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Planning, Zoning & Agriculture Committee Meeting 4/18/2018 9:00 AM
A
B
A
C
If
I
need
to
repeat
my
name
or
address
or
anything
but
I'm
here
in
regards
to
the
solar
farm
project
and
I'm,
just
gonna
read
what
I
have
in
hand
here.
I
got
a
little
more
to
say
beyond
this,
but
at
this
only
meaning
the
other
night
we
were.
We
received
a
letter
stating
that
this
zoning
meeting
was
happening.
I
was
gonna
happen.
C
If
you
see
from
the
transcript
it
was
properly
about
30
of
us
that
came
in
here
to
voice
our
concerns,
and
the
impression
we
got
is
that
our
concerns
were
just
kind
of
a
sounding
board
and
that
this
thing
was
kind
of
a
cut
and
dried
and
removed
a
long
kind
of
situation.
I
don't
know,
I
have
to
be
necessarily
fact
or
not,
but
that
that's
kind
of
the
general
thing.
A
lot
of
the
people
have
gotten
I'm
here
to
request
that
there
be
given
a
continuous
err.
C
That's
this
would
be
tabled
until
the
next
meeting
it
comes
along,
so
we
can
have
proper
representation.
You
said
we
have
15
minutes
to
be
able
to
comment.
I
could
dominate
this
meeting
with
everything
that
I've
got
to
say.
I
had
two
and
a
half
pages
of
notes.
The
other
night,
not
including
everything
that
I
brought
and
I'm
gonna,
say
this.
C
We
had
that
meeting
t
other
night
I
realized
this
zoning
meeting
was
probably
already
scheduled,
but
this
so
got
thrown
on
to
the
docket
at
9:00
p.m.
on
Monday
I.
Imagine
most
of
you
all
went
home
and
got
a
decent
night's
rest
and
got
up
on
Tuesday
and
went
to
your
jobs
or
did
whatever
maybe
had
the
day
off.
Did
what
you
had
to
do
and
you
got
to
have
another
night's
rest.
I've
been
out
of
town
I,
got
back
Sunday
night
and
had
to
go
right
to
work
come
around.
C
Do
what
I
had
to
do
on
Monday
showed
up
to
this
meeting
went
right
back
to
work.
Monday
night
come
home.
Had
to
go
to
work
last
night
I
rushed
from
work
to
get
here
today.
I've
got
total
of
four
hours,
not
consecutive
of
sleep
had
a
chance
to
be
able
to
research
and
follow
up
on
all
this
excuse
me
I,
want
to
know
what
the
rush
is
about.
C
C
If
there's
not
going
to
be
a
continuous
I'd
like
an
opportunity
to
speak
some
more
on
this,
but
I
really
think
that
it
would,
it
would
behoove
the
board
and
I'm
not
trying
to
interrupt
your
process
of
how
you
do
things,
but
I
think
it
would
really
behoove
you
in
respect
to
the
citizenry,
to
address
these
concerns,
especially
for
the
adjacent
landowners.
Thank.
D
Going
to
do
to
solve
the
problem
for
runoff
onto
my
property,
they
told
me
they
had
none.
They
were
had
to
do
this
on
an
engineering
status
down
the
road.
Why
wasn't
this
done
and
brought
to
that
board
meeting
before
I?
Ask
you,
gentlemen,
to
give
us
a
continuance,
because
we
were
not
given
the
right
to
have
an
attorney
here
and
I
have
also
joined
this
Bonfield
group.
My
concern
is
drainage
and
runoff,
because
this
water
and
their
map
shows
it
all
goes
west.
On
top
of
me,
we
cannot
handle
that
much
water.
D
There
is
no
way
we
can
handle
that
water
it'll
flood
me
out
or
erode
my
ground,
like
mr.
Dermer
said,
I
could
go
on
and
on
and
on
and
on
and
on,
but
I'm
asking
this
board
very
very
clearly
today
to
give
us
a
continuous,
so
we
can
study
what
they
proposed
and
if
their
proposal
works
and
they're
all
up
to
where
they're
saying
they
are
I,
have
not
got
a
problem
with
it,
but
give
us
a
chance
to
study
this
and
and
figure
out
what
their
solar
panels
are
doing:
Darfur
environment
out
there.
F
Hi
I
wrote
a
letter
Sunday
to
many
of
you
guys
and
sent
it
to
you
by
email.
Some
of
you
did
respond
to
me
and
I
appreciate
that
I've
been
in
this
process
for
a
while
I
followed
Cypress
Creek
around
quite
a
bit
I've
been
to
Grundy
County
through
all
those
meetings
and
observed
all
of
that
I'm
fully
aware
what
all
happened
over
there.
