Report of the Committee on Zoning and Building

 

 

May 1, 2007

 

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, Peraica, Schneider, Sims, Steele and Suffredin (16)

 

Absent:

Commissioner Quigley (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 item and upon the adoption of this report the recommendation is as follows:

 

270960

DOCKET #7848 - J. CORDOVA, Owner, Application:   Variation to reduce front yard setback from 30 feet to 24 feet (existing); and reduce right interior side yard setback from 10 feet to 7 feet (existing detached accessory structure) for a dormer only in the R-5 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.22 of an acre, located on the east side of Alta Street, approximately 60 feet south of Wellington Avenue in Leyden Township.  Recommendation:  That application be granted a one year extension.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

Commissioner Goslin, seconded by Commissioner Butler, moved the approval of Communication No. 270960 as amended.  The motion carried.

 

Section 2

 

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

 

278662

DOCKET #8077 – C. SOBCZAK, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce lot width from the minimum required 60 feet to 40 feet (existing); to reduce lot area from the minimum required 10,000 square feet to 4,970 square feet (existing); to reduce left and right side yard setbacks from the minimum required 10 feet to 4 feet; and to reduce rear yard setback from the minimum required 40 feet to 36 feet for a proposed single family residence in the R-5 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.11 of an acre, located on the north side of 117th Street, approximately 43 feet east of Lawndale Avenue in Worth Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted a one year extension.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

278663

DOCKET #8078 – C. SOBCZAK, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce lot width from the minimum required 60 feet to 43 feet (existing); to reduce lot area from the minimum required 10,000 square feet to 5,352 square feet (existing); to reduce right yard setback from the minimum required 10 feet to 5 feet; to reduce corner side yard setback from the minimum required 15 feet to 5 feet; and to reduce rear yard setback from the minimum required 40 feet to 36 feet for a single family residence in the R-5 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.12 of an acre, located on the northeast corner of 117th Street and Lawndale Avenue in Worth Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted a one year extension.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

Commissioner Goslin, seconded by Vice Chairman Murphy, moved the approval of Communication Nos. 278662 and 278663.  The motion carried.

 

Section 3

 

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

 

286470

DOCKET #8254 – R. & G. MANAGEMENT, INC., d/b/a McDonalds, Owners Application:  Variation to reduce setback 15 feet from front property line to 3 feet (existing) to add an electronic message center to existing on-premise advertising pole sign in the C-4 General Commercial District.  The subject property consists of approximately 1.50 acres, located on the southeast corner of Oakton Street and Higgins Road in Elk Grove Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

286471

DOCKET #8255 – J. PENNY, Owner Application:  Variation to combine two (2) lots into one (1); reduce lot area from 40,000 square feet to 13,257 square feet; reduce lot width from 150 feet to 100 feet; and increase the floor area ratio from .25 to .27 for a new single family residence on well and septic in the R-4 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.30 of an acre, located on the east side of Steward Street, approximately 100 feet north of Morse Avenue in Schaumburg Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

Department of Public Health Approval #16411

 

286472

DOCKET #8261 – C. FAZIO, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce lot area from 40,000 square feet to 13,105 square feet (existing); and reduce lot width from 150 feet to 99 feet (existing) for a proposed single family residence on septic and well in the R-4 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.30 of an acre, located on the west side of 113th Street, approximately 191 feet south of 155th Street in Orland Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

Department of Public Health Approval #16561

 

 

 

 

286473

DOCKET #8265 – C., M. & J. SIRRIDGE TRUST, Owners Application:  Variation to reduce lot area from 20,000 square feet to 16,275 square feet (existing); reduce right side yard setback from 15 feet to 11 feet (existing); and reduce left side yard setback from 15 feet to 10 feet (existing) for a sunroom addition in the R-4 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.37 of an acre, located on the west side of Laurel Avenue, approximately 176 feet south of 57th Street in Lyons Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

286474

DOCKET #8266 – N. STEFAN, Owner Application:  Variation to reduce both side yard setbacks from 10 feet to 7 feet 6 inches for a single family residence in the R-5 Single Family Residence District.  The subject property consists of approximately 0.15 of an acre, located on the north side of west 74th Place, approximately 226 feet west of Nottingham Avenue in Stickney Township.  Recommendation:  That the application be granted.

 

Conditions:      None

 

Objectors:       None

 

Commissioner Goslin, seconded by Commissioner Gorman, moved the approval of Communication Nos. 286470, 286471, 286472, 286473 and 286474. The motion carried.

 

Section 4

 

Your Committee has considered the following numbered and described application 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:

 

284765

DOCKET #8237 - TOM KANZLER, Beneficiary, Chicago Title Land Trust #1094089, Owner, 810 Arlington Heights Road, Itasca, Illinois  60143, Application (No. SU-07-02; Z07014).  Submitted by same.  Seeking a SPECIAL USE, UNIQUE USE in the I-2 General Industrial District for an aggregate and concrete crushing and recycling operation in Section 32 of Hanover Township.  Property consists of 4.83 acres located on the north side of West Bartlett Road, approximately 515 feet east of Tameling Court in Hanover Township.  Intended use:  Aggregate and concrete crushing and recycling.  Recommendation:  That the application be approved.

 

The Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals to whom said application was referred, submitted a Communication 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 Quigley, seconded by Vice Chairman Murphy, moved the approval of Communication No. 284765, as amended. The motion carried.

 

Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Gorman, moved to condition the approval upon the review.  The motion carried.

 

 

Vice Chairman Murphy moved to adjourn.  Seconded by Commissioner Sims, 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