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Planning & Zoning board recommends variance for front porch at 329 Park Avenue
Summary
The Antioch Planning & Zoning Board voted unanimously to recommend a variance allowing a six‑foot front porch at 329 Park Avenue, citing the property’s existing nonconforming status; the recommendation will go to the village board for final approval.
The Antioch Planning & Zoning Board on Sept. 3 voted unanimously to recommend approval of a variance that would allow a six‑foot front porch at 329 Park Avenue, a single‑family house within an R‑3 zoning district.
The recommendation stems from a staff report and on‑site context showing the property and many nearby houses predate modern setback rules. Village planner Mark Janick said the R‑3 zoning requires 30‑foot front and side setbacks and that the existing house is already nonconforming; the proposed porch (about 6 feet deep, 23 feet long and roughly 10 feet tall) would increase that nonconformity. "The existing home is nonconforming as to the R‑3 zoning," Janick said, noting the porch design is…
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