Christian Lobo- As an example, if a car cost $3,000, we will tack on a fee to that

         amount and that will be that amount that you will repay including title and taxes.

        There is no interest added to that amount or to the amount of the car. And that is

        how our buy here pay here works. We also make the payments all the same so

        everyone pays $150.00 every two weeks.

     5. R. Jones- Are you closing your dealership in Beach Park?

         Petitioner’s Response:

        Christian Lobo- Yes we are.

     6. R. Jones- Can I ask why?

         Petitioner’s Response:

        Christian Lobo- Because we rented in Beach Park and now we will own in North

        Chicago.

     7. A. Jackson- In your packets you stated that you are looking to farm out your

         mechanical and painting. Have you done that yet?

         Petitioner’s Response:

         Christian Lobo- The owners know mechanics in the area and have met and

         spoken with them.

     8. P. Carballido- What plans do you have for safety since you will have cash there

         on site?

         Petitioner’s Response:

         Christian Lobo- We plan on having cameras, making multiple drops to the bank

         and have a safe.

         Staff Comments:

        Nimrod Warda, Senior Planner- The owner is looking to keep the site clean, keep

        the lighting low, keep the amount of cars to a minimum and add a touch of

        andscaping. They have been willing to comply with what we have been asking

        them.

        Senior Planner:

        Nimrod Warda- Staff recommends approval of the Special Use Permit.

        Motion made to approve, deny, or suspend

        Motion to approve by P. Carballido, seconded by G. Carr

         Ayes: G. Carr, G. Jackson, P. Carballido, A. Jackson, A. Douglas, R. Jones

         Nayes:

         Absent: H. Davis

        Motion made to close public hearing

        Motion approved by A. Douglas, seconded by G. Carr

         Ayes: G. Carr, G. Jackson, P. Carballido, R. Jones, A. Jackson, A. Douglas

         Nayes:

         Absent: H. Davis

V. Questions and Comments

     Director Barrera requested the commission provide staff comments to the draft PZC

     meeting procedure by April 23rd. The comments will be reviewed by staff and will be

     discussed at the May 14th meeting.

VI. Public Commentary – None

VII. Adjournment – 6:32 p.m.

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