Kane County County Development Committee met April 26.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
FORD, Williams, Berman, Daugherty, Iqbal, Kenyon, Linder & ex-officios Davoust (Transportation Chair), Kious (Forest Preserve President), Pierog (County Chair) and Tepe (County Vice Chair)
***SPECIAL MEETING***
1. Call To Order
Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at 11:50 AM.
PRESENT Board Member Dale Berman
Board Member Michael Kenyon
Board Member Michael Linder
Ex-Officio County Board Chair Corinne M. Pierog
REMOTE Board Member Ron Ford
Board Member Rick Williams
Board Member Gary Daugherty
Board Member Mo Iqbal
Ex-Officio (Forest Preserve President) Chris Kious
ABSENT Ex-Officio (Transportation Chairman) Mark Davoust
Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Vern Tepe
Also present: Co. Bd. Members Allan*, Juby*, Molina* Roth; Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff; Environ. & Water Res. Dir. Wollnik; ITD staff Peters; ASA Sandner & Special ASA Shepro; and members of the press and public.
2. Roll Call
3. Public Comment
None.
4. Building & Zoning Division
A. Amendment to the Kane County Code, Chapter 25, Zoning Ordinance regarding Wind Energy Conversion Systems and Commercial Solar Energy Facilities in the Unincorporated Areas of Kane County
Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff presented the text amendments to the Kane County Zoning Ordinance. He thanked staff and the Zoning Board for their work on the amendments. He stated that there are two new sections to be added to the Ordinance 25-5-4-8 Wind Energy Conversion Systems and 25-5-4-9
Commercial Solar Energy Facilities. He provided a brief background on the Illinois State Statute's stipulations that has led to the Kane County Ordinance amendments. He spoke on the need for action on these changes. If a County wants to establish standards it must amend their zoning ordinance within 120 days. If a County does not take action, it will not have any citing criteria to govern potential wind and solar projects within their jurisdiction. VanKerkhoff reviewed the process of properly amending the County Ordinance in accordance with the State of Illinois. He listed the next steps moving forward with the amended ordinance. At today's meeting, the County Development Committee would need to move to approve and forward this Ordinance to the Kane County Board for consideration at the May 9, 2023, meeting. VanKerkhoff addressed questions and comments from the Committee. ASA Sandner spoke on the possible delay of added amendments and the consequences it could have. Discussion ensued on additional amendments.
KC Executive Committee
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE
TO: KC Executive Committee
MOVER: Rick Williams
SECONDER: Michael Kenyon
AYE: Ron Ford, Rick Williams, Dale Berman, Gary Daugherty, Mo Iqbal, Michael Kenyon, Michael Linder, and Chris Kious
ABSENT: Mark Davoust, and Vern Tepe
5. New Business
None.
6. Executive Session (if needed)
None.
7. Adjournment
RESULT: APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE
MOVER: Michael Kenyon
SECONDER: Dale Berman
This meeting was adjourned at 12:02 PM.
https://www.countyofkane.org/MeetingMinutes/6876/23-04-26%20Spec.%20Dev..pdf
Alerts Sign-up