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Board approves nonprofit railroad storage building in floodplain with conditions and 12-month permit window
Summary
The Board of Adjustment approved variances allowing a 1,008-square-foot storage building for the Wabash, Frisco & Pacific (nonprofit) in Glencoe within the 100-year floodplain, subject to Public Works flood requirements and a 12-month period to obtain permits.
The Board of Adjustment approved a variance permitting construction of a 1,008-square-foot storage building for the Wabash, Frisco & Pacific Association (a nonprofit that operates a miniature steam railroad) on property near Grand Avenue in the Glencoe area, in the city's floodplain district. The approval includes multiple exceptions: a five-foot rear-yard setback in lieu of 30 feet, an increase in the allowable gross building area for non-habitable floodplain structures, and authorization to construct in…
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