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Lake County committee backs start of public hearing process for voluntary sustainable development incentives
Summary
Committee voted to send a resolution to the County Board to begin a Zoning Board of Appeals hearing on draft text amendments to Chapter 151 that would offer density and dimensional incentives in exchange for voluntary sustainable building practices.
Lake County Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment Committee members voted Aug. 6 to direct staff to begin a formal Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing process on draft text amendments to Chapter 151 of the Lake County Code of Ordinances that would create a voluntary sustainable development incentives program for unincorporated Lake County.
The proposed ordinance would let applicants opt into a menu of sustainability practices—such as building electrification, EV readiness, geothermal heating, green roofs or rooftop solar—in exchange for administrative incentives including increased density or floor area and reduced building setbacks.
Staff said the amendments would establish a weighted point system to approve incentives administratively…
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