City of Ottawa Zoning Board of Appeals met Jan. 20.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
Chairman Charlie Sheridan called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. in the Ottawa City Council Chambers.
Roll Call
Present: Charlie Sheridan, Bill Stevenson, Tricia Flavel, Earle Lecki and Dan Bittner. Also present was city staff member Matt Stafford.
Meeting
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Sheridan at 7:04 p.m. It was moved by Bill Stevenson and seconded by Tricia Flavel that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved. The motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Sheridan then recounted the city ordinance provisions for granting zoning variances, per Section 118-19(g)(3) of the city zoning ordinance (see attached). He noted that there was only one item for consideration by the board.
Property: Lot 52 in West Peninsula Unit 1 at Heritage Harbor Ottawa, being a subdivision of part of the Fractional Southwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 33 North, Range 4 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded September 26, 2008 as Document No. 2008-21917; situated in LaSalle County, Illinois. Commonly known as: 1 Windward Way, Ottawa, Illinois.
Applicant: MyLynda Moore
Review: MyLynda requested variances from the side lot and front lot building setbacks to allow construction of a 12 feet x 24 feet attached garage to her house. The garage will be 2 feet from the west side lot line and 14 feet 6 inches from the front lot line instead of the required 5 feet side lot and 21 feet front lot building setbacks shown on the Final Plat. MyLynda was asked if she had approval for this request from Heritage Harbor’s Homeowners Association. She did not and was told to request a variance from the city first. MyLynda also presented an architectural rendering of the finished garage attached to her house and it was well received by the board members. No opposition to her request was presented.
Action: It was moved by Bill Stevenson to approve a variance to allow the construction of an attached garage 2 feet from the west side lot line and 14 feet 6 inches from the front lot line of the property located at 1 Windward Way. Earle Lecki seconded the motion and it passed with a 4 to 1 vote (Dan Bittner voted not in favor).
Having no further business in front of it, Bill Stevenson moved to adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded by Earle Lecki, and ended at 7:18 p.m.
https://cityofottawa.org/wp-content/uploads/Government/Boards_Commissions/ZBA/2022_Minutes/corrected-ZBA-minutes-January-20-2022-1.pdf
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