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VILLAGE OF 1 2 3 4 KENILWORTH, IL 5 6 Zoning Board of Appeals Special Meeting 7 Wednesday, January 21, 2026 8 9 Agenda Item I. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL 10 The meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Kenilworth in the Kenilworth Village Hall, 11 Kenilworth, Illinois was held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. 12 Chair Murphy called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. 13 Attendance was as follows: 14 15 Zoning Board of Appeals Members Present: 16 Katherine Peterson Member 17 Eamon Murphy Member 18 Mark Hinkamp Chair 19 Jenelle Chalmers Member 20 Tim Quigley Member, Remote 21 Emily Tzur Member 22 23 Zoning Board of Appeals Member Absent: 24 Lori Roeser Member 25 26 A quorum was present. 27 28 Others Recorded as in Attendance: 29 Village Officials and Staff: 30 Heather McFarland Asst. to the Village Manager 31 Michael Blue Village Planner, Teska Associates 32 Katarzyna Thake Village Manager, Remote 33 34 Others in Attendance: 35 Quenby Erickson 429 Warwick Rd 36 Jim Janikowski 429 Warwick Rd 37 Paige Richards 429 Warwick Rd, Remote 38 39 Agenda Item II. APPROVAL OF THE November 10, 2025 MEETING MINUTES 40 The minutes of the special Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting of November 10, 2025 were 41 presented to the members. Chair Murphy recommended minor changes to the minutes. 42 43 Member Hinkamp made a motion to approve the November 10, 2025, meeting minutes as 44 amended. Member Peterson seconded the motion. 45 46 A roll call vote was taken as follows on the motion: 47 Village of Kenilworth Zoning Board of Appeals 2 January 26, 2026 2 Yea: Peterson, Murphy, Hinkamp, Chalmers, Tzur, Quigley 1 Nay: None 2 Absent: Roeser 3 Abstain: None 4 5 The motion was approved 6-0. 6 7 Agenda Item III. PUBLIC HEARING 8 Chair Murphy opened the public hearing and swore-in people wishing to speak regarding matters on the 9 agenda. 10 A. Public Hearing to Consider Variations at 429 Warwick Road Pertaining to: Maximum 11 Building Size (Floor Area) 12 Village Planner Michael Blue gave an overview of the request. Mr. Blue explained that the 13 ZBA previously granted setback relief for the proposed new single-family home. Mr. Blue 14 stated that the request before the ZBA was for floor area. 15 16 Chair Murphy noted that it was not apparent to him that there was still an open request for 17 the application. Chair Murphy asked that it be more explicit moving forward if an additional 18 request for a variation is expected. Members Hinkamp and Peterson agreed. 19 20 Applicant Jim Janikowski responded that the floor area request was on the last meeting 21 notice, however, the request had not been ready for review. Applicant Quinby Erickson 22 explained that they were still working to meet the Code’s floor area requirements at that 23 time. 24 25 Chair Murphy asked the applicants to present their request. 26 27 In describing her request, Ms. Erickson stated that the Village’s Zoning Code has a clear 28 preference for detached garages. She explained that 10-15 feet of their backyard at 429 29 Warwick Rd is taken up by the Skokie Ditch, and a detached garage would consume a large 30 portion of the remaining space. Their attached garage, as proposed, would not be visible 31 from the street. 32 33 Chair Murphy stated that floor area is a multiplier of the parcel. He agreed that the size of 34 the lot was a hardship for the property’s setbacks and noted a distinction between requests 35 for building size variations for additions to existing homes and construction of brand new 36 ones, where there is more flexibility to design within the code requirements. Member 37 Hinkamp shared that he has not seen a variance request for new construction come in over 38 the past 20 years. 39 40 Mr. Janikowski explained that spec home developers would be deterred from applying for a 41 variance due to the carrying costs. Ms. Erickson described other options they considered 42 that were unsuccessful, such as salvaging 50% of the existing structure to benefit from an 43 increased floor area allowance. Ms. Erickson also pointed out that a detached garage in the 44 rear yard may block light and impact their neighbors. 45 46 Member Hinkamp stated that he does not see a land-based hardship. 47 48 Village of Kenilworth Zoning Board of Appeals 3 January 26, 2026 3 Mr. Janikowski asked how the property at 605 Essex Rd received additional floor area. Chair 1 Murphy explained it was a distinct request involving a corner lot and the preservation of an 2 existing home. Mr. Janikowski responded that their floor area request is the smallest of the 3 options they considered. He further explained that the project would correct many existing 4 non-conformities, and that it would not be possible without the additional floor area. 5 6 Member Hinkamp made a motion to approve the request. 7 8 Mr. Janikowski asked to withdraw the request. Mr. Blue confirmed the applicant was within 9 their rights to withdraw since there was no second to the motion. 10 11 Agenda Item IV. OTHER BUSINESS 12 None 13 14 Agenda Item V. BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC 15 None 16 17 Agenda Item VI. ADJOURN 18 Member Peterson made a motion to adjourn, and Member Hinkamp seconded the motion. 19 20 A voice vote was taken as follows on the motion: 21 Yea: Peterson, Murphy, Hinkamp, Chalmers, Tzur, Quigley 22 Nay: None 23 Absent: Roeser 24 Abstain: None 25 26 The motion was approved 6-0. 27 28 The meeting concluded at 5:52 p.m. 29 30 Respectfully Submitted, 31 32 Heather McFarland 33 Asst. to the Village Manager 34