O-25-25 Granting a Variation to §17.07.020 and §17.10.020 of the Lemont Unified Development Ordinance to Allow for a Detached Garage and Parking Pad at 16 E Custer Street in Lemont, IL418 Main Street I Lemont, IL 60439
TO: Village Board Meeting
FROM: Jason Berry
THROUGH: Jason Berry, CEcD, AICP, Economic & Community Development Director
SUBJECT: An Ordinance Granting a Variation to §17,07.020 and §17.10.020 of the
Lemont Unified Development Ordinance to Allow for a Detached Garage
and Parking Pad at 16 E Custer Street in Lemont, IL
DATE: April 28, 2025
SUMMARY/BACKGROUND
The applicant and property owner, Mark Sredin, is requesting a variation to construct a new
600-square-foot detached garage to replace the existing one -stall garage. The proposal
includes continued use of the existing driveway access from Custer Street instead of shifting
access to the adjacent alley, as required by the Village's Unified Development Ordinance. A
parking pad with alley access is also proposed, replacing the current pad with one of a smaller
footprint.
ANALYSIS
Comprehensive Plan
The future land use in the Comprehensive Plan is Infill Residential.
Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC)
A public hearing to discuss the variation was held on April 9, 2025. The PZC recommended
(6-0) to approve the variations for 16 E Custer.
Committee of the Whole (COW)
The variations were discussed at the COW meeting held on April 21, 2025.
Consistency with Village Policy
Lemont 2030 Comprehensive Plan
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Approval of attached ordinance.
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED
Motion to approve attached ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS
An Ordinance Granting a Variation to 17.07.020 and 17.10,020 of the Lemont Unified
Development Ordinance to Allow for a Detached Garage and Parking Pad at 16 E Custer
Street in Lemont, IL
VILLAGE OF LEMONT
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION TO §17.07.020 AND §17.10.020 OF
THE LEMONT UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TO ALLOW A
DETACHED GARAGE IN R-4A WITHOUT ALLEY ACCESS AND PARKING PAD
LOCATED AT 16 E CUSTER STREET IN LEMONT, IL
(16 E Custer Variations)
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT
THIS 28th DAY OF APRIL, 2025
Published in pamphlet form by
Authority of the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of
Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will and
DuPage, Illinois, this 28th day of April, 2025.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION TO §17.07.020 AND §17.10.020 OF THE
LEMONT UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TO ALLOW A DETACHED
GARAGE IN R-4A WITHOUT ALLEY ACCESS AND PARKING PAD LOCATED AT
16 E CUSTER STREET IN LEMONT, IL
(16 E Custer Variations)
WHEREAS, Mark Sredin (hereinafter referred to as "the Petitioner") is the owner of the
property at 16 E Custer Street in Lemont, IL (PIN# 22-29-105-005-0000) (hereinafter referred to
as the "Subject Property"), legally described in Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the Petitioner applied pursuant to the provisions of the Lemont, Illinois
Municipal Code, Title 17 Unified Development Ordinance ("UDO") seeking a variation to
§ 17.07.020 and § 17.10.020 from the UDO to allow for a detached residential garage without
access using the alley in the R-4A zoning district and a parking pad with alley access, as depicted
in Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Lemont, Illinois
conducted a public hearing on April 9, 2025 and voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the requested
variations; and
WHEREAS, a notice of the aforesaid public hearing was made in the manner provided by
law and was published in the Daily Southtown, a newspaper of general circulation within the
Village; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village have reviewed the matter
herein and have determined that the requested variation is in the best interest of public health,
safety, and welfare of the residents of the Village of Lemont, and hereby adopts the finding of facts
as set forth in Exhibit C.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Village President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Lemont, Counties of Cook, DuPage, and Will, Illinois as follows:
SECTION ONE: The foregoing findings and recitals are hereby adopted as Section 1 of
this Ordinance and are incorporated by reference as if set forth verbatim herein.
SECTION TWO: The following variations from the UDO are hereby granted:
1. A variation is granted from § 17.07.020 of the UDO allowing the detached garage
to be accessed from Custer Street via the existing driveway.
