Champaign County Board Environment and Land Use Committee met January 9

By Angelica Saylo Pilo

Jan 17, 2020

Champaign County Board Environment and Land Use Committee met Jan. 9.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Agenda/Addendum

IV. Approval of Minutes

A. November 7, 2019

V. Public Participation

VI. Communications

VII. New Business: Items for Information Only

A. E-Waste Collection for Champaign County Residents in 2020 and Beyond

B. Champaign County Environmental Stewards

C. Notice of Non-Compliance with Illinois Noxious Weed Law

D. Complaint of open burning at Champaign Township property

VIII. New Business: Items to be Approved by ELUC

A. Annual Renewal of Recreation & Entertainment License.

i. Hudson Farm Wedding & Events, LLC, 1341 CR1800E, Urbana IL 61802. 01/01/20-12/31/20.

ii. Champaign County Fair Association, 1302 North Coler Avenue, Urbana IL. 01/01/20-12/31/20.

B. Annual Hotel/Motel License for Urbana Motel Inc. at 1906 North Cunningham Avenue, Urbana for 01/01/20- 12/31/20.

C. Direction Regarding Proposed Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment for Adult Use Cannabis Zoning Regulations Pursuant to Public Act 101-0027

IX. New Business: Items to Receive & Place On File by ELUC Committee to Allow a 30-Day Review Period

A. Zoning Case 945-AT-19. Amend the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance requirements for a photovoltaic (PV) solar farm in Section 6.1.5 B. (2) of the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance by adding the following requirements for any proposed PV solar farm that is located within one-and- one-half miles of a municipality:

Part A: Increase the minimum required time for municipal review as described in the legal advertisement.

Part B: Require municipal subdivision approval for any PV solar farmland lease exceeding five years when required by any relevant municipal authority that has an adopted comprehensive plan.

Part C: Amend Section 8.2.3 to allow any PV solar farm authorized prior to the effective date of this amendment and that is in the process of being repaired to not lose its zoning right to operate. Part D: Add new Section 8.2.4 to allow any PV solar farm authorized prior to the effective date of this amendment to be constructed pursuant to the standard requirement of a Zoning Use Permit, provided that the Special Use Permit for the solar farm has not expired.

B. Zoning Case 946-AT-19. Amend the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance requirements for a photovoltaic (PV) solar farm in Section 6.1.5 B. (2) of the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance by adding the following requirements for any proposed PV solar farm that is located within one-and-one-half miles of a municipality:

Part A: Increase the minimum required separation between a PV solar farm and a municipal boundary from 0.5 mile to 1.5 miles.

Part B: (same as Part A in Case 945-AT-19) Increase the minimum required time for municipal review as described in the legal advertisement.

Part C: (same as Part B in Case 945-AT-19) Require municipal subdivision approval for any PV solar farmland lease exceeding five years when required by any relevant municipal authority that has an adopted comprehensive plan.

Part D: (same as Part C in Case 945-AT-19) Amend Section 8.2.3 to allow any PV solar farm authorized prior to the effective date of this amendment and that is in the process of being repaired to not lose its zoning right to operate.

Part E: (same as Part D in Case 945-AT-19) Add new Section 8.2.4 to allow any PV solar farm authorized prior to the effective date of this amendment to be constructed pursuant to the standard requirement of a Zoning Use Permit, provided that the Special Use Permit for the solar farm has not expired.

Zoning Case 948-AT-19. Amend the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance by amending Section 8.3.2 to authorize a variance to rebuild a nonconforming structure before the structure is damaged.

X. New Business: Items to be Recommended to the County Board

A. Subdivision Case 203-19: Liu Subdivision- Final Plat Approval of a Two-Lot Minor Subdivision located in the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 8 of T17N-R9E of the Third Principal Meridian in Crittenden Township and commonly known as the farmstead located at 493 CR1400E, Tolono.

B. Resolution Authorizing Collector, Coordinator, and Host Site Agreement: 2020 Residential Electronics Collections

C. Resolution Authorizing 2020 Residential Electronics Collection Events and Follow-up IEPA One-Day Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Cost-Sharing Agreement Between the County of Champaign, the City of Champaign, the City of Urbana, and the Village of Savoy

D. CLOSED Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6) to consider the setting of a price for lease or sale of property owned by Champaign County

XI. Other Business

A. Monthly Reports

i. February 2019

ii. March 2019

iii. April 2019

iv. May 2019

v. June 2019

vi. July 2019

vii. August 2019

XII. Chair’s Report

XIII. Designation of Items to be Placed on the Consent Agenda