DuPage County panel recommends conditional use for Axiom Home accessory dwelling with limits on garage space

Chairman Vincent Cartel opened the May recommendation meeting and identified case 26032 (Axiom Home v. Axiom Home Investments LLC) as the single recommendation item under consideration. "That's a case for conditional use for an accessory dwelling unit," Cartel said as members took up the request.

The panel debated conditions for approval after members and staff confirmed site details. A committee member moved to approve the request, citing that the detached accessory building had existed for at least five years. A staff member proposed an evidentiary condition requiring "Fisher shall return to the floor to demonstrate that property has been operating in compliance with applicable DuPage County ordinances" to prove the qualifying period. Clerk/staff clarified the lot is about "0.7 acres, so about 30,000" square feet and explained how allowed accessory square footage is calculated given the presence or absence of an attached garage.

Members raised a separate concern that converting garage space could effectively circumvent rules on accessory dwellings. After discussion the chair summarized two conditions attached to the recommendation: a five-year time limit and a prohibition on adding "additional garage space." "1st is 5 year time limit. And the 2nd is, no additional garage space," the chair said when announcing the conditions. The motion passed and will be forwarded to the county development committee with the recommendation; staff also noted that requested variations had been withdrawn, which the chair said made the case more straightforward.

The article focuses on the formal recommendation and the explicit conditions the panel attached; it does not treat the referral to the development committee as final approval of any permit. The recommendation package and the staff write-up will accompany the referral.