The Glen Ellyn Village Board will soon consider 28 amendments to the local zoning code.
Most of the amendments will involve building heights and methods used to determine how big a building can be.
The amendments were recommended by the village’s Plan Commission following a yearlong study and numerous public hearings.
A brief summary of the proposed amendments was made to the Village Board on Monday night by Pete Pointer, a zoning consultant to the village.
The Plan Commission has forwarded an amendment to change the manner in which height is measured. The code now allows a building height of 30 feet, measured to the roof median. The amendment would allow a maximum height of 32 feet, measured to the roof ridge.
Pointer said the Plan Commission also has recommended eliminating the use of a floor-area ratio to judge a building’s size because “it is not an effective control for measuring the bulk of a building.” The ratio does not include basements, attics, patios or terraces, said Pointer.
So the Plan Commission has proposed instead relying on the lot-coverage ratio as a measure of building size, according to Pointer.
Several other proposed amendments expand upon the concept of bonuses to allow for increases in lot-coverage ratio for detached garages and height bonuses of up to 10 percent for the addition of decorative architectural features, including raised front porches, turrets and cupolas.
A special Village Board workshop will be held Aug. 6 to discuss the Plan Commission’s recommendations.
