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Lee County board rejects special-use permit for large religious gatherings at Rocky Ford Road property
Summary
The Lee County Board voted down petition 25P1651 seeking a special-use permit for gatherings at 174 Rocky Ford Road in unincorporated May Township after the zoning hearing officer recommended rejection and multiple residents objected.
The Lee County Board voted against approving a special-use permit request for a property at 174 Rocky Ford Road in unincorporated May Township, concluding a months‑long review of petition 25P1651.
Alice, a county zoning staff member, read the petition on behalf of the zoning hearing officer, identifying the petitioner as Rosie Tales and the parcel by PIN 13-21-25-100-003. The petition asked for a special-use permit to allow the parcel (approximately 5 acres, zoned Ag-1) to be used for what the filing identified as a church or religious facility. The zoning hearing officer’s record and testimony at an earlier public hearing, held Sept. 24, indicated the petitioner repeatedly described the planned activities as neither a church nor a traditional…
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