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County planning committee approves special-use home site and reviews wind farm, zoning map and annexation requests
Summary
Stephenson County planning and zoning staff reported on mapping and permitting work, described a wind farm in early land-acquisition stages that crosses into Winnebago County, and the committee approved a special-use permit for a single-family dwelling in the Ag district.
Stephenson County planning and development staff told the county committee on planning and development on Tuesday that they are digitizing zoning designations, tracking several renewable-energy proposals and recommended approval of a special-use permit that the committee approved.
The committee approved a special-use permit for a single-family dwelling in the agricultural (Ag) district on a parcel to be split from an existing farm; county staff said no cropland will be removed and there were no objectors. Planning staff presented updates on a proposed wind farm that would extend into Winnebago County, an ongoing zoning-code revision, an annexation inquiry from the City of Freeport and preparations to publish an online zoning map.
The zoning and planning update matters because the actions and permits the committee handles affect land use, agricultural operations, county tax revenue and notification requirements for large energy projects that span municipal and county boundaries.
Zoning staff said they are still entering zoning classifications into new…
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