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Lee County board approves zoning text amendments for wind, solar and energy storage to comply with state law
Summary
The board approved three text amendments (26PC86, 26PC87, 26PC88) updating Lee County’s Title 10 performance standards for wind energy, solar energy and energy storage to comply with cited state provisions (Public Act 104‑0458).
The Lee County Board voted to approve three held‑over petitions to amend Title 10 of the county zoning regulations. Alice explained the amendments revise chapter 15 (performance standards) to address wind energy systems, solar energy systems and to create a section on energy‑storage systems to comply with the provisions cited in the meeting materials.
Alice told the board the amendments are necessary to bring Lee County into compliance with the state provisions referenced in the petitions. Each ordinance was presented as held over from the May meeting; motions were made and seconded and the board recorded that each motion carried.
The meeting record cites the state provision in the petitions as “55 ILCS5 back 5‑12020 and the amendments thereto pursuant to Public Act 104‑0458.” The board did not provide a detailed roll‑call vote for these three petitions in the meeting text, but the clerk recorded the motions as carried.
The amendments align county performance standards with the cited state requirements and create a new local code section for energy‑storage systems. County staff said they are on a 120‑day schedule to come into compliance where the statute requires action; the board completed that statutory step by approving the text changes at the meeting.
