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Braden said the team is advisory and is intended to provide expert early feedback to architects, builders and homeowners to improve projects before they reach the Historic Preservation Commission. The trustee reported the team has met with roughly half a dozen applicants so far and that one early case adopted the group’s feedback and moved to a design more in keeping with the streetscape; that project is now permitted and under construction.

Staff member Bethany (identified in comments) has coordinated meetings among applicants, preservation commissioners and outside practitioners. Braden said the initiative is intended to “get ahead of the game” by offering design feedback in advance of formal HPC consideration; she noted applicants have a limited time to incorporate advisory feedback before the formal HPC review.

No formal board action was required or taken; trustees received the update and thanked staff for the coordination work. Trustee Braden and staff characterized the pilot process as successful to date and said it would continue as an advisory step in the demolition/design-review workflow for the Robins Park Historic District.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Village Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Trustee Braden updated trustees that the village's design review team — formed after a rewrite of Title 14 — has advised multiple homeowners and architects before Historic Preservation Commission review, producing at least one successful redesign now under construction that is more traditional and consistent with the streetscape.","taxTitle","Hinsdale, DuPage County, Illinois","taxId",70303,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6059815,"Hinsdale trustees set second reading for 4% water rate increase tied to DuPage Water Commission raise",106,3689000,3795000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3293599-0538b376ee716ac6a4f85e8c7eddd0ee&start=3689&end=3795","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3293599-0538b376ee716ac6a4f85e8c7eddd0ee/thumbnail_3689000.jpg","/articles/6059815/Hinsdale/DuPage-County/Illinois/Hinsdale-trustees-set-second-reading-for-4-water-rate-increase-tied-to-DuPage-Water-Commission-raise","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6059815-88d61a082ae37b7e3f5105f78f3bca61/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204316&Signature=M4jxNVtktu1FIEw5ehHhggpzJbGOktIUHOAnQdf29L4C7qbWyNldV-iOlpil6lwpBLx~9yKVDrTplhguOt8N2238in--HmKlg~wT9PYqA~wS3cI5OAhxHuggByKB8cNkfSGCE3F-N5MGkRkZfDUalN3ZN~SfpdTMrLWDCaeF4hKB9XeEPXZMJazR7cwvu24sQgeY6qp3p9taJBbVq0JGxKl1-fIDBFHJAIrTth3UOeNXQ3FtxqchRpz6dz8-j1QrC-fzKihcmoDeiNWZq8AMBRcYFeprl0M3axeXlYCuhLWpIqQWgv6psWjbWL8gp8U3J3baySsqo0duOmlKGFkGIA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hinsdale Village Board on May 13 advanced a proposal to increase village water rates by 4% to a second reading, saying the change would pass through a DuPage Water Commission rate increase that took effect May 1.

The proposal matters because it would directly affect household utility bills: trustees and staff estimated the increase would average about $9.50 on a bimonthly water bill (roughly $57 a year) if approved, and the village said the increase was already assumed in its 2025 budget.

Trustee Passama introduced the first reading, explaining the village purchases treated water through the DuPage Water Commission, which purchases from the city of Chicago; the DuPage Water Commission increased rates by approximately 4% effective May 1. The village’s policy is to pass through costs to users, and staff told the board the increase would apply across existing rate structures, including residential, nonresidential, usage tiers and a large-customer rate. The village’s $15 infrastructure flat fee would remain unchanged.

Trustees agreed to move the item to second reading at a subsequent meeting; no final vote was taken on May 13. Staff said that if the board approves the rate increase it would take effect for July 1 billing.

Next steps: the proposal will return for a second reading at the next board meeting, where trustees can vote to adopt the rate changes. The village indicated customers were already assumed in the budget to bear the increase.","Trustees on May 13 moved a proposed 4% passthrough increase in water rates to a second reading after the DuPage Water Commission raised its rates; the village said the change would average about $9.50 on a bimonthly bill and was assumed in the 2025 budget.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6059818,"Planned development at Vine Street Station scaled back; trustees send second major adjustment to June meeting",813,3803000,4616000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3293599-0538b376ee716ac6a4f85e8c7eddd0ee&start=3803&end=4616","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3293599-0538b376ee716ac6a4f85e8c7eddd0ee/thumbnail_3803000.jpg","/articles/6059818/Hinsdale/DuPage-County/Illinois/Planned-development-at-Vine-Street-Station-scaled-back-trustees-send-second-major-adjustment-to-June-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6059818-16e179a7d98da5af8be1252a2cf38dbc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204316&Signature=ip~CNB3po4xGdCI~gQTyXGqdYJQq4ecYgXeZa3XFwPUsW2lv9iuHYBuqxLtSx5qh5EQwF8AU6kSonEERUNa52ZxDtVzmotv0YUoaA982tsk-nqNROTJTJXlXCAHvQwsRCIZpbRRq8MypfmkRHFnMAbw4d0m17Ys6oEfpcdFMpWsYCtV8pa2uHbdMsQIptyPYUHsOkTA4EktTmUewYEv0o6ZOLSoGkNwjdlthf3ksFuq6lZx70wQwsdvJK5nu84JMD~ePnLSB8Ez2l0~Y3NoN0W5N3H-R9LPndKQIFT2aCEgtY0kjMUwhoy3VW8OOPBLG1EddaD~S27JnoNzHFyODFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Trustees at the May 13 Hinsdale meeting took first reading of a second major adjustment for Vine Street Station, a planned development converting a former school building at 125 S. Vine St. into age-restricted lifestyle housing, and agreed to consider final approval at a second reading at the June meeting.

