Public hearing for a zoning variation request by Jose Gomez.

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Z25-0113 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF JOSE GOMEZ, OWNER OF RECORD, FOR AN AMENDMENT OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR A VARIATION  Notice is hereby given in compliance with the McHenry County Unified Development Ordinance, that a public hearing will be held before the McHenry County Hearing Officer, in connection with this Ordinance, which would result in a VARIATION for the following described real estate: LOTS 3 AND 4 IN BLOCK 6 IN SPOJNIA CIRCUIT NO. 6, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 10, 1952 AS DOCUMENT NO. 255080, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PINs 09-21-477-009 and 09-21-477-008. The subject property is located on the south side of Pulaski Road approximately four hundred fifty (450) feet east of the intersection of Pulaski and Spojnia Roads with a common address of 5207 W Pulaski Road, McHenry, Illinois in McHenry Township. The subject property is presently zoned "R-1" Single Family Residential and consists of approximately 0.41 acres with "R-1" Single Family Residential zoning to the North, East, West and South and "R-1V" Single Family Residential with Variation zoning to the South. The Applicant is requesting a VARIATION of the subject property to allow for a maximum height of twenty-three (23) feet and two and one half (2.5) inches instead of the maximum eighteen (18) feet allowed for a detached accessory structure. The Owner and Applicant, Jose Gomez, can be reached at 5207 W Pulaski Road, McHenry, Illinois. A hearing on this Zoning Application will be held on the 10th day of March 2026 at 11:00 A.M. in the County Board conference room at the McHenry County Government Center Administration Building 667 Ware Rd, Woodstock, Illinois at which time and place any person desiring to be heard may be present. The McHenry County Government Center Mailing address is 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098. DATED THIS 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026.  By: Michael McNerney, McHenry County Hearing Officer, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098 Petitions for all Zoning Board of Appeals hearings can be accessed at the following link: www.mchenry countyil.gov/county-government/new-meeting-portal and choosing the “Agenda” link for the specific meeting date. Live audio streams of all Zoning Board of Appeals hearings can be accessed at the following link: www.mchenrycountyil.gov/county-government/new-meeting-portal and choosing the “Video” link for the specific meeting date. (Published Northwest Herald Feb. 21, 2026) 2307143