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Champaign County Board Zoning Board of Appeals met Sept. 11

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum

3. Approval of Minutes – none

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 Hearing

*Case 174-V-25 Petitioner: Adam Slagell

Request: Authorize the following variance in the R-2 Single Family Residence Zoning District:

Part A: A proposed ground-mounted solar array with a setback from the centerline of Windsor Rd of 48 feet in lieu of the minimum required 75 feet per Section 7.2.1 of the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance.

Part B: A proposed ground-mounted solar array with a side and rear yard of 6 feet and 15 feet respectively in lieu of the required 30 feet per Section 7.2.1 of the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance.

Part C: An existing detached garage with a setback from the centerline of Windsor Rd of 63 feet in lieu of the minimum required 75 feet per Section 7.2.1 of the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance.

Part D: An existing detached garage with a side and rear yard of 20 feet and 16 feet respectively in lieu of the minimum required 30 feet per Section 7.2.1 of the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance.

Location: Lot 1 in Phinney Acres Subdivision in Section 23 of Champaign Township and commonly known as the property with address 2321 Phinney Dr., Champaign.

8. Remanded Public Hearing

Case 130-AT-25 Petitioner: Zoning Administrator

Request: Amend the Champaign County Zoning Ordinance to add “Battery Energy Storage System” as a new principal use under the category “Industrial Uses:

Electric Power Generating Facilities” and indicate that a Battery Energy Storage System may be authorized by a Special Use Permit in the AG-1 Agriculture, AG2 Agriculture, B-1 Rural Trade Center, B-4 General Business, I-1 Light Industry and I-2 Heavy Industry Zoning Districts; add requirements and fees for “Battery Energy Storage Systems”; add any required definitions, and make certain other revisions to the Ordinance as detailed in the full legal description.

9. Staff Report

10. Other Business

A. Review of Docket

11. Adjournment

https://www.co.champaign.il.us/CountyBoard/ZBA/2025/250911/250911_REVISED%20AGENDA.pdf