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Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals met Nov. 16.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum

3. Approval of Minutes – October 12, 2023

4. Correspondence

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

6. Continued Public Hearings

*Case 106-S-23 

Petitioners: Banio & Shanelle Koroma, d.b.a. Ujima Retreat Center

Request: Authorize a Special Use Permit for the establishment and use of an Event Center as a combination “Private Indoor Recreational Development” and “Outdoor Commercial Recreational Enterprise” in the AG-2 Agriculture Zoning District.

Location: The 7.5-acre Lot 1 of Werts Subdivision in the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 19 North Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Urbana Township, commonly known as the residence with an address of 4303 S High Cross Road, Urbana.

7. New Public Hearings

*Case 116-S-23 

Petitioner: Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc.

Request: Authorize an Agronomic Research Facility” as a Special Use Permit in the AG-1 Agriculture Zoning District, subject to the variance in related Case 118-V-23.

Location: Five tracts totaling 285 acres in the East Half of Section 18, Township 18 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Philo Township, and commonly known as farmland owned by Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc. on the north side of CR 900N (County Highway 18).

*Case 118-V-23 

Petitioner: Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc.

Request: Authorize the following variance for the proposed Special Use Permit in related case 116-S-23:

Authorize a variance for no loading berth in lieu of the minimum required 2 loading berths, per Section 7.4.1 C.5. of the Zoning Ordinance.

Location: Five tracts totaling 285 acres in the East Half of Section 18, Township 18 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Philo Township, and commonly known as farmland owned by Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc. on the north side of CR 900N (County Highway 18).

*Case 117-S-23 

Petitioners: Luke and Amanda Turner, d.b.a. Main Street Fencing Co.

Request: Authorize a “Contractor’s Facility with Outdoor Storage and/or Outdoor Operations” as a Special Use Permit in the AG-1 Agriculture Zoning District, subject to the variance in related Case 121-V-23.

Location: A 26.2-acre tract in the East Half of Section 9, Township 20 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Mahomet Township, and commonly known as farmland located north of I-74 and west of Crowley Road (CR 250E).

*Case 121-V-23 

Petitioners: Luke and Amanda Turner, d.b.a. Main Street Fencing Co.

Request: Authorize the following variance for the proposed Special Use Permit in related case 117-S-23:

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. 4

Location: A 26.2-acre tract in the East Half of Section 9, Township 20 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Mahomet Township, and commonly known as farmland located north of I-74 and west of Crowley Road (CR 250E).

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/2023/231116/231116_AGENDA.pdf