The Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals met Jan. 18 to review a map amendment request.
Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the board:
The Zoning Board of Appeals is a governmental agency with a Board made up of nine Members: seven voting members who shall be appointed by the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners w/ advice and consent of the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and two Ex-Officio non-voting Members. Their primary duty is to aid the public in considering all rezoning appeals pertaining to land uses in the unincorporated areas.
THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
JAMES L. WILSON SECRETARY OF THE BOARD
KEVIN L. FREEMAN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 69 West Washington Street, Suite 2840 Chicago, Illinois 60602-3169 TEL 1.312.603.0540 FAX 1.312.603.9941
January 11, 2017
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA
The Wednesday, following items January are 18, scheduled 2017 at for 1:00PM public hearing at 118 before N. Clark the Street, Cook County 4th Floor, Zoning Conference Board of Appeals Room on A, Chicago, Illinois 60602.
DECISION MAKING/MISC.:
MA-16-05 The applicant Nicholas Ftikas (Attorney) and owner Velislav Timotijevic, request a Map Amendment to rezone the subject property from the R-4 Single Family Residence to the R-5 Single Family Residence District in order to construct two new single family homes.
The subject property is approximately 0.46 acre located on the east side of Blackstone Avenue and approximately 146 feet north of 58th Street in Lyons Township (Cook County District #17). The common address is 5833 Blackstone Ave, LaGrange Highlands, Illinois 60525.
Comments: Department of Planning & Development
Department of Environmental Control
Department of Building & Zoning
Department of Transportation & Highways
Department of Public Health
Objections: Elizabeth Shine Hermes, Township of Lyons
Michael Dickman, LaGrange Highlands Civic Association
Marty Stulp, Neighbor, 1320 W. 53rd Place, LaGrange, IL.
Mr. & Mrs. Golm, Neighbors, 5809 Blackstone, LaGrange, IL.
Mr. & Mrs. Borkus, Neighbors, 5820 Blackstone, LaGrange, IL.
th Peter Golar, Neighbor, 930 W. 58 Street, LaGrange, IL.
Mayor McDermott, City of Countryside
Myong Chung, 1004 59th Street, LaGrange, IL.
Jim Green, LaGrange Highlands Civic Association
Tom Hindsaw, President of Indian Head Park, 6575 Shabbona Rd., Indian Head Park, IL.
Tom Kohrs, 6280 Sunset, LaGrange, IL.
Anthoney Soyak, 63rd Street, LaGrange, IL.
On November 17, 2016 the Zoning Board of Appeals received a letter in opposition of the proposed Map Amendment by the LaGrange Highlands Civic Association. Attached to the letter was a Petition with 283 signatures of those immediately residing in the affected area.
On November 22, 2016 the Zoning Board of Appeals received a Resolution in opposition of the proposed Map Amendment by the City of Countryside.
On November 28, 2016 the Zoning Board of Appeals received a letter & Resolution in opposition from the Village of Indian Head Park.
On December 5, 2016 the Zoning Board of Appeals received a letter from Grant & Amy Carrigan stating opposition to the proposed Map Amendment.
MA-16-06 & V-16-41 The applicants The Lamar Companies (c/o Jon Terpstra and Chris Lupo), attorney Nicholas Ftikas and owner Brookside Venture, LLC, request a map amendment (MA-16- 06) to rezone the subject property a portion of the subject property from the C-4 General Commercial District to the I-1 Restrictive Industrial District to construct a billboard. As well as a request for a companion variance (V-16-41) to the zoning requirements of the I-1 Restrictive Industrial District. The request seeks to (1) increase the height of a proposed monopole billboard sign from the maximum allowed 40 feet to a proposed 52 feet and (2) to reduce the distance from the Forest Preserve property lot line from the minimum required 500 feet to a proposed 304 feet. The portion to be rezoned will be subdivided from the subject property if the requested Map Amendment and Variance are granted.
The subject property is approximately 0.14 acre located on the northeast corner of Waukegan Road and I-94 (Eden’s Expressway) in Northfield Township (Cook County District #14) and has a common address of 455-577 Waukegan Road, Northbrook, IL 60062.
Comments: Department of Planning & Development
Department of Environmental Control
Department of Building & Zoning
Department of Transportation & Highways
Objections: Tom Poupard, Director of Development & Planning Services, Village of Northbrook
Kenneth Smith, Glenbrook Sanitary District
Letter from Salvatore W. Gaeta, Glenbrook Sanitary District
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