Title/Name/Summary
14562 West Avenue - Variance
History
The Village has received a building permit application (BP-15-00442) and a homeowner's request to vary from our Village Building Code for a proposed rear yard addition to a single family residence. Our current code requires the use of an anchored brick veneer material on the first floor levels of exterior walls for new construction (Village Code 5-1-13, Section 501.3.1).
This home is located at 14562 West Avenue and was originally constructed in the 1920's using wood framed exterior walls and wood siding. The homes existing siding is identified as textured exterior (''T1-11") plywood having a rough texture surface with vertical recesses strands placed 4" on center. This siding type was more widely used in the 1970's through 1990's, and now is used but to a lesser degree as a siding (see photos in Attachment A).
The code section referenced above typically requires exterior wall finishes of a brick veneer material when located on the first floor levels of new construction. The home owner is asking for this variance request to install a future rear yard addition to the residence using the same wood siding for all exterior walls.
The original plans submitted to the Village includes a 623 sq. ft. home addition, an exterior front porch and interior remodeling for the existing home. The architect has submitted a revised elevation plan (sheet A-1 attachment C) now showing the horizontal lapped siding for all exterior walls including the addition.
The plat of survey for this residence shows an average total lot depth of 592'. The existing rear yard is very large and averages 500.3' from the current rear exterior wall. The west rear lot line adjoins railroad tracks with no visible neighbors (Attachment B).
Due to the range of residential home designs and materials permitted in this existing neighborhood as permitted from our past and less restrictive codes, a brick veneer surface for this home's rear yard a...
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