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Because this item was listed as unfinished business, the officer said he had reviewed the transcript and exhibits and prepared a recommendation for the county development committee. He said the signed recommendation will proceed to the county development committee and then to the full county board for final action.

No further public testimony was taken at the July 16 session for this item, and the officer closed the hearing and announced there was no new business on the agenda before adjourning.

Next steps: the signed recommendation will be forwarded to the county development committee for consideration, then to the full county board for final approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","DuPage County Zoning Hearing Officer, 7/16/2025","oneSentenceSummary","An unfinished item, the Keswick petition requested reducing the interior side setback for a replacement detached garage from 9 feet to about 1.25 feet. The hearing officer signed a written recommendation to approve and will forward the case to the county development committee.","taxTitle","DuPage County, Illinois","taxId",2547,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6164938,"Neighbor divided as Henning seeks to locate chicken coop 3 feet from side lot line",422,1346000,1768000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5426569-b8e1ea9bfaae84ec5e680689cc9b987e&start=1346&end=1768","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5426569-b8e1ea9bfaae84ec5e680689cc9b987e/thumbnail_1346000.jpg","/articles/6164938/DuPage-County/Illinois/Neighbor-divided-as-Henning-seeks-to-locate-chicken-coop-3-feet-from-side-lot-line","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164938-16f890814505d320540b01dc3c987a30/orig.mp4?Expires=1770911602&Signature=g4pAs5C~d5Oub1es~PUvFRMfI208GRMhpTyplRNMqTbh~rNFCgb7vOQGA1zr8jCcs9gWq7SkbXmD6REoNvRHUYNe8pXa4pXogjpG4sE8GaSHA49-SdlZm9Cf8cNWrh8L6dpP7-l22~GdjwPVhLjKH4oW38CdSXZNoFTq7Aot1bFSWdJ5QqJ4Be1ZpLsuQ8F5miXak6aEl1h3ls5bL0WzHuF28reA8gs8GKSmB5B0Wu1WFYnXb5zvgC44biZOFmeWZ5pu94bFZEPy15NV8-9hA1yqzQMPPTTIgQVew72sPgqJuI9pl~~-9Orxi7~B~FfEWgVg8HR6bYMw9B3jkwv7ug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ed Hennig asked the DuPage County zoning hearing July 16 for a variance to reduce the interior side setback for a chicken coop from the required 25 feet to approximately 3 feet on a 1.07-acre lot abutting DuPage County Forest Preserve land.

Hennig said placing the coop on the west side of the property, adjacent to the forest preserve, reduced potential impacts to neighbors to the north and east because there is no adjacent private residence to the west. He said the proposed location would not impair light, create a fire hazard or diminish land values.

Neighbor testimony was mixed. Across-the-street neighbor Michael Webb said he did not find the existing coop to be a nuisance: “I find that the chicken poop is not a nuisance at all. I think that it's been put together professionally. It looks nice,” Webb said. By contrast, neighbor Hiro Kyokawa said his primary concerns were wildlife attraction and disease risk: “The potential viral infection, so called bird flu…that is the concern,” Kyokawa said, adding that wild animals such as fox, raccoon or coyote could be drawn to the coop.

The hearing officer noted a separate issue with an existing shed that appears to encroach over a property line; he said that matter likely could not be permitted without further review and that petitioners had previously been advised they could not include that relief in the chicken-coop petition. Hennig said the shed predated his ownership.