F
They
talked
about
home
values
over
there
and
they
put
in
place.
You
guys
talked
about
a
mediator
being
there
and
to
negotiate
home
prices
going
down.
You
know
if
home
values
aren't
supposedly
gonna,
be
an
issue,
then
why
is
there
a
mediator
going
to
be
involved
now
I'm
going
to
take
the
time
to
read
the
letter,
I
wrote
to
many
of
you
guys
cuz
I'm
here
not
only
as
a
Salina
Township
person
that
lives
here,
but
I'm
here
to
represent
the
greater
good
of
Kankakee
County
I
mean
I,
am
truly
concerned
for
our
County.
F
F
Sure
many
of
you
would
agree
that
these
solar
plants
blonde
in
brown
field
areas
such
as
the
old
Roper
and
Gould
plants,
but
I
still
haven't
heard
of
any
discussion
pursuing
kind
of
shaking
pursuing
these
better
suited
areas,
areas
that
were
already
industrialized
should
be
pursued
because
it
would
not
directly
affect
our
beautiful
country
sites
and
ruin
our
rich
farm
lands
in
this
county.
All
of
us
are
residents
of
Kankakee
County.
We
need
to
protect
each
when
dealing
with
these
solar
panel
companies
county
board
members.
F
You
are
residents
and
county
board
members
that
need
to
do
your
job
in
this
area.
Solar
energy
is
so
new
to
our
county
and
it
needs
to
be
looked
at
cautiously.
Here
are
some
suggestions
I
strongly
urge
you
to
consider
and
enforce
before
approving
any
permits
to
solar
energy
farms?
Please
do
your
homework
on
any
solar
company
making
such
a
request.
F
Cypress
Creek
was
found
to
be
negligible
in
maintaining
the
two
solar
farms
they
established
in
Indiana,
as
illustrated
in
the
Dwight
Illinois
newspaper
wrote
on
December
20th
2017
I
personally
provided
copies
of
the
article
at
the
December
20th
2017
county
zoning
meeting.
All
solar
plant
companies
should
adhere
to
guidelines
of
maintaining
the
properties
of
these
solar
plant
locations.
They
claim
they
do
maintain
these
properties.
So,
therefore,
if
this
is
the
case,
they
shouldn't
oppose
costly
fines
for
not
paint
maintaining
the
properties
in
a
timely
manner.
F
These
includes
lawn
care
removal
of
debris,
addressing
drainage
issues
in
ensuring
there
are
no
large
holes
under
these
prison-like
census
for
a
person
or
an
animal
to
squeeze
into
also
take
into
consideration
if
they
are
to
sell
off
the
newly
established
location
to
another
solar
energy
company,
they
need
to
be
accountable
as
well.
Another
area
that
needs
to
be
addressed
includes
loss
of
home
and
property
values
for
those
directly
impacted.
The
solar
plant
needs
to
address
this
and
compensate
those
residents
and
property
owners
directly
attached.
F
We
need
to
keep
our
equities
and
our
home
values
at
the
current
standard,
because
we
all
have
worked
too
hard
for
our
homes
and
properties
to
suffer
financial
impact.
This
should
not
be
a
problem
since
Cypress,
Creek
and
I'm
sure
other
solar
companies
that
added
that
this
would
not
occur.
So
therefore,
they
should
not
object.
F
These
solar
plants
need
to
provide
an
outside
independent
company
to
do
ongoing
soil
soil
testing
on
these
areas
where
they
are
placed,
ensure
our
Fort
farm
lands
and
not
are
not
contaminated
by
harmful
chemicals.
There
is
great
fear.
They
will
be
contaminated
and
leach
into
our
wells
from
the
drainage
she's
able
cause.
We
do
not
want
to
suffer
from
our
wall.
Water
being
contaminated
health
and
safety
should
be
a
top
concern
for
all
of
us.
They
claim
there
are
no
harmful
chemicals
and
that
they
are
safe.
F
F
These
things
should
be
inspected
after
hail,
storms
or
any
storm
to
ensure
no
hazards
exist,
such
as
chemical
contamination
into
our
waterways.
We
do
not
want
to
live
near
potential
hazards
that
can
harm
us
and
our
properties,
plus,
if
anyone's
home
owners
insurance
inner
living
next
door.
To
this
is
a
hazard.
They
should
compensate
the
homeowners
as
well.
For
that,
please
always
take
into
consideration
each
neighbor
that
may
be
directly
impacted
as
a
result
of
the
construction.
