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Land use committee approves Stringtown Solar subdivision waiver for roughly 80‑acre site
Summary
The McLean County Land Use & Transportation Committee approved a waiver and final plat for the Stringtown Solar Subdivision (case S2601), clearing a 2‑lot plan that would place a solar array on the larger parcel; the project goes to a public hearing at the Zoning Board of Appeals that evening.
The McLean County Land Use & Transportation Committee on March 3 approved a waiver of preliminary-plan requirements and a two‑lot final plat for the Stringtown Solar Subdivision, a proposed solar site in Dale Township filed by David and Wilma Kiser (case S2601). The motion passed unanimously.
Phil, a building and zoning official, told the committee the application proposes a solar farm on the larger of the two lots with access on Stringtown Road and that the county engineer has approved the proposed entrance. Phil said the McLean County Health Department recommends approval and that the item will go to a public hearing at the Zoning Board of Appeals that evening.
"It's about 80—it's an 80‑acre piece," Phil said when asked about parcel size, and he added that the larger portion of the subdivision is planned to host the solar installation. Phil also said Tom Ryan is representing the applicants and that Will McKeeser was present to answer questions.
The vote was taken after brief committee questions about site size and access. By approving the waiver and final plat, the committee advanced the subdivision to the zoning hearing stage; any final land‑use approvals required for the solar facility will be decided through the normal zoning‑board process and subsequent permit reviews.
