Chambana Sun

The Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday to authorize portions of the Kickapoo Rail Trail as a special use “public park or recreational facility.” 

Here's the meeting's agenda, as provided by the county:

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

Date: July 14, 2016

Time: 7:00 P.M.

Place: John Dimit Meeting Room

Brookens Administrative Center

1776 E. Washington Street

Urbana, IL 61802

EVERYONE MUST SIGN THE ATTENDANCE SHEET – ANYONE GIVING TESTIMONY MUST SIGN THE WITNESS FORM

AGENDA

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum

3. Correspondence Note: Meeting Time 7:00 p.m.

4. Approval of Minutes

5. Continued Public Hearings

*Case 823-S-15 Petitioner: William and Christina Schultz, d.b.a. A1 Pavement Maintenance, d.b.a. BillyCo Properties, LLC.

Request: Authorize a Contractor’s Facility with Outdoor Storage and Outdoor Operations as a Special Use in the B-4, General Business Zoning District with the following waivers:

Part A: A waiver for a side yard of 0 feet in lieu of the minimum required 10 feet as per Section 5.3 of the Zoning Ordinance.

Part B: A waiver for a rear yard of 0 feet in lieu of the minimum required 20 feet as per Section 5.3 of the Zoning Ordinance.

Location: A 2.13 acre tract comprised of Lots 4 and 5 of Van Winkle Subdivision in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 33 of Township 20 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Somer Township and commonly known as the contractor business A1 Pavement Maintenance, 3809 North Cunningham Avenue, Urbana, Illinois.

*Case 828-S-16 and Case 834-V-16:

Petitioner: Jonathan Hasselbring, Planning Director for the Champaign County Forest Preserve District 

Request: Authorize as a Special Use as a “public park or recreational facility” those portions of the Kickapoo Rail Trail that are proposed to be in the unincorporated area only, and that shall connect to those portions of the Kickapoo Rail Trail that are proposed to be located inside the Village of St. Joseph and the City of Urbana, in the AG-1 and AG-2 Agriculture Zoning Districts and subject to the variance summarized below but fully described in the legal advertisement, on property that is commonly known as the inactive CSX railroad line located on the south side of U.S. Route 150 and that is described more fully in the legal advertisement but is summarized as follows:

Part A Subject Property:  A 13.2 acre tract in the AG-1 District in Sections 10 and 15 of St. Joseph Township and subject to a variance from parking requirements.

Part B Subject Property:An 11.6 acre tract in the AG-1 District in Sections 9 and 16 of St. Joseph Township and subject to a variance for setback of 65 feet in lieu of the minimum required 85 feet; a rear yard of 23 feet in lieu of the minimum required 25 feet, and from parking requirements.

*Case 828-S-16 and Case 834-V-16 cont:

Part C Subject Property: A 9.2 acre tract in the AG-1 District in Sections 8 and 17 of St. Joseph Township and subject to a variance for setback of 59 feet in lieu of the minimum required 85 feet; a front yard of 23 feet in lieu of the minimum required 25 feet, and from parking requirements.

Part D Subject Property: A 12.4 acre tract in the AG-1 District in Sections 7 and 18 of St. Joseph Township and subject to a variance for setback of 61 feet in lieu of the minimum required 85 feet; and from parking requirements.

Part E Subject Property: A 12.1 acre tract in the AG-2 District in Section 12 and 13 of Urbana Township and subject to a variance for setback of 65 feet in lieu of the minimum required 85 feet; and from parking requirements.

Part F Subject Property: A 12.1 acre tract in the AG-2 District in Sections 11 and 14 of Urbana Township and subject to a variance for setback of 56 feet in lieu of the minimum required 85 feet; a front yard of 26 feet in lieu of the minimum required 35 feet, and from parking requirements.

Part G Subject Property: A 2.1 acre tract in the R-2 Residential District in Sections 10 and 15 of Urbana Township and subject to a variance for setback of 69 feet in lieu of the minimum required 85 feet; a front yard of 0 feet in lieu of the minimum required 35 feet, and from parking requirements.

Location: Generally, 9 different tracts of land totaling 72.7 acres comprised of the various Parts described above and commonly known as the inactive CSX railroad line between the City of Urbana and the Village of St. Joseph and that shall connect to those portions of the Kickapoo Rail Trail that are proposed to be located inside the Village of St. Joseph and the City of Urbana, Illinois and more specifically described in the attached legal advertisement.

6. New Public Hearings

*Case 835-V-16 Petitioner: Nathan Killion and Brandi Katrein

Request: Authorize the following variance in the AG-2 Agriculture Zoning District: a detached garage with a side yard of 5 feet in lieu of the minimum required 10 feet for detached accessory structures.

Location: Lot 4 of the Rivera Subdivision in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 2 in Urbana Township and commonly known as the residence at 3302 Nordland Drive, Urbana.

7. Staff Report

8. Other Business

A. Review of Docket

9. Audience Participation with respect to matters other than cases pending before the Board

10. Adjournment