Unity Ventures v. Pollution Control Board

Unity Ventures (Unity), a partnership engaged in the development of certain real estate in Du Page County for residential purposes, has petitioned this court under Supreme Court Rule 335 (87 Ill. 2d R. 335) and section 41 of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. lllVz, par. 1041) for direct review of an order of the Pollution Control Board (the Board) denying Unity’s request for a variance from the Board’s Rule 963(a), which limits the duration of sewer construction permits to two years. Unity contends that the Board’s decision was contrary to the manifest weight of the…