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Business owners and residents tell council they face years of permitting hurdles; one speaker says code enforcement inaction caused financial harm
Summary
Three public commenters described long-running development and permitting difficulties for a commercial/residential parcel and said city staff discouraged small owners from developing; another speaker accused the city of ignoring code enforcement complaints and said he had filed a lawsuit.
Three members of the public used the July 1 meeting’s public‑comment period to describe related development and enforcement problems tied to a commercial/residential parcel.
Sharish Shah, who said she moved to Lake Forest in 1991 and owns property near Cook’s Corner, described a long process starting in 2004 when she sought a permit to add about 1,000 square feet to a commercial building. Shah said a complete development plan was required, the planning commission approved a 7,000‑square‑foot plan,…
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