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Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals met June 28

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Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals met June 28.

Here is the agenda as provided by the board:

1. Call to Order


2. Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum

3. Correspondence

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/2018/180628_Meeting/180628.Meeting%20Agenda.pdf

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