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Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals met July 6

Here is the agenda provided by the board: 

SPECIAL MEETING

1. Call to Order 

2. Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum 

3. Approval of Minutes – May 25, 2023 

4. Correspondence 

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

6. Continued Public Hearings 

*Case 092-V-23 Petitioner: Stephen Lemke  

Request: Authorize the following variance in the I-1 Light Industry Zoning District:  

Part A: Authorize a variance for a lot area of 6,600 square feet in lieu of the minimum required 10,000 square feet in area as per Section 4.3.4 of the Zoning Ordinance.  

Part B: Authorize an existing single-family home with a side yard of 0 feet in lieu of the minimum required 10 feet as per Section 5.3 of the Zoning Ordinance.  

Part C: Authorize an existing detached storage shed with a side yard of 0 feet in lieu of the minimum required 10 feet side yard, as per Section 7.2.1 of the Zoning Ordinance.  

Location: Lots 141 and 142 in Wilber Heights Subdivision in the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 20 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Somer Township, and more commonly known as 318 Paul Ave, Champaign, Illinois.  

7. New Public Hearings 

*Case 096-AM-23 Petitioner: Justin & Heidi Blake, Les & Emily Cotton, Vincent & Cheryl Sims, d.b.a. Evergreen Cremation Services Inc.  

Request: Amend the Zoning Map to change the zoning district designation from the I-1 Light Industry Zoning District to the AG-2 Agriculture Zoning District in order to establish and operate the proposed Special Use in related Zoning Case 097-S 23.  

Location: Lot 3 of Stahly Subdivision in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 19 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Champaign Township with an address of 314 Tiffany Court, Champaign. 

*Case 097-S-23 Petitioner: Justin & Heidi Blake, Les & Emily Cotton, Vincent & Cheryl Sims, d.b.a. Evergreen Cremation Services Inc.  

Request: Authorize a Special Use to establish a crematory on land that is proposed to be rezoned to the AG-2 Agriculture Zoning District in related zoning case 096-AM 23, with the following waivers:  

Waiver Part A: A lot area of 1.69 acres in lieu of the minimum required 10 acres for a crematory.  

Waiver Part B: A setback of 72 feet from the street centerline of Tiffany Court in lieu of the minimum required 100 feet for a crematory.  

Location: Lot 3 of Stahly Subdivision in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 19 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Champaign Township with an address of 314 Tiffany Court, Champaign.  

* Case 098-V-23 Petitioner: Ross Mansfield  

Request: Authorize a variance for an existing 5-acre tract 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: An existing 5-acre tract in the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 21 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Condit Township, with an address of 2974 CR 800E, Dewey.  

8. Staff Report 

9. Other Business 

A. Review of Docket 

10. Adjournment 

* Administrative Hearing. Cross Examination allowed. 

** Audience participation with respect to matters other than cases pending before the Board shall be limited to 5 minutes per person totaling no more than one hour.

https://www.co.champaign.il.us/CountyBoard/ZBA/2023/230706/230706_AGENDA.pdf