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Board approves special-use permit to allow single-family dwelling on Pinhook Road property

5580759 · August 12, 2025
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Summary

Jeff and Rachel Spencer were granted a special-use permit to place a single-family dwelling on a 7.04-acre parcel behind Lake Leopahna after a unanimous vote; one adjacent landowner objected citing livestock traffic concerns.

The Stephenson County Board approved a special-use permit on Aug. 12 to allow a single-family dwelling on 7.04 acres behind the Lake Leopahna campground. Zoning staff said the Spencer parcel on Pinhook Road is primarily scrub ground and would require a private well and septic system. The property received a…

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