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Petersen v. Chicago Plan Comm'n

Case Date: 12/28/1998
Court: 1st District Appellate
Docket No: 1-97-4085



Petersen v. Chicago Plan Comm'n of City of Chicago, No. 1-97-4085

1st Dist. 12-28-98



FIRST DIVISION

December 28, 1998

No. 1-97-4085

ELEANOR P. PETERSEN, FRIENDS OF THE PARKS, HYDE PARK KENWOOD COMMUNITY CONFERENCE, HYDE PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, KAY CLEMENT, ROBERT E. MANN, and LEON M. DESPRES,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

CHICAGO PLAN COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, a Corporation, RICHARD M. DALEY, Mayor of Chicago, ALDERMAN WILLIAM J. P. BANKS, ALDERMAN EDWARD M. BURKE, J. F. BOYLE, JR., GEORGE W. MIGALA, ALDERMAN BURTON F. NATARUS, PAUL WOZNICKI, REUBEN L. HEDLUND, DEMETRIUS E. CARNEY, ALLISON S. DAVIS, RODRIGO d'ESCOTO, LEON D. FINNEY JR., DORIS B. HOLLEB, AMRISH K. MAJAHAN, NANCY A. PACHER, LAKE MICHIGAN FEDERATION, a Corporation, DONALD EASON, BRYANT GUMBEL, and BARBARA HOLT.

Defendants-Appellees.

 Appeal from the

Circuit Court of

Cook County

Honorable Stephen A. Schiller,

Judge Presiding.

JUSTICE GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an action for administrative review of a decision by the Plan Commission of the City of Chicago (Plan Commission or Commission) approving an application of the Museum of Science and Industry (the Museum). In its application, the Museum sought the Plan Commission's approval for its plans to expand and renovate its facilities. Such approval is required by the Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection Ordinance (Ordinance) before a property owner can make physical changes in designated lakefront districts. Chicago Municipal Code