Zoning Petition ZONING-26-000003 Bell
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on February 18, 2026 in the DuPage County Administration Building, 421 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois at 2:30 P.M. before the DuPage County Zoning Hearing Officer and notice of said hearing was duly given; and
WHEREAS, a petition was presented at this hearing requesting the following zoning relief:
Variation to allow the finished "good" side of an existing fence to face inward instead of outward, on the property hereinafter described:
LOT 8 (EXCEPT THE WEST 122 FEET) IN BLOCK 9, IN ARTHUR T. MCINTOSH AND COMPANY'S FAIRVIEW AVENUE SUBDVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 7, 1923 AS DOCUMENT 169326, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Hearing Officer, having considered in relation to the above requested zoning petition presented at the above hearing and at the recommendation meeting held on March 4, 2026 does find as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT:
A. That petitioner testified that the subject zoning relief is for a Variation to allow the finished "good" side of an existing fence to face inward instead of outward.
B. The petitioner testified that a building permit was issued for the subject fence.
* Furthermore, that petitioner testified that due to the installation technique of a "log framing"-style fence and the presence of a privacy fence on the neighboring property, a portion of the subject fence has the finished side facing inward, with the vertical posts located on the exterior.
C. The petitioner testified that, because of the neighboring fence, the log posts could not be installed on the interior side of the subject fence.
D. The petitioner testified that the log posts are situated between two ...
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