F
All
setbacks
they
are
proposing
should
be
reviewed
individually
to
minimize
the
unfortunate
impact
a
potential
person
living
next
door
will
endure
each
person
please
ensure
that
property
owners
living
next
door
to
these
solar
plants
will
receive
proper
landscaping
to
block
the
view
of
these
prison-like
fences
with
barbed
wire
and
solar
panels,
I'm
understanding
how
the
barbed
wire
is
not
going
to
take
place
if
allowed
to
build.
Please
have
restrictions
on
these.
They
can
do
this
not
seven
days
a
week,
24
hours
a
day
like
the
pipeline
was
doing
in
bond
field.
F
It's
noisy,
disruptive
and
disrespectful
of
the
people
that
are
living
there.
Also,
a
plan
needs
to
be
in
place
for
removal
of
these
solar
structures
when
they
run
their
lifespan
in
25
years
or
so.
They
need
to
pay.
I
think
upfront
costs
to
ensure
removal
of
these
things
and
like
an
insurance
fun
to
be
paid
and
to
buy
the
solar
company
to
ensure
that
they
don't
abandon
ship
and
and
they
are
held
accountable.
F
Once
these
living
once
these
things
have
run
their
lifespan,
they
need
to
be
held
accountable
and
removed
in
a
timely
manner.
So
when
it's
all
said
and
done,
this
really
isn't
green
energy
at
all.
When
we
encounter
difficulties
disposing
of
this
has
material
in
a
safe
manner.
We
can
no
longer
put
TVs
and
other
electronics
into
landfills.
So
I
see
these
huge
structures
causing
an
environmental
situation
in
the
future
County
Board
members
remember:
you
are
first
a
resident
of
this
county
and
therefore,
please
look
out
for
your
neighbors
welfare,
as
you
would
your
own.
F
When
making
these
decisions
as
a
County
Board
member,
these
decisions
you
make
are
going
to
have
a
direct
impact
for
25
years
minimal
to
40
years
and
those
forced
to
live
by
it.
If
a
person
will
have
to
endure
that
type
of
sentencing
then
make
your
decisions
cautiously
and
with
full
knowledge
of
knowing
the
direct
impact
suffered.
Please
County
Board
members,
do
your
job
and
reduce
any
negative
impact.
If
these
solar
panels
are
approved
on
these
residents,
please,
let's
keep
the
negative
impact
minimal
that
these
solar
plant
companies
will
bring
to
Kankakee
County.
F
The
best
scenario
would
be
to
use
the
many
brownfields
locations
that
already
exist
in
Kankakee,
County
and
then
I
have
a
question.
When
I
was
here
Monday
night,
they
said
this
was
going
to
power
321
something
homes,
I
guess
for
maybe
25
years
that
they're
there.
So
what
happens
if
we
become
dependent
on
this
green
energy,
who
picks
up
the
slack
once
they
take
these
out
of
the
ground?
You
know
I,
don't
know.
F
A
E
A
A
E
E
All
energy
systems
must
be
set
back,
100
feet
from
a
road
50
feet
from
a
property
line.
But
if
that
property
line
of
butts
a
residential
property,
it's
a
hundred
feet,
so
we
have
setbacks
to
keep
them
away
from
adjoining
property
owners
number
seven.
We
require
screening
and
fencing.
They
must
put
an
eight-foot
chain-link
fence
around
the
outside
of
the
property
for
security
purposes.
They
must
have
an
ox
box,
with
keys
located
at
the
entrances
for
the
emergency
services
to
have
access
to
the
site
and
not
required
on
everyone,
but
required
it.
E
A
requirement,
if
stated
by
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
or
Planning
and
Zoning,
actually
that
a
landscape
buffer
30
foot
wide
be
constructed
around
the
site.
We
did
not
make
that
a
general
requirement
around
the
entire
site,
because
that
didn't
make
sense.
We
wanted
them
to
determine
where
it
was
needed,
based
on
the
public
hearings.
So
far,
each
developer
that
we
have
seen
has
voluntarily
put
the
buffer
around
residential
properties,
so
the
Zoning
Board
has
not
required
additional
buffering.
E
Eight
nine
eight
is
lighting,
we
all
lighting
on
the
property
and
it's
my
understanding.
These
don't
have
any,
but
if
it
did
would
have
to
be
shielded
and
down
casted
to
keep
it
on
that
property.
Noise
levels
measure
that
the
property
not
line
are
not
to
exceed
50
decibels.
50
decibels
is
a
whisper
in
my
understanding.
E
E
They
must
locate
subsurface
drainage,
tiles
and
stormwater
management.
