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A
Good
evening
and
welcome
this
is
a
public
hearing
of
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
of
the
city
of
Evanston.
The
zoning
ordinance
directs
this
body
to
hear
applications
for
major
variations,
special
uses
and
appeals
from
decisions
of
the
Zoning
Administrator
depending
on
the
type
of
matter.
This
board
will
either
make
a
will
make
either
a
final
determination
or
send
its
recommendation
to
City
Council.
Please
call
the
roll.
C
C
D
A
Here
with
four
members
present,
we
do
have
a
quorum
also
present
tonight
our
zoning
plan
or
melissa
clots.
This
is
a
formal
meeting
and
there
are
rules
that
govern
our
proceedings.
Most
importantly,
only
one
person
speaks
at
a
time,
so
all
testimony
may
be
accurately
recorded.
Anyone
who
wishes
to
address
the
board
regarding
any
matter
on
the
agenda
will
have
the
opportunity
opportunity
to
do
so
at
the
appropriate
time.
Our
procedure
is
to
hear
from
staff
on
the
documents
on
file
and
then
receive
testimony
and
other
evidence
from
the
applicant
or
appellant
next.
A
Persons
who
wish
to
make
a
statement
regarding
the
matter
may
do
so
at
that
time,
any
persons
with
a
legal
interest
in
property
located
within
500
feet
of
the
subject,
property
may
present
evidence
reasonably
question
witnesses
or
seek
a
continuance
of
the
hearing.
When
all
supporting
an
opposing
testimony
and
statements
have
been
heard,
the
applicant
or
repellent
will
be
given
the
opportunity
for
rebuttal
or
our
closing
statement.
Then
the
board
will
close
the
record
and
begin
deliberations.
All
testimony
will
be
under
oath,
although
we
do
not
apply
the
strict
rules
of
evidence.
A
Please
limit
your
testimony
or
statement
to
your
personal
knowledge
when
you
address
the
board,
please
state
your
name
and
address
and
sign
in
on
the
provided
sheet.
Our
meetings
are
video
and
audio
recorded.
Please
make
sure
that
you
are
at
a
microphone
when
asking
questions
or
making
statements
so
that
you
can
be
properly
recorded.
All
proceedings
are
subject
to
broadcast
at
a
later
date.
Any
matter
not
concluded
at
tonight's
hearing
will
be
continued
to
our
next
regularly
scheduled
meeting.
A
There
are
two
items
on
the
agenda
this
evening:
27
40
to
barnard
place
as
the
applicant
here
and
1822
Ridge
Avenue.
The
applicant
is
here:
okay,
so
that
we
have
both
applicants.
Now
we
can
first
go
through
the
approval
of
the
meeting
minutes.
Any
comments
on
the
meeting
minutes
from
last
meeting.
Yes,.
D
C
A
E
Name
is
Lawrence
gold,
I'm
3100,
Lexington
Lane
in
glenview
I'm,
here
representing
leader
goal
the
owner
of
the
property
on
Bernard
place.
This
we're
seeking
the
2.6
yard.
Two
point:
six
foot
side
yard
variation.
The
existing
dwelling
is
a
one
and
a
half
storey
frame,
single-family
residence
with
a
basement.
It
appears
that
it
was
built
in
1927,
which
I
assume
was
weighed
before
the
existing
zoning
ordinances
were
enacted.
The
proposed
renovations
include
a
total
rehab.
E
Everything
within
the
confines
of
the
exterior
walls
will
be
removed
and
everything
will
be
replaced
with
new,
all
new
heating,
all
new
electric
plumbing
everything.
Obviously
up
to
the
recent
codes
we
have
submitted
for
building
permit.
The
second
floor
of
the
house
is
an
attic.
It
has
two
bedrooms
that
are
relatively
unusable
in
a
bathroom
that
is
actually
below
the
slope
of
the
roof
which
I
don't
know
how
anybody
could
have
used
it.
E
E
If
we
had
to
maintain
that
five-year
put
setback
on
the
north
side
of
the
building
in,
we
would
incur
some
great
structural
difficulties,
which
would
incur
some
more
costs.
The
easiest
thing
to
do
would
be
to
raise
that
north
wall
straight
up.
We
are
not
planning
to
do
any
addition
to
the
building.
There
will
be
land
changes,
all
of
the
flow
of
water
will
be
as
it
is
existing
and
we're
obviously
keeping
the
existing
footprint.
E
A
A
A
C
A
A
You
very
much
I
appreciate
that
you
can
have
a
seat
yep,
we're
gonna
close
the
record
now
and
deliberate
anybody
have
anything
to
say
you
don't
have
to
it's.
Okay,
because
I
will
take
the
silence
as
the
as
the
tacit
approval
that
we
have
always
had,
which
is
that
you
are
allowed
to
build
a
second
story
over
an
existing
first
floor
because
primarily
of
the
structural
implications
for
that
and
the
craziness.
A
Regarding
that,
so
we
will
move
forward
through
the
standards
for
variation.
