ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 2017/11/27 Agenda
The City of Lake Forest
Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Agenda - Revised
Regular Meeting
Monday, November 27, 2017
City Hall – 220 E. Deerpath 6:30 p.m.
Louis Pickus Chairman
Nancy Novit Mark Pasquesi Richard Plonsker
Lisa Nehring Michael Sieman Kevin Lewis
1. Introduction of Board members and staff, overview of meeting procedures
– Chairman Pickus.
2. Consideration of the minutes from the October 23, 2017 meeting.
3. Consideration of a request for approval of variances from the side yard
setback requirements to allow additions and alterations to the existing
residence located at 574 Fletcher Circle.
Owners: Michael and Jackie Winn
Representative: Michael Breseman, architect
4. Continued consideration of a request for approval of updates to the Elawa
Farm Master Plan and the associated Special Use Permit. Elawa Farm is
located at 1401 Middlefork Drive. No action is scheduled on this matter
at this time.
Owner: The City of Lake Forest
Representatives: City Staff and Elawa Farm Tenants
5. Consideration of a request for approval of updates to the existing Special
Use Permit for Ragdale, located at 1260 N. Green Bay Road.
Owner: The City of Lake Forest
Representative and Tenant: Ragdale
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.
• Consideration of the 2018 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
Schedule.
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 for variances,
20 minutes for Special Use Permits.
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.