Du Page County Development Committee met July 7.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
1. CALL TO ORDER
10:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Sam Tornatore at 10:31 AM.
A. Please turn all beepers, pagers and cell phones "off" or to "vibrate" during the meeting
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Chaplin (Remote), Covert (Remote), Hart, Ozog (Remote), Rutledge, Tornatore
ABSENT:
Chair Tornatore made a motion to allow Members Chaplin, Ozog, and Covert to participate in the meeting remotely by Zoom. Member Hart moved and Member Rutledge seconded the motion.
3. CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR TORNATORE There were no Chairman's Remarks
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
A. Public comment is limited to three minutes per person, at the beginning of the meeting. Any comment on Zoning items must be limited to discussion of testimony and/or evidence presented in the Zoning Board of Appeals. No new testimony or evidence can be presented.
Assistant State's Attorney Anthony Hayman read the one public comment submitted online. Raul Garcia Mendoza of 21W566 Army Trail Road, Addison, asked the Development Committee to vote in favor of his Zoning Petition Z20-013 for a conditional use, to allow two existing sheds to remain closer than the required 10' side yard setback, where they have existed for more than 5 years.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Development Committee - Regular Meeting - Jun 2, 2020 10:30 AM
RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Sheila Rutledge, District 6
SECONDER: Greg Hart, District 3
AYES: Chaplin, Covert, Hart, Ozog, Rutledge, Tornatore
REGULATORY SERVICES
A. DC-O-0036-20 ORDINANCE -- Z19-076 – ORDINANCE – Vargas: The Zoning Hearing Officer (ZHO) recommended to deny the following zoning relief: Variation to reduce interior side yard setback from 10 feet to approximately 4 feet for a carport. (Winfield/ District 6) (Generally located east of Prince Crossing Road, northeast of High Lake Road and High Lake Avenue) ZHO Recommendation to Deny
The Zoning Hearing Officer recommended to deny relief for the petitioner after the first hearing, due to no hardship or practical difficulty presented. The petitioner was given a second hearing date to better exhibit his hardship, but the petitioner did not appear at the hearing.
RESULT: DEFEATED [0 TO 6]
MOVER: Sheila Rutledge, District 6
SECONDER: Greg Hart, District 3
NAYS: Chaplin, Covert, Hart, Ozog, Rutledge, Tornatore
B. DC-O-0037-20 ORDINANCE -- Z20-004 – ORDINANCE – Zappen: To approve the following zoning relief: 1. Conditional Use to park a recreational vehicle (RV) on the west edge of property which borders Route 83 and to be able to park in front of the front wall of the principal building. 2. Conditional Use to allow a recreational vehicle (RV) to be parked approximately 9 feet from corner side property line. (Addison/ District 1) (Located at the northeast corner of Route 83 and Red Oak Street) ZHO Recommendation to Approve Development Committee VOTE (to Approve): 6 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 Absent
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Greg Hart, District 3
SECONDER: Sheila Rutledge, District 6
AYES: Chaplin, Covert, Hart, Ozog, Rutledge, Tornatore
C. DC-O-0038-20 ORDINANCE -- Z20-010 – ORDINANCE – Alarcon: To approve the following zoning relief: Variation to reduce the corner side yard setback from 30’ to approximately 7’ to allow the construction of a new second floor above existing first floor, where first floor is already located at 7’ from property line. 1. Variation to reduce front yard setback from 30’ to approximately 24’ to allow a 6’ covered open front porch. (Downers Grove/ District 3) (Generally located southeast of Route 83 and 55th Street, at the northwest corner of 55th Court and Stough Street) ZHO Recommendation to Approve Development Committee VOTE (to Approve): 6 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 Absent Member Ozog inquired if there were any neighbors who responded to this petition. Paul Hoss, replied that there were no objections to this project. They would be building the second floor on top of an already existing first floor, which already encroaches into the corner side yard setback.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Sheila Rutledge, District 6
SECONDER: Greg Hart, District 3
AYES: Chaplin, Covert, Hart, Ozog, Rutledge, Tornatore
D. DC-O-0039-20 ORDINANCE -- Z20-013 – ORDINANCE- Mendoza: The Zoning Hearing Officer (ZHO) recommended to deny the following zoning relief: Conditional Use to allow the existing 2 sheds to remain closer to the required 10’ side yard setback (approximately 3.5’ and 6.5’), where the sheds have existed for at least 5 years. (Bloomingdale/ District 1) (Located at the northwest corner of Army Trail Road and Edwards Drive) ZHO Recommendation to Deny Paul Hoss explained the County was brought out to the property due to a violation and the two sheds were noted as having no permits. When the homeowner attempted to obtain the permits, it was denied, as they needed zoning relief to keep them. The Zoning Hearing Officer inquired about the condition of the sheds and the homeowner stated that they were both in disrepair. The homeowner stated he is willing to do repairs or rebuild the sheds.. The Hearing Officer gave his recommendation to deny, if the homeowner is willing to rebuild or do repairs, they should be able to move them into an area within setback regulations.
RESULT: DEFEATED [0 TO 6]
MOVER: Sheila Rutledge, District 6
SECONDER: Sadia Covert, District 5
NAYS: Chaplin, Covert, Hart, Ozog, Rutledge, Tornatore
E. DC-O-0040-20 ORDINANCE -- Z20-017 – ORDINANCE – Mehta: To approve the following zoning relief: Conditional Use to increase the total area of an existing detached garage from permitted 708 sq. ft. to approximately 918 sq. ft, where the detached garage has existed for at least 5 years. (Wayne/ District 6) (Generally located northwest of Stearns and Route 59, approximately 0.25 miles north of Stearns on Sayer Road) ZHO Recommendation to Approve Development Committee VOTE (to Approve): 6 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 Absent
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Sheila Rutledge, District 6
SECONDER: Greg Hart, District 3
AYES: Chaplin, Covert, Hart, Ozog, Rutledge, Tornatore
F. DC-O-0041-20 ORDINANCE -- Z20-018 – ORDINANCE – Bradburn: To approve the following zoning relief: Conditional Use to allow an existing deck to remain less than 30 feet from the corner side yard property line (approximately 10 feet), where the deck has existed for at least 5 years. (Milton/ District 4)(Generally located southeast of North Avenue and Newton Avenue, at the northeast corner of 3rd Street, and Newton Avenue) ZHO Recommendation to Approve Development Committee VOTE (to Approve): 6 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 Absent
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Sheila Rutledge, District 6
SECONDER: Greg Hart, District 3
AYES: Chaplin, Covert, Hart, Ozog, Rutledge, Tornatore
7. OLD BUSINESS
There is no Old Business
8. NEW BUSINESS
There is no New Business
9. ADJOURNMENT
Without Objection the Meeting was Adjourned at 10:55 AM
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