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Machesney Park commission forwards two zoning map amendments to allow longstanding duplex and ADU units
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted Sept. 22 to forward two rezoning requests to the Planning & Economic Development committee on Oct. 6 that would rezone two single‑family parcels to R‑2, making an accessory dwelling unit and an existing duplex conforming uses so owners can obtain permits and finance sales.
The Machesney Park Planning & Zoning Commission on Sept. 22 recommended that two parcels be rezoned from single‑family (R‑1) to two‑family (R‑2) so longstanding secondary dwellings can be made conforming. Both items — ordinance 33‑25 and ordinance 34‑25 — will be considered by the Planning & Economic Development committee on Oct. 6.
Planning staff told the commission the first property includes an accessory dwelling unit (ADU)…
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