City of Ottawa Zoning Board of Appeals met Sept. 15
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Chairman Charlie Sheridan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Ottawa City Council Chambers.
Roll Call
Present: Charlie Sheridan, Dan Bitner, Celeste Nielsen, and Earle Lecki. Also present was city staff member Matt Stafford.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Sheridan at 7:00 p.m. It was moved by Dan and seconded by Earle 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 one item for consideration by the board.
Property: Zoned B (Single and Two Family Residential) Lot 4 in Block 51 in State’s Addition in the City of Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois. Commonly known as 1024 Chestnut Street, owned by Robert and Connie Wawerski for the request of a variance to have an accessory structure in the front yard.
Applicant: Robert Wawerski
Review: Robert Wawerski requested a variance to place 16’ x 12’ utility shed in the front yard of a corner lot Because there is not space to place it in the back yard. The new shed will be placed on an existing concrete pad adjacent to the existing patio. The vote was 3 yeas, 1 opposed.
Action: It was moved by Dan Bitner to approve variance to allow the placement of a 16’ x 12’ (192 SF) utility shed in the front yard of the property located at 1024 Chestnut Street. Earle Lecki seconded the motion and it passed with a vote of three yes, one opposed.
Having no further business in front of it, Earle Lecki moved to adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded by Dan Bitner, and ended at 7:20 p.m.
https://cityofottawa.org/wp-content/uploads/Government/Boards_Commissions/ZBA/2022_Minutes/09-15-2022-zba-minutes.pdf
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