Legal Opinion
Floyd A. Brandt and Delores D. Brandt v. Village of Chebanse, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 26, 1996No. 95-3093PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Delores Brandt is a residential housing developer. When her husband Floyd became disabled, Brandt put her expertise to use. She built a triplex apartment, one unit of which had been modified to accommodate Floyd’s wheelchair. Although all of its land is zoned for single-family housing, the Village of Chebanse granted a variance for the triplex. This experience suggested another project, and Brandt asked the Village for a variance on a second parcel she owned at the same intersection. Brandt proposed to demolish a century-old single-family house and build a…
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