421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Development Committee  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, May 20, 2025  
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, Ozog, Rutledge, and Yoo  
Tornatore  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
3.  
4.  
CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS- CHAIR TORNATORE  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
Vice-Chair Yoo informed the Committee Members that Chair Tornatore was out of town and she  
was glad to Chair the Meeting in his absence.  
5.  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
5.A.  
Development Committee - Regular Meeting - April 15, 2025  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Mary Ozog  
Sadia Covert  
Covert, Krajewski, Ozog, Rutledge, and Yoo  
Tornatore  
ABSENT:  
6.  
REGULATORY SERVICES  
6.A.  
ZONING-25-000008 – ORDINANCE – Smiley: To approve the following zoning relief:  
1. Variation to reduce the corner side setback for a new deck from required 30 feet to  
approximately 10 feet.  
2. Variation to reduce the corner side setback for a new front porch from required 27 feet  
to approximately 20 feet. (Addison/District 1)  
ZHO Recommendation to Approve  
Development Committee VOTE (Motion to Approve): 5 Ayes, 0 Nays, 1 Absent  
Attachments:  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Sadia Covert  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Mary Ozog  
Covert, Krajewski, Ozog, Rutledge, and Yoo  
Tornatore  
ABSENT:  
6.B.  
ZONING-25-000013 – ORDINANCE – Aspen Inc.: To approve the following zoning  
relief:  
Conditional Use to allow an existing shed to remain less than 3 feet from the rear  
property line (approximately 2.6 feet), where the shed has existed for at least 5 years.  
(Bloomingdale/District 1)  
ZHO Recommendation to Approve  
Development Committee VOTE (Motion to Approve): 5 Ayes, 0 Nays, 1 Absent  
Attachments:  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Mary Ozog  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Sadia Covert  
Covert, Krajewski, Ozog, Rutledge, and Yoo  
Tornatore  
ABSENT:  
6.C.  
ZONING-25-000014 – ORDINANCE – Trauth: To approve the following zoning relief:  
Variation to reduce the interior side setback for a new deck from required 3 feet to  
approximately 2 feet, to replace an existing deck with a new deck in the same location.  
(Lisle/District 5)  
ZHO Recommendation to Approve  
Development Committee VOTE (Motion to Approve): 5 Ayes, 0 Nays, 1 Absent  
Attachments:  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Sadia Covert  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Mary Ozog  
Covert, Krajewski, Ozog, Rutledge, and Yoo  
Tornatore  
ABSENT:  
6.D.  
ZONING-25-000019 – ORDINANCE – Saiz: To approve the following zoning relief:  
Variation to reduce the corner side yard setback for a new house on existing foundation  
from required 20 feet to approximately 10 feet. (Lisle/District 2)  
ZHO Recommendation to Approve  
Development Committee VOTE (Motion to Approve): 5 Ayes, 0 Nays, 1 Absent  
Attachments:  
Member Rutledge inquired if the petitioner is building on the existing foundation why would  
zoning relief be needed? Paul Hoss, Planning & Zoning Administration Coordinator explained  
that the house is considered a new build under the building code and needs to meet the current  
zoning bulk requirements.  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Sadia Covert  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Mary Ozog  
Covert, Krajewski, Ozog, Rutledge, and Yoo  
Tornatore  
ABSENT:  
6.E.  
To approve a Resolution of Declaration of Surplus Property located at 22W146 Hillcrest  
Terrace, Medinah. IL (PIN: 02-11-412-011)  
Development Committee VOTE (Motion to Approve): 5 Ayes, 0 Nays, 1 Absent  
Mr. Hoss informed the Committee that the property will be going up for auction. The money  
received for the property will go into the County's eventual housing trust. The lot is  
approximately 20k sq ft and is serviced by well and septic. He added that in the next few weeks  
there will be discussion brought to the Finance Committee and County Board about the next  
steps in housing solutions. This includes a resolution to create a land bank and a resolution to  
work with a not for profit to create a housing and land trust.  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Mary Ozog  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Sheila Rutledge  
Covert, Krajewski, Ozog, Rutledge, and Yoo  
Tornatore  
ABSENT:  
7.  
8.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
9.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:39 A.M.