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Commission backs variances and rezoning for Rainbow Lane mobile home court, with inspections and unit limits
Summary
The commission voted Oct. 27 to forward variances and a zoning map amendment for a longstanding Rainbow Lane mobile home court to allow safety and road improvements, subject to inspections, a title‑holder registry, well testing and limits on future unit replacement.
The Machesney Park Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 27 voted to forward positive recommendations on variance requests and a zoning map amendment to bring a long‑standing, nonconforming Rainbow Lane mobile home court into the mobile home district — subject to multiple conditions intended to protect residents and public safety.
Staff said the site has been a preexisting nonconforming mobile home court since annexation in 1983 and that multiple code requirements have been ignored over time. To allow the owner to make road and safety improvements, staff recommended variances from 12 performance standards in the mobile home district. Key staff recommendations included allowing a reduced buffer from the lot boundary (5 feet for replacement units versus the code’s 25 feet), permitting a lower land‑area‑per‑unit density than the code’s 6,000 sq. ft. requirement…
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