There
are
seven
standards
and
I
will
go
through
them
now
number
one.
The
requested
variation
will
not
have
a
substantial
adverse
impact
on
the
used
enjoyment
of,
or
property
values
of
a
genie
of
adjoining
properties.
This
certainly
is
not
the
case.
In
fact,
it
will
increase
the
property
values
of
adjacent
properties
by
being
bringing
the
house
into
today's
standards.
A
Also,
it
doesn't
have
any
additional
impact
on
the
on
the
adjacent
houses,
because
it's
not
increasing
the
footprint
of
the
property
of
the
house
on
the
property,
so
that
standard
has
been
met.
Number
two:
the
request
of
variation
is
in
keeping
with
the
intent
of
the
zoning
ordinance,
which
is
to
provide
housing
and
development
opportunities
to
bring
properties
up
to
today's
standards.
So
I
believe
that
that
standard
has
been
met.
A
Number
three,
the
alleged
our
hardship
or
practical
difficulty
is
peculiar
to
the
property
and
this
house
being
located
where
it
is
two
point
six
feet
off
the
lot
line
and
built
long
before
the
owners.
The
current
owners
took
proper,
took
possession
of
the
property
is
the
practical
hardship
and
also
the
structural
implications
of
trying
to
offset
a
second
floor
two
and
a
half
feet
from
the
first
floor.
So
I
believe
that
standard
has
been
met.
A
Number
for
the
property
owner
would
suffer
a
particular
hardship
or
practical
difficulty
as
distinguished
from
a
mere
inconvenience
if
the
strict
letter
of
the
regulations
were
to
be
carried
out
again.
This
is
really
a
structural
issue
and
building
that
second
floor
wall
that
supports
roof,
load
and
potentially
floor
load.
Two
and
a
half
feet
off
of
the
exterior
wall
is
insanity,
and
so
that
is
a
very
difficult
hardship
because
it
becomes
a
maintenance
nightmare
in
the
future.
So
I
believe
that
that
standard
has
been
met.
A
The
purpose
of
the
very
agent
number
five,
the
purpose
of
the
variation-
is
not
based
exclusively
upon
a
desire
to
extract
additional
income
from
the
property
the
owner
has
purchased
it
for
her
daughter
and
her
grandchildren
to
live
there.
So
she
is
not
doing
this
for
a
development
opportunity
alone,
but
to
enrich
the
lives
of
her
family
members.
So
I
believe
that
that
standard
has
been
met.
Number
six,
the
alleged
difficulty
or
hardship,
has
not
been
created
by
any
person
having
an
interest
in
the
property.
A
The
house
is
in
1927
house
so
again
built
long
before
current
zoning
standards,
and
so
that
hardship
is
that
has
not
been
created
by
the
owner,
so
I
believe
that
standard
has
been
met
and
number
seven.
The
requested
variation
requires
the
least
deviation
from
the
applicable
regulation
among
the
feasible
options
identified
before
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
issues,
its
decision
or
recommendation
to
the
City
Council.
A
D
A
A
B
Shawn
Smith
lessee
applies
for
a
special
use
permit
for
a
commercial
indoor
recreation
facility,
Omni
fit
personal
training
in
the
01
office
district,
which
requires
a
special
use
permit
for
a
commercial
indoor
recreation
facility
to
operate
zoning
code.
Section
6,
15
23,
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
makes
a
recommendation
to
City
Council
for
the
determining
body.
A
F
Smith
1822
Ridge
Avenue
same
building
that
the
studio
is
in
actually
10
feet
away.
Well,
basically,
it's
a
boutique
style,
one-on-one
personal
training,
studio,
no
loud
noises,
no
large
amounts
of
traffic,
only
two
people
in
the
in
the
space
at
a
time
since
it
is
one
on
one
not
like
a
hardcore
gym,
no
yelling,
no
screaming
no
loud
music.
It's
very
it's
very
mellow
small
equipment
that
doesn't
leave
a
footprint.
Does
it
cause
any
damage?
F
Currently,
I
I
don't
foresee
that
if
I
do
I'd
come
back
and
have
that
approved
right,
I'd
I,
like
being
by
myself
ever
since
I,
left
the
training
studio
where
I
was
bumping
into
other
trainers.
Right
I've
got
my
own
personal
space.
I
don't
have
to
multitask
around
other
people.
The
rent
is
low
enough
to
where
it's
not
a
problem.
For
me
to
take
care
of
it
all
by
myself,
I
kind
of
prefer
it
that
way
and.
F
A
F
Overbook
myself
because
I've
been
doing
it
for
so
long,
it's
kind
of
it's
not
first.
It's
not
second
nature
to
me
its
first
nature
to
me.
So
it's
it's
work.
That's
not!
It
only
feels
like
work.
What
I'm,
tired
at
the
end
of
the
day,
so
I
have
no
problem
working,
that
much
and
ok
so
and
since
it's
mine,
you
know,
I,
don't
I,
don't
have
to
gauge
for
anybody
else
using
the
space
right.
