R-13-98 02/23/98VILLAGE OF LEMONT
RESOLUTION NO. R-(3,98-
DATE OF APPROVAL ca— 013 -61
A RESOLUTION OF OBJECTION FOR THE RECORD OF THE COOK COUNTY
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS REGARDING A REQUEST FOR REZONING
FROM R -4 to R -6 GENERAL RESIDENCE DISTRICT TO ALLOW A
MULTIPLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AT 14800 KOTLIN ROAD
N LEMONT TOWNSHIP
WHEREAS, The Village of Lemont is a zoned municipality with limits near the property which is the
subject of a request for a rezoning in the cause known as Docket Number 6636 before the Cook County Zoning
Board of Appeals, said property being described as follows:
LOT 40 (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 50 FEET THEREOF MEASURED ALONG THE
NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 40 EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 118 FEET OF SAID LOT 40
MEASURED ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 40) IN THE COUNTY
CLERK'S DIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, (EXCEPT LOTS 1, 11 AND THE SOUTHERLY 50 FEET OF
LOT 2 IN SKELLY'S SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID LOT SECTION 21) IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 14800 KOTLIN ROAD; and
WHEREAS, the entire boundary of the subject property is within 1 '/ miles of the corporate limits of
the Village of Lemont; and
WHEREAS. the proposed rezoning would constitute `'spot" zoning as no other property nearby is zoned
for multiple family uses, but rather for single family development; and
WHEREAS, the new Cook County Comprehensive Plan indicates that this area is designated for single
family uses, not multiple family; and
WHEREAS, the petitioner has not secured any water or sewer services for the development, and under
Section 4.69 -6 of the Cook County Zoning Ordinance, the development must have a sanitary sewer connection
and a water distribution system; and
WHEREAS, in order to secure water and sewer services, the petitioner would be required to annex the
property into the Village of Lemont and be subject to the Lemont Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the petitioner would be subject to the Village of Lemont Subdivision requirements prior
to dividing (assessors division or otherwise) the subject property for a new development lot; and
WHEREAS, the petitioner has not proposed substantial improvements to Kotlin Road which is a
narrow, substandard street in poor condition which cannot handle additional vehicular traffic without significant
improvement; and
WHEREAS, the Village will require such improvement as part of the Lemont Subdivision Regulations
which are enforceable because the subject property is within 11/2 miles of the Village of Lemont; and
WHEREAS, additional right -of -way will need to be dedicated to allow the road widening, which right-
of-way has not yet been acquired; and
WHEREAS, the neighborhood is predominantly single family in nature; and
WHEREAS, the rezoning would substantially alter the character of the neighborhood and may cause
harm to the values of property within the vicinity of the proposed rezoning; and
WHEREAS. the straight zoning change would allow for any use under the R -6 District, not just
townhouses as previously proposed; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Lemont Planning and Zoning Commission at a May 20, 1997 pre - application
meeting did not convey a favorable recommendation for the project when proposed to the Commission.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Lemont, Counties of Cook, DuPage and Will, State of Illinois, that the Village of Lemont hereby objects to the
request for rezoning from R-4 to R -6 General Residence District, which is the subject of Cook County Zoning
Board of Appeals Docket Number 6636.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
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VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL AND DuPAGE, ILLINOIS, on this ��' .—/i day
of 42.11.e,c4A..1, 1998.
Barbara Buschman
Keith Latz
Connie Markiewicz
Rick Rimbo
Ralph Schobert
Mary Studebaker
Approved by this
Attest:
day of
AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT'
CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
1998.
CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
Prepared by:
Planning Department
Village of Lemont
418 Main Street
Lemont, Illinois 60439
630 - 257 -1595
CHARD A. KWA NESKI, Village President