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DuPage County zoning board rehears ADU petition; neighbors raise septic, flood and structural concerns
Summary
The DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals held a rehearing on July 16 for Axiom Home Investments LLC’s petition (26O32) to allow an accessory dwelling unit and a reduced interior side-yard setback. Neighbors cited foundation, creek proximity, septic and historical animal-burial concerns; the board adopted the prior record and set a recommendation meeting for July 30.
The DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals on July 16 reopened public hearing 26O32, a petition from Axiom Home Investments LLC seeking conditional use approval for an accessory dwelling unit and a reduction of the interior side-yard setback to about 9.22 feet.
Chair (the hearing chair) explained the rehearing was needed because of a prior technical error and that the board would adopt the record from the earlier proceeding. The petition was described by counsel as a conversion of an existing detached garage to living space; counsel also said the petitioner had withdrawn a previously requested variance related to the number of occupants.
Neighbors who testified opposed the petition on safety and environmental grounds. Amy Moore, who identified herself as living next to the property, asked the board to "carefully evaluate the structural safety and foundation of the proposed dwelling, the impact of the waterway that is located beneath the structure, the... septic system and its increased occupancy" and noted historical reports of animal farming and animal burial on parts of the property.
Petitioner’s counsel, Michael Roth, said a soil evaluation and septic renovation plan had been prepared in August–September 2025 and would be submitted to the DuPage County Health Department for approval if zoning were granted; he also emphasized that building, septic and health-code compliance would be enforced through the building department.
The hearing was closed with the prior record adopted for decision, and the board scheduled a recommendation meeting for July 30 at 06:00. The recommendation will be forwarded to the county development committee in August and then to the full county board.
