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The petitioner, Chateau Jarrett, told the hearing officer she does not live in either the principal dwelling or the proposed ADU and said she wants the option to rent both units. “I don't live in either of the units. And I wanna be allowed to rent to people both in the house and in the garage, the ADU,” Jarrett said. Jarrett also testified that the ADU conversion could be needed to accommodate an aging parent but that the situation is uncertain and she did not want to spend about $50,000 on the conversion only to have it sit unused if circumstances changed.

The petitioner submitted two exhibits described at the hearing as a plan of survey and a site plan. The Zoning Hearing Officer noted that the county building department filed an objection in its circulated comments. The officer explained the standards the petitioner must address under the county code provision cited in the petition (identified in the hearing record as section 37-4-172, subsections h and i) and asked Jarrett to show how the request met factors the code requires, including whether a practical difficulty, hardship or unique circumstance exists.

Jarrett said she had discussed the proposal with county staff and Stormwater personnel and that others in the neighborhood have multifamily or multiple dwelling units on nearby properties. She described the neighborhood as a mix of single- and multi-family uses and said the ADU would not be out of character.

The officer described the decision process: the hearing record and exhibits would be used to prepare a recommendation to the County Development Committee; that committee would review and make a recommendation to the full County Board, which makes the final administrative determination. The officer said the petitioner would receive the written decision by email before the March 19 meeting and that no further testimony would be taken at that meeting. “I will render a decision that you'll have access to by email by March 19,” the Zoning Hearing Officer told Jarrett.

No formal vote was taken; the officer took the record under advisement and left the matter pending administrative review. The officer advised the petitioner that any appeal of an administrative determination would proceed through the courts if pursued.

The record for case 24-087 will be considered by county staff and committees before any final County Board action; Jarrett and other interested parties will be notified of the officer's recommendation and the next administrative steps.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","DuPage County Zoning Hearing Officer, 3/5/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The DuPage County Zoning Hearing Officer took testimony March 5 on case 24-087, a request by petitioner Chateau Jarrett for conditional use to convert an existing detached garage into an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in an R-4 zoning district and for a variation to allow neither occupant of the principal dwelling nor the ADU to be the legal or beneficial owner of the property.","taxTitle","DuPage County, Illinois","taxId",2547,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6291880,"Hearing continued on accessory-building size increase; petitioner told to submit detailed survey and plans",775,720000,1495000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2528713-d20c9c8c5d7e37e1bc3c9cddd007632e&start=720&end=1495","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2528713-d20c9c8c5d7e37e1bc3c9cddd007632e/thumbnail_720000.jpg","/articles/6291880/DuPage-County/Illinois/Hearing-continued-on-accessory-building-size-increase-petitioner-told-to-submit-detailed-survey-and-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6291880-ed61bb0b8d518f806c882f61df2f1357/orig.mp4?Expires=1771015973&Signature=RC3jzj45nLGz8vGpdYbjAuJxc1YGrXSSM~zY7f-SaCkrTwk-ObOOaQfC5bHWxtgusE42jA2TZwMhE-dHxYJ7SyxSvu0eFBA3JWiEYH5v9-OYpnHQCM1d2K5o6cguRhEzMBrbcaPbmTn1nS6AtlwSGKbVLwcNG3~NU3HAq540eMvnOGyGIso9RHUJalO4HaQ8Y4R3T583mPrmimJhuaGY9msiWPr2m~h-HmAOUn6XoQZM6RGDd4ZYxLYt0MFSm85V4hBi9oiqN8NW-OKzZEXiVFxNIBL-8EYXEYtbjKidul1DroLxq3n8LpJ1r82fEw2HPFSGaVvquKydPpD-Td82ug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The DuPage County Zoning Hearing Officer continued testimony March 5 in case 25-005, a petition seeking conditional use to increase the total permitted area of a detached accessory building from 1,000 square feet to approximately 1,381 square feet for an existing detached garage and shed. The officer set the continued hearing for March 19 at 2:30 p.m. and instructed the petitioner to submit more detailed documentation before that date.

The petitioner told the hearing officer that the property is serviced by well and septic, that a shipping container existed on the lot when the petitioner bought the house in October 2020, and that the county has issued a violation requiring the shipping container be converted to a shed. The petitioner said a permit application for the shed had been submitted to the building department but was rejected for insufficient information. The petitioner presented a stamped 2020 survey as the only available survey and acknowledged it was five years old.

The Zoning Hearing Officer said the county ordinarily requires a survey no more than one year old and a site plan showing precise placement and dimensions but indicated he had not insisted on a new survey to avoid additional expense. The officer nevertheless required the petitioner to provide a site plan showing where the structure will sit relative to side and rear yards, exact dimensions and documentation of how the shipping container will be converted. He also asked for photographs and specific construction details the building department would need to process permit applications.

A neighbor, Mr. Johnson, testified the shipping container is visible only from a limited vantage point behind adjacent garages and said it appeared to have been on the lot for a long time. “It's certainly not something that has recently been moved in,” Mr. Johnson said. The hearing officer noted the Village of Lombard supplied an advisory letter in the circulated comments and described that letter as informational.

The officer continued the case to March 19 at 2:30 p.m. and instructed the petitioner that if the required materials are submitted by that hearing the officer would review them then; the officer said the continuation would not require republishing or additional expense. The officer also told the petitioner he would ask follow-up questions at the next hearing about base/foundation and other construction details.

No formal vote was taken; the hearing was continued pending submission of the requested survey, site plan, dimensions and conversion details.","DuPage County Zoning Hearing Officer continued case 25-005 after petitioner sought conditional use to increase detached accessory building area from 1,000 to about 1,381 square feet; the officer required a current site plan, specific dimensions and photos and set the matter for March 19.","actionData","errors"]

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Zoning hearing officer takes testimony on Jarrett ADU request; decision due March 19

Hearing continued on accessory-building size increase; petitioner told to submit detailed survey and plans