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Attorney for property owner urges village to allow lot split at 211 W. Mill Street
Summary
Attorney Bob Sweeney told the Village Board his client seeks a certified survey map to split 211 W. Mill Street and argued the property's nonconforming aspects should not block a lot division; municipal staff said permits and Plan Commission review are outstanding.
Attorney Bob Sweeney, representing CRP Properties LLC and client Christopher Rueckert, asked the Village Board for a brief opportunity to describe a proposed lot division for 211 W. Mill Street. Sweeney said his client "feels the nonconforming use should not hinder the division of the lot." The materials Sweeney distributed requested the Board consider the certified survey map to split the parcel into two lots.
Jesse Rankin, Director of Municipal Operations, told the Board he has asked Rueckert to obtain a building permit and to appear before the Village Plan Commission; as of the meeting those steps had not been completed. Rankin said inspectors have observed drywall and building supplies entering the property and concluded "it is obvious that further work has been done in the interior of these two building[s]," and he noted both the primary structure (about 600 sq. ft.) and the garage living space (about 500 sq. ft.) fail to meet the 960 sq. ft. minimum floor area for a single-family home and that splitting the lot would not meet the minimum 8,000 sq. ft. lot size requirement. Rankin asked that the land-division matter be handled by the Village Plan Commission rather than resolved on the spot.
The Board did not take action on the lot division during the meeting; President Russ Gehm advised Attorney Sweeney his five-minute speaking time had ended and directed that the land division be addressed with the Plan Commission. Sweeney left at 6:12 p.m.
