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Zoning Petition ZONING-24-000072 Goin
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WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on November 7, 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:
1. Conditional Use to increase the number of hens permitted on the subject property from 5 to 23.
2. Variation to reduce the interior side setback for an existing chicken coop and chicken run from required 25 feet to approximately 6 feet., on the property hereinafter described:
LOT 16 IN URBAN'S OAKDALE MANOR, A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 25, 1931, AS DOCUMENT 316521, 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 November 20, 2024, does find as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT:
A. That petitioner testified that they have requested the subject zoning relief to increase the number of hens permitted on the subject property from 5 to 23 and to reduce the interior side setback for an existing chicken coop and chicken run from required 25 feet to approximately 6 feet.
B. That petitioner testified that she has had chickens on the subject property since 2011.
C. That petitioner testified that the subject coop was constructed in 2011.
D. That petitioner testified that chickens (hens) start laying eggs after 5-6 months of age and that she currently has chicks, egg-laying chickens, and older chickens in order to ha...
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