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Zoning Petition ZONING-25-000031 Blachuciak
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WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on June 4, 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 increase the height of a new fence in the rear yard from permitted 6'6" to approximately 8', on the property hereinafter described:
LOT 11 IN GALLAGHER AND HENRY'S BROOKHAVEN MANOR UNIT NUMBER 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 13, 1957 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R67-46437 AND R68-6858, 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 18, 2025 does find as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT:
A. That petitioner testified that the subject zoning relief is to construct an 8-foot-tall privacy fence in the rear yard where the subject property directly backs up to Cass Avenue.
B. That petitioner testified that she has no privacy or security for her backyard as the subject property is situated lower in elevation than Cass Avenue, resulting in pedestrians walking along the Cass Avenue sidewalk looking directly into her backyard and making comments to her children.
C. That petitioner testified that she has a practical difficulty and particular hardship with her land as the subject property has a sloped yard that sits lower than Cass Avenue, resulting in no backyard privacy even with a 6'6" privacy fence, and that she requires an 8' tall privacy fence in order to safely secure her backyar...
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