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Zoning board approves conditional-use permit for 9.9-acre Green Road solar farm, 7–0
Summary
The McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a conditional-use permit for a proposed 9.906‑acre commercial solar energy facility near Green Road, citing an updated wetland delineation and amended conditions that reference the site plan received April 9.
The McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a conditional‑use permit for a proposed 9.906‑acre commercial solar energy facility along Green Road in Alden Township after the applicant presented a wetland delineation and revised site plan.
The petitioners, Dr. Efton Walters of WCP SOTA and Joe Hines of Joe Hines Associates, told the board the array layout was shifted slightly east to avoid a small wet pocket wetland identified in the northwest corner of the site. Walters said inverter noise levels are “about 25 to 35 dB,” which he compared to “a refrigerator humming.” He and the consultant said no panels would be installed in the wetland and that pile supports would be…
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