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Petition #: 4619
Committee Flow: Development Committee
Contact: Keith Berkhout 630-232-3495
Petitioner: James Ariola Trust (TPE IL KN216 LLC)
Location: 40W234 Fabyan Parkway (11-23-200-030), Blackberry Township
Proposed: Special Use request in the F-Farming District for a solar facility
2040 Plan: Proposed Open Space
Objectors: None
Recommendations:
Regional Planning Comm.: N/A
Zoning Board: Approval with the recommended Technical Staff stipulations:
1. Water Resources will require a stormwater permit for this development.
2. A portion of the panels are being placed on a land that appears to have steep slopes and stockpiles. The petition does not mention these stockpiles or proposed grading. The site must conform with the County’s Steep Slope Ordinance.
3. An Engineer’s report will be required. Should the site introduce more than 25,000 square feet of impervious area or more than 3 acres of disturbance, stormwater detention will be required. This impervious area is calculated cumulatively since 2002 for a site as per the Stormwater Ordinance. The Engineer’s report must demonstrate that the peak flow for the site with the proposed development is not increased, stormwater detention may be required for the development to ensure this. Any required Stormwater Detention Management will require a viable outfall and may require off-site work.
4. Should the site introduce more than 5,000 square feet of impervious, a BMP will be required for all impervious surfaces.
5. A calculation for disconnected impervious area, created by the panels, will be required. A Best Management Practice will be required to encourage infiltration of runoff within the site.
6. A drain tile study will be required, including upstream and downstream tile systems that rely on the drain tiles within the site. Water Resources is looking for the protection of the tile system that is in place, including but not limited to replacement in kind and observation and cleanout structures.
7. Plantings within the development will not interfere with drain tiles. Planting plan should address the placement of vegetation and trees with long root systems that can interfere with tile systems and cause off site issues including surcharged drain tiles and blow outs of the drain tile systems.
8. Soil samples shall be taken every 5 years from the site and analyzed for physical, chemical, and biological properties to demonstrate the soil health within the solar installations.
9. 80% vegetative coverage for plantings will be a requirement for the site.
10 Any fill within Floodplain or Depressional Storage will require Compensatory Storage. Compensatory Storage for any fill must be designed by a Licensed Professional Engineer.
11. The property contains Wetlands. A Wetland Delineation will be required. Any impacts to the Wetlands will require Mitigation.
12. Floodplain, Wetland and Stormwater Management must be placed in a Conservation or Drainage Easement.
13. Fabyan Parkway is a Principal Arterial which corresponds to a minimum 120’-150’ of right of way. KDOT requests the proposed 60’ half right of way setback and then the 50’ statutory setback for the solar arrays.
Development Committee: Approval with the recommended stipulations
Summary:
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Petition # 4619 Petitioner: James Ariola Trust (TPE IL KN216 LLC)