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R-41-98 06/22/1998VILLAGE OF LEMONT RESOLUTION NO. R -qg DATE OF APPROVAL " e)). . `1 A RESOLUTION OF OBJECTION FOR THE RECORD OF THE COOK COUNTY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS REGARDING A REQUEST FOR SPECIAL USE FOR A UNIQUE USE TO PERMIT THE OPERATION OF A LAWN & SNOW SERVICE WITH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SERVICES IN AN R -4 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AT 15871 135TH STREET WHEREAS, The Village of Lemont is a zoned munici property which is the subject of a request for a rezoning in the before the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals, said pro THE W. 365 FEET OF S. 630.33 FEET (EXCEPT 480.33 FEET THEREOF) OF THE E 1/2 OF SW 1/4 ( 32, TOWNSHIP 37 N. RANGE 11, E. OF THE 3RI COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. (EXCEPT LOTS 1,2,3 SUBDIVISION) COMMONLY KNOWN AS 15871 135th Street; and WHEREAS, the entire boundary of the subject property is within 11/2 miles of the corporate limits of the Village of Lemont; and WHEREAS, the existing Cook County R -4 Single Family Residence District allows for low density, single family homes on lots sizes a minimum of 1/2 acre or 1 acre if on well and septic systems; and WHEREAS, the area around the subject property is generally developed or is developing with single family residences on 1 acre lots; and WHEREAS, the proposed special use would allow a significantly more intensive use than allowed as a permitted use in a single family residence district; and WHEREAS, the use would cause a considerable increase in the amount of truck and automobile traffic into the single family neighborhood via a long narrow driveway which would be located near and used by other single family residences, thus endangering the public health, safety and welfare; and WHEREAS, the proposed storage and maintenance of trucks in this area as well as the start- up of equipment in the early morning hours would be injurious to the use and enjoyment of property in the immediate vicinity for the single family residences and would cause a negative impact on the value of surrounding homes; and WHEREAS, the special use would substantially alter the character of the neighborhood by introducing commercial/industrial uses into the center of a single family neighborhood. 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 a special use for a unique use for the operation of lawn and snow services with landscape architectural services in an R -4 Single Family Residence District, which is the subject of Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals Docket Number 6718. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL AND DuPAGE, ILLINOIS, on this 9 yof Barbara Buschman Keith Latz Connie Markiewicz Rick Rimbo Ralph Schobert Mary Studebaker Approved by this Att =t: / 11 % //f. /.. AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT v J v V CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN, Village Clerk CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN, Village Clerk Prepared by: Planning Department Village of Lemont 418 Main Street Lemont, Illinois 60439 630 - 257 -1595 CHARD A. KWASNESKI, Village President THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS ITEM ONLY Docket #6718 Cook County Zoning (In Unincorporated Areas) LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN LEMONT TOWNSHIP Located on N. side of 135th St. approx. 670' W. of Archer Ave. in Lemont Twp. Hearing: 6/30/98 at 1:00 P.M. in Lemont Twp. Hall, 16020 127th St., Lemont, IL. Subj: Special Use, Unique Use for the operation of lawn & snow services, i.e., landscape architectural services in the R -4 Sgl. Fam. Res. Dist. (a) Legal Desc.: W. 365' of the S. 630.33' (except the W. 345' of the S. 480.33' thereof) of the E. 1/2 of the SW. 1/4 of the SW. 1/4 of Sec. 32, T37N, R11, E. of 3rd PM (See ZBA Docket #6718) (b)Total Area: Approx. 1.477 acs. (c)Appl.: W. Hennessy (d)Owner: A. Wroblewski NOTE: Persons interested should attend and will be heard. Zoning Bd. of Appeals -Cook Co. Alex R. Seith, Chm. 6/9/98 '11 L . -3 OP I u!�� irs OAKMUUU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL i�1 nn 1111111111 I Mr EDISON RIGHT OF