Speck v. Zoning Board of Appeals

Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank, as trustee, Daniel L. Houlihan, and Edward Ochylski, Jr. (applicants), applied for a special use permit under the Chicago zoning ordinance. The permit, if issued, would allow applicants to locate and erect an addition to an existing building to be used primarily as a meat-packing plant and slaughterhouse. The application was not approved by the zoning administrator, and a review was sought by the applicants before the zoning board of appeals (Board). Certain individuals (objectors) appeared in these proceedings and objected to the proposed use. Upon…