They
must
give
us
a
plan
that
is
not
in
this
ordinance,
that
is
in
our
stormwater
ordinance
chapter
109.
Now
that
doesn't
come
at
this
time,
though,
that
will
come
before
a
building
permit.
They
must
give
us
a
stormwater
management
plan
to
show
how
subsurface
and
surface
drainage
will
will
occur
on
this
property,
how
it
might
affect
adjoining
properties.
E
That
plan
is
sent
out
to
a
third
party
engineer
for
review
and
depending
on
what
their
review
it
will
get
approved
or
it'll
be
it'll,
be
a
back
and
forth.
To
you
see
tell
there
is
an
acceptable
plan
in
place
that
also
include
an
erosion
control
plan.
As
part
of
that
the
project
must
meet
our
building
codes.
That's
chapter
105
that
is
not
in
this
and
this
ordinance
either,
but
it
doesn't
need
to
meet
our
building
code,
including
the
National
Electric
Code.
E
E
Last
page
number
8,
second,
the
last
pager,
that
is
the
requirements
for
a
decommissioning
plan
before
a
building
permit
is
issued.
They
must
give
us
a
decommissioning
plan
telling
us
how
they're
going
to
dismantle
the
site
and
how
much
that's
going
to
cost
and
they
must
supply
us
with
a
bond
or
corporate
guarantee
or
some
other
security
in
that
amount.
That
a
plan
is
reviewed,
every
I
believe
it's
three
years
and
if
that
amount
changes
they
must
give
us
the
security
to
match
that
amount.
G
And
thank
you
for
reviewing
this
for
us
and
I
think
it
does
answer
a
lot
of
the
questions.
I
know
that
your
staff
is
a
minimal
level
right
now,
due
to
our
County
finances,
but
if
a
resident
were
to
call
and
I'm
regarding,
like
the
weed
control
and
the
maintenance
of
the
property,
you
would
come
out
and
then
be
able
to
find
the
company.
So
if
the
nearby
residents
had
a
an
issue,
they
could
contact
you
first
and,
as
you
could
send
someone
out
absolutely.
E
H
E
Okay,
this
is
a
request
for
a
special
use
permit
for
a
two
megawatt
solar
farm
on
approximately
13
acres
in
a
Roma
township.
You
can
see
the
map
on
the
screen
up
there.
The
parcel
is
outlined
in
red.
The
originally
proposed
solar
farm
is
outlined
in
blue
I'll.
Show
you
a
little
later
how
they
have
moved
that
around
to
address
some
of
the
concerns
of
the
residents.
E
Yeah
go
back
to
the
screen
up
there.
You
can
see
that
some
of
the
changes
that
the
developer
is
made
since
their
original
proposal
to
mitigate
some
of
the
issues
that
the
adjoining
property
owners
had
they've
pushed
the
site
back
about
300
feet
to
give
more
space
between
the
solar
farm
and
the
house
up
on
Highland
Road
they've
asked
that
the
chain-link
fence
requirement
be
changed
to
a
let's
think.
I
have
that
picture
here.
E
That's
all
there
is
to
a
gamestyle
fence,
which
is
what
you
see
in
the
picture
there,
and
actually
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
agreed
with
that
and
put
a
condition
on
the
approval
of
the
special
use
permit
to
allow
that
type
of
fence,
and
they
also
removed
barbed
wire.
They
originally
had
barbed
wire
on
top
of
their
fence.
They
they
removed
the
barbed
wire.
I
E
Height,
they
must
have
the
8
foot
fence,
but
it
be
a
game
fence
more
of
a
rural
fence
like
that.
Ok,
so
how
did
we
get
there
rolls
in
the
approval
process?
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
hears
all
evidence,
testimony
and
public
comment.
You
may
know
this,
but
I
thought
it
was
important
to
reiterate
it
today
they
deliberate
they
consider
all
of
that
information
determine
what
is
factual
and
they
develop
findings
of
fact
based
on
that
and
they
deliver
that
recommendation
to
the
county
board
and
they
do
that
through
the
Planning
and
Zoning
committee.
E
E
If
you
disagree,
you
must
develop
findings
effect
that
support
your
disagreement.
Based
on
that
fact,
and
once
that's
done,
it
goes
to
the
County
Board
and
their
role
is
to
review
what
both
the
CBA
and
the
Planning
and
Zoning
Committee
did
and
just
like
the
Planning
and
Zoning
committee,
if
they
disagree,
must
develop
their
own
findings
effect
as
well.
