Title/Name/Summary
Dalloz Siding Variance
History
The Village has received a request to vary from our Village Building Code on an existing home’s rear yard addition to allow the use of aluminum siding to be placed over the existing exterior brick walls for the rear yard addition portion only (5-1-13 item 30, Section 501.3.1 as amended). This is a single story residence with an attached garage.
The home is located at 10333 Hilltop Drive, Orland Park, IL, and was originally constructed in the 1950s. It currently has horizontal lapped aluminum siding for its exterior walls except for the smaller 18’ x 20’ rear yard addition built under a 1978 building permit using brick walls (photos attached).
This home is within the Orland Hills Gardens subdivision where a majority of the exterior walls have used wood, aluminum or similar siding materials finishes. Our permit records show the addition’s double thickness brick exterior walls were used which are not normally used for today’s buildings due to material/labor and energy concerns.
The Code section referenced above typically requires exterior wall finishes of a brick veneer material on the 1st floor levels of a new construction. The home owner is asking for this variance request to install a comparable aluminum siding as currently used on the home and attached garage’s exterior walls.
The owner’s plan for new siding is intended to cover deteriorated old brick, as shown in the attached photos. If the existing exterior brick is to be removed, this would require removal of the interior structural bricks due to the 2-walls being attached together when originally constructed. The owner’s letter of request has indicated their fixed income conditions would prohibit this major type of repair on their rear addition.
The Development Services Department recommends the approval of this Building Code variance. We would advise the owners to use matching insulated materials over the existing walls if finances all...
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