Zoning Board of Appeals

City of Pekin REGULAR ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2025 5:00 PM 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Call to Order 3. Approve Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes 4.1. Minutes from the June 11, 2025 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting 5. City Council Action Report 5.1. City Council Action Report-Regular Meeting June 23, 2025 6. Unfinished Business 6.1. Case V 2025-07 A Variance Request Submitted by Rich Johnson for the Property Located at 205 Sapp Street to Allow for the Construction of a Second Driveway on the Property. 7. New Business 7.1. Case V 2025-08 A Variance Request Submitted by Sylvia Shults for the Property Located at 600 Market Street to Allow for the Construction of a Shed and Raised Garden Beds on a Non-Conforming Lot 8. Any Other Business Before the Board 9. Public Input 10. Adjourn Page 1 of 30  Item No. 4.1 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Agenda Date: July 9, 2025 To: Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals From: Nic Maquet, Chief Building Official AGENDA ITEM: Minutes from the June 11, 2025 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting DESCRIPTION: Minutes from the June 11, 2025 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A REVIEWED BY: Nic Maquet, Chief Building Official Final Approval - 6/26/2025 Page 2 of 30 Page 3 of 30 Page 4 of 30 Page 5 of 30 Page 6 of 30 Page 7 of 30  Item No. 5.1 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Agenda Date: July 9, 2025 To: Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals From: Nic Maquet, Chief Building Official AGENDA ITEM: City Council Action Report-Regular Meeting June 23, 2025 DESCRIPTION: City Council Action Report From the Regular City Council Meeting Held on June 23rd at 5:30pm FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A REVIEWED BY: Nic Maquet, Chief Building Official Final Approval - 6/26/2025 Page 8 of 30  Nic Maquet Community Development 111 S. Capitol Street Pekin, Illinois 61554 Nmaquet@ci.pekin.il.us (309) 478-5370 City Council Action Report Meeting Date June 23, 2025 5:30 PM All zoning cases that were recommended for approval during the regularly scheduled Zoning Board of Appeals meeting held on Wednesday June 11, 2025 were approved at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting held on Monday June 23, 2025. • Case SPR 2025-03-Approved • Case SPR 2025-04-Approved • Case SU 2025-05-Approved • Case SU 2025-06-Approved • Case VAC 2025-01-Approved The Moratorium on Residential Ground Mounted Solar Systems was lifted with the passing of Ordinance No. 4318-25/26. City Council has given direction to staff to bring to the Zoning Board of Appeals a text amendment to the City Solar Code that would make all Ground Mounted Solar Systems a Special Use. This will be presented to the Zoning Board of Appeals in August at its regular meeting Page 9 of 30  Item No. 6.1 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Agenda Date: July 9, 2025 To: Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals From: Nic Maquet, Chief Building Official AGENDA ITEM: Case V 2025-07 A Variance Request Submitted by Rich Johnson for the Property Located at 205 Sapp Street to Allow for the Construction of a Second Driveway on the Property. DESCRIPTION: A Variance Request Submitted by Rich Johnson for the Property Located at 205 Sapp Street to Allow for the Construction of a Second Driveway on the Property. Said Property is currently zoned RM-2 Residential Multi-Family District with a legal description, SEC 3 T24N R5W ROSEDALE ADDN LOTS 98 & 99 SW 1/4 the following PIN: 04-10-03-311-022 in Tazewell County, Illinois. City Code Section Sec. 4-3-9-1(2)(C)(4) states that only one driveway approach shall be permitted for any single-family residential lot, except that residential lots with alley access and through lots that have frontage on two parallel streets may have no more than two driveway approaches, provided that each such driveway approach and curb cut provides egress and ingress to a garage on such properties and no two driveway approaches shall be placed on the same street or alley. City Code Section Sec. 4-3-9-1(2)(C)(5) States a driveway and/or parking area must be an improved surface constructed of a hard surface of concrete, asphalt or brick pavers for the purpose of accommodating vehicular parking. The improved surface required by this Subsection shall, at a minimum, be as wide and as long as any vehicle parked on such surface. The property owner obtained a permit to build a second garage on the property in 2018 and the construction of the garage never got any further than the foundation being installed, and the project was abandoned for a period greater than 180-days, rendering the permits and prior approvals void. The property owner came in requesting new permits to finish the build and the Chief Building official reviewed the plans and found that no variance for a second driveway was ever