TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Approving a Variation of Use to Allow a Hair Salon, a B-1 (Neighborhood Business) Use, in an R-2 (Single-Family Residential) Zoning District, Located at 1307 Briargate Avenue (ZBA 2024-50)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Marla Summers, is requesting a variation of use to allow a one-chair hair salon home-based business at 1307 Briargate Avenue. The petitioner is the only employee and operates approximately 15 to 20 hours per week. Clients are booked by appointment only - this business is not open to walk-in clients. The salon is in a room at the front of the house and features a sink and one salon chair. Clients typically park at the end of the petitioner's driveway and on the street in front of the residence.
The petitioner has had a cosmetology license with the State of Illinois since 1986. The petitioner previously operated a home-based hair salon at a different residence for fifteen (15) years, under a variation of use approved in 1999 (Ordinance #12476). The petitioner has operated from their current residence for around ten (10) years. Along with their petition, the petitioner submitted thirteen (13) signatures of support and seven (7) letters of support from residents on Briargate Avenue.
Home-based businesses that see clients in the home require approval of a variation of use due to the "external evidence" of clients traveling to and parking at the home. This business meets many other requirements for home businesses, including that it takes place entirely inside the main house, is operated only by those living in the residence, and does not have its own separate entrance. As a condition of approval, the business will not be allowed to expand beyond one chair.
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Appeals held a public hearing on this matter on September 19, 2024. Marla Summers, petitioner and business owner, represented the petition. Three ...
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