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Will County panel approves variances to allow larger, taller detached garage in R-2A zone
Summary
The Will County Planning & Zoning Commission approved two variances July 15 permitting a homeowner to build a detached garage and breezeway that together exceed the county's accessory building area and exceed the accessory height limit in an R-2A district.
The Will County Planning & Zoning Commission on July 15 approved two variances allowing a homeowner on 100 and Third Street to build a 662-square-foot detached garage with a 67-square-foot breezeway that, combined with the home's attached garage, would increase accessory building area on the lot to 2,432 square feet and raise the detached garage to 27.75 feet in height. Staff told the commission the parcel is zoned R-2A, is roughly 3.8 acres with about 126 feet of frontage, and that the county zoning ordinance limits…
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