E
E
They
found
that
it
did
not,
and
it's
helpful
if
I
read
these
entirely
but
board,
finds
that
the
solar
farm
construction
operation
causes
no
harmful
effects
to
surrounding
environment
and,
in
the
long
run,
will
improve
overall
air
quality
benefiting
citizens
of
Illinois.
The
farm
is
operated
remotely
and
will
only
require
one
to
two
visits
a
year
for
maintenance
that
was
their
finding
finding
number
two.
E
The
special
use
will
not
be
injurious
to
the
use
and
enjoyment
of
other
property
in
the
immediate
vicinity
for
the
purposes
already
permitted,
nor
substantially
diminish
or
impair
property
values
within
the
neighborhood.
The
Board
finds
that
the
social
solar
farm
farms
have
no
effect
on
surrounding
agriculture,
which
is
the
primary
use
of
surrounding
properties
due
to
its
benign
nature.
During
operation,
the
land
is
less
desirable
for
other
developments
due
to
proximity
to
a
large
core
I
might
have
copied
that
from
the
wrong
one.
Yeah,
sorry
about
that.
E
E
For
that
adequate
utilities,
access
roads,
drainage
or
necessary
facilities
have
been
or
will
be,
provided.
The
Board
finds
that,
as
shown
in
the
site
plan
provided
with
the
application
access
roads
are
incorporated
into
the
solar
farm.
Drainage
is
a
natural
character,
rich
characteristics
of
the
agricultural
land
and
will
not
be
negatively
affected
by
solar
utilities
are
not
required
for
this
use
other
than
the
interconnection
to
the
nearby
electric
line
that
adequate
measures
have
been
or
will
be
taken
to
provide
ingress
and
egress.
So
design
is
to
minimize
traffic
congestion
on
the
public
street.
E
E
E
A
J
J
E
H
L
You
under
Section
B,
it
says
you
know
the
Planning
Department
analysis.
It
just
said
the
board
should
consider
items
such
as
noise
traffic
effects
from
electromagnetic
fields
and
how
they
may
affect
the
neighborhood.
We
should
also
consider
normal
normal
farming
operations.
Is
air
particulate
and
may
affect
the
solar
farm?
That
was
your
office's
recommendation.
E
L
E
They
are
because
of
our
climate
around
here
are.
They
are
basically
self-cleaning.
There
may
come
a
situation
where
they
may
have
to
take
a
hose
out
there
and
a
water
truck
to
spray
them
down.
If
things
got
really
bad,
they
said
they
don't
anticipate
that,
but
if
they
did
they
would
at,
but
it
would
just
be
plain
water,
just
water.
Okay,
that's.
H
H
E
The
law
is
currently
written,
both
our
County
zoning
ordinance
and
the
future
entity
Jobs
Act
that
cannot
occur,
so
one
of
those
laws
would
have
to
change.
The
special
use
permit
that
we've
granted
would
be
for
the
specific
site
in
this
specific
location
for
the
specific
size.
If
they
wanted
to
expand
it,
they
would
have
to
file
another
special
use
permit
to
do
so,
so
it's
possible
they
could.
E
They
cannot
just
do
it
by
Wright
and
currently,
the
future
energy
job
Act.
Actually,
at
the
time
this
was
going
through
hearing
was
limited
to
one
two
megawatt
site
per
property
that
that
ruling
has
recently
changed
that
they
are
allowed
up
to
two
two
megawatt
sites
per
property:
okay,
okay,
so
I
can't
say
that
it
wouldn't
get
another
one.
Next
door
can't
say
that
I
do
not
have
a
proposal
for
one
any.
A
A
Seeing
them
call
for
the
question
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
opposed
motion
carried
going
on
to
zbk
1812,
a
request
for
a
variance
to
section
121,
281,
accessory
structure
location
on
a
parcel
generally
situated
in
Section
four,
a
bourbon,
a
Township.
The
petitioner
is
Homestar
Land,
Trust
number
920
property
owner
and
applicant.
E
As
stated,
this
is
a
request
for
a
variance
to
allow
an
inground
swimming
pool
in
the
side
yard
of
mr.
Harry
Simmons
property
located
at
47
76
a
west
route.
102
you
can
see
on
the
map
on
the
wall.
His
property
is
the
area
outlined
in
red.
The
location
of
the
proposed
pool
is
the
dot
in
blue,
which
is
to
the
side
yard
of
the
home.
E
A
A
Seeing
none
all
in
favor,
say,
aye
closed,
carry
going
on
to
Z,
be
a
case.
