Board approves modest Poplar Lake cabin expansion with conditions
Apr 9, 2026
The Cook County Board of Adjustment approved a variance on April 8 allowing modest expansions to a grandfathered cabin at 59 Voyagers Point (Poplar Lake), including enclosing a covered porch and small deck adjustments, contingent on septic compliance, stormwater measures, a land‑use permit and maintaining a vegetated shoreline buffer.
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The Cook County Board of Adjustment voted April 8 to approve a variance that allows modest exterior expansions to an existing nonconforming cabin at 59 Voyagers Point on Poplar Lake, subject to four staff‑recommended conditions.
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