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Commission approves rezoning, four‑lot survey map for Raul Farms LLC on Bonneywell Road
Summary
The Plan Commission approved rezoning roughly 115 acres from A‑1 to A‑2 and a four‑lot certified survey map to facilitate estate‑planning lot divisions; commissioners noted future uses remain subject to separate reviews including conditional permits and state law on solar arrays.
The Plan Commission approved an application to rezone about 115 acres on Bonneywell Road from A‑1 agricultural to A‑2 agricultural and accepted a four‑lot certified survey map that splits the property for estate‑planning purposes.
Accurate Surveying representative Donald Toma said the Rau(l) family’s goal is estate planning and that a local farmer is expected to acquire the farmland portions. The land division creates three developable lots and one outlot that contains pond, wetland and floodplain areas. Staff described the division as consistent with the 2050 comprehensive plan’s Rural Preservation District.
Parcel and lot details The proposal divides the 115‑acre tract into Lot 1 (24.6 acres), Lot 2 (20.0 acres), Lot 3 (29.6 acres) and an outlot of just under 40 acres that contains wetlands and a pond and remains unbuildable, according to the certified survey map presented to the commission.
Public comment and discussion Neighbors raised questions about long‑term uses, including the potential for a solar farm in the future. One resident asked, “What if in the future this guy wants to sell it to a solar farm?” Staff responded that state statute allows solar facilities in agriculturally zoned areas and that the village amended its code late last year to require conditional‑use permitting for solar projects, meaning any such proposal would return to the village for separate review. Commissioners noted that local control exists over many land uses, but state law constrains local prohibition of certain solar developments in agricultural zones.
Formal action The commission approved the certified survey map and then approved the rezoning from A‑1 to A‑2. The final rezoning motion carried 4–1 with Commissioner Russ recorded as opposing the rezoning.
