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Board discusses code changes for detached garages after moratorium; raises size, height and use limits
Summary
After a moratorium on oversized detached garages, the Gurnee Planning and Zoning Board discussed on July 16 draft code changes to limit garage bulk, height and conversions to habitable space.
The Village of Gurnee Planning and Zoning Board discussed possible zoning amendments on July 16 to regulate detached garages after a moratorium placed last year on residential garages larger than 600 square feet.
Staff told the board the moratorium, adopted in May of the prior year, remains in effect through November and that recent detached garages built on some lots pushed the intended size and bulk limits in the 2015 zoning code. Staff presented several regulatory approaches under consideration: limiting the percentage of the…
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