BRB_2025_11_05_AGENDA
The City of Lake Forest
Building Review Board Agenda - Revised
Regular Meeting Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 6:30 P.M.
Municipal Services Facility – Lower Level
Scott Renken
Justin Stamer
John Looby III, Chairman
Sarah Lamphere
Chris Collins
Sally Downey
Eric Lohmueller
1. Introduction of Board members and City staff, overview of meeting procedures –
Chairman Looby.
2. Consideration of the minutes of the October 7, 2025 Building Review Board meeting.
3. Continued consideration of a request for a recommendation in support of a new house
on a vacant lot and the associated hardscape and landscape at 1781 Knollwood Lane.
Property Owner: Yuriy Nekrasov
Representative: Matthew Kerouac, Architect
4. Initial input and direction is requested on preliminary design concepts for four new
homes in the Westleigh Farms Subdivision at 290, 300, 320 and 340 Majestic Oak
Court,
Property Owners: Elite Development Group (Bartek Skrzynecki 50% and Grzegorz
Malicki 50%) and 270-290 Majestic Court LLC (Marcin Kopacz 50% and John Lawson
50%)
Representative: Paul Szurley, President of SP Group Pro Inc
Other Items
5. Opportunity for the public to address the Building Review Board on non-agenda items.
6. Additional information from staff.
• Consideration of the 2026 Building Review Board meeting calendar.
Mandatory Adjournment time is 11:00 p.m.
MEETING PROCEDURES
Building Review Board 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 by members of the
Board.
3. Presentation by the Petitioner
– 10 minutes.
4. Identification of Issues by
Staff - 5 minutes.
5. Questions or requests for
clarification from Board to
Petitioner or Staff.
6. Public Testimony - 5 minutes
per speaker.
7. Staff response to public
testimony- 5 minutes.
8. Petitioner Rebuttal - 10
minutes.
9. final Questions from Board to
Petitioner or Staff
10. Board Discussion and
Comment
11. 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, may contact the
Community Development
Department at 847-810-3511.