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THE CITY OF MCHENRY
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
MARCH 28,2002
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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
THE CITY OF MCHENRY FOR A TEXT ) Z-547
AMENDMENT,PURSUANT TO THE ZONING ) City of McHenry
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF )
MCHENRY, Iv�CHENRY COLJNTY, ILLINOIS ) Text Amendment
A Public Heaz ng before the City of McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals was held on Thursday,
March 28, 20(2. City Planner Martin called the Public Hearing to order at 7:30 p.m. with the
following pers�ns in attendance:
1. Zoning Board of Appeals Members: None. Absent: Cadotte, Ekstrom, Franzen, Howell,
Nadeai�, Semrow, Thacker.
2. City A�torney: Absent.
3. Record ing Secretary: Absent.
4. City Planner: Douglas Martin.
5. Applicant: City of McHenry, 333 South Green Street, McHenry IL 60050.
6. Attorn�;y for Petitioners: None.
7. City CounciUStaff: None.
8. Court Reporter: None.
9. Registered Observers/Objectors:None.
PUBLICATION
�. Notice of this Public Hearing was published in the Northwest Herald on March 11, 2002. A
Certificate of Publication is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
SUMMARY
T'he Applicant is requesting various text amendments be considered including:
1] P. 65, Article III, Section A—Establishment of Districts: Add RS 1 a Residential District.
2] P. 66, Article II I, Section E—Regulation of Floodplain Lands: correct reference to City's
Municipal Code Chapter 8, Development in Special Flood Hazard Areas;
3] P. 153, Article VI, Group U�onditional Uses in I-1 Industrial District—the elimination
of several offensive uses from the table.
4] P. 168, Article VII, Section 4 — Surfacing of Parking Areas: existing language conflicts
with Chapter 21, Article III of the Municipal Code.
5] P. 250-251, Article X, Section 7 — Decks, Patios, and Porches: Clarification is required
regarding porches and decks and required yard requirements.
6] P. 254, Article X, Table 19—Permitted Obstructions of Required Yards:
A. Garages and carports aze currently permitted in all yards; consideration should be
given to prohibiting in front yazds.
B. Decks should be deleted from the Table.
C. Lawn Furniture should be deleted from the Table
D. Patios, open- should be deleted; patios should be permitted in court yards
E. Patios, enclosed—should be deleted;patios by defmition are"open".
F. Porches/breezeways, open — all yards should be deleted, but reaz yard should be
� permitted.
7� P. 25`�, Article X, Table 20 — Standards for Accessory Structures: ma.ximum number of
detacr�.ed garages needs to be changed to one.
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Z-546
3/14/02
8] Due to the implementation of a combined planning and zoning entity effective April 30,
`-- 2002, arnend text with regard to the creation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and
repealing all references to the Zoning Boazd of Appeals and the City's Plan Commission.
RECESS
Due to a la.ck c f a quorum, the Public Heazing was recessed at 7:31 p.m. until Thursday, April
11, 2002 at 7:31)p.m, in the Municipal Center Council Chambers.
Respectfully sub 'tted,
Hariy Se ow, Chairman
Zoning Board of Appeals
C: Mayor, Aldermen, City Administrator, City Clerk, City Attorney, City Planner, City
Engineers, Petitioners, Plan Commission (9), Landmark Commission Chairman, Chicago
Tribune,North�vest Herald, Aldermen Conference Room, File Copy. Z-547
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