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player ready...Two weeks after the Burr Ridge Board of Trustees passed considerations allowing Are We Live? parking and alcohol variances, the board unanimously approved them as ordinances.
At the earlier meeting, resident Jennifer Fox told the board she was concerned about more noise with the new facility. Owner Filippo Rovito, who also owns Capri, promised the board he wanted to keep residents happy and would not add to any noise issues.
However, in the two weeks between meetings, Fox has made two more noise complaints, the most recent last Saturday, which resulted in a ticket.
At the board meeting, Burr Ridge police Chief John Madden said at the first complaint, Rovito turned down the music but Saturday he was issued a citation after police asked him to turn off the music for an outdoor wedding reception and he refused. Madden said police got the call just before 11 p.m. Saturday.
“They interacted with (Fox) for 15-20 minutes she was very upset so they went over to see Mr. Rovito, at Capri, asking hm to turn down the music and ultimately turn it off. He refused to turn off the music but he said he would turn it down.”
Madden said the citation is a misdemeanor but the fine could be as high as $750.
Rovito apparently sent an apologetic email to Fox and he appeared Monday to apologize. He said the wedding reception had been scheduled for early last year, but the pandemic scotched those plans and he wanted the newlywed couple to have a fun evening.
“COVID is kind of going away and they wanted to dance a little bit more, so I apologize,” he said.
He said the outdoor tent is not normally used for wedding receptions.
Still, Trustee Guy Franzese was upset.
“I’m very disappointed that I have to bring this up and mention this because we had assurances two weeks ago and now we look like fools,” Franzese said.
Still, Franzese and the other trustees all voted to approve the variations.
In a phone interview after the meeting, Village Administrator Evan Walter said the solution will likely come in a series of new ordinances the village will hammer out in the coming weeks and months.
As it stands, no new restaurant can open at the Village Center without variations because parking lot requirements currently require more parking spaces than exist. In addition, Walter said he expects the village to clarify noise violations, too.
He said these issues have not been addressed in about 25 years, when the village was a very different place.
“Things change,” he said. “Twenty-five years ago at County Line Square, we didn’t have the blessings of tenancy we have now.”
He said the planning commission will begin to have public hearings soon and will float proposed changes based on that.
“I would say we can probably expect answers within three months on both of those,” Walter said of the parking and noise issues. “We’re just looking to make sure residents and businesses can have some synergy and harmony. We understand it might be rocking some nights but we also recognize people live nearby. want to make sure we keep a reasonable peace.”