The officer closed the hearing and will issue a written recommendation on Aug. 20 at 3 p.m.; the case will then proceed to committee and board review for final action. No final decision was made at the July 16 hearing.","Ed Henning asked to reduce the required 25-foot interior side setback for a chicken coop to about 3 feet; some neighbors said it posed minimal nuisance while another raised concerns about wild animals and avian flu risk. The officer will render a recommendation Aug. 20.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6164941,"Homeowners cite flooding, ask county to reduce shed side-yard setback to 3 feet",129,1032000,1161000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5426569-b8e1ea9bfaae84ec5e680689cc9b987e&start=1032&end=1161","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5426569-b8e1ea9bfaae84ec5e680689cc9b987e/thumbnail_1032000.jpg","/articles/6164941/DuPage-County/Illinois/Homeowners-cite-flooding-ask-county-to-reduce-shed-side-yard-setback-to-3-feet","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164941-876e7cefff9a3b1dd733de64916a1a43/orig.mp4?Expires=1770911602&Signature=co5rQvh7Q-7OxHr6jfsmQ6Y3WYyGB-sPYqjNRZE6kxhlDg8CGn5bNC7n7qZVMjJLoWi0Sc0RU18~RhKsEIGeGWOOkgsfpQVHi0BMQfhXKlo70jvYW-koqvkWZRdvoUQeDAM1LUkno5PGl9pYpYLGYUiGPjdJxjhfRbKRoesmbKXmPMox0tIb-jQrg4yipetjFcGrvICWU9M-y2ejICBoRhsCg6BrhDUI8s-738w1Qbdnf0LxSs81Ii2ATG-g0F8su3YX965IqZvhUEUTEukMLqPK-RjDbJqZIiwB74DavCemAKQrG9fa7EJEdl7snpd0tUKoNhlNmWwpy-EZB4VWpw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Homeowners asking to place a new shed within roughly 3 feet of an interior side lot line told the DuPage County zoning hearing July 16 that a 10-foot setback would force them to place the shed in a flood-prone or steep area of their 0.7-acre lot.

The hearing officer read the petition and two exhibits — a survey (the officer noted it appears to be about 25 years old) and a site plan showing the proposed shed location. The petitioners said their lot sits in a cul-de-sac and that more than half their yard fills with water when it rains; they have French drains but said those do not fully resolve the runoff. Because of flooding and slope constraints, they said the only buildable area for a level, concrete-slab shed is near the location depicted on the submitted plan.

“We're on a 0.7 of acre, and our lot either is on a slope or we're also on a runoff lot…all the more than half of our lot ends up underwater when it rains,” one petitioner said, explaining why the 10-foot setback would leave no usable placement.

The hearing officer said he had been skeptical initially because the yard is large but that the petitioners’ description of drainage limitations persuaded him and that his inclination was to approve. He closed the hearing and set the recommendation meeting for Aug. 20 at 3 p.m.; final approvals will follow the county development committee and the full county board in early September.

No formal vote was recorded on July 16; the officer will issue a written recommendation at the Aug. 20 meeting.","Porter petitioners asked the hearing officer to grant a variance reducing the interior side setback for a new shed from 10 feet to about 3 feet because much of their 0.7-acre lot floods; the officer said he was inclined to approve and set the recommendation for Aug. 20.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6164947,"Jinsadi Investments seeks 8-foot privacy fence; stormwater review advised",104,367000,471000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5426569-b8e1ea9bfaae84ec5e680689cc9b987e&start=367&end=471","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5426569-b8e1ea9bfaae84ec5e680689cc9b987e/thumbnail_367000.jpg","/articles/6164947/DuPage-County/Illinois/Jinsadi-Investments-seeks-8-foot-privacy-fence-stormwater-review-advised","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164947-c5e45872d20450d4d06f68f39190d920/orig.mp4?Expires=1770911602&Signature=l~3C3iEBXYBKKWVuBE7bdBna28MyXbNJXhPqxwiLSqha5tSV-eaEowzIRBzsMp01N~FCZkAyHIjQs~ZJ3M0Q6EON0nXMHx3wrzGkX5jayMCavn2W5rIdia5OYgkNMrct2qRH4YlAcpb6lmLwGT-2BdMixOJ2pqYcEYMtc5lmdkZbufqT5gCkFlCtRMZm19vLRnDEmN-3sNKAmh73150892DmNU6Wk8EXcaZfe7uw5L3DujH1MEu-ilmXWyPeQtMQiBGiy800HUDnSSOeQt4ZGJRdw2NIlY7rIQdYASY6ADnG4TqkWLFF8GSZhpuaVxNAIlAeEGJVDTiIfFAAdH26FA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jin Saudi (recorded as Jinsadi Investments LLC) petitioned the DuPage County zoning hearing July 16 to allow an 8-foot privacy fence inside a 40-foot front setback and inside a 30-foot corner-side setback. The hearing officer said the petition’s published scope limited the hearing to fence height and that site-specific issues raised by the stormwater department require the petitioner to contact county stormwater staff.

The petition’s published notice appeared in the Daily Herald on July 1, and the petitioner filed a July 16 survey and a site plan showing the proposed fence alignment in multiple sections of the parcel. The hearing officer read the exhibits into the record and noted the stormwater department had no objection letter but had advised the petitioner of “deep channel issues” and that the petitioner should coordinate through the building-department process if the matter proceeds.

