WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on March 27, 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 reduce the required side yard setback for existing carport from required
20 feet to approximately 3.5 feet, where it has existed for at least five (5) years.
2. Conditional Use to allow the existing detached accessory buildings/structures (two sheds) to
remain in front of the front wall of the house, where they have existed for at least five (5)
years.
3. Conditional Use to increase the total area of detached accessory buildings from 2,600 sq. ft.
to approximately 5,280 sq. ft. for all existing detached buildings have existed for at least five
(5) years (approx. 1,770 sq. ft. stable, 477 sq. ft shed, 697 sq. ft. detached garage, 1,477 sq.
ft. detached accessory building, 460 sq. ft. shed, and 399 sq. ft. shed).
4. Variation to allow the total area of detached accessory buildings to exceed the total area of
the principal building, on the property hereinafter described:
LOTS 1, 2, AND 3 IN JESCHKE’S RIVER GLEN RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 7 IN BLOCK 2 IN H.M. CORNELL
AND COMPANY’S DUPAGE FOREST ESTATES, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF BROPHY
PARK SUBDIVISION NOW VACATED LYING NORTH OF THE NORTHERLY LINE OF ROOSEVELT ROAD
IN SECTIONS 14 AND 15, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 15, 1942 AS DOCUMENT 438699, IN DUPAGE
COUNTY, ILLINOIS ALSO LOT 8 IN BLOCK 2 IN H.M. CORNELL AND COMPANY’S DUPAGE FOREST
ESTATES, BEING A SUDBVISION OF THAT PART OF BROPHY PARK SUBDIVISION NOW VACATED
LYING NORTH OF THE NORTHERLY LINE OF ROOSEVELT ROAD IN SECTION 14 AND 15, TOWNSHIP 38
NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED JUNE 15, 1942 AS DOCUMET 438699, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, EXCEPTING
THEREFROM: THAT PART OF LOT 8 IN H.M. CORNELL AND CO’S DUPAGE FOREST ESTATES, BDING A
SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF BROPHY PARK SUBDIVISON NOW VACATED, LYING NORTH OF THE
NORTHERLY LINE OF ROOSEVELT ROAD IN SECTIONS 14 AND 15, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 9
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 15,
1942 AS DOCUMENT 438699 BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST
ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 8 A DISTANCE OF 160.56 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST BANK
FO THE WEST BRANCH OF THE DUPAGE RIVER; THENCE SOUTH 27 DEGRESS 01 MINUTES 29
SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID EAST BANK A DISTANCE OF 256.26 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH
LINE OF SAID LOT 8; THENCE NORTH 56 DEGREES 1 MINUTES 32 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH
LINE A DISTANCE OF 159.33 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF THENCE NORTH 32
DEGREES 14 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST OF ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 8 A DISTANCE OF
165.38 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY
25, 2016 AS DOCUMENT NO. R2016-007720, 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 March 27, 2024, does find as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT:
A. That petitioner testified that the subject zoning relief is for the detached accessory
buildings on the subject property.
B. That petitioner testified that they purchased the subject property approximately one
(1) year ago and that all detached accessory buildings existed at the time of purchase.