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Zoning official says solar site permitted under 2018 code but fines possible if sign and vegetation issues persist
Summary
Stephenson County zoning staff told the board a permitted solar facility must follow its 2018 permit terms; the county issued violation letters and warned of daily fines if the developer did not correct signage and vegetation by set dates.
Stephenson County zoning staff told the county board on Aug. 12 that a solar facility permitted in 2018 is governed by the 2018 code and is not automatically subject to the county’s 2023 rules for signage and vegetation. Beth Gilmore, a county zoning official, said the solar site at Dembowski and West Nor Road was permitted in February 2018 and that the facility must follow the 2018 code. "It follows the 2018 code. We don't have in that code regulations for signs, regulations for weeds," she said. Why it matters:…
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