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Property owners ask Iroquois County to correct zoning map that reclassified residential airport property
Summary
Owners of a private residential airport subdivision told the board they believe a clerical or data-transfer error reclassified their property as RR1 instead of A-2, and they requested an administrative correction to restore the original A-2 farm zoning that allows the private airstrip.
Owners of property at a private residential airstrip told the Iroquois County Board they are seeking an administrative correction after discovering the county’s zoning designation for their parcel reads RR1 instead of the A-2 (farm) zoning they say was approved when their subdivision was recorded.
Speaking during public comments, the owners described a history of planning and subdivision approvals beginning with an application on Feb. 21 (year not specified in the public comment) and final map approval and recording in late 2002/early 2003, according to documents they provided to the board. They said surrounding parcels remain A-2 and that the changed designation (RR1) prevents recognition of the residential airport use and complicates the parcel’s permitted uses.
The owners told the board they had consulted an attorney and suspect the error occurred during historic paper-to-digital transfers of county records; they asked the county to perform an administrative correction rather than a new rezoning. They emphasized they are not seeking additional zoning privileges, only restoration to the originally intended A-2 classification that they say was recorded with the subdivision covenants and restrictions.
Board staff did not record an immediate vote on the request; the item was entered into public comment for the board to review and for staff to examine the recorded documents and deed history.
Why it matters: Zoning classification determines allowable uses and permitting requirements. If the county’s record differs from recorded covenants or earlier approvals, property owners and future buyers can face permitting and compliance issues.
