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Board recommends approval for second Bovart lot split in Heartland Township
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6–0 to forward a second A‑1 to A‑2 map amendment (4210 Alden Road, Woodstock) to the county board. Staff reported no objections and board members cited the property’s historic family ownership and agricultural character.
The McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 22 recommended county‑board approval of a second map amendment from the same owner to reclassify 4210 Alden Road in Heartland Township from A‑1 to A‑2.
Planner Melody Jacobson said the property is surrounded largely by agricultural uses and is not within a sensitive aquifer recharge area; staff reported no objections to the petition’s request. Applicant representatives framed the request as a small lot split to preserve a family homestead that has been in the owner’s family for more than a century, and said the split would help maintain farmland while allowing the resident to stay in place.
Board members spoke in favor, citing county policy to preserve farmsteads. The board voted 6–0 to forward the petition to the county board for final action. The board noted required publication, posting and mailing were completed and fees were paid; the Soil and Water Conservation District report was in the record.
The county board will take the final vote on the map amendment.
