Report of the Committee on Zoning and Building

 

April 18, 2007

 

The Honorable,

The Board of Commissioners of Cook County

 

ATTENDANCE

 

Present:

President Stroger and Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Claypool, Collins, Daley, Gorman, Goslin, Maldonado,  Moreno, Peraica, Quigley, Schneider, Sims, Steele and Suffredin (16)

 

Absent:

Vice Chairman Murphy (1)

 

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 numbered and described applications requesting a public hearing before the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals on a request for a Special Use Unique Use  on certain property described therein:

 

281336

DOCKET #8165 - KOE OAKTON JUNCTION FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company, c/o Method K Partners, Inc., Owner, 2400 East Oakton, Arlington Heights, Illinois  60005, Application (No. SU-06-11; Z06147).  Submitted by Moran Transportation Corporation, an Illinois Corporation, 1000 Estes Avenue, Elk Grove Village, Illinois  60007.  Seeking a SPECIAL USE UNIQUE USE in the I-1 Restricted Industrial District for a motor freight/truck terminal in Section 23 of Elk Grove Township.  Property consists of 0.713 of an acre located at the north east corner of Oakton Street and Badger Road in Elk Grove Township.  Intended Use:  Motor Freight/Truck Terminal.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

The Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals to whom said application was referred, submitted Communications setting forth its findings and recommendations following public hearings held thereon, and recommended that said application be granted subject to conditions as stated in the findings.

 

Commissioner Goslin, seconded by Commissioner Peraica, moved the approval of Communication No. 281336.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

Section 2

 

Your Committee has considered the following numbered and described applications requesting a public hearing before the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals on a request for a Special Use on certain property described therein:

 

284037

DOCKET #8232 - MARIO MORRONE c/o Giusseppe Arato, 2250 East Devon (251), Des Plaines, Illinois  60018, Application (No. SU-06-12; Z06218).  Submitted by Yun Lyu, Manager, I-T Day Care Center, LLC., Limited Liability Company, 1637 Oakton Place, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.  Seeking a SPECIAL USE in the C-4 General Commercial District for a day care center in Section 33 of Leyden Township.  Property consists of 0.73 of an acre located on the southeast corner of Fullerton Avenue and Mannheim Road in Leyden Township.  Intended use:  For a day care center.

Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

The Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals to whom said application was referred, submitted Communications setting forth its findings and recommendations following public hearings held thereon, and recommended that said application be granted subject to conditions as stated in the findings.

 

Commissioner Goslin, seconded by Commissioner Peraica, moved the approval of Communication No. 284037.  The motion carried unanimously.

 


 

Section 3

 

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

 

285931

DOCKET #8230 – MASTERPLAN, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce front yard setback from 15 feet to 5 feet (as amended) for an existing office identification sign in the C-5 Commercial Transition District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.46 of an acre, located on the southwest corner of 55th Street and Southwest Court in Lyons Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

286249

DOCKET #8251 – J. CZERWINSKI, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce right interior side yard setback from 15 feet to 4 feet for an after-the-fact detached garage in the R-4 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.66 of an acre, located on the west side of 92nd Court, approximately 250 feet south of 143rd Street in Orland Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

286250

DOCKET #8250 – Z. LUDZIA, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce both interior side yard setbacks from 10 feet to 5 feet; increase the floor area ratio from .40 to .50 for a proposed single family residence and a detached garage in the R-5 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.15 of an acre, located on the south side of West 72nd Street, approximately 100 feet east of Harlem Avenue in Stickney Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

286252

DOCKET #8252 – LAKELANDS CORPORATION, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce lot area from 20,000 square feet to 16,200 square feet (existing) for a proposed single family residence in the R-4 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.41 of an acre, located on the south side of 54th Street, approximately 540 feet west of Harvey Avenue in Lyons Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

286253

DOCKET #8253 – N. & A. KALOURIS, Owners Application:  Variation to increase the floor area ratio from .175 (as granted by V-06-128) to .21 for a proposed single family residence in the R-2 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 1.30 acres, located on the south side of Boland Drive, approximately 300 feet east of Bartlett Road in Barrington Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissioner Goslin, seconded by Commissioner Peraica, moved the approval of Communication Nos. 285931, 286249, 286250, 286252 and 286253. The motion carried unanimously.

 

 

 

Commissioner Suffredin moved to adjourn the meeting, 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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Matthew B. DeLeon, Secretary