Zoning Board of Appeals
Village of Lombard
Meeting Minutes
John DeFalco, Chairperson |
Mary Newman, Eugene Polley, |
Staff Liaison: Angela Clark |
7:30 PM
Village Hall Board Room
Wednesday, March 2, 2005
SPECIAL MEETING
Call to Order
Chairperson DeFalco called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.
Roll Call of Members
Chairperson John DeFalco, Mary Newman, Eugene Polley, Greg Young and Ed |
Bedard |
Present:
Val Corrado
Absent:
The following staff member was present: Angela Clark, AICP, Planner II.
Public Hearings
050085
ZBA 05-03: 1051 S. Stewart Avenue |
Requests a variation to Section 155.406 (F)(2) of the Lombard Zoning Ordinance to |
reduce the required corner side yard setback to seventeen and one-half feet (17.5'), |
where twenty feet (20') is required to allow for the construction of a single-family |
residence in the R2 Single-Family Residence District. |
Joe DeFranceso presented the petition. He referenced the letter and response to |
standards for variations included with his application. He stated that he had nothing |
further to add and would answer any questions the members had. |
Chairperson DeFalco then opened the meeting for public comment. No one spoke for or |
against the petition. |
Angela Clark, Planner II, presented the staff report. She stated that the subject lot was |
fifty feet in width while sixty feet is required in the R2 Single Family Residential District. |
Ms. Clark stated that the lot is a lot of record therefore it is considered buildable since it |
meets eighty percent of the lot area and width requirements. She noted that the new |
residence could only be twenty-four feet in width if the petitioner were to construct the |
home according to the current code requirements. She stated that this would be |
comparable to the width of a two car garage. |
Ms. Clark stated that the construction of the new residence would reduce the degree of |
the existing nonconformity therefore staff supported the petition. She noted that there |
were two items on the site plan that would need modification. She stated that bay |
windows are not permitted within interior side yards and the petitioner would need to |
address this. She also noted that there is a provision within the code that requires |
accessory structures that are within the rear fifteen feet of a reverse corner lot to meet |
the front yard setback of the neighboring lot. She stated that the petitioner's proposed |
garage would be subject to this requirement. She stated that the petitioner would have |
to move the garage seven feet to the west in order to meet code. |
Chairperson DeFalco asked if the petitioner understood the requirements for the |
accessory structure. Mr. DeFrancesco asked for clarification on the requirements. |
Chairperson DeFalco explained that the rear yard of the petitioner's property abutted the |
front yard of the neighboring property, therefore the proposed garage could not be |
placed in front of the neighbor's residence. |
Mr. DeFrancesco asked if the garage could be placed in the same location on the site |
plan if it were thirty feet from the property line. Ms. Clark stated that it could. |
Chairperson DeFalco stated that there would not be adequate room to move the garage |
back to meet the thirty-foot setback. Mr. DeFrancesco stated that he would move the |
garage to the west to meet the requirement. |
Mr. Young asked about the code requirement in question. Ms. Clark stated that the |
provision was only for accessory structures within the rear fifteen feet of the yard. |
Mr. Bedard stated that the proposed residence would be an improvement to the |
neighborhood. |
It was moved by Bedard, seconded by Newman, to recommend to the Corporate |
Authorities for approval with conditions. The motion carried by the following |
vote: |
Aye:
Chairperson John DeFalco, Newman, Polley, Young and Bedard
5 -
Absent:
Corrado
1 -
1. That the petitioner shall develop the site in accordance with the plans submitted as |
part of the petition and dated January 26, 2005, with the following modifications to the |
plans: |
a. That the bay window on the south side of the proposed residence shall be |
removed or modified to meet the six foot (6') interior side yard setback requirements. |
b. That the proposed detached garage be relocated at least seven feet (7') to the |
west on the subject property in order to meet reverse corner yard setback requirements |
as set forth in Section 155.210 (B)(3) of the Zoning Ordinance. |
2. That the petitioner shall apply for and receive a building permit for the proposed |
improvements associated with this petition. |
Business Meeting
Approval of Minutes
On a motion by Young and seconded by Polley the minutes of the January 26, 2005 |
meeting were unanimously approved with the following corrections: |
Page 3, 1st full paragraph, 2nd and 3rd sentences should read: |
Mr. Young noted that the variation would most likely be granted. Chairperson |
DeFalco noted that neighboring house had substantial side yard setbacks, |
approximately twelve feet (12') and thirteen feet (13'). |
Page 3, 4th paragraph, 2nd sentence should read: |
She noted that the property owners knew the limitations of the house when they |
bought it. |
Planner's Report
New Business
Unfinished Business
Adjournment
On a motion by Young and seconded by Polley the meeting was adjoured at 8:00 p.m. |
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John DeFalco, Chairperson |
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Angela Clark, AICP, Secretary |