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Kane County commissioners debate roof-height rules and conditional use permits; attorney to draft ordinance language
Summary
Commissioners discussed converting some conditional use permit (CUP) height approvals to permitted uses, debated maximum heights (baseline 35 feet, pitched roofs up to 49 feet proposed, alternative 45 feet suggested), and asked the county attorney to draft clarifying ordinance language and definitions for roof pitch and narrow vertical features.
Kane County commissioners spent a substantial portion of their March 24 meeting discussing whether the county should limit building heights by ordinance rather than leave large variances to conditional use permits.
Planning staff and the county attorney told the commission that some county sections use conditional use permits to allow taller structures, but inconsistent language has led to legal challenges in other jurisdictions. County attorney Jeff Scott noted that…
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