Title
Resolution on Zoning Case Number 3701, which consists of the application from the County of Lake, which seeks to amend the text of the Lake County Unified Development Ordinance relating to the Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Facilities and establishing standards for such facilities.
Staff Summary
· This is an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance relating to the Construction and Demolition Recycling Facilities and establishing standards for such facilities.
· Mr. Walter Willis, Executive Director of SWALCO, previously provided the Committee with background on the need to establish standards relating to the establishment of recycling facilities for construction and demolition debris.
· Following an introduction to this information, the Committee directed staff to draft proposed amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance for consideration.
· Staff worked with SWALCO, Environmental Health, and the State’s Attorney’s Office to develop the proposed standards for Construction and Demolition recycling facilities.
· The PB&Z Committee subsequently recommended that the County Board direct the Zoning Board of Appeals to conduct a public hearing to consider the proposed amendments, which took place on October 6, 2010.
· The Regional Planning Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Planning, Building and Development Department staff all recommend adoption.
Body
WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held by the Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Illinois on the petition of the County of Lake, which seeks to amend the text of the Lake County Unified Development Ordinance relating to the Construction and Demolition Recycling Facilities and establishing standards for such facilities.
WHEREAS, your Zoning Board of Appeals, after reviewing the testimony presented at the public hearing on the aforesaid petition, has submitted its report thereon to the County Board and its report recommends by a vot...
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