McLean County Zoning Board of Appeals met Oct. 3.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
1. CALL TO ORDER: Chair, James Finnigan called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
2. ROLL CALL: Secretary Philip Dick called the roll and noted the presence of a quorum as follows: James Finnigan, Michael Kuritz, Ruth Novosad, Brian Bangert, Julia Turner and Shirley Deerwester. Member Rick Dean was absent. Also present were Darrell Mitchell, Zoning Enforcement Officer, Taylor Williams, Assistant State’s Attorney, Cassy Taylor, County Administrator, and Anthony Grant, Assistant County Administrator.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion was made by Dean/Kuritz to approve the minutes from the September 5, 2023, Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.
The minutes were approved by voice vote.
4. APPEARANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC: No one came forward to speak on matters not on the agenda.
5. REGULAR AGENDA:
Case ZV-23-05, an application of Doug Jiles in case ZV-23-05 on parcel 15-19-452-011. He is requesting a variance in front yard setback requirements to allow an existing privacy fence six feet in height to be as close as two feet from the property line rather than 30 feet as required in the R-2 Two Family Residential District on property in Towanda Township at 625 Celebration Dr., Normal, IL.
Secretary Dick called the case, provided exhibits to the board, and submitted a staff report for review. He indicated that staff recommends that the proposed application meets all the standards of the Zoning Ordinance.
Douglas Jiles, 625 Celebration Dr., Normal, IL appeared to give testimony and was sworn. Mr. Jiles indicated that he had nothing to add to what was presented.
The board reviewed and discussed the standards for a variance in this case.
A motion was made by Kuritz/Deerwester to approve case ZV-23-05.
The roll call vote was six members for the motion to approve, no members were opposed and Member Dean was absent.
Case ZA-23-04, an application of the McLean County Land Use & Development Committee in case ZA-23-04. This is a text amendment of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of McLean County Chapter 350, Zoning Section 350-43. OO. Use Standards. This is to amend use standards for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sequestration Drilling.
Chair Finnigan announced that there was not enough room in Room 404 of the Government Center to conduct a public hearing in this case. Room 404 was filled to capacity and more than 15 people were standing in the hallway. People in the hallway could not hear nor participate adequately in the public hearing. Secretary Dick asked if Zoning Board members could continue the hearing on October 17 or October 24 at 7:00 pm. All members indicated that they could attend a meeting on October 24, 2023. Chair Finnigan announced that the public hearing in this case would continue at 7:00 pm on October 24, 2023 in Room 400 of the Government Center.
6. ADJOURNMENT: The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM.
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