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McHenry County zoning board approves reclassification and conditional use permit for solar project, adds subscriber and screening conditions

McHenry County Zoning Board · November 6, 2025
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Summary

The McHenry County Zoning Board voted 7-0 to reclassify a 17-acre parcel from B-1 to A-1 and grant a conditional use permit for a commercial solar energy facility (petition Z250073), adding conditions that require evergreen screening and priority subscription access for residents within two miles.

The McHenry County Zoning Board voted unanimously to reclassify a 17-acre parcel from B-1 Neighborhood Business to A-1 Agricultural zoning and to grant a conditional use permit for a commercial solar energy facility, the board announced during a continuation/voting session of petition Z250073.

Board members approved a package of conditions for the project, including a new condition requiring evergreen trees on the east side of the facility and a condition giving residents within a two-mile radius first opportunity to subscribe…

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