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Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals met November 7.

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Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals met November 7.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Variations:

V-18-32 Ben V. Mammina (applicant), authorized by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haavig (owner), request a variance to the zoning requirements of the R-3 Single Family Residence District. The request seeks to: (1) reduce the lot width from the minimum required 150 feet to an existing 100 feet and (2) reduce the front yard setback from the minimum required 50 feet to a proposed 20 feet for a new single-family residence on well and septic. The subject property is located in the 6th District, with the common address of 18111 South Harlem Avenue, Tinley Park, Illinois 60477.

V-18-53 Daniel W. Biernacki (applicant) authorized by Theodore G. Biernacki (owner), request a variance to the zoning requirements of the R-4 Single Family Residence District. The request seeks to: (1) increase the gross area of the sign from a maximum allowed 32 square feet to a proposed 47 square feet and (2) increase the height of the sign from a maximum allowed 10 feet to a proposed 12.25 feet in order to replace an existing identification sign. The subject property is located in the 17th District, with the common address of 16930 S. 84th Avenue, Tinley Park, Illinois 60487.

V-18-54 D/R Service Unlimited Inc., (applicant) authorized by Mimi Lutwak (owner), request a variance to the zoning requirements of the R-3 Single Family Residence District. The request seeks to increase the Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.) from a maximum allowed 0.15 to 0.17 for a sun room addition to an existing single family residence. The subject property is located in the 13th District, with the common address of 199 Woodley Road, Winnetka, Illinois 60093.

V-18-55 Ewa Szwajnos, applicant, request a variance to the zoning requirements of the R-4 Single Family Residence District. The request seeks to: (1) reduce the left interior side yard setback from the minimum required 15 feet to a proposed 10.75 feet and (2) reduce the right interior side yard setback from the minimum required 15 feet to a proposed 6.62 feet for a second story addition. The subject property is located in the 14th District, with the common address of 17 Pine Tree Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062.

V-18-56 Alexander Ogdon, applicant, request a variance to the zoning requirements of the R-3 Single Family Residence District. The request seeks to: (1) reduce the lot area from the minimum required 40,000 square feet to an existing 36,000 square feet and (2) reduce the lot width from the minimum required 150 feet to an existing 120 feet to replace an existing garage. The subject property is located in the 17th District, with the common address of 8920 Elm Avenue, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527.

Special Use:

SU-18-09 Paul D. Kromray, Jr., applicant, requests a Special Use in the I-1 Restricted Industrial District to use the existing single-family home on the property as a proprietor’s residence. The Special Use Permit will allow the owner to: (1) construct a post frame building to store hydraulic machinery and (2) use the residence as a rental unit for the owner’s employees, and family residence. The subject property is located in the 17th District, with the common address of 16640 New Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439.

Variance – Extension Of Time:

V-16-38 Michelle and Patrick Fonsino, applicant, requests an extension to a granted variance to the zoning requirements of the R-4 Single Family Residence District. The request seeks to: (1) reduce the front yard setback from the minimum required 40 feet to a proposed 31.6 feet and (2) reduce the right interior side yard setback from the minimum required 15 feet to an existing 10 feet to build an addition. The subject property is located in the 14th District, with the common address of 2136 Thorntree Lane, Palatine, Illinois 60067.

Decision Making:

SU-18-07 & V-18-29

Jeffery and Christine Justice, applicant, requests a Special Use for a Planned Unit Development with a companion Variance in the R-4 Single Family Residence District to allow for the construction of a single-family residential dwelling located within an “Environmentally Sensitive Area”, as designated by the Cook County Comprehensive Land Use and Policies Plan. The companion Variance request seeks to: (1) reduce the lot area from the minimum required 40,000 square feet to an existing 13,129 square feet, (2) reduce the lot width from the minimum required 150 feet to an existing 99.24 feet and (3) reduce the rear yard setback from the minimum required 50 feet to a proposed 42.03 feet if granted under the companion Special Use request. The Variance is sought in order to construct a single family residential dwelling served by a well and septic system. The subject property is located in the 17th District, with the common address of 15640 113th Court, Orland Park, Illinois 60467.

Comments: Department of Planning & Development

Department of Environmental Control

Department of Transportation and Highways

Forest Preserve

Public Health

Department of Building & Zoning

Objectors: None

SU-18-08 Community Power Group, LLC (applicant) and Verduin Brothers Properties, LLC (owners), request a Special Use for a Planned Unit Development to the zoning requirements of the R- 5 Single Family Residence District to install a Community Solar Garden. The subject property is located in the 6th District, with the common address of 21940 - 21944 Torrence Avenue, Sauk Village, Illinois 60411.

Comments: Department of Planning & Development

Department of Environmental Control

Department of Transportation and Highways

Forest Preserve

Public Health

Department of Building & Zoning

Objectors: None

https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/default/files/agenda_11.07.2018.pdf