Lake County Gazette

City of Highland Park Zoning Board of Appeals will meet on August 03. 

Here is the agenda as provided by the board:

1) Call to Order

2) Approval of Minutes: 07/20/2017 Minutes

3) Publication Date for New Business: 07/19/2017

4) Business from the Public

5) Old Business:

a) #17-07-VAR-033

Property: 229 Park Avenue                              Appellant: Teton Tack and Feed LLC

Zoning District: R5                                           Address: 3730 N Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60613

Nature of Appeal: The petitioner and property owner, Teton Tack and Feed LLC of 3730 N Lake Shore

Drive, Chicago IL 60613 requests by authority of Sections 150.1204(A)(1) of the Highland Park Zoning Code,

a variation of provisions of Section 150.703 and Section 150.707(D)(1), as required under the R5 zoning district,

to (i) encroach 22 feet into the required front yard of 40 feet on the west side of the property, (ii) encroach 22

feet within the required 30 feet rear yard on the east side of the property, and (iii) to build an accessory structure

within the required front yard, in order to construct an attached garage on a property with an existing single

family residence and install a new AC unit.

Please note the applicant has revised plans for a pending variation request. The previous notice was for a

detached garage, and the applicant is now requesting an attached garage and installation of a new AC unit.

b) #17-07-VAR-032

Property: 65 & 77 S Deere Park Drive      Appellant: Joel Hirsch

Zoning District: R4                                    Address: 395 East Dundee Road, Suite 350, Wheeling, Illinois 60090

Nature of Appeal: The petitioner, Joel Hirsch, of 395 East Dundee Road, Suite 350, Wheeling, Illinois

60090, on-behalf-of the property owner the Cynthia B. Hirsch Declaration of Trust, of 65 S Deere Park Drive,

Highland Park, Illinois 60035 and on-behalf of property owner Andrew S and Laurie C Hochberg of 77 S Deere

Park Drive, Highland Park, Illinois 60035, requests by authority of Section 150.1204(A)(11) of the Zoning Code,

a variation of provisions of Section 150.1903(A) and Section 150.1909, as required under the R4 zoning district,

to (i) perform earth moving within the Steep Slope Zone and (ii) remove trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, and

tree stumps within the Steep Slope Zone, in order to reconstruct a bluff adjacent to Lake Michigan (an exempt

activity purusant to Section 150.1906) and to construct a temporary access road through the ravine to access

the lake bluff construction site. The project is also seeking a permit for a Regulated Activity in the Lake Michigan

Protection Zone, which is being considered by the Natural Resources Commission and City Council.

6) New Business: none

7) Staff Report

8) Miscellaneous

a) Discussion of Adopting Board Rules Regarding Case or Time Limits For Meetings:

i) The Board will consider adopting rules related to limiting either the number of cases considered

during a meeting or similar type of rule, such as limiting how late a meeting will go.

9) Adjournment

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