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Appearance Commission grants dormer certificate for Tripp Avenue; member again recused
Summary
The Skokie Appearance Commission granted a certificate of appropriateness for a second-floor dormer at 8041 Tripp Avenue, conditioning owner ability to extend the dormer to the 1st-floor wall if a pending zoning text amendment allows it; a commissioner recused due to friendship with the homeowners.
The Skokie Appearance Commission voted to grant a certificate of appropriateness for a second-floor dormer at 8041 Tripp Avenue on March 11, 2026, with a condition allowing the owner to extend the south dormer to the existing first-floor exterior wall if a pending zoning text amendment permits that option.
Staff told the commission the proposal is a 189.5-square-foot dormer addition that increases the second-floor area from about 260 square feet to…
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