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Planning board OKs oversized pole barn in New Lenox despite staff recommendation to deny

Will County Planning and Zoning Board Commission · December 19, 2025
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Summary

Will County planners recommended denying a variance to expand accessory building area at 1237 Green Street in New Lenox, but the Planning and Zoning Board approved the request to allow a 3,328 sq ft pole building, bringing total accessory area to 4,049 sq ft after the applicant presented neighbor support.

The Will County Planning and Zoning Board approved a variance allowing an accessory pole building that increases total accessory building area to 4,049 square feet at 1237 Green Street in New Lenox Township, overruling staff’s recommendation to deny the request.

Planner Marguerite Kennedy told the commission the R‑3 district limits…

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