Title
Resolution directing the Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals to conduct a public hearing on proposed text amendments to Chapter 151 of the Lake County, Illinois, Code of Ordinances relating to regulation of fill/grade operations in unincorporated Lake County.
Staff Summary
• At the February 1, 2023, Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment Committee meeting, the Committee directed staff to initiate the text amendment process for fill/grade operations.
• In light of recent trends, Planning, Building and Development staff are recommending consideration of such amendments be conducted as efficiently and expeditiously as possible.
• To minimize delay, a resolution has been prepared for County Board action directing the Zoning Board of Appeals to conduct a public hearing upon staff’s completion of draft amendments.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board adopted the Unified Development Ordinance of Lake County, Illinois on April 11, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board incorporated the Lake County Unified Development Ordinance into the Lake County, Illinois Code of Ordinances as Chapter 151 of the Lake County, Illinois Code of Ordinances on February 10, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the regulations specified in Chapter 151 of the Lake County Code are being implemented and require periodic review, and revisions may be necessary to these regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Building and Development Department has determined the need to provide reasonable regulatory standards for fill/grade operations in order to mitigate potential land use impacts of such uses on surrounding property; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Building and Development Department will draft proposed amendments to the text of the Lake County Code of Ordinances related to fill/grade operations and will submit such proposed amendments to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) at a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment Committee is of the opinion that necessary steps should be taken by the Lake County Board to initiate the public hearing process; and
WHEREAS, the state law requires a public hearing to amend the text of the Lake County Code of Ordinances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Lake County Board that the ZBA is hereby directed to conduct a public hearing to consider the adoption of regulations, as proposed by the Planning, Building and Development Department, related to fill/grade operations and such other amendments that are directly related thereto; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the ZBA is hereby directed to notify the ZBA of this action and keep a record of this Resolution; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the County Board shall keep a record of this action.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 14, 2023.