ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 2016/03/28 Agenda
The City of Lake Forest
Zoning Board of Appeals
Regular Meeting
Monday, March 28, 2016
City Hall – 220 E. Deerpath 6:30 p.m.
Robert Franksen, Chairman
Lloyd Culbertson Jay Kennedy Richard Plonsker
Louis Pickus Mark Pasquesi Kevin Lewis
The Zoning Board of Appeals meetings are broadcast live on Cable TV
1. Introduction of Board members and staff, overview of meeting procedures
– Chairman Franksen.
2. Consideration of approval of the minutes from the February 22, 2016
meeting.
Variances
3. Consideration of a request for a variance from lot-in-depth setback
requirements to allow construction of an addition to the residence located
at 460 Washington Road.
Owners and Representatives: Stephen and Laura Douglass
4. Consideration of a request for a variance from the front yard setback for a
new single family residence and variances to allow the installation of
gutters on an existing detached garage at 682 Oakwood Avenue.
Owners: 682 Oakwood Avenue LLC (Peter Childs and Jamie Childs)
Representative: Laszlo Simovic, architect
Special Use Permit
5. Consideration of a request for an amendment to the existing Special
Use Permit for Farwell Field at Lake Forest College, 250
Washington Road, to allow the use of temporary lighting on the field
annually for three weeks after the end of daylight savings time.
Owner: Lake Forest College
Representative: Jackie Slaats, Director of Athletics
Other Items
6. Opportunity for the public to address the Zoning Board of Appeals on
matters not on the agenda.
7. Additional information from staff.
MEETING PROCEDURES
Zoning Board of Appeals’ meetings follow
the procedures outlined below. In the
spirit of fairness to all parties, any of
these procedures may be modified for a
particular item at the discretion of the
Chairman.
1. Introduction of the Item by the
Chairman
2. Declaration of Conflicts of Interest
and Ex Parte Contacts
3. Swearing in of Parties Intending to
Testify
4. Presentation by the Petitioner – not
to exceed 10 minutes.
5. Identification of Issues by Staff - not
to exceed 5 minutes.
6. Questions and requests for
clarification from Board to Petitioner
or Staff.
7. Public Testimony - not to exceed 5
minutes per speaker.
8. Opportunity for cross examination.
Requires submittal of request to
cross examine prior to meeting.
9. Final Questions from Board to
Petitioner or Staff, or direction to
Petitioner and Staff to provide
additional information.
10. Petitioner Rebuttal - not to exceed
10 minutes.
11. Staff Response to Public Testimony
- not to exceed 5 min.
12. Board Discussion and Comment
13. Board Action
Mandatory Adjournment Time
11:00 p.m.
Individuals with disabilities who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or who have questions
regarding the accessibility of the meeting or the facilities, are required to contact the Community Development Department at (847)810-3503 promptly to
allow the City to make reasonable accommodations for those persons.