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Plan commission recommends approval of oversized curb cut at 4 Messina Court
Summary
Tinley Park’s Plan Commission voted to recommend that the Village Board approve a variation allowing a 49-foot, 9-inch curb cut at 4 Messina Court after the homeowner said the wider driveway was poured following advice from their architect.
The Tinley Park Plan Commission recommended that the Village Board grant a variance allowing a 49-foot, 9-inch curb cut for a driveway at 4 Messina Court, a deviation from zoning limits that cap curb cut widths at 30 feet. The recommendation passed on a roll-call vote, 6–1, after commissioners discussed the change, heard from the homeowner and reviewed staff analysis.
Staff planner Michael (last name not specified) told the commission the property is in the Odyssey Club planned-unit development and that code enforcement measured the curb cut at 49 feet, 9 inches after the driveway was poured. He said the zoning ordinance limits curb cut widths at the curb to 30 feet and indicated the maximum paved apron farther in is typically…
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