421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Development Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, May 19, 2026  
10:30 AM  
Room 3500B  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
10:30 AM meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Yeena Yoo at 10:30 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Covert, Krajewski, Martinez, Ozog, and Yoo  
Tornatore  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
3.  
4.  
CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS- CHAIR TORNATORE  
Vice-Chair Yoo informed Committee Members that she would be chairing the meeting in  
Member Tornatore's absence. She thanked Member Haider for being in attendance as well.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Dave Nelson spoke on of NGHC, Inc. in favor of their petition ZONING-26-000007. He shared a  
picture of six young woman who have disabilities, one of which is his daughter. They are all on  
the waiting list of more than 19,000 adults for a place in a group home. In addition to the request  
for a conditional use for group housing, they are trying to address long term financial support of  
the property. They would like to build a greenhouse, for the raising and selling of flowers and  
plant and also have an accessible dwelling unit on the property.  
Sanjiv Akhand of Axiom Home Investments, Inc. spoke on behalf of his company in support of  
their petition ZONING-25-000064. Their request is to convert an existing garage into living  
space. Mr. Akhand was not clear what zoning standards were not met at the hearing.  
***Please see the end of packet for the one electronic comment received for the meeting.  
5.  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
5.A.  
26-1450  
Development Committee - Regular Meeting - May 5, 2026  
Meeting Minutes Summary 5-5-2026  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Brian Krajewski  
Sadia Covert  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Covert, Krajewski, Martinez, Ozog, and Yoo  
Tornatore  
ABSENT:  
6.  
REGULATORY SERVICES  
6.A.  
26-1492  
ZSE-26-000005 Naperville Country Club Outdoor Concert: To approve special event  
action item:  
Naperville Country Club outdoor concert for their club members, to be held on Friday,  
August 7, 2026, from 6-10 PM. (Lisle/ District 5) (Generally located northwest of E  
Chicago Avenue and Olesen Drive, on the north side of E Chicago Avenue)  
ZSE-26-000005 Naperville CC Concert Dev. Com. (05-19-2026)  
Comments  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Brian Krajewski  
Sadia Covert  
Covert, Krajewski, Martinez, Ozog, and Yoo  
Tornatore  
ABSENT:  
6.B.  
DC-O-0016-26  
ZONING-25-000064 – ORDINANCE – Axiom Home Investments, LLC.: The Zoning  
Board of Appeals recommended to deny the following zoning relief:  
1. Conditional Use for an accessory dwelling unit.  
2. Conditional Use to allow an existing detached accessory building to remain less than  
10 feet from the interior side setback (approximately 9.22 feet), where the detached  
accessory building has existed for at least 5 years.  
3. Variation from Subsection 37-417.2(F) to increase the maximum number of permitted  
occupants on the property—from five (5) occupants to eight (8) occupants  
total—allocated as six (6) occupants in the existing principal single-family dwelling unit  
and two (2) occupants in the accessory dwelling unit. (Downers Grove/District 3)  
(Generally located southeast of Lemont Road and Davey Road, on the east side of  
Lemont Road)  
ZBA VOTE (to Deny): 5 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 Absent  
Vice- Chair Yoo made a motion to remand the item back to the Zoning Board of Appeals.  
Paul Hoss explained that there was no opportunity for public comment at the  
recommendation meeting, which was a technical flaw in the proceedings.  
Z-25-000064 Axiom Home Investments Dev. Com. (05-19-2026)  
Attachments:  
DEFERRED  
Yeena Yoo  
Mary Ozog  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Covert, Krajewski, Martinez, Ozog, and Yoo  
Tornatore  
AYES:  
ABSENT:  
6.C.  
DC-O-0017-26  
ZONING-26-000007 – ORDINANCE – NGHC, Inc.: The Zoning Board of Appeals  
recommended to deny the following zoning relief:  
1. Conditional Use for a Planned Development for three (3) uses on the subject property:  
a Group Home, a greenhouse with accessory retail/wholesale crop sales on the subject  
property, and an Accessory Dwelling Unit.  
2. Variation to increase the total area of permitted detached accessory buildings from  
1,241 sq. ft to approximately 6,989 sq. ft. (3,850 sq. ft. ADU, 2,880 sq. ft. greenhouse,  
and 259 sq. ft. existing shed).  
3. Variation to exceed the maximum permissible area for detached accessory buildings in  
the R-3 Single Family Residential District from 2,600 sq. ft. to approximately 6,989 sq.  
ft.  
4. Variation to allow the total area of detached accessory buildings (proposed accessory  
dwelling unit, proposed greenhouse, and existing shed) to be larger than the principal  
building (existing house is 4,745 sq. ft.).  
5. Variation to allow an Accessory Dwelling Unit to be more than 1,000 sq. ft. in size  
(approximately 3,850 sq. ft.).  
6. Variation to allow an Accessory Dwelling Unit to be located in a new detached  
accessory building.  
7. Variation to increase the maximum number of permitted occupants on the  
property—from five (5) occupants to 12 occupants total—allocated as eight (8) occupants  
in the existing principal single-family /proposed group home and 4 occupants in the  
accessory dwelling unit.  
8. Variation to allow neither the legal or beneficial owner to be an occupant on the  
property with an ADU.  
9. Variation to allow the exterior of the converted dwelling to not retain the appearance  
of an existing accessory building containing the accessory dwelling unit.  
10. Variation to increase the height of a detached accessory building from permitted 24  
feet to approximately 28 for the proposed greenhouse and 36 for the proposed accessory  
dwelling unit. (Lisle/District 5) (Generally located southwest of Naper Boulevard and  
Plank Road, on the south side of Plank Road)  
ZBA VOTE (to Deny): 5 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 Absent  
Vice-Chair Yoo made a motion to remand the agenda item back to the ZBA. This case  
had the same technical flaw of no opportunity for public comment at the recommendation  
meeting.  
Member Covert asked the question about a hardship not being presented in the case. Paul  
Hoss explained. that the zoning code asks for the petitioner to present a hardship,  
practical difficulty, or unique circumstance relative to the land and what use is being  
proposed on the land.  
The petitioner indicated they would prefer to have a new hearing. Vice-Chair Yoo  
withdrew her motion to remand item back to ZBA for recommendation and made a  
motion to remand it back to ZBA for a new public hearing.  
Z-26-000007 NGHC, Inc. Dev. Com. (05-19-2026)  
Attachments:  
DEFERRED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Yeena Yoo  
Mary Ozog  
Covert, Krajewski, Martinez, Ozog, and Yoo  
Tornatore  
ABSENT:  
6.D.  
DC-P-0001-26  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract to Sutton Ford, Inc., to furnish and  
deliver two (2) 2026 Ford Bronco Sport Big Bend 4X4 vehicles, for Building & Zoning,  
for the period of May 27, 2026 through November 30, 2026, for a contract total not to  
exceed $66,560.92; per lowest responsible bid #26-037-DOT.  
PRCC  
Attachments:  
Bid Tab  
Pricing Pages_Redacted  
VE_Redacted  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Mary Ozog  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Sadia Covert  
SECONDER:  
7.  
OLD BUSINESS  
Member Krajewski inquired of the direction the Zoning Board of Appeals has been given  
regarding accessory dwelling units. Paul Hoss answered that the Zoning Board is aware of the  
push for additional housing. They are not policy makers and are following the current code,  
making decisions based on hardship, practical difficulty or unique circumstance that supports  
variations.  
8.  
9.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:52 AM