18-13
requests
for
a
rezoning
from
marijuana
residential
district
to
a-1
agricultural
district
than
a
special
use;
permit
121,
99
c
34
solar
farm
in
the
a1
agricultural
district,
harsh
on
a
parcel
generally
situated
in
section
7
of
kin-kee
Township.
The
property
is
located
at
the
northeast
corner
of
the
intersection
of
West
2000
South
Road
and
South
1,000
West
Road.
The
petitioners
are
Donald
a
Werner
jr.
A
E
E
As
far
as
the
rezoning
goes,
they
felt
that
it
has
been
in
our
one
single-family
residential
for
50
years,
and
no
one
has
acted
on
that.
Therefore,
that
r1
residential
development
was
probably
not
the
highest
and
best
zoning
category
for
this
property,
and
that
is
reflective
of
the
both
the
county's
Comprehensive
Plan
and
the
city
of
Kankakee
comprehensive
plan,
which
also
shows
that
it
should
be
either
industrial
or
agriculture.
A
B
E
A
Seeing
none
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
opposed
motion
carried
going
on
to
zba
case
18
14
request
for
a
special
use,
permit
121,
99
c
34
solar
farm
in
the
a1
agricultural
district
on
a
parcel
generally
situated
in
Section
11
of
Solano
Township
property
is
located
in
northwest
corner
of
West
4000
North
Road
and
North
9,000
West
Road.
Petitioners
are
Robert
and
Joan
Butz
property
owner
and
calves.
Solar
farm,
formerly
buses,
bucks,
rich
Ridge,
solar,
LLC,
Cypress,
Creek,
renewables,
Development
LLC
is
a
sole
and
managing
member
of
this
camp.
Solar
LLC
applicant.
E
E
There
were
several
public
comments
to
this
to
this
request
and
if
you
look
at
your
findings
of
fact
and
recommendations
sheet
from
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals,
you
can
see
those
their
comments
were
heard.
Their
comments
were
recorded
and
the
Zoning
Board
considered
those
comments
and
they
voted
five
to
zero
to
recommend
and
the
findings
of
fact
and
their
findings
for
that
are
on
page
two
I
did
not
put
all
of
these
up
on
the
screen
if
you'd,
like
I,
can
read
them
to
you
but
they're.
On
page
two
and
page
three.
L
Mr.
wheeler
I
just
wanted
to
verify
something:
Jared
I
guess
to
make
sure
that
everybody
understood
any
any
water
flow.
You
know
ocean
any
of
that
stuff
comes
later
in
the
engineering
phase
and
the
permit
processes,
as
we've
discussed
now,
will
every
single
thing
that
we
approve
hearing
at
the
full
board?
Will
those
automatically
become
solar
farms.
E
First
of
all,
there's
more
than
one
process,
but
from
our
standpoint,
zoning
a
step
one.
This
lets
the
developer
know
whether
they
can
or
cannot
have
a
solar
farm
there.
If
the
board
agrees
that
they
can't
have
a
solar
farm
there,
then
they
go
back
to
their
investigation
of
the
site.
They're
gonna
do
soil
borings.
They
have
to
do
a
stormwater
management
plan.
They
do
their
final,
basically,
their
final
site
plans
and
construction
plans
and
those
get
submitted
to
the
county
for
review.
E
We
send
them
out,
while
building
plans
will
go
to
Kesling
associates
for
review.
Stormwater
plans
will
go
to
mg
a
s
who
we
use
for
those
reviews.
Then
we
get
all
of
those
reports
back.
We
analyze
all
of
them
and
when
everything
lines
up
and
everything
is
okay,
we
would
issue
a
building
permit
now
at
the
state
level
and
I'm
not
an
expert
on
this.
E
So
if,
if
during
our
review,
that's
found
that
they
cannot
engineer
around
drain
tiles
or
a
storm
water
issue
or
if
they
are
going
to
damage
a
neighboring
property
in
some
way
that
we
haven't
foreseen,
they
won't
get
their
building
permit.
So
there
are
still
plenty
of
safeguards
in
place
and
many
eyes
on
this.
That's
well
as.
E
L
E
This
it
should
be
I
should
remind
you
that
there
are
site
plans
in
your
packet.
Those
are
very
preliminary.
This
is
what
we'd
like
to
do
in
a
perfect
world
site
plans.
The
site
plan
you
see
is
probably
not
what
you're
going
to
see.
In
the
end,
there
are
going
to
be
adjustments,
as
you
can
see.
The
case.
1801
already
made
adjustments
based
on
public
comment.
There
may
be
more.
