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Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals met May 3.

Here is the agenda provided by the Board:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum

3. Correspondence

Time: 7:00 P.M.

Location: Lyle Shields Meeting Room

4. Approval of Minutes

5. Continued Public Hearings

Note: Board Discussion Will Occur Prior To Witness Testimony

Case 895-AT-18 Petitioner: Champaign County Zoning Administrator

Request: Amend the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance as follows:

Part A: Amend Section 3 by adding definitions including but not limited to “NOXIOUS WEEDS” and “SOLAR FARM”.

Part B: Add paragraph 4.2.1 C.5 to indicate that SOLAR FARM may be authorized by County Board SPECIAL USE permit as a second PRINCIPAL USE on a LOT in the AG-1 DISTRICT or the AG-2 DISTRICT.

Part C: Amend Section 4.3.1 to exempt SOLAR FARM from the height regulations except as height regulations are required as a standard condition in new Section 6.1.5.

Part D: Amend subsection 4.3.4 A. to exempt WIND FARM LOT and SOLAR FARM LOT from the minimum LOT requirements of Section 5.3 and paragraph 4.3.4 B. except as minimum LOT requirements are required as a standard condition in Section 6.1.4 and new Section 6.1.5.

Part E: Amend subsection 4.3.4 H.4. to exempt SOLAR FARM from the Pipeline Impact Radius regulations except as Pipeline Impact Radius regulations are required as a standard condition in new Section 6.1.5.

Part F: Amend Section 5.2 by adding “SOLAR FARM” as a new PRINCIPAL USE under the category “Industrial Uses: Electric Power Generating Facilities” and indicate that SOLAR FARM may be authorized by a County Board SPECIAL USE Permit in the AG-1 Zoning DISTRICT and the AG-2 Zoning DISTRICT and add new footnote 15. To exempt a SOLAR FARM LOT from the minimum LOT requirements of Section 5.3 and paragraph 4.3.4. B. except as minimum LOT requirements are required as a standard condition in new Section 6.1.5.

Part G: Add new paragraph 5.4.3 F. that prohibits the Rural Residential OVERLAY DISTRICT from being established inside a SOLAR FARM County Board SPECIAL USE Permit.

Part H: Amend Subsection 6.1.1 A. as follows;

1. Add SOLAR FARM as a NON-ADAPTABLE STRUCTURE and add references to the new Section 6.1.5 where there are existing references to existing Section 6.1.4.

2. Revise subparagraph 6.1.1 A.11c. by deleting reference to Section 6.1.1A. and add reference to Section 6.1.1A2.

Part I: Add new subsection 6.1.5 SOLAR FARM County Board SPECIAL USE Permit with new standard conditions for SOLAR FARM.

Part J: Add new subsection 9.3.1 J. to add application fees for a Solar Farm zoning use permit.

Part K: Add new subparagraph 9.3.3 B.8. to add application fees for a Solar Farm County Board Special Use permit.

6. New Public Hearings

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

http://www.co.champaign.il.us/CountyBoard/ZBA/2018/180503_Special%20Meeting/180503_Special%20Meeting%20Agenda.pdf