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Zoning Petition ZONING-24-000027 Bates
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WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on June 5, 2024, 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 increase the total Floor Area Ratio on the subject property from permitted 35% (approximately 2,135 sq. ft.) to approximately 39.59% (approximately 2,415 sq. ft.), for a new house with detached garage, on the property hereinafter described:
LOT 25 AND 26 IN THE FIRST ADDITION TO NORTHWEST ADDITION TO WHEATON, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SECTIONS 7 AND 18, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 9, 1925, AS DOCUMENT 195881 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 5, 2024 does find as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT:
A. That petitioner testified that the subject zoning relief is to increase the total Floor Area Ratio on the subject property from permitted 35% (approximately 2,135 sq. ft.) to approximately 39.59% (approximately 2,415 sq. ft.), for a new house with detached garage.
B. That petitioner testified that the subject property was platted in the 1920s and that it is a historic lot of record.
C. That petitioner testified that the proposed single-family home would be a raised-ranch and that the proposed basement is more than 50% above ground and therefore counted towards the total square footage that is permitted on the subject property.
D. That petitioner testified that it is not feasible to lower...
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