Paul, who identified himself as representing the owners of Jinsadi Investments, described trespassing and noise issues at the property and said an all-solid fence would improve safety and sound control. “We are getting neighborhood kids that are entering our property, and…that’s one of the reasons that we want to put up a permanent fence,” Paul said. He added the petitioner is exploring lighting and moving the fence closer to the sidewalk but acknowledged the hearing officer could only rule on the height published in the petition.

The hearing officer confirmed the requested maximum height is 8 feet and said he would approve what is depicted on the submitted site plan as to height and location, but he cautioned that lighting and other changes might require building-department review. He closed the hearing and scheduled a recommendation for the Aug. 20 recommendation meeting at 3 p.m.; final approvals were said to follow committee and board review in early September.

Next steps: the petitioner was instructed to contact stormwater staff regarding channel issues and to coordinate any lighting or sidewalk work with the building department; the officer will render a recommendation at the Aug. 20 meeting.","Jinsadi Investments asked to locate 8-foot privacy fences within front and corner-side setbacks; the hearing officer limited review to fence height, and a county stormwater comment flagged deep-channel issues requiring coordination with stormwater staff.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6164952,"Neighbor supports rehearing on Elmwood front-yard fence height and opacity",151,110000,261000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5426569-b8e1ea9bfaae84ec5e680689cc9b987e&start=110&end=261","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5426569-b8e1ea9bfaae84ec5e680689cc9b987e/thumbnail_110000.jpg","/articles/6164952/DuPage-County/Illinois/Neighbor-supports-rehearing-on-Elmwood-front-yard-fence-height-and-opacity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164952-6498579a0de597aa7210ccfe8a15aa53/orig.mp4?Expires=1770911602&Signature=jeahxU0YBcvV3fJSmaTFkxSjqo8vaCVMCHyZoJmNMufoJewadM23A5qFvJdIVDj6Nq6QW4c4HQLFb2EdCemXtaVnfYEUkTl6Y~J7gOFtS5ODdWg24OvLqLRgjy3AXwYH9Ct41GwC30rrVe7SlbhPr6RuWvfp0reXYnKyVzADMHLROCIrPBrq7jS20echmYFfRyW3AtKBkT4wf1qmVqsiCUI-BNjoXzkk9Rc6NQAgpn38f0yREhcRr8DNdsGR1Ukea4rDi-4T13FrCydKDUOsIV~A61Vxex1NNRa-lkyhzyZWQrz~86vR-V27gmZl-GtRuveQbBw0QUxeS9K1Q0Kz5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A DuPage County zoning hearing officer heard a rehearing July 16 on Case Z25O33, a petition seeking to increase a front-yard fence from 4 feet 6 inches to as much as 6 feet and to change the fence from 50% open to fully closed. The officer said he adopted the record from the prior hearing and would announce a recommendation at a public recommendation meeting on Aug. 20.

The matter matters because it would alter the allowed height and opacity of a front-yard fence on Elmwood Street, changes that affect neighbors’ sight lines, privacy and neighborhood character. The hearing officer said a prior procedural error related to notice required reopening the record and that he intended to adopt the prior exhibits before taking supplemental testimony.

Mary Schuman, a neighbor at 0 N. 126 Elmwood Street, told the hearing officer she did not object. “I certainly don't object. I think that, I'm also a dog trainer, and I think they're probably doing it for their animal,” Schuman said, and added she had met the dog and found it “super friendly.”

The petitioners (listed in the record as Mr. and Mrs. Dubner) thanked Schuman for her support and said they had nothing further to add. The hearing officer said he intended to approve the petition but that the timeline changed because the case must re-run through the committee schedule; he said final approvals would likely occur in early September.

The officer closed the hearing for Case Z25O33 and set the recommendation for Aug. 20. No formal vote was recorded at this session; the officer said the case will proceed to the county development committee and then to the full county board for final action.

Next steps: the hearing officer will post a written recommendation at the Aug. 20 recommendation meeting, and the petition will then follow the county’s committee and board review schedule.","A DuPage County zoning rehearing on a front-yard fence request on Elmwood Street drew support from a neighbor; the hearing officer adopted the prior record and will issue a recommendation at the Aug. 20 meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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