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The village of Sherman Planning Committee met April 11 to conduct a public hearing on a petition submitted by Sherman Development Group.

Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the committee:

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Village of Sherman

Public Hearing of the Sherman Village Planning Committee

Sherman Village Hall, 401 St. John Dr. Sherman, IL

Monday, April 11, 2016

Chairman Trey Zibutis called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and led the assembly in

The Pledge of Allegiance.

OPENING: Roll Call was taken with five members present: Brad Davis, Steve Fickas,

Casey Finley, Dave Thurber and Darlene Kmett. Committee member Mark Hurley was

absent from the meeting.

Also present: John Swinford, Trevor Clatfelter, Phil Zinn, Kevin Kuhn, and Sandy

Walden.

ACTION ITEMS: Conduct a public hearing on petition submitted by Sherman

Development Group, LLC for the property immediately adjacent to and south of the

property commonly referred to as 300 South First Street, Sherman, IL 62684, Parcel Nos.

06-25.0-451-009 & 06-25.0-476-024.

a. The petition for this property requests a variance from the Village’s Subdivision

Regulations Code as follows:

Under the provisions of Section 11-5-2 (B) (10) b, Subdivision Layout of

the Village Code of Sherman, Illinois, Permanent Cul-De-Sac Streets; to

allow Cul-De-Sac to exceed maximum length of 500 feet due to layout

constrictions. Under the provisions of Section 11-5-5 (B) (2), Drainage

and Storm Sewer, of the Village Code of Sherman, Illinois, Inlets/Catch

Basins; to allow inlet spacing’s to exceed 400 feet due to elevation

restrictions. Under the provisions of Section 11-5-7 (A), Water

Distribution System, of the Village Code of Sherman, Illinois, Main

Requirements; to allow minimum diameter of water main from 10” to 6”

as this water main will only serve 26 units and will dead end in the cul-desac.

Engineer Kuhn assured that the fire hydrants feeding the 6” water line would be no

problem as the existing water lines along First Street are already 6” lines. The cul-de-sac

would be approximately 550 feet which is essentially the only way for it to be due to the

layout. Since the ground is so flat, the inlet spacing would be fine by exceeding the 400

feet minimum. The catch basin will sit in the back area of the cul-de-sac to collect water

although will be dry and mowed most of the time. At this time, the plan is to install dual

inlets although a third may be possible once the project progresses. These homes are

basement/crawlspace capable and all sump pumps and downspouts will drain from field

tile to the back yards.

Committeeman Finley made a motion to approve the variance request to exceed

maximum length of 500 feet due to layout restrictions. Motion seconded by

Committeeman Thurber and was unanimously carried by the committee. Motion passed.

Committeeman Fickas made a motion to approve the variance request to allow inlet

spacing’s to exceed 400 feet due to elevation restrictions. Motion seconded by

Committeeman Kmett and was unanimously carried by the committee. Motion passed.

Committeeman Thurber made a motion to approve the variance request to allow

minimum diameter of water main from 10’ to 6” as this water main will only serve 26

units and will dead end in the cul-de-sac. Motion seconded by Committeeman Davis and

was unanimously carried by the committee. Motion passed.

All variance items will be presented to the Village of Sherman Board of Trustee’s for the

recommendation of action to approve.

ADJOURNMENT: Trey Zibutis called the Public Hearing of the Sherman Planning

Committee to adjourn. Steve Fickas made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion was

seconded by Darlene Kmett and unanimously carried by the committee. Motion passed.

Meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.

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