Karasik v. City of Highland Park

Plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the circuit court confirming the refusal of the Zoning Board of Appeals of Highland Park of a variation to reduce a yard restriction on a comer lot. She had sought the variation to enable her to extend and rebuild an existing porch into an enclosed room. The following plat with the proposed extension superimposed is illustrative:

The lot, zoned residential, meets the width and area requirements of the city zoning ordinance. It is improved with a two-story, single family residence which was built prior to the zoning enactments in question. The principal…