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O-66-25 Granting a Variation from Section 17.07.020 of the Unified Development Ordinance to Allow Garage Access from Logan Street for the Property Located at 700 Czacki Street (Castletown Homes)VILLAGE OF 0-6b-�ZL2 �N,EMONT 418 Main Street I Lemont, IL 60439 TO: Village Board Meeting FROM: Jamie Tate, Community Development THROUGH: Jason Berry, CEcD, AICP, Economic & Community Development Director SUBJECT: An Ordinance Granting a Variation from Section 17.07.020 of the Unified Development Ordinance to Allow Garage Access from Logan Street for the Property Located at 700 Czacki Street (Castletown Homes) DATE: November 24, 2025 SUMMARY/BACKGROUND The applicant and property owner, Castletown Homes, is requesting a variation to allow a proposed detached garage at 700 Czacki Street to be accessed from Logan Street rather than the existing public alley located along the rear property line. Under UDO Section 17.07.020(F) (2), garages must utilize access from an existing alley when one is present. The applicant seeks relief from this requirement due to significant grade changes, the presence of an established curb cut and long-standing driveway alignment on Logan Street. The applicant states alley access would result in a less functional layout and reduced usable rear yard space. ANALYSIS Comprehensive Plan The Lemont 2030 Comprehensive Plan identifies the subject property as Infill Residential (INF). Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) A public hearing was held on November 5, 2025 to consider the variation request. The PZC voted (7-0) to recommend approval of the variation with conditions incorporated into the attached ordinance. Committee of the Whole (COW) The COW reviewed and discussed the proposal at the meeting held on November 17, 2025. Consistency with Village Policy Lemont 2030 Comprehensive Plan STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the attached ordinance. BOARD ACTION REQUESTED A motion to approve the attached ordinance. ATTACHMENTS An Ordinance Granting a Variation from Section 17.07.020 of the Unified Development Ordianance to Allow Garage Access from Logan Street for the Property at 700 Czacki in Lemont IL VILLAGE OF LEMONT ORDINANCE NO. 0- b '4 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION FROM SECTION 17.07.020 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TO ALLOW GARAGE ACCESS FROM LOGAN STREET FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 700 CZACKI STREET IN LEMONT, IL (Castletown Homes) ADOPTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT THIS 24th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 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 24th day of November, 2025. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION FROM SECTION 17.07.020 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TO ALLOW GARAGE ACCESS FROM LOGAN STREET FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 700 CZACKI STREET IN LEMONT, IL (Castletown Homes) WHEREAS, Castletown Homes (hereinafter referred to as "the Petitioner") is the owner of the property at 700 Czacki Street in Lemont, IL (PIN# 22-29-204-014-0000) (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 from the UDO to allow for a detached residential garage without access using the alley in the R-4A zoning district, as depicted in Exhibit B; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Lemont, Illinois conducted a public hearing on November 5, 2025 and voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the requested variation as conditioned in this ordinance; 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 Village President and Board of Trustees 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: A variation from UDO Section 17.07.020(F)(2) is hereby granted to permit the detached garage on the property located at 700 Czacki Street to be accessed from Logan Street rather than the existing public alley. SECTION THREE: Conditions. The following conditions apply: 1. All final plans shall comply with the R-4A District and all applicable provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance, except as modified by this approved variation. 2. The applicant shall install foundation landscaping and consider additional enhancement of the Logan Street —facing fagade to strengthen streetscape consistency. 3. Preliminary grading, retaining wall, and drainage plans shall be reviewed and approved by the Village Engineer prior to issuance of permits associated with the variation. 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 AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL, AND DUPAGE, ILLINOIS, ON THIS 2� DAY OF 0 d4 e M bt( 20 � . PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE BOARD MEMBERS: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Samuel J. Forzley L Janelle Kittridge t� Ken McClafferty V Kevin Shaughnessy V Rick Sniegowski V Ron Stapleton Attest: ,iiiii Egofske, Village President Mwi Charlene M. Smollen, Village Clerk /ZLINOca EXHIBIT A Legal Description Chicago Plllelnsurance con4mity WARRANTY DEED ILLINOIS STATUTORY THE GRANTORS, THOMAS F. BALDACCI AND GRACE MARIE BALDACCI, husband and wife, of 1309 Oakton Lane, Naperville, IL 60540, for and in consideration of Ten Dollars And 00/100 in hand paid, CONVEY and WARRANT to CASTLETOWN HOMES, INC.�of 22 WEST CONNACHT ROAD, LEMONT, IL 60439, all interest in the following described Real Estate situated in -the County of COOK in the State of Illinois, to wit: -* an -Twooi 5 Corpora-ttovj LOT 45 IN JASNAGORA, A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Number(s): 22-29-204-014-0000 Property Address: 700 CZACKI STREET, LEMONT, IL 60439 SUBJECT TO. - Covenants, conditions and restrictions of record; Private, public and utility easements and roads and highways; General taxes for the year 2024 and subsequent years including taxes which may accrue by reason of new or additional improvements during the years Dated this day of (I� 12025. J THO F. B LAC 1 " A /W=PJI4E!B A L D. EXHIBIT B Garage and Driveway Plan woJ2a7 _ , _ IL t J v J Ooz ^�G ��ZJ -DNIU�o Q3SoJo2J \ oil ONIA3Adns �XAkM'laNV ƒ0DNl NUJ DMIMNION3 3±I aa_ � �i ; §jpig. `? *x§9 EXHIBIT C FINDINGS. Based upon the evidence and testimony presented during the public hearing, the Lemont Village Board of Trustees finds the following: 1. The Lemont 2030 Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Infill Residential (INF), which supports reinvestment in established neighborhoods and the construction of new single-family homes compatible with surrounding development patterns 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.