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RECOMMENDATION OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Request: Map Amendment MA 16-05
Township: Lyons
County District: 17
Property Address: 5833 Blackstone Avenue, LaGrange Highlands, Illinois 60525
Property Description: The Subject Property consists of 0.46 acre located on the east side of Blackstone Avenue and approximately 146 feet north of 58th Street in Section 17.
Owner: Velislav Timotijevic, 1032 W. 58th Street, LaGrange Highlands, Illinois 60525
Agent/Attorney: Nick Ftikas, Law Offices of Samuel V. P. Banks, 221 N. LaSalle Street, 38th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601.
Current Zoning: R-4 Single Family Residence District
Intended use: Applicant seeks a Map Amendment to rezone the Subject Property from its current zoning designation of the R-4 Single Family District to a proposed zoning designation of the R-5 Single Family District to build two new single family homes.
Recommendation: ZBA Recommendation is of Denial.
Conditions: None
Objectors: Michael Dickman, a member of the LaGrange Highlands Civic Association's Board of Directors, Elizabeth Shine Hermes of the law firm Odelson & Sterk, on behalf of the Township of Lyons, Marty Stulp, neighbor, 1320 W. 53rd Place, LaGrange, IL., Mr. and Mrs. Golm, neighbors, 5809 Blackstone, LaGrange, IL., Rich and Kim Borkus, neighbors, 5820 Blackstone, LaGrange, IL., Peter Golar neighbor, 930 W. 58th St., LaGrange Highlands, IL., Mayor McDermott , City of Countryside, John Bader, neighbor to the south of the subject property, Myong Chung 1004 59th Street, LaGrange, IL., Jim Green, LaGrange Highlands Civic Association, Tom Hinshaw, President of Indian Head Park, 6575 Shabbona Rd., Indian Head Park, IL., Tom Kohrs, 6280 Sunset, LaGrange, IL., and Anthony Soyak, 63rd Street, LaGrange Highlands, IL.
Zoning Board of Appeals received a letter in opposition of the proposed Map Amendment by the LaGrange Highlands Civic Association. Attached to the letter was a Petition with 283 signatures of t...
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