granted and no plans to install an improved surfaced driveway were ever received for this project. Since this time, staff have not issued a permit and will not issue permits to finish this project unless a variance is granted for the second driveway and, if approved, staff will require complete building plans to be submitted along with a plan for an improved surface driveway. Staff recommend that careful consideration be given to this variance and, if approved, requirements be written that stipulate an improved surface driveway be installed prior to completion of the garage. FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A REVIEWED BY: Nic Maquet, Chief Building Official Final Approval - 6/19/2025 Page 10 of 30 Page 11 of 30 Page 12 of 30 Page 13 of 30 Page 14 of 30 Page 15 of 30 Page 16 of 30 Page 17 of 30 Page 18 of 30 Page 19 of 30  Item No. 7.1 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Agenda Date: July 9, 2025 To: Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals From: Nic Maquet, Chief Building Official AGENDA ITEM: Case V 2025-08 A Variance Request Submitted by Sylvia Shults for the Property Located at 600 Market Street to Allow for the Construction of a Shed and Raised Garden Beds on a Non-Conforming Lot DESCRIPTION: A Variance Request Submitted by Sylvia Shults for the Property Located at 600 Market Street to Allow for the Construction of a Shed and Raised Garden beds on a Non- Conforming Lot. Said Property is Currently Zoned RM-3 Multi-Family Residential District with a Legal Description, SEC 35 T25N R5W ORIGINAL TOWN LOT 1 BLK 96 SW ¼, With the Following PIN: 04-04-35-329-001 in Tazewell County, Illinois. Sec. 4-3-5-5-2. - Principal uses permitted. In Multiple Family Residential District, no buildings or land shall be used and no building shall be erected, except for one or more of the following specified uses, unless otherwise provided in this Article: (1)All principal uses permitted as regulated and all special uses as regulated in the RT Two-Family Residential District. (2)Community residence with no more than 15 residents and no more than four staff persons (3)Multifamily dwellings. (4)Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the permitted uses provided for in this Section. A complaint was received by the Code Enforcement division regarding the property located at 600 Market St. The Code Enforcement division investigated the complaint and found that the residential lot was being used for raised garden beds and the property had a shed built on the property. The property does not have a primary structure built on the lot and Mrs Shults has no intent to build a primary structure on the lot. She is seeking a variance that would allow her to keep and maintain the raised garden beds and the accessory structure on the lot. She states that she lives down the block and the purpose of the shed is so that she can keep a lawnmower and gardening equipment on the property. Staff did research on the property utilizing GIS maps and Google street view maps and it appears that in 2022 a camping trailer was also being stored on the property and this also would not be allowable without a primary structure on the property. If a variance is granted for the shed and planters to stay, staff would then need to work with the property owner to ensure that all building setbacks are maintained. Staff recommends approval with the conditions that the current use of the lot as a garden with a shed not be enlarged and that it be properly maintained. Failure to maintain the property would fall under the City's existing property maintenance code and could result in actions being taken by the City to gain compliance. Page 20 of 30 FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A REVIEWED BY: Nic Maquet, Chief Building Official Final Approval - 7/6/2025 Page 21 of 30 Page 22 of 30 Page 23 of 30 Page 24 of 30 Page 25 of 30 Page 26 of 30 Page 27 of 30  ArcGIS Web Map µ I-155 IL 98 Sections Lots Tazewell County GIS parcel and map records contained herein are for property tax purposes only. This information has been compiled from the most accurate source data from the public records of Tazewell County. This information must be accepted and used with the understanding that the data I-474 US 150 Ownership Parcels Red: Band_1 was collected primarily for the use and purpose of creating a Property Tax Roll per Illinois Statute. The information contained herein is for reference purposes only, and should not be relied upon as a substitute for a title search. Any reliance on the information contained herein is at the user's own risk. The Tazewell County GIS assumes no responsibility for any use of the information contained herein I-74 US 24 Blocks Green: Band_2 or any loss resulting therefrom. Users of Tazewell County GIS site assume all risk and liability when accessing any third-party site linked to this site. All data is subject to change. IL 29 Streets ROW Blue: Band_3 1:1,683 0 0.01 0.03 0.06 mi Page 28 of 30 Page 29 of 30 Page 30 of 30