Elm Grove Board of Appeals grants use variance for former pump house at 12795 Green Meadow Place

The Elm Grove Board of Appeals voted 4-0 on April 2 to grant a use variance for the property at 12795 Green Meadow Place (Tax Key 1105 070), allowing the existing building — formerly a pump house — to be used as a yard maintenance building once the parcel transfers to the Robinsons and a certified survey map (CSM) is completed.

Mark Ehlinger, trustee of the Meadows of the Grove Water Trust, testified the structure has been at the site since 1978 and that the trust is pursuing sale; Ehlinger said proceeds from a trust dissolution would be distributed to the 22 homeowners in the trust. Assistant Village Manager Sowl told the board the well has been formally abandoned and that owners will pursue a CSM to clean up property boundaries. Attorney Hammel advised the panel it has authority to place conditions on the property’s future use, treating a change in use similarly to a commercial change of use.

The motion to grant the variance was made by Aaron Duchs and seconded by Michael Van Kleunen; the vote was recorded as aye (4). The board’s approval is explicitly contingent on transfer of ownership to the Robinsons and subsequent CSM review; the Plan Commission and Board of Trustees will receive the property transfer and CSM as separate, later steps. No demolition restriction was imposed; staff noted a future owner would not be hindered from tearing down the structure should they choose.