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Lee County board forwards multiple zoning petitions, sends ordinance change to planning commission
Summary
The Lee County Board moved several property petitions to the zoning and planning processes and held over a stormwater ordinance for further review.
The Lee County Board on an evening agenda moved multiple land-use petitions to the county’s quasi-judicial review bodies and sent a proposed text amendment on stormwater regulations to the March meeting for further consideration.
The board voted to forward a special-use petition filed by Craig and Christine Kessel for 859 Morgan Road in Amboy (Pin 0215-19-200-004) to the Lee County Zoning Board of Appeals. The Kessels seek a special-use permit for “minor auto repair” in a parcel currently zoned AG1 (rural agriculture). Mr. Kitson made the motion to send the petition and Nancy seconded it; the voice vote carried.
Separately, the board voted to send petition 25-PC-78 — a text amendment proposed by the Lee County Zoning Administrator to amend Title 10 (zoning regulations) to replace references to the zoning board of appeals and zoning officer and to create standards for amending previously approved special-use permits — to the Planning Commission for formal review. The board described this item as creating a hearing-officer process; a motion to refer that petition carried with no discussion.
The board also considered multiple property-specific petitions heard briefly on the floor: - A variance request for 763 Forest Park Drive in Dixon (0.92 acres) seeking relief from Title 10, Chapter 9, Section 3 bulk regulations (side/rear yard setback) for an accessory building did not receive a motion and therefore died for lack of motion. - A map amendment filed by Jake Casner to rezone several parcels on Stony Point Road from R2 (single-family residential) to AG1 (rural agriculture) to allow personal chickens was approved and will proceed to the next step in the zoning process. - Two related special-use petitions by Kevin J. and Shelly Rod for 2506 Shaw Road (Pin 05-17-05-100-007), a 4.15-acre AG1 parcel in West Brooklyn Township, were approved: one to allow farm product processing/packaging/distribution (described in the record as a farmer’s market) and a second to allow construction and farm equipment/machinery sales and service. Those motions passed by voice vote.
On a separate planning matter, petition 25-PC-77 from the Lee County Engineer to amend Title 11 (subdivision, flood control and stormwater management) Chapter 4 was held over until the March county board meeting to allow time for the required ordinance procedure. Mr. Wilson moved to hold the item and Mr. Kitson seconded; the motion carried.
Why it matters: The referrals and approvals shape where specific land uses — including small commercial repairs, farm processing, and sales operations — may locate within Lee County and move those matters into formal hearings or ordinance-drafting steps where public testimony and site-specific conditions are considered before final action.
Board members did not debate technical findings in detail on the floor; most actions were handled as procedural referrals or quick voice votes.
