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Planning board approves major variance for detached garage at 950 Westwood Road used by Peddinghaus Corporation

6402133 · October 22, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a major variance allowing a detached three-car garage to be built in the front yard of 950 Westwood Road; applicant representatives said rear yard constraints and river views motivated the location.

The City of Kankakee Planning Board voted to approve a major variance permitting construction of a detached, three-car residential accessory garage in the front yard of 950 Westwood Road, a single-family residence owned and used by Peddinghaus Corporation.

Representatives for Peddinghaus — attorney Gregory Depp, Chief Financial Officer Michael Steffek and architect Jeff Jarvis — told the board the property lies in the Westwood subdivision along the Kankakee River and that steep slopes, trees and a well pump in the rear yard made that side impractical…

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