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Votes at a glance: county panel approves two commercial solar permits, subdivision and several routine actions
Summary
Will CountyLand Use and Development Committee approved two commercial solar special-use permits, signed off on a minor subdivision correction and carried several routine items; several other zoning requests were discussed or withdrawn.
The Will County Land Use and Development Committee on April 3, 2025, approved special-use permits for two commercial solar energy facilities, authorized a minor subdivision correction for a single lot in Lockport Township and carried several routine items, while one zoning request was withdrawn and one truck-terminal request was discussed but not clearly resolved in the recorded transcript.
Why this matters: The committeeactions affect land use, local tax revenues and long-term site conditions for agricultural and industrial areas across Will County. Approval of commercial solar projects was emphasized by developers as a local tax and community-benefit opportunity while opponents and trustees urged conditions on visuals and utility interconnection.
Key votes and outcomes recorded in the meeting:
- ZC24120 (Jacob O. Farms) Special-use permit for a commercial solar energy facility on 35.07 acres in Green Garden Township Motion passed (roll call recorded; committee approved with staff-recommended conditions). (Referenced in meeting transcript starting at the project presentation and ending at the roll call.)
- ZC24102 (Helen A. Stumbress Land Trust) Special-use permit for a 2 MW commercial solar facility on 19.28 acres in Will Township Motion passed (roll call recorded; one member voted no). (Referenced in the applicant presentation and roll call.)
- Crownholm Minor Subdivision (Crownholm Family Trust) Correction and recording of a one-lot minor plat in Lockport Township to cure an earlier illegal division Approved (committee recommended approval; owner praised staff speed in resolving the matter). (Referenced in the subdivision presentation and subsequent roll call.)
- ZC22-050 (Bankston Land Management LLC / Wild Flower Farm LLC) First extension of a previously issued special-use permit Extension authorized (motion carried; no substantive debate reported).
- ZC-? (LMD Liquor LLC tavern at 1619 E. Cass St.) Applicant withdrew request prior to committee action; item removed from agenda.
Items discussed but with outcome not specified in the transcript:
- ZC-24-01 (Litmax MultiService Inc.) Special-use permit request for a truck terminal at 22645 Cherry Hill Road in New Lenox Township Discussion took place (traffic and access were primary staff concerns); the recorded transcript does not contain an explicit final vote tally or motion outcome for this case, so outcome is not specified in the meeting record.
What the votes mean: Approvals of the two solar special-use permits allow the applicant teams to move toward permitting and construction steps subject to the staff conditions attached to each approval, including interconnection, vegetation/seed mixes, and utility-permitting requirements. The subdivision approval corrected a legal defect so an owner can proceed with a building permit. The transcript shows the committee expects staff to continue follow-up on technical items such as ComEd interconnection details and undergrounding of on-site lines.
Votes and motions listed here are taken from the committee roll calls and motions recorded in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript did not record a definitive vote result for a listed item, the outcome is shown as "not specified."
