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Champaign County Board Zoning Board of Appeals met Aug. 28

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum

3. Approval of Minutes – January 16, 2025, January 30, 2025, February 13, 2025

4. Correspondence

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

6. Continued Public Hearings

Case 164-AT-25 Petitioner: Zoning Administrator

Request: Amend the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance as follows regarding the keeping of animals in Residential Districts within 1,000 feet of a home rule municipality:

1. Add the following definition to Section 3.0 Definitions: “URBAN ANIMALS” that are animals that may be kept in a Residential Zoning District within 1,000 feet of a home rule municipality.

2. Amend Section 5.2 as follows:

a. Add a Footnote to the Table of Authorized Uses for “URBAN ANIMALS” in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 Zoning Districts.

3. Add new Section 7.8 to establish regulations including but not limited to:

a. Limit the number of URBAN ANIMALS that may be kept on a lot in a Residential District within 1,000 feet of a home rule municipality.

b. Establish minimum requirements for the housing and care of URBAN ANIMALS on a lot in a Residential District within 1,000 feet of a home rule municipality.

c. Require that the keeping of URBAN ANIMALS on a lot in a Residential District within 1,000 feet of a home rule municipality must be registered with the Department of Planning and Zoning.

7. New Public Hearings

*Case 172-V-25 Petitioner: Michael Hamer

Request: Authorize a variance for an existing detached storage shed with a rear yard of 0 feet in lieu of the minimum required 10 feet in the AG-1 Agriculture Zoning District.

Location: A 1.3-acre tract in the North half of the East half of the Fractional Northeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 20 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Stanton Township with an address of 2185 County Road 2400N, St. Joseph

*Case 173-V-25 Petitioner: Ryan and Sarah Perry

Request: Authorize the following variances in the R-2 Single Family Residence Zoning District on the subject property described below:

Part A: A variance for an existing barn with setback from the centerline of 1900E of 43 feet in lieu of the minimum required 55 feet and a front yard of 23 feet in lieu of the required 25 feet per Section 7.2.1 of the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance.

Part B: A variance for an existing barn with a side yard of 3 feet in lieu of the minimum required 10 feet in the AG-1 Agriculture Zoning District, per Section 7.2.1 of the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance

Location: A 2-acre tract in the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 18 North Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Sidney Township with an address of 906 County Road 1900E, Sidney.

8. Staff Report

9. Other Business

A. Review of Docket

10. Adjournment

https://www.co.champaign.il.us/CountyBoard/ZBA/2025/250828/250828_AGENDA.pdf