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1 VILLAGE OF 2 3 4 5 KENILWORTH , IL 6 7 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting 8 Monday , April 13 , 2026 9 10 Agenda Item I. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL 11 The meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Kenilworth in the Kenilworth Village Hall, 12 Kenilworth, Illinois was held at 7 :0 0 p .m . on Monday , April 13 , 2026 . 13 Chair Murphy cal led the meeting to order at 7 :0 3 p.m. 14 Attendance was as follows: 15 16 Zoning Board of Appeals Members Present : 17 Katherine Peterson Member 18 Eamon Murphy Chair 19 Jenelle Chalmers Member 20 Tim Quigley Member 21 Emily Tzur Member 22 Lori Roeser Member 23 24 Zoning Board of Appeals Member Absent : 25 Mark Hinkamp Member 26 27 A quorum was present. 28 29 Other s Recorded as in Attendance: 30 Village Officials and Staff: 31 Heather McFarland Asst. to the Village Manager 32 Michael Blue Village Planner, Teska Associates 33 Katarzyna Thake Village Manager , Remote 34 35 Others in Attendance: 36 Ed Deegan Architect, 257 Woodstock Ave 37 Hillary Kallop Applicant, 257 Woodstock Ave 38 William Kallop Applicant, 257 Woodstock Ave 39 40 Agenda Item II. APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES 41 The minutes of the special Zoning Board of Appea ls (ZBA) meeting o f March 9, 2026 were presented to 42 the members. Chair Murphy recommended minor changes to the minutes . 43 44 Member Peterson made a motion to approve the March 9, 2026 , meeting minutes as amended . 45 Member Chalmers seconded the motion. Village of Kenilworth Zoning Board of Appeals 2 April 13 , 2026 2 1 2 A roll call vote was taken as follows on the motion: 3 Yea: Murphy, Roeser, Chalmers, Quigley, Tzur, Peterson 4 Nay: None 5 Absent: Hinkamp 6 Abstain: None 7 8 The motion was approved 6 -0. 9 10 Agenda Item I II. PUBLIC HEARING 11 Chair Murphy opened the public hearing . 12 III.A Public Hearing to Consider Variation s at 257 Woodstock Avenue Pertaining to Minimum Rear 13 Yard Requirements 14 Mr. Blue began the public hearing with a presentation on the rear-yard setback request. Mr. Blue 15 explained that the proposed addition extends into the rear yard by five feet, and that the property 16 was a corner lot. The required setback is 38.6 feet. He further explained that a prior variation for a 17 similar request was granted in 2024 by the ZBA but expired. 18 19 Chair Murphy swore-in the applicant s. Applicant Hillary Kallop shared that they had originally 20 planned to add a garage, however, they decided to expand the project scope. Project architect, 21 Edward Deegan, explained that there is no other location on the property for a two-car garage. The 22 home was built in 1920, pre-dating existing zoning regulations. Mr. Deegan noted that the request 23 is for the minimum needed, and the addition will blend with the existing home. 24 25 Member Quigley asked if the neighbors were notified of the request. Ms. McFarland, confirmed 26 that notices were sent to neighbors and no comments in response were received. 27 28 Member Peterson asked for the difference between the current and prior request. Chair Murphy 29 stated the difference was three inches and subsequently voiced support for the request. 30 31 Member Peterson made a motion to approve the request submitted by the petitioner, 32 Edward Deegan Architects, on behalf of owners William and Hilary Kallop, to permit 33 construction of a rear addition to the principal structure of a single-family residence that 34 encroaches into the required minimum rear yard by 5.04 ft. at 257 Woodstock Avenue 35 in accordance with the materials included in this packet. Member Roeser seconded the 36 motion. 37 38 A roll call vote was taken as follows on the motion: 39 Yea: Murphy, Roeser, Chalmers, Quigley, Tzur, Peterson 40 Nay: None 41 Absent: Hinkamp 42 Abstain: None 43 44 The motion was approved 6 -0. 45 46 Agenda Item IV. OTHER BUSINESS 47 Ms. McFarland shared no ZBA meeting was expected for May 2026. Village of Kenilworth Zoning Board of Appeals 3 April 13 , 2026 3 1 2 A genda Item V. BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC 3 None 4 Agenda Item V I. ADJOURN 5 Member Peterson made a mot ion to adjourn, and Member Chalmers seconded the motion . 6 7 A voice vote was taken as follows on the motion: 8 Yea: Murphy, Roeser, Chalmers, Quigley, Tzur, Peterson 9 Nay: None 10 Absent: Hinkamp 11 Abstain: None 12 13 The motion was approved 6 -0. 14 15 T he meeting concluded at 7 :2 7 p.m. 16 17 Respectfully Submitted ,18 19 Heather McFarland 20 Asst. to the Village Manager