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Zoning board approves multiple setback and accessory-structure variances
Summary
The zoning body approved several variances Sept. 16 to reduce rear- and corner-yard setbacks and to allow an already-built accessory building to stand at 18 feet instead of the 15-foot limit, citing site constraints and adjacent open space.
The zoning committee on Sept. 16 approved a series of variances to allow reduced setbacks and an accessory building higher than code in separate votes during the same meeting. The actions included reductions in rear-yard and corner-side setbacks and approval of an 18-foot detached accessory building after a stop-work order.
The approvals matter because they alter how property owners can use developed lots and set the immediate conditions for neighbors and nearby public land. Committee members cited screening, site constraints and the proximity of forest preserve land as reasons the variances would not harm neighbors.
The panel approved DCO 38-25 to reduce a rear-yard setback from 25 feet to about…
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