BRB_2025_10_07_AGENDA
The City of Lake Forest
Building Review Board Agenda - Revised
Regular Meeting Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 6:30 P.M.
Scott Renken
Justin Stamer
John Looby III, Chairman
Sarah Lamphere 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 July 10th and September 3rd, 2025 Building Review
Board meetings.
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 1781 Knollwood Lane.
Property Owner: Yuriy Nekrasov
Representative: Matthew Kerouac, Architect
4. Consideration of a request for a recommendation in support of a new residence on a
vacant lot and the associated hardscape and landscape at 1124 Fairview Avenue.
Property Owners: Lee and Sarah Bagan
Contract Purchasers: Dylan Wu and Margaret Burke
Representative: Jeff Letzter, project manager
5. Consideration of a request for a recommendation in support of a new house on a vacant
lot and the associated hardscape and landscape at 1206 Estate Lane.
Property Owner and Representative: Matan Aharoni
Other Items
6. Opportunity for the public to address the Building Review Board on non-agenda items.
7. Additional information from staff.
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.