Amended: There will be a Public Hearing on Wind Testing Towers in Northern DeKalb County this Thursday, January 26 starting at 1pm from 1-7pm at the DeKalb County Administration Building, Conference Room East, south entrance, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL, 60178.
EDF Renewable Development, Inc. is proposing to erect a wind testing tower on a portion of a property located on the east side of McQueen Road between Mowers Road and State Route 64 in South Grove Township. However, towers and other such essential service structures are a Special Use in the A-1, Agricultural District, which is the zoning of the 80-acre farm parcel on which the tower is proposed. In order to construct the wind testing tower, a Special Use Permit must be approved by the DeKalb County Board. Before a Special Use Permit can be granted, a public hearing must be held before the DeKalb County Zoning Hearing Officer.
EDF Renewable Development, Inc. has applied for such a Special Use Permit to allow for the construction of a wind testing tower on a portion of the subject property. A public hearing will be held before the DeKalb County Hearing Officer on Thursday, January 26, 2017, at 1:00 p.m., in the DeKalb County Administration Building, Conference Room East, south entrance, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL, 60178. All interested persons are encouraged to attend and be heard. The Special Use Permit application, Petition SG-17-1, is available for inspection at the DeKalb County Planning Department, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL, (815) 895-7188.
The subject property is zoned A-1 Agricultural District, and is legally described as follows:
The North 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 21, Township 41 North, Range 3, East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: commencing at the Southeast corner of said Section 21; thence North 0 Degrees 05 Minutes 33 Seconds East, 1,327.98 feet on the East line of said Southeast 1/4 to the Southeast corner of said North 1/2 and the point of beginning; thence South 89 Degrees 31 Minutes 36 Seconds West 2,653.86 feet on the South line of said North 1/2 to the Southwest corner of said North 1/2; thence North 0 Degrees 08 Minutes 43 Seconds West, 1,324.60 feet of the West line of said Southeast 1/4 to the Northwest corner of said Southeast 1/4; thence North 89 Degrees 27 Minutes 16 Seconds East 2,659.39 feet on the North line of said Southeast 1/4 to the Northeast corner of said Southeast 1/4; thence South 0 Degrees 05 Minutes 33 Seconds West, 1,327.98 feet on the East line of said Southeast 1/4 to the point of beginning, situated in South Grove Township, DeKalb County, Illinois.
P.I.N. 04-21-400-002
2The application for the Special Use Permit has been filed in accordance with the requirements of 9.01 of the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance in order to permit the construction of a tower similar to essential service structures on property zoned A-1, Agricultural District.
Derek M. Hiland, Director
DeKalb County Planning, Zoning and Building Department
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EDF Renewable Development, Inc. is proposing to erect a wind testing tower on a portion of a property located at the southeast corner of Glawe and Byers Roads in South Grove Township. However, towers and other such essential service structures are a Special Use in the A-1, Agricultural District, which is the zoning of the 60-acre farm parcel on which the tower is proposed. In order to construct the wind testing tower, a Special Use Permit must be approved by the DeKalb County Board. Before a Special Use Permit can be granted, a public hearing must be held before the DeKalb County Zoning Hearing Officer.
EDF Renewable Development, Inc. has applied for such a Special Use Permit to allow for the construction of a wind testing tower on a portion of the subject property. A public hearing will be held before the DeKalb County Hearing Officer on Thursday, January 26, 2017, at 1:00 p.m., in the DeKalb County Administration Building, Conference Room East, south entrance, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL, 60178. All interested persons are encouraged to attend and be heard. The Special Use Permit application, Petition SG-17-1, is available for inspection at the DeKalb County Planning Department, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL, (815) 895-7188.
The subject property is zoned A-1 Agricultural District, and is legally described as follows:
The East 60 acres of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter all in Section 12, Township 41 North, Range 3 East of the 3rd Principal Meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois.
P.I.N. 04-12-300-002
5The application for the Special Use Permit has been filed in accordance with the requirements of 9.01 of the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance in order to permit the construction of a tower similar to essential service structures on property zoned A-1, Agricultural District.
Derek M. Hiland, Director
DeKalb County Planning, Zoning and Building Department
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