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Iroquois County ZBA recommends Lewis Creek solar project to county board with drainage conditions
Summary
After a remand hearing limited to drainage, equipment manufacturers and a buffer variance, the Iroquois County Zoning Board of Appeals voted to recommend approval of the Lewis Creek (Allium) solar conditional-use permit to the county board subject to enforceable drainage and mitigation conditions proposed by the drainage district.
The Iroquois County Zoning Board of Appeals on Jan. 28 voted to forward a recommendation of approval to the county board for the Lewis Creek commercial solar project, but only after extracting new commitments on drainage protections and related conditions.
At a remand hearing limited by the county board to three issues—surface and subsurface drainage, identification of equipment manufacturers, and the requested alternative to a vegetative living buffer—applicants from Allium Renewable Energy presented supplemental mapping, a Westwood drainage memorandum and field-verified drain-tile surveys. Applicant representative David Driscom introduced the team and a slide packet the board admitted into evidence.
Jeffrey Carroll, who testified for the applicant, told the board the…
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