By Dee Longfellow
• At the City Council meeting held on Monday, Aug. 15, aldermen elected by consent to approve the appropriation of funds for a wheelchair lift installation project at the Elmhurst History Museum. The winning bid was awarded to Garaventa USA, Inc. of East Peoria, Ill. A Genesis enclosure model vertical platform lift will be installed for an amount not to exceed $37,979. According to the notes in the proposal, the expense will ultimately be funded through a grant from the State of Illinois, although details were not included.
• An ordinance granting variations from the front yard setback requirements were approved for the property known as 297 So. York Street. The current zoning ordinance prohibits the construction of any detached accessory building being closer to the front lot than the principal dwelling. A minimum front yard setback is 45 feet for accessory buildings, the request was to reduce the front yard setback from 45 feet to 40 feet in order to install an in-ground pool and pool cabana in the front yard on the property.
The Council agreed that the requested variation would not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. The proposed pool and cabana will not be visible due to the mature landscaping on the property.
