City of Ottawa Zoning Board of Appeals met Dec. 15.
Here are 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, Vince Kozsdiy, Celeste Nielsen, Melissa Hulse and Earle Lecki. Also present was city staff member Matt Stafford.
Meeting
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Sheridan at 7:00 p.m. It was moved by Earle and seconded by Celeste 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 A-2 (Single and Two Family Residential) Lot 6 in Block 18 in Green’s Addition in the City of Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois. Commonly known as 709 Congress Street, owned by Carol Wahlstrom for the request of a side yard setback variance to construct a garage.
Applicant: Carol Wahlstrom represented by Cliff Baker of “Morton Buildings”. Review: Cliff Baker requested a variance to Construct a detached 12’ x 20’ garage 1’-0” from the west property line in the side yard replacing an existing dilapidated shed 10’-6” x 18-0” which is 1’-6’ from the property line. Members Sheridan, Nielsen & Kozsdiy all stated that they would agree to the original 1’-6” setback but not the 1’-0” setback requested. Mr. Baker agreed to the 1’-6” setback.
Action: It was moved by Vince Kozsdiy to approve variance to allow the placement of a 12’ x 20’ detached garage 1’-6” from the side (west) property line located at 709 Congress Street. Celeste Nielsen seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Having no further business in front of it, Melissa Hulse moved to adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded by Earle Lecki, and ended at 7:20 p.m.
https://cityofottawa.org/wp-content/uploads/Government/Boards_Commissions/ZBA/2022_Minutes/12-15-2022-zba-minutes.pdf
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