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Commission recommends Camp Kaya resort’s revised plan, including 45 steel cabins
Summary
The Kane County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of a conditional‑use application for Camp Kaya JD LLC’s resort plan, allowing 45 non‑combustible cabins in phased construction with on‑site water and fire protection and a reduced service building footprint.
The Kane County Planning and Zoning Commission on May 13 recommended approval of a conditional‑use application from Camp Kaya JD LLC that revises an approved glamping project to 45 non‑combustible cabins and consolidates several sleeping units while keeping the total at about 60 bedrooms.
The commission’s decision followed a lengthy staff and applicant presentation and a site visit earlier in the day. The applicant described a phased construction approach that would allow “non‑combustible construction” to be erected in areas where infrastructure—roads, utilities and hydrants—has been installed and inspected. The applicant said certificates of occupancy would not be issued until utilities and roads in each phase had passed inspection.
The project representative told commissioners the water system will include on‑site pumps and hydrants sized to meet fire‑flow requirements and said the Army Corps of Engineers has provided a letter allowing continued construction access while a Section 404 permit is under review. “All these are within the minimum requirements of hydrants that will flow minimum. Most of them are flowing about 1,800 to 2,000 gallons a minute, minimum of 1,000 gallons a minute,” the applicant said.
Commissioners pressed staff and the applicant on phasing, visual impacts and lighting. The applicant said lighting will be fully shielded, limited to 3,000 Kelvin down‑lighting to reduce nighttime visibility, and that cabins were sited to avoid unnecessary tree removal. Staff and the applicant also described a roughly 52% reduction of a secondary service building from about 11,200 square feet to roughly 5,300 square feet as a mitigation step.
Commissioner Mason Haycock moved to approve the conditional‑use application based on the staff findings; the motion was seconded and carried in a voice vote.
The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Kane County commission for final action, and staff said full PUD plans and engineering will be required before any future final approvals or occupancy determinations.