G
You,
mr.
chairman,
just
a
comment
that
people
are
probably
wondering
why
all
these
are
coming
to
Kankakee,
County
or
even
into
Illinois
and
again,
if
they
just
watch
their
state
legislature,
they
would
see
that
there's
incentives
there
to
bring
this
in.
So
maybe
that's
a
place.
They
need
to
start
watching
if
they
don't
want
this
stuff
brought
into
their
neighborhoods.
G
E
You
I'd
like
to
respond
to
that
person
Kurtis
that
kind
of
leads
into
a
keep
hearing.
Not
in
my
backyard
can
it
be
somewhere
else
I'm
going
to
move
forward
a
little
bit
here.
It
is
somewhere
else.
It
is
in
somebody
else's
backyard.
Every
star
on
that
map
right.
There
is
either
an
approved
solar
farm,
the
nine
you
approved
last
month
or
one
that
is
somewhere
in
the
works.
E
L
E
Was
just
recently
last
Friday
at
the
county
zoning
officials
meeting,
which
is
basically
my
counterparts
throughout
the
state
and,
yes,
we
are
seeing
far
more
activity
than
anyone
else
and
I
believe.
There's
a
combination-
and
this
is
my
opinion
and
I've-
heard
the
opinion
from
some
others
as
well,
that
a
few
things
are
happening.
First
of
all,
our
our
Atlantic
is
affordable,
much
more
affordable
than
some
places
farther
north.
We
have
the
electrical
grid
and
the
electric
infrastructure
to
support
these
and
I.
Think
that's
really
the
two
points.
E
Maybe
that
question
should
be
more
directed
towards
one
of
the
developers.
Possibly
is
don't
why
here,
but
that
seems
to
be
the
part
of
the
reason.
Is
that
have
the
infrastructure
to
support
it,
whereas
other
counties
may
not
that
the
follow
will
go
ahead.
Please
the
trunk.
If
you
looked
at
my
map,
I
can
go
back
to
it,
but
you
can
see
some
townships.
Aren't
don't
really
have
any
proposals
now
it's
because
the
infrastructure
is
really
not
there.
E
Okay,
so,
and
you
need
three
things
to
have
one
of
these
sites.
You
need
a
property
owner
willing
to
have
us.
Have
a
solar
farm
on
his
site
on
his
property,
you
must
have
a
developer
willing
to
build
it
and
you
must
have
a
site,
that's
capable
of
supporting
a
solar
farm.
Those
three
things
have
to
happen
when
you
here,
why
can't
we
put
it
on
a
landfill?
Why
can't
we
put
on
the
rover
site?
We
don't
own
those,
so
unless
that
property
owner
wants
to
do
that,
we
can't
make
them
do
that.
E
Absolutely
not
they
go
to
the
landowner.
They've
probably
been
in
discussions
for
the
last
year
and
a
half
with
those
landowners
and
probably
many
landowners
that
it
just
didn't
work
out
for
them.
They
come
to
us
after
they've
got
all
of
that
homework
done
and
with
their
proposal.
So
no
we
do
not
recommend
any
sites.
We
do
not
give
anybody
any
sites.
I
did
have
one
developers
asked
me,
can
you
tell
me
some
sizes,
I
know
I,
can't
I
don't
want
any
property,
certainly
not
that
they
could
put
a
solar
farm.
Oh
thank
you.
Mr.
J
Stormer
Thank
You
Jimmy.
Another
reason
I
think
don't
word
is
if
you're
a
landowner
and
you've
got
a
letter
which
we
did
the
amount
they're
willing
to
rent
your
land
for
as
far
and
above
what
you
can
get
out
of
your
land
farming
it
in
today's
economy,
braces
the
the
markets
are
so
low
right
now
that
their
offer
just
exceeds
and
I'm
sure.
Mr.
all
time
farms
can
attest
to
this
also,
it
makes
it
also
tempting
for
the
landowner
who
doesn't
even
live
here,
and
a
lot
of
these
are
in
that.
A
A
Going
on
to
Z
bak
18
15,
a
request
for
a
special
use,
permit
121,
99
c
34
solar
farm
in
the
a1
agricultural
district,
on
a
parcel
generally
situated
in
section
14
of
Solano
Township.
Petitioners
are
Allen
and
Bonita
Buckley
property
owners
and
Lear
solar
farm,
formerly
Bucks
Ridge,
three
solar,
LLC,
Cypress,
Creek,
renewables,
Development
LLC
is
the
sole
and
managing
member
of
a
Lear
solar
LLC,
the
applicant.
This.
E
Property
is
outlined
in
red
on
your
screen
up
there.
