County board approves text amendment to regulate truck/trailer parking in industrial, commercial and agricultural zones

Grundy County approved a text amendment to county code section 8‑2‑5‑20 that creates a special‑use process for truck and truck‑trailer parking or commercial truck facilities in industrial, commercial and agricultural zoning districts.

Planning staff told the board the amendment was drafted and vetted by the county’s Land Use Zoning Subcommittee to create “structured, responsive and regulated control” over truck‑related storage or service facilities. Staff said the amendment is intended to provide oversight as intermodal and warehouse developments proceed in the county.

The text amendment received unanimous positive recommendations from the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Land Use Committee and was presented to the full board for approval. Board members voted in favor of the amendment by voice vote.

Staff said surrounding municipalities and governmental entities had been consulted and that no opposition was voiced in the subcommittee’s outreach process.