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Kane County adopts ordinance requiring conditional-use activity to begin within two years
Summary
The board unanimously adopted Ordinance No. o 2026-12, amending the Kane County Land Use Ordinance to require that action authorized by a conditional use permit commence within two years and allowing one-year extensions for good cause.
Kane County commissioners voted April 28, 2026 to adopt Ordinance No. o 2026-12, revising Title 9 Chapter 15 of the county land use code to add a start-time requirement for conditional use permits. Commissioner Gwen Brown moved for adoption; Commissioners Patty Kubeja and Celeste Meyeres voted with Brown and the motion passed unanimously.
The ordinance adopts the following wording: "Action authorized by a conditional use permit must commence within two years of the time the permit is issued. If the permit holder has not commenced action under the permit within this time, the permit shall expire and the holder must apply for a new permit. The Planning Commission shall grant extensions of up to one-year increments for good cause." The transcript records the motion and that the vote carried with all commissioners present voting in favor. The minutes do not specify an effective date for the ordinance; none was recorded in the transcript.
County officials said the change is intended to set a clear timeframe for permit holders to begin authorized activity and to give the Planning Commission limited authority to grant extensions. The board did not record any amendments to the proposed text during the meeting.
