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Committee approves stormwater permit for farm expansion after debate over impervious-area rules and conservation easements
Summary
After lengthy debate over impervious-area thresholds, agricultural exemptions and the county's stormwater rules, the committee voted to approve a stormwater permit for a 49.418-acre farm that added impervious area above the 20,000-square-foot trigger.
The McHenry County Planning, Environment and Development Committee voted Oct. 7 to approve a stormwater application for a rural property after staff reported on mitigation measures and the applicant’s coordination with a neighbor.
Planning staff described the case as an older violation carried forward when ownership changed and said the core issue was an increase in impervious area above the county’s 20,000-square-foot threshold for detention requirements. The owner’s property was reported in committee discussion as 49.418 acres; staff said the…
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