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
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