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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
final
determination
or
send
its
recommendation
to
City
Council.
Please
call
the
roll.
C
D
A
And
with
five
members
present,
we
do
have
a
quorum
tonight
also
present
tonight.
Our
zoning
planner
Melissa
klotz
is
zone
and
Pellinore
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
I'll
testimony
may
be
accurately
recorded.
Anyone
who
wishes
to
address
the
board
regarding
any
matter
on
the
agenda
will
have
the
opportunity
to
do
so
at
the
appropriate
time.
A
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.
Persons
who
wish
to
make
a
statement
regarding
this
matter
may
do
so
at
that
time,
any
person
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
and
opposing
testimonial
statements
have
been
heard,
the
applicant
or
appellant
will
be
given
the
opportunity
for
rebuttal
or
a
closing
statement.
A
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.
Please
limit
your
testimony
or
statement
to
your
personal
knowledge
when
you
address
the
board,
please
state
your
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and
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All
proceedings
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subject
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at
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later
date.
A
Any
matter
not
concluded
at
tonight's
hearing
will
be
continued
to
our
next
regularly
scheduled
meeting.
There
is
one
item
on
the
agenda
tonight
and
it
appears
as
though
they're
here
so
I
will
have
no
sorry.
So,
let's
start
with
the
meeting
minutes
and
did
everyone
who
was
at
the
previous
meeting,
get
a
chance
to
read
the
meeting
minutes.
A
B
Camille
dres
'ok
contract
contract
purchaser
applies
for
major
zoning
relief
to
construct
a
new
single-family
residence
and
two
car
detached
garage
in
the
r32
family
residential
district.
The
applicant
requests
a
three-foot
north
and
south
interior
side
yard
setback
where
5
feet
is
required
for
the
principle
structure.
Zoning
code,
section
68,
478
a
three
and
a
two
foot:
rear
yard,
north
interior
side
yard
setback,
where
three
feet
is
required
for
the
accessory
structure.
Zoning
code,
section
68,
47
c
for
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals,
is
the
determining
body
for
this
case.
A
Can
you
go
my
head
come
up
and
go
ahead
and
present
the
your
case.
If
you
wouldn't
mind,
I'm
gonna
swear
you
in
first,
so
anybody
who
is
interested
in
speaking
to
this
project,
please
swear.
Do
you
swear
affirm
to
tell
the
truth
throughout
the
course
of
these
proceedings,
I.
E
A
In
just
a
minute,
I
forgot
to
say
something
so
I
just
need
to
clarify
that
one
of
the
owners
of
the
property
is
a
general
contractor
who
is
doing
work
adjacent
to
a
personal
property
that
I
own.
So
we've
had
some
interactions
via
email,
but
I
just
want
to.
Let
you
know
that
there
are
that
should
not
impact
my
ability
to
be
to
render
a
fair
decision
soon.
A
E
E
Excellent,
so
currently
the
house,
that's
in
that
location,
is
a
too
flat,
it's
built
on
slab
and
it
the
way
was
built.
It
was
built
towards
one
side
of
the
property,
so
that
is
it's
less
than
one
foot
away
from
one
side,
and
then
somebody
puts
some
kind
of
roof
over
concrete.
So
it's
pretty
much
less
than
one
foot
from
the
other
side
that
this
stated
right
now
as
well.
It's
about
20
feet
wide,
just
over
20
feet
wide.
E
So
what
we're
looking
to
do
is
build
a
new
house
19
feet
wide
Center
it
on
the
lot,
giving
it
three
feet
from
each
side
and
then
also
building
a
new
garage
in
the
back,
making
a
20
feet
wide,
which
is
a
standard
two-car
garage
which
then
puts
it
two
feet
away
from
the
from
the
property
line.
That's
why
I'm
submitting
for
the
variance
and
the
house
is
going
to
be
a
single
family
house,
a
true
story
with
a
full
basement.
E
As
far
as
the
house,
making
a
15
feet
wide
house
would
would
make
the
house
functionally
not
I
know
how
to
say
it
wouldn't
be
functional,
as
as
a
as
a
house.
15
feet
is
very
narrow
when
it
comes
to
houses
and
then
also
willing
be
as
appealing
as
far
as
like
the
neighborhood
I
haven't
seen.
Any
houses
that
are
15
new
feet
wide
and
also
it
would
I,
don't
think
we
would
be
able
to
find
a
new
owner
for
the
house
simply
because,
because
of
the
width
of
the
house,
are.
E
E
So
in
the
neighborhood,
I
noticed
that
most
of
the
houses
are
true
story
and
the
ones
that
are
single
family
are
about
20
feet
wide
and
especially
the
ones
next
with
are
pretty
much
the
same
as
the
current
house,
and
so
so
they're
also
two
story.
So
the
house,
the
word
building,
is
going
to
be
true
story.
It's
going
to
be
centered
in
the
yard,
so
I
think
that's
going
to
just
going
to
stay
with
the
character
of
the
of
the
neighborhood.
So
the
house
is
the
design
of.
E
E
E
The
addition
that
somebody
put
on
we
also
going
to
take
down
so
then
is
going
to
be
also
consistent,
three
feet
throughout
another
thing:
is
this
house
has
been
vacant,
I
believe
for
a
while,
so
now
that
we're
going
to
fix
it
up,
there's
going
to
be
a
new
owner
in
there.
After
we
finish
with
it
also
aesthetically,
it
will
be
a
nicer
property,
because
the
current
one
is
in
significant
disrepair.
Is
this
lot
extra
narrow?
It's
a
25
feet?
A
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
garage?
We
have
a
lot
of
substandard
lots
here
in
evanston,
as
well
as
some
tight
situations,
and
so,
although
a
20-foot
garage
is
delightful,
to
have
a
20-foot
garage
is
by
no
means
the
minimum
necessary
right.