A
F
Well,
with
personal
training:
it's
not
always
eight
hours
in
a
row,
it
could
be
two
hours
and
then
a
two-hour
break
three
hours
in
a
one-hour
break,
so
I
I
dedicate
monday
through
friday
to
working,
and
then
you
know
when
I
have
breaks.
I
have
snacks.
I
visit
with
my
kids
that
kind
of
stuff
and
then
I
have
all
of
saturday
and
sunday
with
my
kids.
So.
F
A
F
Strength
policy
against
dropping
things
I
make
sure
that
my
clients
have
proper
grips
when
they're
doing
stuff
and
they
control
their
movements.
Also,
I
have
protective
padding
on
the
floor
if
somehow
something
was
dropped
by
accident
right.
You
know
that
wouldn't
make
a
loud
noise
and
cause
any
damage.
Okay,.
F
I
really
loud
queuing,
people
have
tried
to
get
me
to
do
that
kind
of
stuff
for
a
long
time
and
I
just
I
can't
stand
it
I,
like
training
people,
one
on
one,
more
personal
or
action,
more
ability
to
watch
what
they're
doing
and
make
it
personal
right.
You
know
molded
around
their
work
out,
rather
than
trying
to
find
a
way
that
works
for
10
completely
different
people.
So.
F
A
F
D
A
This
is
a
special
use,
so
we
are
a
recommending
body
to
City,
Council
and
I'm,
going
to
go
through
the
nine
standards
for
special
uses,
the
first
standard.
It
is
one
of
these
special
uses
specifically
listed
in
the
zoning
ordinance.
It
is
number
two
it
is
in
keeping
with
purposes
and
policies
of
the
adopted,
comprehensive
general
plan
and
the
zoning
ordinance
as
amended
from
time
to
time.
A
It's
certainly
within
the
comprehensive
general
plan
to
encourage
entrepreneurial
activities
and
new
businesses
that
are
starting
in
the
city
and
so
I
believe
that
that
standard
has
been
Matt
number
three.
It
will
not
cause
a
negative
cumulative
effect
when
its
effect
is
considered,
in
conjunction
with
the
cumulative
effect
of
various
special
uses
of
all
types
on
the
immediate
neighborhood
and
the
effect
of
the
proposed
type
of
special
use
upon
the
city
as
a
whole.
This
is
a
very
small
footprint
for
this
particular
business.
A
There
aren't
very
many
people
who
are
coming
at
the
same
time
and
I
also
believe
that
the
space
being
fully
leased
is
a
good
thing
to
have
that
sort
of
activity
on
the
street.
So
I
think
that
that
standard
has
been
met.
Number
four:
it
does
not
interfere
with
or
diminish
the
value
of
the
property
in
the
neighborhood
again,
a
busy
street
front
is
a
valuable
street
front
and
increases
the
value
of
the
neighborhood.
The
property
values
in
the
neighborhood,
so
I
believe
that
that
standard
has
been
met.
A
It
can
be
adequately
served
by
public
facilities
and
services.
There
are
no
special
needs
for
dumpsters
or
traffic
or
those
sorts
of
things,
so
this
doesn't
seem
to
apply
so
by
default.
It
is
the
standard
has
been
met,
number
six.
It
does
not
cause
undue
traffic
congestion,
given
the
metered
effect
of
the
clientele.
There
certainly
won't
be
additional
traffic
congestion
at
the
e
location,
so
I
believe
that
standard
has
been
met.
Number
seven.
It
preserves
significant
historical
and
architectural
research
resources
which
is
inapplicable
so
that
standard
has
been
met
and
number
eight.
A
It
preserves
significant
natural
environmental
features
which
is
not
employed
so
that
standard
has
been
met
and
number
nine.
It
complies
with
all
other
applicable
regulations
of
the
district
in
which
it
is
located
and
other
applicable
ordinances,
except
to
the
extent
such
regulations
have
been
modified
through
the
planned
development
process
or
the
grant
of
a
variation.
A
C
C
A
D
D
B
E
A
E
A
Those
against
so
with
a
vote
of
420.
You
have
a
recommendation
to
City
Council,
good
luck
with
your
project
and
you'll
coordinate
with
Melissa,
for
whatever
the
next
step
is.
Thank
you
for
coming
out.
I
appreciate
that,
and
now
we
are
moving
on
to
other
business,
which
is
the
election
of
a
ZB,
a
vice
chair.
Okay.
So
we
move
this
from
the
last
meeting,
because
we
thought
we'd
have
four
people
here
at
this
meeting
and
it
turns
out
the
same.
We're
all
here
again.
So
I
think
we're
gonna
move
forward
on
this.
A
E
D
A
B
There
anything
else
to
talk
about
one
quick
thing
to
mention
just
a
reminder
that
the
cmap
training
for
boards
and
committees
is
on
to
Tuesday
august
twenty-third
at
6pm
in
room
24
0.
For
most
of
you
responded
that
you
are
coming,
so
we
should
have
a
good
zba
turnout,
but
please
try
to
remember
and
soon
as
you
can
make
it.