The developer representatives told the board they are reducing the approved unit count from 12 to 7 (comprising two four-bedroom units, two three-bedroom units and three two-bedroom units), increasing unit sizes up to 2,754 square feet, and reducing overall density. The minimum lot area per unit would increase from 2,220 square feet to 3,805 square feet, and the maximum units per acre would decrease from 19.6 to 11.4. Proposed parking would be 22 spaces versus the 11 spaces required by code, producing about a 3-to-1 parking ratio per unit compared with code’s roughly 1.5-per-unit standard.

Applicant representative Drew Mitchell said removing the property from the FEMA flood plain allowed changes to lower-level use and floor elevations; he described the reduction in density as a response to market demand for larger units, particularly from downsizing residents. Craig Ross of Ross Builders reviewed site changes including photometric (lighting) adjustments because an existing building entrance sits close to the property line and a door-mounted light can exceed the village’s 0.5 foot-candle maximum at the adjacent property line. Ross listed other alterations: additional landscaping to screen utilities, adding stairs to grade-level mechanical rooms, a change in the private courtyard wall height, a common-area generator with screening, a concrete retaining wall with an aluminum guardrail, a reduction in flagpole height from 35 to 19 feet, replacement of single-hung windows with European tilt-and-turn windows for ventilation and egress, and a change in the garage door style.

Trustees asked clarifying questions about the sunken patio and the garden-level unit; the applicant said the unit adds usable floor area, provides egress, and expands the project's pricing range. The applicant indicated move-in for the first residents is expected in about one year.

Plan commission chair Steve Cashman and Trustee Stifler indicated they and staff reviewed the changes and recommended advancing the item to a second reading rather than re-referring to the plan commission. The board reached consensus to move the second major adjustment to a June second reading; no final vote on the adjustment occurred at the May 13 meeting.

Next steps: the developer and staff will refine technical materials (photometrics, landscape and site plans) and return for a vote at the June meeting.","Developers of Vine Street Station told the Hinsdale board they are reducing density from 12 units to 7 after floodplain removal and market feedback; trustees agreed to move the second major adjustment to a second reading next month.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6059822,"Hinsdale board adopts state-mandated update to affordable housing plan",1423,3395000,4818000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3293599-0538b376ee716ac6a4f85e8c7eddd0ee&start=3395&end=4818","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3293599-0538b376ee716ac6a4f85e8c7eddd0ee/thumbnail_3395000.jpg","/articles/6059822/Hinsdale/DuPage-County/Illinois/Hinsdale-board-adopts-state-mandated-update-to-affordable-housing-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6059822-28fa336100a56ba7c17115a3774ecec9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204316&Signature=HlJruE7xXr3cnTskuQKT0prVJu~GX6AtPTIIq9D-mhodJIe1Rskt~wnbvtF1QKDgmeNz9Jjaf8Qy0yMDlkgk1H4W-ix1nFDDbVRYhDVYBWPD3X-cyyVkj6GTBNuIkRT1HCtd2HQ8P31gp0Y1EqrXs3Xn37WxThjLBB8zhLBaZGUpYIgDxnxT0QvRSz~W2ZvPxqjpexSM6zxk8xpe3rrdq9KJCE2FmE48~eHiv7s~kUQXmPawDtLIXzta4XxUpwR3gV90HGrO8Da~ax5D14HwuVJtE43k-YWXvxjKrIikCLImko9URNUWJ8OAuDq2zLTvOQgKFpjTOqnEcspz9ZOVDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hinsdale Village Board on May 13 adopted an updated affordable housing plan required by recent amendments to Illinois law, advancing compliance with the Illinois Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act and related public acts.

The plan update matters because state law requires municipalities to submit revised plans by mid-June 2025; adopting the update keeps Hinsdale in compliance and documents the village’s approach to potential future housing strategies.

Trustee Stifler, who introduced the item, told the board the update was prepared by village staff with assistance from Tusca Associates and builds on Hinsdale’s original February 2005 submission. Stifler said the update aligns village documentation with the 2023 changes to state law and uses American Community Survey data through 2019–2023. He said the update “is not a new policy initiative by the village” but a compliance measure, and he noted the state requirements do not mandate the village to change its zoning code.

