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McHenry County board renews sawmill/woodworking conditional-use permit for 20 years

5957747 · September 25, 2025
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Summary

The McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals approved a 20-year renewal of a conditional-use permit for a sawmill and woodworking operation on a five-acre parcel in Seneca Township, finding no neighbor complaints and recommending conditions largely mirroring the existing permit.

The McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to renew the conditional-use permit for a sawmill and woodworking operation on a five-acre parcel at 18014 College Road in Seneca Township and extended the permit term to 20 years.

The petitioner, Dan Deserto, said he and his wife, Janine Joswiak, own the larger 20-acre property and that the sawmill component of the business is now a lower-volume, boutique operation and that the site primarily functions as a woodworking and custom furniture business. Deserto told the board the mill runs infrequently and that his shop maintains…

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