McLean County Zoning Board of Appeals met Sept. 4.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
1. ROLL CALL: Secretary Philip Dick called the roll and noted the presence of a quorum as follows: Julia Turner, Rick Dean, Drake Zimmerman, Brian Bangert, Michael Kuritz, Chris Carlton (Alternate Member) and Mary Beth Taylor (Alternate Member). Members James Finnigan and Marc Judd were absent. Also present were Darrell Mitchell, Zoning Enforcement Officer, Luke Hohulin, Assistant County Engineer, William Wasson, County Administrator and Samantha Walley, Assistant State’s Attorney.
2. CALL TO ORDER: Motion was made by Zimmerman/Kuritz to appoint Julia Turner as Acting Chair.
The roll call vote was seven members for the motion to approve, none opposed and Members James Finnigan and Marc Judd were absent.
Julia Turner called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion was made by Zimmerman/Dean to approve the minutes from the August 7, 2018 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.
The roll call vote was seven members for the motion to approve, none opposed and Members James Finnigan and Marc Judd were absent.
4. APPEARANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC: No one came forward to speak on matters not on the agenda.
5. REGULAR AGENDA:
Case SU-18-17, application of Michael and Katherine Owen, in case SU-18-17 on parcel 19-08-100-010. They are requesting a special use to allow a single family residence in the Agriculture District on land unsuitable for farming on property in Allin Township at 12676 N 150 East Rd., Stanford, IL.
Secretary Dick called the case, provided exhibits to the board and submitted a staff report for review. He indicated the seven standards for a special use are met, and the staff recommended approval of the application.
Michael Owen, 208 S. Hershey Rd., Bloomington, IL, appeared to give testimony and was sworn. Mr. Owen indicated that he had nothing to add to the staff report.
The board reviewed and discussed the seven standards for a special use and found them met. Acting Chair Turner indicated that she supports the application since the property has not been in crop production.
Motion was made by Kuritz/Dean to recommend approval of case SU-18-17.
The roll call vote was seven members for the motion to recommend approval, none opposed and Members James Finnigan and Marc Judd were absent.
A verbatim transcript was prepared for the following four cases and therefore no other minutes are provided: Case SU-18-18, an application of Heyworth Solar Renewables I, LLC by Nexamp Inc., Case SU-18-19 an application of Heyworth Solar Renewables II, LLC by Nexamp Inc., Case SU-18-20 an application of ASD McLean IL Solar II, LLC by Amp Solar Development Inc., and Case SU-18-21 an application of ASD McLean IL Solar III, LLC by Amp Solar Development Inc.
6. ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 9:38 PM.
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