Plan Commission approves setback reduction for employee pergola at 301 Mark Clark Drive

The Wheeling Plan Commission on Aug. 12 approved a zoning variation to allow a steel pergola to sit three feet from the principal building at 301 Mark Clark Drive, reducing the accessory-structure setback from the 10-foot minimum required by code.

Marcy Nye, community development staff, told the commission staff supported the request and recommended a condition that any landscaping removed or damaged during installation be replaced with plant materials of equivalent size and quality subject to Community Development review. Susan Scribe, a representative of Berthaug Landscape Company testifying for the property owner Subaki Holdings, said the structure would be installed over an existing patio to provide shade. "And this would give them a place to have their breaks comfortably," Scribe said.

Commissioner Meyer made the motion to approve the variation; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously. The approval is conditioned on the landscaping replacement noted by staff, and the petitioner will receive a letter and is scheduled to appear before the village board on Sept. 21 for final action.