Taylor v. The Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Evanston

              FOURTH DIVISION
AUGUST 23, 2007
No. 1-05-0374
ROBERT P. TAYLOR and ) Appeal from the
ANN L. CAROLLO-TAYLOR, ) Circuit Court of
) Cook County.
Plaintiffs-Appellants, ))
v. )
)
THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE )
CITY OF EVANSTON; ARTHUR ALTERSON, )
Assistant Director of Zoning of the City of Evanston; )
GREGORY E. NORWELL, Chairman, )
Zoning Board of Appeals; WALTER B. CLARKSON, )
Member; PATRICIA ENGLISH, Member; )
BARBARA PUTTA, Member; )
SONJA ZUNIGA-REID, Member; )
and DONALD SAMPEN, Member, ) Honorable
) William O. Maki,
Defendants-Appellees. ) Judge Presiding.
JUSTICE CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:
This is an appeal from an order on administrative review. Plaintiffs, Robert P. Taylor and
Ann L. Carollo-Taylor (plaintiffs or Taylor), are the owners of a building in Evanston. Plaintiffs
filed a request with the City of Evanston (City or Evanston) to classify the existing use of the
building as a multifamily residence containing five welling units. The zoning administrator denied
plaintiffs' application, finding that the property was properly zoned for four dwelling units, and the
Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) upheld the determination of the zoning administrator. Plaintiffs
filed an action for administrative review in the circuit court of Cook County against the ZBA and