We've
had
garages
that
are
out
to
out
as
small
as
19
feet,
so
you
can
technically
make
your
garage
compliant.
Can
you
talk
to
me
to
tell
us
about
that
sure.
E
E
D
A
E
A
C
A
D
A
A
A
A
A
A
E
A
D
C
A
A
D
C
D
E
A
E
F
Guess
I'll
start
I
think
it's
a
good
project,
especially
hearing
you
know.
I
saw
the
the
property
that
the
structure
that's
to
come
down
and
understanding
that
that's
been
vacant
for
some
time.
I
think
that
this
is
a
good
project
in
keeping
with
the
character
of
the
neighborhood.
C
I'd
also
just
comment:
I
thank
the
project,
considering
the
lot
the
uniqueness
of
the
lot
and
it's
narrowness
is
a
modest
project.
It's
not
there
underneath
on
lot
coverage
there,
underneath
on
a
lot
of
other
things,
so
the
variations
being
sought
while
they
are
multiple
and
therefore
classify
as
major
variations,
they
still
are.
C
A
Anybody
else
so
my
comments,
then,
are
the
existing
combined
side
yard.
Setbacks
are
four
point:
eight
nine
feet,
and
so
by
changing
the
overall
combined
setbacks
to
six
feet.
This
is
a
lessening
of
the
degree
of
nonconformity,
which
I
think
is
always
a
good
thing.
So
from
that
perspective,
I'm
I
think
that
the
house
is
a
good
project.
A
It's
really
the
garage
that
concerns
me
and
part
of
it
is
that
when
you
I
like
the
idea
of
keeping
the
garage
the
the
distance,
it
is
off
the
property
line
and
not
making
that
a
worse
condition
for
the
adjacent
neighbor,
or
something
like
that.
So
from
my
perspective,
when
you're,
when
you're
changing
it
from
2.6
feet
to
2
feet,
although
it
seems
minor
neighbors
that
can
be
enough
to
set
somebody
off,
and
so
that
is
increasing
the
degree
of
nonconformity
and
I'm,
not
sure
that's
worth
it
for
the
trade-off
of
making
a
garage.
A
C
I,
don't
disagree
at
all
with
anything
you
said
in
a
vacuum,
but
as
the
owner
of
a
garage.
That's
too
tight
for
even
one
car.
It's
not
really
great.
Having
a
non
functional
or
difficult
difficulty.
Functional
garage
and
cars
are
wider
and
getting
wider
than
they
used
to
be,
and
given
the
overhead
photograph,
we
don't,
we
don't
have
measurements,
given
the
fact
that
the
garage
is
on
both
sides
of
the
properties
seem
to
extend
fairly
close
to
the
property
lines.
It's
not
like.
C
F
A
Then
so,
given
that
we're
going
to
move
on
to
standards
for
variations-
and
there
are
seven
standards
for
variations
that
we're
going
to
go
through,
does
anybody
else
want
to
run
through
them?
Anybody
anybody,
alright,
fantastic,
so
number
one.
A
Number
two:
the
requested
variation
is
in
keeping
with
the
intent
of
the
zoning
ordinance,
which
is
to
allow
for
redevelopment
of
property
and
to
bring
things
up
to
compliance
with
today's
code.
So
I
believe
that
that
standard
has
been
met.
Number
three,
the
alleged
hardship
or
practical
difficulty
is
peculiar
to
the
property.
This
is
a
25-foot
lot
which
is
substandard
and,
although
it's
not
specifically
unique
in
evanston,
they
are
rare
and
when
there
is
an
when
it's
already
been
improved,
it
becomes
difficult
to
improve
it
than
any
manner.
A
A
Number
5.
The
purpose
of
the
variation
is
not
based
exclusively
upon
a
desire
to
extract
additional
income
from
the
property,
or
there
is
some
and
I
will
summarize
your
some
public
benefit.
The
owners
of
the
house
are
a
development
team
and
their
sole
goal
is
to
make
money
on
it.
So
we
have
to
look
at
the
standard
for
a
public
benefit
and
again
by
taking
on
a
project
which
is
overwhelming
and
prop
for
most
homeowners
and
far
outside
of
their
grasps.
A
A
Okay,
number:
six,
the
alleged
difficulty
or
hardship
has
not
been
created
by
any
person
having
an
interest
in
the
property.
The
house
is
the
old
Luxembourg
house
style
in
evanston
and
that
predates
certainly
when
the
owners
purchased
the
property.
So
I
believe
that
this
standard
has
been
met.
Number
seven
we're
going
to
have
some
disagreements,
so
feel
free
to
jump
in
and
say
your
disagreement
number
seven.
The
requested
variation
requires
the
least
deviation
from
the
applicable
regulation
among
the
feasible
options
identified
before
their
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals.
A
A
However,
with
respect
to
the
garage
I,
don't
believe
that
that
is
the
minimum
change
necessary
and
I
and
I
strongly
think
that
when
asking
for
that
variance
on
a
garage
that
keeping
the
existing
side
yard
setback
is
the
best
course
of
action,
and
it
is
the
minimum
change
necessary
in
that
particular
case.
Given
that
you
can,
it
is
still
a
functioning
garage,
so
I
do
not
believe.
I
do
not
believe
in
total
that
that
standard
has
been
met.
I.
C
Disagree
with
respect
to
the
last
standard.
I
agree
with
you
again
on
the
generality
of
the
principle
that
there
can
always
be
less,
but
I
think
that
in
given
the
substandard
lot
size
and
the
fact
that
we're
talking
about
setbacks
here
that
a
20-foot
garage
is
practically
speaking,
the
minimum
change
necessary
with
the
setbacks
that
are
being
requested.
I.