The draft plan identifies possible policy tools and incentives—such as reduced permitting and utility fees, expedited permitting, and coordination with state and federal agencies—and highlights 28.3 acres zoned R-5 and R-6 as areas the plan’s authors flagged as most appropriate for potential future affordable housing. The clerk confirmed a public notice was published in the Hensdalian on April 24, 2025, and a draft plan was on file for public inspection at the village clerk’s office since publication.

No members of the public spoke during the hearing. At the May 13 meeting the board voted to waive the first reading and adopted a resolution approving the updated plan to meet the state deadline; trustees recorded aye votes during roll call.

Next steps: the village will file the adopted plan as required under state law. Trustees and staff said the update does not itself change zoning; any future policy changes or zoning amendments would be considered through separate processes and public hearings.","The Hinsdale Village Board adopted an updated affordable housing plan on May 13 to comply with Illinois statutory amendments; the update identifies potential policy tools and 28.3 acres zoned R-5 and R-6 as areas most appropriate for potential future affordable housing.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":44,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6059827,"Hinsdale board ratifies as-built bollards at Fuller's, removes decorative wall requirement",1736,3233000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3293599-0538b376ee716ac6a4f85e8c7eddd0ee&start=3233&end=4969","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3293599-0538b376ee716ac6a4f85e8c7eddd0ee/thumbnail_3233000.jpg","/articles/6059827/Hinsdale/DuPage-County/Illinois/Hinsdale-board-ratifies-as-built-bollards-at-Fullers-removes-decorative-wall-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6059827-a30e4143fe8ae54400c7117a4c6b0c38/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204316&Signature=Y9Kbhk-GjLqLa-C8HU6MdqLJfZs90UwUYQdbKsUSmhD3lGYvvvJuBWxvWTwsWdH8cPheT0UnZmfzIukVAhN9il8wVWvCYGUAYpbvQ5Ve6ZfTfnn58c5pbcmLhV2gbfL2HUlF~VejKDMKotWbzLxMl4DpiQUjrrCr9dkG3baU34gbgcDMwG0IPNGtrNWwIi-Snhz89Bk9PsfuCMRxsxutpOMRNRyWXwiQThnrmHvjYNwAZ1t1yQAF2VuWFECPWU0epG2z1oQWmtaO96zOs3q7LU3PyAwEJ9P2K0RU3m-CFZq-qnemPbWsiYfnFPmzuYxPefgA-XCeGUcM-2QWMrN5Rw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hinsdale Village Board on May 13 approved a major adjustment to the site plan for Fuller's Car Wash at 102 W. Chicago Ave., formally recognizing the stronger bollards installed last year and removing a previously required decorative brick wall after engineers raised safety concerns.

The action matters because it changes the development obligations tied to the 2024 site plan approval and acknowledges a retrofit installed to meet a specified vehicle-impact performance standard intended to protect pedestrians and nearby properties.

Village President Greg Hart summarized the board’s rationale at the meeting, saying the adjustment “recognizes and approves the design of those stronger bollards” and that the decorative wall requirement was removed “based solely on credible safety concerns.” Hart emphasized that “the fact that the Fuller's are in bankruptcy does not factor into this decision.”

Hart and staff said the installed bollards were confirmed to meet a performance standard described during the meeting as able to stop a 5,000-pound vehicle traveling at 40 miles per hour; the stronger bollards were installed on Aug. 9, 2024. Engineers for nearby property owners (identified in the record as the Richards family) and village consultants flagged the wall as potentially posing a public-safety hazard, prompting the board’s change to the approved site plan. Village officials also noted temporary Jersey barriers are in place along the Chicago Avenue and Lincoln Street frontages and will remain until a permanent solution is identified.

The board's motion waived the first reading and approved an ordinance accepting the site’s as-built conditions. Trustees voted aye on the measure during roll call; the clerk recorded the motion as approved. During the discussion, Hart directed village staff to coordinate with representatives of Fuller's and the bankruptcy trustees to identify and implement an appropriate permanent frontage solution.

No public comment was taken on this agenda item during the meeting. The board and staff said they would continue to enforce village code and pursue any safety-related remedies necessary consistent with legal process and public-safety findings.

Background and next steps: the village had previously approved an exterior appearance and site plan permitting bollards and a decorative brick wall as separate elements; months of engagement with the Richards family, Fuller's representatives and engineering consultants led to the stronger bollard installation and the removal of the wall requirement. Village staff will work with Fuller's representatives and the bankruptcy trustees on a permanent barrier or streetscape treatment for the Chicago Avenue and Lincoln Street frontages.

The ordinance approving the as-built conditions takes effect per village ordinance procedures; the village indicated it would continue to monitor safety along the site frontages and enforce code consistently.","The Hinsdale Village Board approved a major adjustment recognizing the installed heavy-duty bollards at Fuller's Car Wash and removed a previously required decorative brick wall after engineers raised safety concerns; temporary Jersey barriers remain while staff works with property representatives to find a permanent solution.","actionData","errors"]

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