The Cook County Building and Zoning Committee met Oct. 5 to approve variances.
Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the committee:
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Board of Commissioners of Cook County Zoning and Building Committee
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 10:00 AM Cook County Building, Board Room, 569 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
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16-5636 COMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 9/14/2016
VARIATIONS
16-5253
Presented by: JAMES WILSON, Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals
RECOMMENDATION OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Request: Variation V 16-27
Township: Lyons
County District: 17
Property Address: 5646 Willow Springs Road, LaGrange, Illinois
Property Description: The Subject Property consists of approximately.5 acres located on the northwest corner of 57th Street and Willow Springs Road, in Section 17.
Owner: Andrew & Anna Novinger 5646 Willow Springs Road, LaGrange, Illinois
Agent/Attorney: None
Current Zoning: R-4 Single Family Residence District
Intended use: Applicant seeks a variance to reduce the left corner side yard setback from minimum required 25 feet to a proposed 12 feet. The variance is sought in order to construct a detached garage.
Recommendation: ZBA Recommendation that the application be granted.
Conditions: None
Objectors: None
History: Zoning Board Hearing: 9/7/2016 Zoning Board Recommendation date: 9/7/2016 County Board extension granted: N/A
16-5254
Presented by: JAMES WILSON, Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals
RECOMMENDATION OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Request: Variation V 16-30
Township: Schaumburg
County District: 15
Property Address: 1430 Blackhawk Drive, Schaumburg, Illinois
Property Description: The Subject Property consists of approximately.56 acre located on the southeast corner of Sunset Drive and Blackhawk Drive in Section 35.
Owner: Michele & Cosimo Cannella, 1430 Blackhawk Drive, Schaumburg, Illinois
Agent/Attorney: None
Current Zoning: R-4 Single Family Residence District Intended use: Applicant seeks a variance to (1) reduce the front side yard setback from minimum required 40 feet to a proposed 33.8 feet and (2) reduce the right corner side yard setback from the minimum required 25 feet to a proposed 10.4 feet. The variance is sought in order to construct two attached garages on both sides of the principal structure.
Recommendation: ZBA Recommendation is that the application be granted.
Conditions: None
Objectors: None
History: Zoning Board Hearing: 9/7/2016 Zoning Board Recommendation date: 9/7/2016 County Board extension granted: N/A
16-5256
Presented by: JAMES WILSON, Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals
RECOMMENDATION OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Request: Variation V 16-31
Township: Stickney
County District: 16
Property Address: 4956 South Lorel Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Property Description: The Subject Property consists of approximately 0.09 acre located on the west side of Lorel Avenue and approximately 59 feet north of 50th Street in Section 9.
Owner: Joseph & Marianna Pytel, 5012 S. Long, Chicago, Illinois
Agent/Attorney: Maria Faber, 5012 S. Long, Chicago, Illinois
Current Zoning: R-5 Single Family Residence District
Intended use: Applicant seeks a variance to (1) reduce the left interior yard setback from the minimum required 10 feet to a proposed 3 feet, (2) the right interior yard setback from the minimum required 10 feet to a proposed 3 feet and (3) increase the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) from the maximum allowed 0.40 to 0.51. The variance is sought in order to construct a single family residential dwelling with detached garage.
Recommendation: ZBA Recommendation is that the Application be granted.
Conditions: None
Objectors: None
History: Zoning Board Hearing: 9/7/2016 Zoning Board Recommendation date: 9/7/2016 County Board extension granted: N/A
16-5257
Presented by: JAMES WILSON, Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals
RECOMMENDATION OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Request: Variation V 16-32
Township: LaGrange,
County District: 17
Property Address: 6145 Willow Springs Road, LaGrange, Illinois
Property Description: The Subject Property consists of approximately 0.50 acre located on the east side of Willow Springs Road and approximately 225 feet north of 62nd Place in Section 17.
Owner: Efrain Solis, 6145 Willow Springs Road, LaGrange, Illinois
Agent/Attorney: None
Current Zoning: R-4 Single Family Residence District
Intended use: Applicant seeks a variance to (1) reduce the front yard setback from the minimum required 40 feet to an existing 30.8 feet and (2) reduce the left interior side yard setback from the minimum required 15 feet to an existing 14.9 feet. The variance is sought in order to construct a residential addition.
Recommendation: ZBA Recommendation is that the application be granted.
Conditions: None
Objectors: None
History: Zoning Board Hearing: 9/7/2016 Zoning Board Recommendation date: 9/7/2016 County Board extension granted: N/A
16-5258
Presented by: JAMES WILSON, Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals
RECOMMENDATION OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Request: Variation V 16-33 Township: Norwood Park
County District: 9
Property Address: 5521 North Washington Street, Norwood Park, Illinois
Property Description: The Subject Property consists of approximately 0.21 acre located on the east side of Washington Street and approximately 80 feet south of Gregory Street in Section 12.
Owner: Vito Scavelli, 5521 North Washington Street, Norwood Park, Illinois
Agent/Attorney: Robert Kolososki, 415 S. Middleton Avenue, Palatine, Illinois
Current Zoning: R-5 Single Family Residence District
Intended use: Applicant seeks a variance to (1) reduce the right interior side yard setback from the minimum required 10 feet to an existing 9.92 feet and (2) reduce the left interior side yard setback from the minimum required 10 feet to a proposed 2 feet. The variance is sought in order to bring existing conditions into compliance and to construct a residential addition.
Recommendation: ZBA Recommendation is that the application be granted.
Conditions: None
Objectors: None
History: Zoning Board Hearing: 9/7/2016 Zoning Board Recommendation date: 9/7/2016 County Board extension granted: N/A
NEW APPLICATION
16-5575
Presented by: TIMOTHY P. BLEUHER, Commissioner, Department of Building and Zoning
NEW APPLICATION FOR REFERRAL TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Request: Map Amendment to rezone a portion (6132 sq. ft.) of the subject property from C-4 General Commercial District to I-1 Restrictive Industrial District
Township: Northfield Township
County District: 14
Property Address: 455-577 Waukegan Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062 Property Description: Approximately 6,132 Sq. ft. of the subject property located on the east side of Waukegan Rd and north of Edens (I-94) Expressway
Owner: Brookside Venture LLC., 564 S. Washington St. Ste. 200, Naperville, Illinois 60540
Agent/Attorney: Nick Ftikas, Law offices of Sam Banks, 221 N. LaSalle St., 38th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601
Current Zoning: C-4 General Commercial District
Intended use: To construct a monopole Billboard 52 feet high (Companion Variance VA-16-0041)
_____________________________________ Matthew B. DeLeon Secretary
Chairman: Silvestri Vice-Chairman: Murphy Members: Committee of the Whole
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