Legislation Details

File #: TMP-26-783   
Type: Zoning Petition Status: Reported to County Board
File created: 6/8/2026 In control: County Board
On agenda: 7/14/2026 Final action:
Title: Petition # 4683 Petitioner: Douglas Family Butterfly Garden and Solar Farm LLC
Attachments: 1. Exec. Sum., 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. , 7.

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Petition #: 4683

Committee Flow: Development Committee, County Board

Contact: Natalie Zine, B&Z Division Manager P: 630-232-3494 | E: zinenatalie@kanecountyil.gov

Petitioner: Douglas Family Butterfly Garden and Solar Farm LLC

Location: 32 acres of property located south of Norris Road, East of Bliss Road, in Blackberry Township, unincorporated Kane County, IL (PINs: 11-34-200-019, 11-34-400-005, 11-35-300-010)

Proposed: Special Use Permit in the F-Farming Zoning District to allow for the development of a 5 MW Commercial Solar Energy Facility

2040 Plan: Agriculture

Objectors: One area resident and a general objection to any solar from Blackberry Township

Recommendations:

Regional Planning Comm.: N/A

Zoning Board: Recommended Approval (Motion passed 6 - 0, with 2 absent)
Public Comment
• Staff received no written objections to the Zoning Petition.
• One member of the public was present at the public hearing to give testimony in opposition to the petition, primarily in relation to environmental impact concerns.
• Testimony in favor of the project was heard from the petitioner.

Development Committee: TBD

 

Summary:

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Petition # 4683 Petitioner: Douglas Family Butterfly Garden and Solar Farm LLC