Title
Resolution on Zoning Case #3764 which consists of the petition of Mason Aron, record owner, which seeks rezoning from the Agricultural zone to the General Commercial zone.
Staff Summary
· Subject property is a vacant 0.9 acre parcel located on the south side of Grass Lake Road 1.2 miles east of the Fox River Bridge in Antioch Township.
· Applicants have no specific plans for the use of the property although it abuts commercial zoning and uses to the west.
· Property may be purchased by the owner of the west adjoining auto repair business (but it cannot be used as part of this business without a conditional use permit).
· Although the property is wooded, it is not a protected woodland due to its size and tree species.
· Property is shown as Agricultural on County’s comprehensive plan; sewer and water are not available.
· ZBA recommends approval (5-1); Planning Department staff recommends denial. See attached reports for further explanation.
· The Planning, Building and Zoning Committee recommends approval (3 - 2).
Body
WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held by the Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Illinois on the petition of Mason Aron, record owner, relative to a request for rezoning from the Agricultural Zone to the General Commercial zone for the following real estate, to-wit:
A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE WEST THREE QUARTERS OF THE SOUTH HALF OPTHE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF FRACTIONAL SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF SAID FRACTIONAL SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF LINE 642.14 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE PARCEL INTENDED TO BE DESCRIBED; THENCE CONTINUING WESTERLY ALONG THE SAID SOUTH LINE OF SAID FRACTIONAL SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 217.24 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG A LINE MAKING AN ANGLE OF 104 DEGREES 52 MINUTES TO THE RIGHT FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE PRODUCED WESTERLY, 160 FE...
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