VILLAGE OF NORTH AURORA
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MINUTES
Monday, February 5, 2024
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Gaffino called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
In attendance: Mayor Mark Gaffino, Trustee Jason Christiansen, Trustee Laura Curtis, Trustee Mark Guethle, Trustee Mike Lowery, Trustee Todd Niedzwiedz, Trustee Carolyn Salazar
Staff in attendance: Village Administrator Steve Bosco, Finance Director Jason Paprocki, Community Development Director Nathan Darga, Village Attorney Kevin Drendel, Public Works Director Brian Richter, Police Chief Joe DeLeo.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS – None
TRUSTEE COMMENTS – None
DISCUSSION
1. Commercial Vehicle Code Changes
Administrator Bosco stated that Director Darga had been assessing the Village Code regarding Commercial Vehicles. Darga had found that within the two sections that Commercial Vehicles were addressed, the definition of what constitutes a commercial vehicle was unclear as well as inconsistancies in regulations between the two sections.
Director Darga explained that between Title 10 (vehicles and traffic) and Title 17 (Zoning), the definition of a Commercial Vehicle was inconsistent. He stated that the creation of a definition had many challenges, such as narrowing down a generalized concept such as basing the qualification on the weight of a vehicle while excluding vehicles that may weigh as much as a commercial truck but are personal vehicles, or differentiating between a vehicle that may have a decal on it from a vehicle wrapped in commercial marketing.
Darga introduced the proposed definition for a commercial vehicle:
Commercial Vehicles shall be any self-propelled or towed vehicle that meets one of the following categories:
2. Has a gross vehicle weight, a gross vehicle weight rating, a gross combination weight, or a gross combination weight rating of 12,001 or more pounds (F Plate or greater).
3. Is a box truck or cutaway (with any plate) where the passenger compartment is completely separate from the cargo area with seating for the dirver and no more than one or two passengers.
4. Has a gross vehicle weight, a gross vehicle weight rating, a gross combination weight, or a gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds to 12,000 pounds (D Plate) AND any one of the following characteristics: contains a bucket, lift, towing, dump bed, ladder, storage or other similar equipment; is taller than ninety inches (90”) in height; is designed to carry more than fifteen passengers
Darga offered a visual example, a photo taken of a driveway with multiple vehicles parked. There was discussion regarding which of the vehicles would fall under the definition of a Commercial Vehicle. There was also discussion regarding wrapped vehicles and vehicles with marketing decals and how difficult a restriction on that would be to enforce.
The Village Board offered positive feedback on the proposed changes.
EXECUTIVE SESSION –
1. Property Acquisition
ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion to adjourn made by Trustee Guethle and seconded by Trustee Salazar. All in favor. Motion approved.
RETURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Gaffino called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
In attendance: Mayor Mark Gaffino, Trustee Jason Christiansen, Trustee Laura Curtis, Trustee Mark Guethle, Trustee Mike Lowery, Trustee Todd Niedzwiedz, Trustee Carolyn Salazar
Staff in attendance: Village Administrator Steve Bosco, Finance Director Jason Paprocki, Community Development Director Nathan Darga, Village Attorney Kevin Drendel, Public Works Director Brian Richter, Police Chief Joe DeLeo.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn made by Trustee Niedzwiedz and seconded by Trustee Curtis. All in favor. Motion approved.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jessi Watkins
Village Clerk
