Board rejects special-use permit for RV parking at 517 Pasadena

On July 28 the Village Board considered a Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation on a special-use permit to allow off-street parking of a recreational vehicle at 517 Pasadena. Trustee Stacy moved to direct the village attorney to draft an ordinance; the motion failed on roll call. Trustee Stacy said the property has an "85-foot front yard" and that the petitioner said a prior administrator had permitted parking there. Staff said paving an alternate area would conflict with existing sanitary and storm sewers and drainage, making an east-side solution infeasible. Board members were divided over precedent concerns. One trustee warned that approving one special use could make it harder to deny others and said each application must be evaluated on its merits; staff noted differences in site layout — for example, proximity to a commercial property and the long setback on this parcel — could distinguish decisions. Roll call on the motion recorded: Terry — No; Smith — Yes; Krauss — No; Piachenko — No; Stacy — Yes; Gardner — No. The motion failed and no ordinance was drafted. Why it matters: The decision preserves current enforcement under village code and signals the board's caution about creating precedents allowing RVs to park forward of the typical driveway line on residential lots. Ending: The Planning and Zoning Commission will continue to meet and the village's code-enforcement office retains authority to issue tickets or pursue remedies for future complaints at the address.