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Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals met March 2.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum

3. Approval of Minutes – January 26, 2023

4. Correspondence

Note: The full ZBA packet is available online at: www.co.champaign.il.us.

5. Audience Participation with respect to matters other than cases pending before the Board**

6. Continued Public Hearings

*Case 079-S-22 Petitioner: Anthony Donato, d.b.a. IAG Investments LLC

Request: Authorize a data center as a Special Use Permit in the AG-2 Agriculture Zoning District.

Location: A 21-acre tract in the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 19 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Urbana Township that is located west of the veterinary clinic with an address of 3003 East Windsor Road, Urbana.

*Case 080-S-22 Petitioner: Anthony Donato, d.b.a. IAG Investments LLC

Request: Authorize a photovoltaic solar array with a total nameplate capacity of 6 megawatts (MW), including access roads and wiring, as a second principal use as a County Board Special Use Permit and including the following waivers of standard conditions (other waivers may be necessary):

Part A: A waiver from providing a Decommissioning and Site Reclamation Plan that includes cost estimates prepared by an Illinois Licensed Professional Engineer prior to consideration of the Special Use Permit by the Board, per Section 6.1.1 A.3.

Part B: A waiver from locating the PV Solar Array less than one-half mile from an incorporated municipality and within the contiguous urban growth area of a municipality per Section 6.1.5 B.(2)a.

Part C: A waiver for locating 32 feet from a non-participating existing dwelling on a lot that is 10 acres or less in area in lieu of the minimum required separation of 240 feet between the solar farm fencing and the property line, per Section 6.1.5 D.(3)a.

Part D: A waiver from submitting a Roadway Upgrade and Maintenance Agreement prior to consideration of the Special Use Permit by the Board, per Section 6.1.5 G.(1).

Part E: A waiver from providing a Noise Analysis prior to consideration of the Special Use Permit by the Board, per Section 6.1.5 I.(3).

Location: A 21-acre tract in the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 19 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Urbana Township that is located west of the veterinary clinic with an address of 3003 East Windsor Road, Urbana.

*Case 081-V-22 Petitioner: Anthony Donato, d.b.a. IAG Investments LLC

Request: Authorize the following variance for the data center proposed as a Special Use Permit in related case 079-S-22:

Part A: Authorize a variance for 2 parking spaces in lieu of the minimum required 10 parking spaces, per Section 7.4.1 C.3. of the Zoning Ordinance.

Part B: Authorize a variance for no loading berth in lieu of the minimum required 1 loading berth, per Section 7.4.1 C.5. of the Zoning Ordinance.

Location: A 21-acre tract in the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 19 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Urbana Township that is located west of the veterinary clinic with an address of 3003 East Windsor Road, Urbana.

*Case 074-S-22 Petitioner: Medanos Solar LLC, via agent Kiera Gavin

Request: Authorize a Community PV Solar Farm with a total nameplate capacity of 5 megawatts (MW), including access roads and wiring, in the AG-1 and AG-2 Agriculture Zoning Districts, and including the following waivers of standard conditions:

Part A: A waiver for a distance of 0 feet between a PV Solar Farm and a municipal boundary in lieu of the minimum required one-half mile (2,640 feet), per Section 6.1.5 B.(2)a. of the Zoning Ordinance.

Part B: A waiver for not providing a Decommissioning and Site Reclamation Plan that includes cost estimates prepared by an Illinois Licensed Professional Engineer prior to consideration of the Special Use Permit by the Board, per Section 6.1.1 A.3. of the Zoning Ordinance.

Part C: A waiver for not entering into a Roadway Upgrade and Maintenance Agreement or waiver therefrom with the relevant local highway authority prior to consideration of the Special Use Permit by the Board, per Section 6.1.5 G. of the Zoning Ordinance.

Part D: A waiver for not completing consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources prior to consideration of the Special Use Permit by the Board, per Section 6.1.5 K. of the Zoning Ordinance.

Other waivers may be necessary.

Location: A 48.64-acre tract in the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and part of a 197.02-acre tract in the east half of Section 4, Township 18 North, Range 14 West of the Second Principal Meridian in South Homer Township, and commonly known as farmland owned by Terry Wolf on the north side of CR 1100N (County Highway 15) northeast of the Village of Homer, Illinois.

7. New Public Hearings

*Case 085-V-23 Petitioner: Wes Taylor

Request: Authorize a variance for adding 1.31 acres to a 3.9-acre lot that was approved in Variance Case 015-V-21 for a total of 5.21 acres in lieu of the maximum allowed 3 acres in area for a lot with soils that are best prime farmland in the AG-1 Agriculture Zoning District, per Section 5.3 of the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance.

Location: A 3.9-acre tract plus a 1.31-acre tract totaling 5.21 acres in the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 17 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Raymond Township, with an address of 238 CR 2300E, Broadlands.

8. Staff Report

9. Other Business

A. Review of Docket

10. Adjournment

https://www.co.champaign.il.us/CountyBoard/ZBA/2023/230302/230302_AGENDA.pdf