The
one
we
just
talked
about
is
up
in
the
upper
left
corner,
so
they're
not
too
far
away
from
each
other,
probably
about
six
to
eight
hundred
feet
apart
ones
on
the
north
side
of
the
road,
this
one's
on
the
south
side
of
the
road
both
being
developed
by
the
same
company
and
the
reason
I
mentioned.
That
is
because
at
the
public
hearing
the
public
comment
was
made
about
both
of
these
sites
pretty
much
simultaneously.
It
was
so.
E
It
was
agreed
that
we
would
put
the
public
comments
under
both
sites
on
your
report.
Some
of
these
comments
may
may
not
apply
to
this
site
because
those
that
were
standing
up
we're
talking
about
possibly
one
or
the
other
site,
and
in
this
case
these
only
Board
of
Appeals
also
voted
five
to
zero
to
recommend
approval.
Some
of
the
main
issues
from
the
public
are
drainage,
as
mr.
Marco
alluded
to
earlier
he's
enough.
E
He
owns
the
property,
the
long
property
right
next
door
and
does
have
some
concerns
about
drainage,
and
the
developers
said
that
they
would
be
glad
to
sit
down
and
go
over
that
with
him
and
I'm
sure
they
would
like
to
before.
The
stormwater
management
plan
is
developed.
If
not,
they
still
have
to
do
a
stormwater
management
plan
and
we
have
to
have
it
reviewed,
so
the
drainage
will
be
addressed
prior
to
the
issuance
of
a
building
permit.
L
E
A
is
it's
performed
by
the
state.
I
can't
tell
you
exactly
what
they
do
and
they
won't
tell
you.
They
won't
give
you
all
of
their
information,
because
they
don't
want
people
going
out
there
and
and
harming
endangered
species,
but
you
submit
an
application
to
them,
which
is
required
by
or
our
ordinance
and
the
Endangered
Species
Act,
and
they
search
their
databases
and
they
review
the
project
for
harm
to
endangered
species
and
protected
species.
In
this
case,
they
found
that
it
would
not
harm
any
species
did.
E
It
did
not
the
the
one
at
the
Bonfield
solar
site
that
we
never
seen,
because
it
never
even
made
it
to
an
application
exactly
exactly
cuz
the
yes,
the
echo
cat
was
performed
and
it
was
determined
that
there
was
a
endangered
species
on
or
near
that
site
and
the
developer
decided
that
it
was
not
feasible
anymore.
To
do
that.
Project,
Thank,
You,.
A
K
Chairman
I've
noticed
on
this
one
of
that's
why
I
bring
the
question
up
and
I
did
receive
several
emails
regarding
these
I
did
receive
several
emails
regarding
these
particular
solar
sites,
and
this
one
talks
about
what
would
happen
if
a
module
were
to
break
like
that.
As
part
of
the
public
comment,
what
would
happen
if
a
module
were
to
break.
E
K
I
Good
morning
so
I'm
very
happy
licensed
professional
engineer.
So
you
know
we
looked
at
many
things,
including
the
studies
how
they
test
the
panel's,
but
let's
kind
of
keep
it
short
and
say
these
are
encapsulated
our
panels.
The
surface
on
top
is
Stamper
glass.
In
case
rare
currents,
say
you
know
it
might
happen,
even
after
extreme
conditions
and
testing
with
golf
balls.
Flying
in
let's
say
it
does
happen,
it's
tempered
glass.
That
means
it's
not
gonna
shatter
it's
not
gonna
break
away,
so
the
material
will
still
be
there.
I
Their
own
surface
to
you
know,
protect
whatever
is
inside
and
inside.
We
have
two
current
technologies
nowadays,
inert
materials,
in
both
cases,
crystalline
silicon
made
out
of
sand
the
most
abundant.
You
know
material
on
earth
and
cadmium
telluride,
which
is
a
thin
film.
It's
an
application
about
25
26
times
thinner
than
a
human
hair,
but
both
these
properties.
You
know
what
materials
both
cases
we
just
don't
see,
how
there's
an
opportunity
for
them
to
leach
into
the
ground.
These
are
once
again
solid
state
materials,
stable
and
the
temperature
melting
point
for
crystalline.
I
E
Did
testify
to
the
fact
that
they
remotely
monitor
the
system?
Okay
and
they
can't
see
fluctuations
in
output
from
the
from
the
modules?
Okay,
so
they
broken
module
would
probably
have
would
be
logically
have
a
change
in
output.
That's
what
and
prefaced
why
that
was
testified.
Do
so!
Okay!
Thank
you.
Just
the
Lisa
score
for
this
one
is
one.
Ninety
five
point,
one.