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DuPage hearing considers setback variances for Naperville homeowner’s chicken coop
Summary
At a June zoning hearing, a Naperville homeowner asked DuPage County to reduce required 25-foot interior and rear setbacks to about 3 feet for an existing chicken coop; the building department logged an objection and a written decision is scheduled after a July 2 recommendation meeting.
Robert Carthell, the DuPage County zoning hearing officer, opened petition 25O23 from Musa Sleeman of 571 Tuthill Road in Naperville seeking two setback variances to leave an existing chicken coop roughly 3 feet from both the interior side and rear property lines instead of the required 25 feet.
The request was published in the Daily Herald on May 6, 2025; Carthell said the county building department filed an objection and that the petition package included a survey, a site plan and manufacturer plans for the coop. Carthell closed the oral record and said he would issue a written recommendation at the…
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