Marziani v. Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals

Plaintiffs, Thomas O. Marziani and Pearl Marziani, appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Lake County which confirmed, on administrative review, the decision of the zoning board of appeals upholding the revocation of a building permit issued to plaintiffs.

In 1968, plaintiffs purchased a small island located near Fox Lake in Lake County upon which they wished to construct a single-family residence. They conferred with Joseph Cannon, then director of the Lake County building and zoning department, and apparently were advised that a bridge must be constructed to the island from the…