Podmajersky v. Zoning Board of Appeals

Plaintiffs, John and Annelies Podmajersky, appeal an order of the trial court which affirmed a zoning board decision that granted a variance to an adjoining property owner and which refused their request for a trial de novo under section 11 — 13—7 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, eh. 24, par. 11 — 13—7). At issue is whether the trial court erred in refusing plaintiffs’ request for a trial de novo.

We affirm.

On July 14, 1983, defendants, Samuel J. and Alyse Siegel, who own property adjoining that of plaintiffs, applied for variation of a zoning ordinance to permit, in an R4…