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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/27/2000 ZBA minutes 10-2000 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CASE NO. ZBA-10-2000 Hearing Date: April 27, 2000 PETITIONER: Kevin M. and Laurie L. Duffy SUBJECT PROPERTY: 507 S. Wille St. PUBLICATION DATE: April 10, 2000 DAILY HERALD REQUEST: Variation to permit a 672 square foot, two-car, detached garage 1VIEMBERS PRESENT: Leo Flores Elizabeth Luxem Richard Rogers Keith Youngquist Arlene Juracek, Chairperson ,: MEMBERS ABSENT: Merrill Cotten STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jeffery Perkins, Planner INTERESTED PARTIES: Kevin and Laurie Duffy Clmitperson Arlene Juracek called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. Minutes of the March 23, 2000 meeting were approved. Ms. Suracek announced Cases ZBA-08-2000 and ZBA-13-2000 were postponed to the May 25, 2000 meeting. Ms. Juracek introduced Case ZBA-10-2000, a request for a Variation to permit a 672 square foot, two-car, detached garage. Seffery Perkins, Planner, introduced the case, stating that notice had been provided in the newspaper, mailed notices, and through signage on the property. He indicated this request was for a Variation to permit a 672 square foot, two- car, detached garage. Mr. Perkins provided background on the case and briefly discussed the required findings for Variations. He then stated that_ no hardship, as defined by the Zoning Ordinance, exists for the proposal and gave Staff's recommendation of denial for the proposed Variation. He went on to describe a recent case involving a proposed Variation for an oversized garage. He stated that the ZBA had denied a Variation for a 720 s.f. garage at 1712 Martha Lane, but that the Village Board appwved a compromise proposal of a 672 s.f. garage upon consideration of an appeal of the ZBA decision. Ma. Jaracek asked for questions from the Board. Richard Rogers asked if the request was for a 672 s.f. garage because of the recent approval of that size garage by the Village Board. Mr. Perkins said he was not aware of that being the reason, the applicant would need to address that question. Kevin Duffy was sworn in and replied to Mr. Rogers that was not the reason for the requested size, he had not known about the case until he received Staff's memo in the mail. He arrived at that size by configuring what he needed to house his ears and a small workshop. He said he had purchased his home about one year ago and wanted to replace the one-car garage as the first of many planned improvements. Mr. Duffy said he was requesting the larger size garage because he wanted space in the garage for a world~noh to do household repairs. He did have that arrangement at his old house in Sohaumburg. oning Board of Appeals ZBA- 10-200.0 ~, Arlene Juracek, Chairperson Page, i!! Mr. Flores asked if he planned to put a new driveway and a new garage in the same area as at present. Mr. Duffy said it would be within one to three feet of the present one. He will build the new garage himself, to Code. His lot is 75'x157'. Ms. Juracek asked if he had heard any objections to the project from his neighbors. Mr. Duffy said he had spoken with them and they did not voice any objections. Mr. Youngquist asked about the drawing that was submitted; stating that he thought that the proposed garage location may be too close to the existing house, which might limit future expansions of the home. He added that the applicant may want to move the garage closer to the lot line, so as to leave more expansion area. Mr. Duffy said he had prepared the rough drawing, not to scale, and that he planned to build the garage close to the 5' setback required by code. Several Board members said there have been so many requests to build larger garages that perhaps the Village Ordinance needs to be changed to accommodate modern social and community standards. Mr. Flores asked what was the logic the Village Board used to grant the request for the garage at Martha Lane. Mr. Perkins said he was not present at that meeting but was given the impression that the Village Board thought the 672 s.f. was a fair compromise between the allowable size and the 720 s.f. that petitioner had requested of the Zoning Board. Mr. Flores said that ifa new standard of 672 s.f. is being set by the Village Board, perhaps Code should be changed to those dimensions, rather than hearing these requests repeatedly. M_r. Perkins said the Village Board had approved a similar size garage last year on Prospect Manor Avenue. He also stated a three-ear detached garage could be built with a Conditional Use under the Zoning Ordinance, but that such a garage would also require approval of a Variation for the size of the garage. Mr. Perkins voiced the opinion that a garage of more than 600 s.f. should be a Conditional Us, ns are three-car garages. Elizabeth Luxem said this case must be heard under today's Code and the Zoning Board does not have the authority to grant a Conditional Use per the present standards. Ms. Luxem said that, while the Village Board has the prerogative of approving such requests, the Zoning Board does not. Ms. Juracek agreed with JeffPerkins that garages exceeding the 600 s.f. limit should be a Conditional Use. At 7:55 p.m., Elizabeth Luxem made a motion to grant approval for Case ZBA-10-2000, a request for a Variation to permit a 672 square foot, two-ear, detached garage. Keith Youngquist seconded the motion. UPON ROLL CALL: AYES: Flores, Youngquist, Juraeek NAYS: Luxem, Rogers Motion was denied 3-2, because the Zoning Ordinance requires four affirmative votes for a positive recommendation. At 8:45 p.m., after the Board reviewed three more eases, Elizabeth Luxem made motion to adjourn seconded by Richard Rogers. The motion was approved by a voice vote and the meeting was adjourned. B~rbara Swiatek, Planning Secretary