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Lee County to handle minor solar special-use amendments administratively; overlay text amendment remains pending
Summary
County services said two requested minor amendments to a solar special-use permit will be processed administratively by the zoning administrator rather than sent to the hearing officer; a separate proposed amendment to Title 10, Chapter 8 (overlay district) remains held over from May.
Lee County county services reported that a petitioner asked for two minor amendments to an existing special-use permit for a solar project — one to extend the permit duration and another to recognize a subsidiary corporation — and that the zoning administrator will handle those changes administratively rather than sending them to the zoning hearing officer.
A county services member summarized the request and described the changes as "minor adjustments" that fall within the zoning administrator's administrative authority. The member said the administrator "felt with the way her office operates is that she has the ability to make those changes without having to send it to the hearing officer just to save a little bit of time." The administrator will provide notice of the changes to the services committee to maintain transparency; the committee said it will take further action only if needed.
Separately, the committee confirmed that petition 25-PD-1647, a zoning petition for property identified as 602 River Lane in Belmyra Township (parcel PIN 16-07-01-226-004), was filed and will proceed to the zoning hearing office. Another petition listed on the draft county board agenda (petition B) was pulled because county services deemed it a minor amendment to be handled administratively; it will not appear on the county board agenda.
The committee also noted that petition 25-PC-79, a proposed text amendment to Title 10, Zoning Regulations, Chapter 8 (overlay district) of the Lee County Code of Ordinances, was held over in May and remains on the committee's list of unfinished business. The committee did not take final action on the text amendment during the meeting.
County staff present for follow-up included the zoning administrator (referenced as Alice in the meeting); the administrator will provide the committee with the administrative changes and further detail if committee review becomes necessary.
