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Whitelaw holds public hearing on Pfund family's request to reduce rear-yard setback by about 3 feet
Summary
The Village of Whitelaw held a public hearing June 17 on a zoning variance request by Clint and Ashley Pfund for 207 Kohler Street to reduce the rear-yard setback from 25 feet to roughly 22 feet for a 400-square-foot addition; the applicant presented facts and neighbors offered no comments, and the hearing was adjourned with no decision recorded.
The Village of Whitelaw held a public hearing June 17, 2026, on a zoning variance request filed by Clint and Ashley Pfund for 207 Kohler Street to reduce the required 25-foot rear-yard setback to about 22 feet for a proposed addition. The hearing opened at 7:00 p.m. and was adjourned at 7:06 p.m. with no formal decision recorded.
Clint Pfund, the applicant, told the Village Board the family has lived at the property for 13 years and needs additional space for their five children. He described the project as removal of the existing garage and construction of a new insulated, heated garage with an attached master-bedroom addition and a basement expansion with egress, totaling roughly 400 square feet. Pfund said a contractor had initially treated the affected area as a side yard because the lot is a corner parcel; a site measurement using property pins and a string line produced an approximate rear setback of 22.5 feet, short of the Village’s 25-foot requirement.
Pfund said he has invested in planning and design and expressed concern about delays or losing the contracted builder. He also said he had spoken with his adjacent neighbor, who verbally indicated no objection to the project; Pfund noted there was no written neighbor statement on file.
Members of the Village Board asked clarifying questions about where the master bedroom would be placed and about the basement egress. Board members confirmed the north setback would remain unchanged and follow the footprint of the existing garage. The applicant noted trees had been removed for excavation and that stumps may be removed at a later time.
No members of the public offered comments during the hearing. Trustee Jim Kronschnabel moved to adjourn the public hearing; Trustee Stacey Mangin seconded. The motion "carried unanimously," and the hearing was adjourned at 7:06 p.m. The minutes do not record a final decision on the variance request.
The minutes were prepared by Clerk/Treasurer Sheena Kocourek. The Village Board’s next steps or any schedule for a decision on the variance were not specified in the recorded minutes.
