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Iroquois County committee approves text amendment to allow temporary met towers in Ag-1 with permit rules
Summary
The zoning committee approved a text amendment allowing temporary meteorological towers as permitted uses in Agriculture 1 (A-1) with setbacks, security and a three-year limit; fees and other application requirements were specified.
The Iroquois County Zoning Committee voted Oct. 7 to approve a zoning text amendment that allows temporary meteorological towers as a permitted use in Agriculture 1 (A-1) subject to a building-permit process and specific operating conditions.
The amendment requires towers to be set back at least 1.1 times the tower height from parcel lines, limits temporary towers to a three-year term (extendable by the zoning administrator for one additional year), sets a building-permit fee of $5,000 per year per tower, and requires each tower and its equipment to be enclosed by an 8-foot fence with locking gates. Each tower must…
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