Goslin v. Zoning Board of Appeals

Plaintiff, Harold J. Goslin, is the owner of a 3150 square foot lot with 25 feet of frontage in the City of Park Ridge. Present zoning requires 50 feet of frontage, minimum square footage of 6250 feet, and also sideyards of 4 feet. In order to obtain a building permit, variations are needed for front footage, square footage, and a sideyard variation to 2U feet. Plaintiff was denied this at the Park Ridge Zoning Board of Appeals (Board). He filed a petition for administrative review (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110, pars. 264-279) and received a similar unfavorable ruling from which he now…