Plan Commission recommends variance to allow smaller street-side setback at 9318 Pleasant Ave
March 06, 2026 | Tinley Park, Cook County, Illinois
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The Tinley Park Plan Commission recommended that the Village Board grant a zoning variance allowing a reduced secondary front-yard setback at 9318 Pleasant Avenue.
Mark Herman, the planning manager in the community development division, told commissioners the subject parcel is a vacant corner lot in the Tinley Gardens subdivision, about 12,000 square feet (72 feet wide by 164 feet deep). He said the petitioner seeks a secondary front-yard setback of 16.7 feet instead of the 30 feet required by code to permit construction of a new 2,163-square-foot single-family home.
Herman said the lot was platted and developed in unincorporated Will County and annexed into Tinley Park in 1997; blanket variations for lot size, width and dwelling area were granted during that annexation. He said nearby corner and adjacent lots already have smaller secondary front-yard setbacks (examples shown in staff GIS measurements included 15.5 feet and roughly 14½ feet to existing structures), and the proposed house would sit roughly 40 feet from the edge of pavement on Lenor Lane.
Commissioners asked questions but raised no objections. Commissioner Merrick said it might be preferable to change subdivision rules for the area rather than grant individual variances repeatedly, but he had no substantive questions about the specific application. Commissioner Hamilton said the request was "easy to grant" because the proposed home sits well back from pavement and meets the minimum dwelling area requirements. After staff presented the variance approval standards, Commissioner Hamilton moved to recommend approval; the motion carried on a roll call vote with five recorded "yes" votes.
The commission’s recommendation to grant the variance will be forwarded to the Tinley Park Village Board for consideration on April 7, 2026. No public speakers testified in opposition during the hearing.
What’s next: The Village Board will consider the recommendation at its April 7 meeting; any board decision and any conditions or permit requirements will determine whether the petitioner can proceed.
Mark Herman, the planning manager in the community development division, told commissioners the subject parcel is a vacant corner lot in the Tinley Gardens subdivision, about 12,000 square feet (72 feet wide by 164 feet deep). He said the petitioner seeks a secondary front-yard setback of 16.7 feet instead of the 30 feet required by code to permit construction of a new 2,163-square-foot single-family home.
Herman said the lot was platted and developed in unincorporated Will County and annexed into Tinley Park in 1997; blanket variations for lot size, width and dwelling area were granted during that annexation. He said nearby corner and adjacent lots already have smaller secondary front-yard setbacks (examples shown in staff GIS measurements included 15.5 feet and roughly 14½ feet to existing structures), and the proposed house would sit roughly 40 feet from the edge of pavement on Lenor Lane.
Commissioners asked questions but raised no objections. Commissioner Merrick said it might be preferable to change subdivision rules for the area rather than grant individual variances repeatedly, but he had no substantive questions about the specific application. Commissioner Hamilton said the request was "easy to grant" because the proposed home sits well back from pavement and meets the minimum dwelling area requirements. After staff presented the variance approval standards, Commissioner Hamilton moved to recommend approval; the motion carried on a roll call vote with five recorded "yes" votes.
The commission’s recommendation to grant the variance will be forwarded to the Tinley Park Village Board for consideration on April 7, 2026. No public speakers testified in opposition during the hearing.
What’s next: The Village Board will consider the recommendation at its April 7 meeting; any board decision and any conditions or permit requirements will determine whether the petitioner can proceed.
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