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Eleven of the 12 Elmhurst aldermen present voted to deny the request for a conditional use to allow building height above the 77 feet allowed by right in the city’s central core. ....
UpdatedWed, Feb 17, 2021 at 7:43 am CT Reply Elmhurst, which banned a couple from having a hoop house, is now considering loosening its rules on tent-like structures. (Shutterstock) ELMHURST, IL Elmhurst is reopening the long-running local debate over its ban on structures such as hoop houses. In February 2019, the mayor broke a tie in favor of barring hoop houses, which are plastic-covered, 6-foot-high structures used as greenhouses. Subscribe In 2015, a dispute began when Dan and Nicole Virgil, who live on Fairview Avenue, put up a hoop house in their back yard to extend their growing season. Neighbors objected, and the Virgils were banned from having such a structure. ....