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Kendall County denies variance to split 10‑acre lot after heated debate over groundwater and growth
Summary
A developer sought a variance to split a triangular 10‑acre tract into two ~5‑acre commercial lots served by well and septic; county staff said the application lacked required groundwater availability evidence and commissioners voted 4–1 to deny the variance after extensive discussion about water supply, rainwater capture and development policy.
Kendall County’s Commissioners Court rejected a developer’s request Tuesday to subdivide a 10‑acre parcel into two roughly 5‑acre lots served by individual wells and septic systems, citing insufficient evidence that the split would not harm groundwater supplies. The motion to approve the variance failed 4–1 after more than an hour of discussion that focused on the county’s 10‑acre minimum rule, groundwater availability reports and long‑term water supply concerns.
Mary Allen, a county planner, told the court the Green Cedar subdivision application did not provide the groundwater availability…
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