DeKalb Times

DeKalb County Planning, Zoning & Development Committee met Sept. 25.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Approval of Minutes

a. July 24, 2024

4. Public Comments

Any member of the public may address the Committee for up to 3 minutes on any topic of their choosing. There will be no yielding of time to other members of the public and agenda time for public comments is limited to 30 minutes in total.

5. Ordinances

a. Ordinance O2024-10—An Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit Request for a 4.2-Megawatt Commercial Solar Energy System Located on the West Side of Johnson Road in Mayfield Township. (P.I.N. 05-17-100-002)

CS Clare, LLC has filed a petition for a Special Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a 4.2- megawatt Commercial Solar Energy System, on approximately 40.56-acres of an 80-acre property located on the west side of Johnson Road, approximately 3,600 feet north of Old State Road, in Mayfield Township.

DeKalb County Hearing Officer Dale Clark conducted a public hearing on September 5, 2024 regarding the petition. The petitioner presented evidence and testimony in support of the requested Special Use Permit, wherein five (5) members of the public asked questions concerning the project and one (1) voiced their opposition to the project. The Hearing Officer has forwarded his Findings of Fact and Recommendation, and has recommended that the petition be approved, with conditions, as shown in his Findings of Fact and Recommendation. (Petition MY-24- 05)

6. Resolutions

7. FY2025 Budget

a. FY2025 Budget Appeals

County Board Members and Department Heads are provided with the opportunity to file an appeal concerning Administration budget recommendations. Appeals must be filed by September 22, 2024 and will be reviewed by the appropriate Board Committee. If the Committee concurs with the appeal, it will then be forwarded to the Finance & Administration Committee for a decision in November.

b. Committee’s Questions & Review of Departments’ FY2025 Budget Requests

8. Considerations/Discussion Items

9. Old Business

10. New Business

11. Adjournment

https://dekalbcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/packet-pzc-09252024.pdf