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Champaign County Board Environment and Land Use Committee met May 7.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

Call to Order

I. Roll Call

II. Approval of Agenda/Addendum

III. Approval of Minutes

A. February 6, 2020

IV. Public Participation

*Being accepted remotely through Zoom – for instructions go to: http://www.co.champaign.il.us/CountyBoard/ELUC/2020/200507_Meeting/200507_Zoom_Instructions. pdf

V. Communications

VI. New Business: For Information Only

A. Notice of Public Review Period for the Champaign County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation

Plan Preliminary Draft.

B. Update on Prosecution of Enforcement for Dangerous Structures

VII. New Business: Items to be Approved by ELUC

A. Authorization to proceed with an Invitation to Bid for demolition and removal of garbage and debris for property located at 202 Third Street, Foosland pursuant to Enforcement Case ZN-20-30/01, subject to County Board acceptance of the Property Deed and a Budget Amendment on the COW Agenda for May 12, 2020.

VIII. New Business: Items to Receive and Place on File by ELUC Committee to Allow a Review Period Until June 4, 2020

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A. Zoning Case 972-AT-20.

Part A: Amend the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance to add definitions for the following types of adult-use cannabis businesses: Dispensing Organization; Infuser Organization; Processing Organization; Processing Organization; Transporting Organization; Craft Grower; and Cultivation Center.

Part B: Amend the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance to add requirements for adult cannabis businesses only within 1.5 miles of a home rule municipality with more than 20,000 population.

B. Zoning Case 973-AT-20.

Part A: Amend the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance to add definitions for the following types of adult-use cannabis businesses: Dispensing Organization; Infuser Organization; Processing Organization; Transporting Organization; Craft Grower; and Cultivation Center.

Part B: Amend the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance to add requirements for adult cannabis businesses only within 1.5 miles of a home rule municipality with more than 20,000 population.

Part C: Add requirements to authorize the following adult cannabis businesses except within 1.5 miles of non-home rule municipalities and except within 1.5 miles of a home rule municipality with a population of 20,000 or less and except within 1.5 miles of a residential zoning district located more than 1.5 miles from a home rule municipality with more than 20,000 population.

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

A. Annual Facility Inspection Report for the period 4/1/19 – 3/31/20 for Champaign County’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Store Sewer System (MS4) Storm Water Discharge Permit with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA).

B. Adjustment of Financial Assurance for the California Ridge Wind Farm (Champaign County Special Use Permit 696-S-11)

C. Acceptance of a Deed for Property with a Dangerous Structure at 202 Third Street, Foosland (Note: related to Budget Amendment on COW Agenda)

D. Zoning Case 947-AT-19. Amend the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance by amending the requirements for PV solar farms by deleting Section 6.1.5 B.(2)b. that requires a 0.5 mile separation between a proposed PV solar farm and the CR Conservation Recreation Zoning District.

E. Zoning Case 971-AT-19. Amend the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance by amending the requirements for PV solar farms by amending the requirements for a letter of credit in Section 6.1.5 Q.(4)e. to change the minimum acceptable long term corporate debt (credit) rating of the proposed financial institution to a rating of “A-“ by Standard & Poor’s, or a rating of “A3” by Moody’s or a rating of “A-“ by Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

X. Other Business

A. Monthly Report

i. November 2019 ii. December 2019

XI. Chair’s Report

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

XIII. Adjournment

http://www.co.champaign.il.us/CountyBoard/ELUC/2020/200507_Meeting/200507%20Agenda.pdf