Bull v. American National Bank & Trust Co.

The American National Bank, as trustee, applied for a permit to construct a 27-story apartment building with an attached rear-yard garage 27 feet, 6 inches high at 1515 North Astor Street, Chicago. The property was located in an R-7 general residence district. On March 26, 1966, the zoning administrator of the City denied the application because the height of the proposed garage exceeded the zoning ordinance limitation of 18 feet.

On April 14, 1966, the applicant (hereafter the defendants) appealed the ruling of the administrator to the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals. Two public hearings were…