Hinsdale Village Board
Among other business Tuesday, trustees:
• approved an ordinance regulating valet services and licensing for businesses that provide valet service. The ordinance designates vehicle storage locations and prohibits parking on public streets. It also institutes a $700 annual license fee and establishes fines for ordinance violations.
• approved an amendment to the zoning code governing landscaping, screening and buffers, including provisions on prohibited species, minimum planting sizes, and installation and maintenance requirements as well as laying out the necessary components of a landscape plan and landscape and buffer requirements for sites, including along the perimeters of lots, building foundations and parking facilities. The measure was prompted by concerns raised in recent years over landscaping and fencing for commercial development projects adjacent to residential properties.
• held a first read on a resolution accepting responsibility for maintaining public improvements in the Hinsdale Meadows development at 55th Street and County Line Road. The measure conveys the streets, parkway items and underground utilities of the recently completed residential development to the village’s management.
• held a first read on an agreement to purchase an ambulance for $390,494.50. The village had budgeted the purchase of new ambulance this year with the expectation that there would be a three- to four-year build time. The ambulance manufacturer contacted the village after another town had to cancel its order for an ambulance that met Hinsdale’s requirements and would be available for delivery this May, complete with customized additional shelving and specified paint color. The original budget of $439,000 included a state grant of $375,000. Including a $25,000 credit for the trade-in of its old ambulance, the purchase is about $48,505 under budget.
