Zoning Petition ZONING-25-000003 Ponce
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on February 19, 2025 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 substitute a paved surface driveway for a gravel driveway, on the property hereinafter described:
LOT 12 IN SUBDIVISION OF THE SELBY HOYLE FARM UNIT NUMBER ONE, BEING A PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,A CCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUYARY 16, 1945 AS DOCUMENT 473782 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 19, 2025 does find as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT:
A. That petitioner testified that the subject zoning relief is to allow a Variation to substitute a paved surface driveway for a gravel driveway.
B. That petitioner testified that he purchased the subject property in 2021.
C. That petitioner testified that when he purchased the subject property, he called the wrong department and they told him he does not need a permit to install a gravel driveway, and that he constructed the gravel driveway starting at the street and going to the rear of the subject property.
D. That petitioner testified that he currently uses the subject gravel driveway to store his recreational vehicle and as a play area for his children.
E. That petitioner testified that he proposes to build a detached garage in the rear of the subject property and that the gravel driveway will be used as the access for the gravel driveway.
F. That the Zoning Hearing Officer finds that petitioner has not demonstrated suf...
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