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Commission recommends variance to allow enlarged detached garage at 16801 Sayre; conditions set to prevent habitable use
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to recommend a variance allowing a detached garage of 1,553 sq ft at 16801 Sayre Avenue with conditions: remove/replace an east‑facing doorway/overhang, prohibit living space and utility hookups, and require a noncompliant shed to be removed or relocated to comply with code.
Tinley Park's Plan Commission voted unanimously Dec. 18 to recommend that the village board grant Dennis Mahoney a variance increasing the maximum detached‑garage floor area to 1,553 square feet at 16801 Sayre Avenue in the R‑2 single‑family residential district, subject to three conditions.
Staff summarized the petition and recent revisions. A previously constructed gable that exceeded the 18‑foot limit was truncated so the structure now meets code height. The current request was narrowed to a single variation for maximum floor area; staff…
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