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Board to seek public comment on model pre-permit hearing language after attorney cautions on process

Oliver County Planning and Zoning Board · March 26, 2026
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Summary

The planning board voted to schedule a public hearing on procedural language (drafted from McLean County) that would require preliminary public hearings for major projects; an attorney representing industry warned the approach could duplicate or conflict with existing CUP processes.

The Oliver County Planning and Zoning Board voted to move a model ordinance — drafted from McLean County language — to public hearing that would require preliminary public hearings by the county commissioners within 60 days of receiving a proposed project map.

The draft language would allow the county to review site locations and create avoidance zones before a formal…

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