Kane County panel approves minor setback reduction for Mill Creek pool

The Kane County Development Committee approved a minor adjustment Tuesday to reduce rear-yard and decking setbacks so a Mill Creek homeowner can install a backyard pool.

The change reduces the required 20-foot rear-yard setback for the pool to 8 feet and reduces the decking/walkway setback from 10 feet to 8 feet. Committee members were told the property owner has agreed to replace some existing driveway and walk surfaces with pervious materials so the parcel remains below the neighborhood’s 40 percent impervious-area limit.

The committee heard the item from a subdivision staff presenter identified in the record as Orlick, who said the lot already had a relatively high percentage of impervious surface and that the owner would replace several walks with brick pavers “that will be considered pervious.” Orlick said the proposed adjustment “does not increase the density of the PUD, nor does it decrease any of the open space” and that she received no public comments opposing the request. She also cited Section 19143 of the subdivision code as the statutory authority used to process the adjustment.

Committee member Mohsin Iqbal asked about runoff impacts; Orlick replied the owner’s change to pervious materials and reduced impervious area would bring the site under the required 40 percent limit. After brief discussion, County Board member Linder moved approval; Berman seconded. Roll call recorded votes of “yes” from Doherty, Iqbal, Linder, Leonard and Berman; the motion carried.

The committee’s action allows the property owner, identified in the record as Katie Coxworth, to proceed with permitting steps that also require any approvals through the township noted in the file.