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Zoning Petition ZONING-25-000039 Porter
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WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on July 16, 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 reduce the interior side setback for a new shed from required 10' to approximately 3', on the property hereinafter described:
LOT 13 IN ANNA SARGENT MACK'S SECOND ADDITION TO OAK LANE, A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 25, 1969 AS DOCUMENT NO. R69-17589, 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 August 20, 2025 does find as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT:
A. That petitioner testified that the subject zoning relief is for a Variation to reduce the interior side setback for a new shed from required 10' to approximately 3'.
B. That petitioner testified that more than half (1/2) of her property is underwater when it rains and that the subject property is essentially a runoff lot at the end of a cul-de-sac.
C. That petitioner testified that the only location to construct a shed on the subject property is three (3) feet from the interior side property line, in an area where the subject property does not flood.
D. That the Zoning Hearing Officer finds that petitioner has demonstrated evidence for a practical difficulty and particular hardship with the land, as the subject property is prone to flooding and the only location to construct a shed is approximately three (3) feet from the interior side property line, in an area that does...
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