Winnetka Village Council voted unanimously to create additional protections for Lake Michigan bluffs by adopting controversial regulations around what can be built on steep slopes. Despite some residents seeing the ordinance as a win for the environment others are unhappy with the increased regulation on privately owned lakefront property. Winnetka was the lone lakefront community without .
Winnetka Adopts Bluff Protection Regulations Over Homeowner Objections - Winnetka-Glencoe, IL - The owners of some of the village's most expensive mansions have signaled they will sue to block the ordinance from taking effect.
Winnetka Regulates Lot Consolidation in Reaction to Ishiba Mansion therealdeal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from therealdeal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Winnetka Village Council approves lot consolidation regulation in wake of ongoing lakefront controversy chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Winnetka Village Council is debating changes to its lot consolidation and steep slope regulations in an effort to protect the lakefront from negative impacts of potential development. Drafted ordinances presented at the Nov. 14 Village Council study session proposed a variety of changes to zoning ordinances. One change proposes using the ordinary high water mark as the front lot line of .