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Lee County ZBA recommends denial of variance for Forest Park Drive accessory building after tied vote
Summary
The Lee County Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 6 reviewed a petition from property owner Jeffrey A. Lewis seeking a variance from county setback rules to build a protective structure at 763 Forest Park Drive in Dixon Township.
The Lee County Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 6 reviewed a petition from property owner Jeffrey A. Lewis seeking a variance from the county bulk regulations to add a protective structure near his garage at 763 Forest Park Drive in Dixon Township.
Board staff described constraints on the parcel, including a FEMA-designated floodway and an on-site septic system that limit buildable area. Alice Nicole, a staff member of the Lee County Zoning Office, told the board that “projects located in FEMA floodways must either complete a no rise certificate... or go through the conditional letter of map revision process,” and that the hydraulic and hydrologic study used to support a no-rise certification can cost about $10,000 and that the IDNR map-revision process can take up to a year.
Lewis, sworn…
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