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Zoning Petition ZONING-23-000033 Christiansen
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WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on June 28, 2023, 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:
Conditional Use to allow an existing Rooster to be considered as a pet, on the property hereinafter described:
LOT 10 IN BLOCK 1 IN ARTHUR T. MCINTOSH AND COMPANY'S FIFTH OGDEN AVENUE SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 AND THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 9, 1925 AS DOCUMENT 190963, 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 June 28, 2023, does find as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT:
A. That petitioner testified that the subject zoning relief is to allow an existing Rooster to be considered as a pet on the subject property.
B. That petitioner testified that they currently have five (5) hens and one (1) rooster on the subject property.
C.That petitioner testified that they consider the subject rooster a family pet.
D. That Hearing Officer finds that petitioner has not demonstrated or provided evidence for a Conditional Use to allow an existing rooster to be considered as a pet on the subject property.
a. In addition, approval of the subject zoning relief without sufficient evidence provided by the petitioner would essentially upend and diminish the previously approved "hens" text amendment, as the text amendment to allow up to five (5) hens as a...
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