Report of the Committee on Zoning and Building

 

December 6, 2006

 

The Honorable,

The Board of Commissioners of Cook County

 

ATTENDANCE

 

Present:

President Stroger and Chairman Silvestri, Vice Chairman Murphy, Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Claypool, Collins, Daley, Gorman, Goslin, Maldonado, Moreno, Murphy, Peraica, Quigley, Schneider, Sims, Steele and Suffredin (17)

 

Absent:

None (0)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Your Committee on Zoning and Building, having had under consideration the matter hereinafter mentioned, respectfully reports and recommends as follows:

 

Section 1

 

Your Committee has considered the following items and upon the adoption of this report the recommendations are as follows:

 

283363

DOCKET #8184 – W. MAJERCZAK, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce front yard setback from 30 feet to 25 feet for a proposed addition to a single family residence in the R-5 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.36 of an acre, located on the south side of Brookfield Avenue, approximately 100 feet east of North Lee Street in Wheeling Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

283364

DOCKET #8185 – B. VOLK, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce lot area from 40,000 square feet to 15,222 square feet (existing); reduce lot width from 150 feet to 128 feet (existing); reduce right yard setback from 15 feet to 8 feet (existing); and reduce front yard setback from 40 feet to 16 feet (existing) for a proposed detached garage on existing slab in the R-4 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.35 of an acre, located on the northwest corner of 159th Street and 117th Avenue in Orland Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

283365

DOCKET #8186 – MIDWEST ISLAMIC CENTER, Owner Application:  Variation to increase height of fence in front and corner side yard from 3 feet to six feet for a wrought iron fence in the R-4 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 1 acre, located on the northeast corner of Springsouth Road and Irving Park Road in Schaumburg Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

283366

DOCKET #8187 – M. PAHL, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce front yard setback from 30 feet to 20 feet; reduce both interior side yard setbacks from 10 feet to 3 feet; and increase the floor area ratio from .40 to .52 for a single family residence; and reduce rear yard setback from 5 feet to 3 feet; reduce both side yard setbacks from 10 feet to 3 feet for a detached garage in the R-5 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.07 of an acre, located on the east side of Lotus Avenue, approximately 225 feet north of 51st Street in Stickney Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

283367

DOCKET #8188 – M. PAHL, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce front yard setback from 30 feet to 20 feet; reduce both interior side yard setbacks from 10 feet to 3 feet; and increase the floor area ratio from .40 to .52 for a single family residence; reduce rear yard setback from 5 feet to 3 feet; and reduce both side yard setbacks from 10 feet to 3 feet for a detached garage in the R-5 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.07 of an acre, located on the east side of Lotus Avenue approximately 200 feet north of 51st Street in Stickney Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

283368

DOCKET #8189 – D. ILES, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce left interior side yard setback from 10 feet to 5 feet for a three season porch addition in the R-5 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.23 of an acre, located on the northwest corner of 128th Place and Melvina Avenue in Worth Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

 

 

 

283369

DOCKET #8190 – A. OROS, Owner, Application:  Variation to reduce left interior side yard setback from 10 feet to 5 feet (existing); and reduce rear yard setback from 40 feet to 29 feet (existing) for remodeling of a single family residence in the R-5 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.17 of an acre, located on the southwest corner of Harrison Street and Alexis Court in Maine Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

283370

DOCKET #8191 – S. & C. IOCCO, Owners, Application:  Variation to reduce front yard setback from 30 feet to 24 feet (existing) for a front porch and stair addition to a single family residence in the R-5 Single Family District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.17 of an acre, located on the west side of Landen Drive, approximately 462 feet north of Fullerton Avenue in Leyden Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

283371

DOCKET #8192 – CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH - RCA, Owner, Application:  Variation to increase total square footage of identification sign from allowed 32 square feet to 90 square feet and increase height of sign from 10 feet to 12 feet for an onsite identification sign in the R-3 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 13 acres, located on the west side of Bell Road, approximately 1,900 feet south of 131st Street in Lemont Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

283372

DOCKET #8193 – R. KENNEY, Owner, Application:  Variation to increase height of fence in front yard from 3 feet to 6 feet (existing) in the R-5 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.23 of an acre, located on the east side of Gustave Street, approximately 140 feet south of Fullerton Avenue in Leyden Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

 

 

 

 

 

283373

DOCKET #8194 – S. & D. JAROL, Owners, Application:  Variation to reduce front yard setback from 50 feet to 30 feet for a privacy and security wall accessory to the site’s newly constructed single-family home; to increase height of said front yard wall from 3 feet to 6 feet; to increase wall pilasters’ height from 3 feet to 7 feet; and to increase height of two main motor entry gates, pilasters and lanterns from 3 feet to 10 feet 4 inches in the R-3 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 2.05 acres, located on the west side of Locust Road, approximately 1,080 feet south of its intersection with Winnetka Road in New Trier Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted subject to conditions stated below.

 

Conditions:      Applicants’ compliance hereafter with the terns, conditions and provisions of the submitted Settlement Agreement between them and their adjoining neighbor, Andrew J. McKenna.

 

Objectors:       None

 

283374

DOCKET #8195 – A. & F. HUSSAIN, Owners, Application:  Variation to create two new lots; on the north lot reduce lot area from 10,000 square feet to 7,841 square feet; on the south lot reduce corner side yard setback from 15 feet to 14.5 feet for two new single family residences in the R-5 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.41 of an acre, located on the northwest corner of Greenwood Avenue and Lyons Street in Maine Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

283375

DOCKET #8196 – T. & S. CARLSON, Owners, Application:  Variation to reduce lot area from 20,000 square feet to 16,252 square feet (existing) for a new single family residence in the R-4 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.37 of an acre, located on the north side of 54th Street, approximately 336 feet west of Harvey Avenue in Lyons Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissioner Goslin, seconded by Commissioner Peraica, moved the approval of Communication Nos.  283363, 283364, 283365, 283366, 283367, 283368, 283369, 283370, 283371, 283372, 283373, 283374 and 283375.  The motion carried.

 

 

 

Commissioner Daley moved to adjourn.  Seconded by Commissioner Steele, the motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Committee on Zoning and Building

 

 

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Peter N. Silvestri, Chairman

 

Attest:

 

 

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Michelle Harris, Secretary