Park Ridge · Zoning variance
Fence variances at 1001 N. Western Avenue
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The applicant was Donald Benkowski. The Zoning Board of Appeals held its hearing on January 26, 2023 and voted 7–0 to recommend approval. The Council vote was 7–0. The adopted ordinance number is not in these records.
Documented status: Approved (recorded), Feb 6 2023. Evidence dated . Later outcomes require a later source.
What changed, and when did it take effect?
· Public hearing · Recorded in minutes
Zoning Board of Appeals hearing and recommendation
Hearing date: Jan 26 2023. Item zba: the motion carried (7 to 0). Applicant: DONALD BENKOWSKI.
p. 4 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-02-06, City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.
p. 2 · Staff memo of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Granting Zoning Variances to Allow the Construction of a Fence in the Reverse Corner Side Yard at 1001 N. Western Avenue (VA-23-0002) (Memorandum), City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.
p. 2 · Staff memo of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Granting Zoning Variances to Allow the Construction of a Fence in the Reverse Corner Side Yard at 1001 N. Western Avenue (VA-23-0002) (Memorandum), City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.
· Approved · Recorded in minutes
Council approves the variance ordinance
Meeting date: Feb 6 2023. Address: 1001 N. Western Avenue. Item VIII.N.1: the motion carried (7 to 0).
p. 4 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-02-06, City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.
p. 2 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-02-06, City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.
p. 4 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-02-06, City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.
What was requested, recommended, approved, contracted, reported paid and completed?
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Contracts, payments and completion
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Which parcels, agencies, businesses and projects are explicitly connected?
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What remains unresolved?
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Open questions
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What does the evidence suggest, and what would change it?
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After the decision: permits at this address
Permits dated after Feb 6, 2023 (Council approves the variance ordinance).
Computed by code from the building permits in the Park Ridge property release (the county permit feed), as of Nov 1, 2026. A permit shows that work was authorized, not that it was completed, and no permit recorded does not establish that nothing was built. A parcel matched by address is nominated by the address written in the record; that does not prove the record concerns it.
Matched by address: 1001 N. Western Avenue
1001 N Western Ave1 permit recorded after Feb 6, 2023 through Nov 1, 2026: Other; $7,832 in declared value; dated Mar 9, 2023.
Permits recorded after the decision at 1001 N Western Ave Issued Type Work Status Declared value Mar 9, 2023 Other FENCE Closed $7,832 Matched by address: 1001 N. Western Avenue
1001 S Western Ave1 permit recorded after Feb 6, 2023 through Nov 1, 2026: Other; $2,507 in declared value; dated Jun 5, 2023.
Permits recorded after the decision at 1001 S Western Ave Issued Type Work Status Declared value Jun 5, 2023 Other FENCE Closed $2,507
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