2. A variation is granted from § 17.10.020 of the UDO to allow a parking pad adjacent
to the new detached garage, accessed from the alley.
SECTION THREE: Conditions. The following conditions apply:
1. Unless otherwise approved by the Village Board, the Subject Property shall be
developed and maintained in accordance with the Lemont, Illinois Municipal Code
and this Ordinance.
2. The parking pad shall remain open with no structures on it or in replace of it.
SECTION FOUR: That the Village Clerk of the Village of Lemont be and is directed
hereby to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form, pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Illinois,
made and provided.
SECTION FIVE: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
ADOPTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL, AND DuPAGE, ILLINOIS, on
this 28" day of April, 2025.
PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE BOARD MEMBERS:
Janelle Kittridge
Dave Maher
Ken McClafferty
Kevin Shaughnessy
Rick Sniegowski
Ron Stapleton
AYES: NAYS
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN
JOHN EGOSKE, Village President
Att t:
Q� LENE A. LL N, Village Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description
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Legal Description
The West 50 feet of Lot 2 in Block 3 in Park Addition ',o Village of Lemont being a subdivision of the North U4 of I.ot
16 in County Clerk's Division in the North West 1 /4 of Section 29, Dying Nwh of the South Line of extension of Logan
Street, also the Fast 200 fort o that part of Lot 28 in County Clerk,, D2vision in the Nmth West 1/4 of Section 29 lying
North of the South link of Cogan Street extended across said Iots, all in TO%nahip 37 North., Flange 11, East of the 'Third
Principal Meridian, in Co k Counter, Illinois.
EXHIBIT B
Site Plan & Garage Plans
THE WEST 50 FEET OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK 3 IN PARK ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE WEST LOT 16
IN COUNTY CLERKS DIVISION IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 29, LYING NORTH THE SOUTH LWE OF EXTENSION OF LOGAN STREET, ALSO THE EAST
200 FEET OF THAT PART OF LOT 28 IN COUNTY CLERK DIVISION IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 29 LYING NORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF LOGAN
STREET EXTENDED ACROSS SAID LOTS, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
ALSO KNOWN AS 16 E. CUSTER STREET, LEMONT, ILLINOIS
PIN: 22-29-105-005-0000
EXISTING COVERAGE COMPUTATION
DESCRIPTION AREA S.F.
SUBJECT SITE = 6341
EX. HOUSE W/FRONT PORCH & STAIRS
= 1304
WOOD REAR DECK AND STAIRS (PERVIOUS)
= 399
PRIVATE FRONT WALK
= 96
GARAGE
= 285
FRONT CONCRETE DRIVE
= 989
ALLEY ACCESS DRIVE
= 411
FRONT BLOCK RETAINING WALL
= 20
TOTAL COVERAGE = 3504/6341x100=55.26%<65%
IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE = 3105/6341x100=48.96%<65%
NOTE: PART OF EX. DRIVE ADJOINING EX. RESIDENCE CAN
_ BE REMOVED TO REDUCE COVERAGE AS NEEDED
E. CUSTER STREET EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY
PROPOSED COVERAGE COMPUTATION
DESCRIPTION AREA S.F.
SUBJECT SITE = 6341
EX. HOUSE W/FRONT PORCH & STAIRS
= 1304
WOOD REAR DECK AND STAIRS (PERVIOUS)
= 399
PRIVATE FRONT WALK
= 96
PROPOSED GARAGE
= 600
FRONT CONCRETE DRIVE (PARTLY REMOVED)
= 989
PROPOSED ALLEY ACCESS DRIVE
= 235
FRONT BLOCK RETAINING WALL
= 20
TOTAL COVERAGE = 3643/6341x100=57.45%<65%
IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE = 3244/6341x100=51.16%<65%
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EXHIBIT C
FINDINGS. Based upon the evidence and testimony presented during the public hearing, the
Lemont Village Board of Trustees finds the following:
The Lemont 2030 Comprehensive Plan's future land use map designates the subject site as
Infill Residential (INF).
2. The subject property is within the R-4A zoning district.
3. The requested variation adequately meets the standards for granting variations within the
Unified Development Ordinance.