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Committee pauses action on solar zoning changes pending court rulings and state statute review
Summary
Members discussed whether to remove county-board votes for certain solar permits and let zoning staff or the ZBA handle approvals administratively; the county's attorney noted pending Will County litigation that could affect local discretion under a 2023 state amendment to section 5-12-020.
The Planning, Environment and Development Committee on Oct. 7 discussed proposed zoning changes for utility-scale solar farms and agreed to wait for court guidance before recommending code amendments that would remove county-board discretion.
Committee members expressed frustration that state law restricts county authority for solar siting and that county board votes sometimes have no practical effect because state…
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