Sangamon Sun

Sangamon County Zoning Board of Appeals met June 18

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

The Sangamon County Zoning Board of Appeals will meet on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the County Board Chambers, Room 222, 200 S. Ninth Street, Springfield, IL 62701, to hear the following petitions: Please contact our office at 217.753.6760 or email: zoning@sangamonil.gov for additional information.

1. Approval of the minutes of the May 15, 2025 meeting.  

2. 2025-009 Zoning and Land Use Committee of the Sangamon County Board

Regarding text amendments to Chapter 17.04; Section 17.10.020; Section 17.10.030; Section 17.28.020; Section 17.28.030; Section 17.30.030; Chapter 17.35 Battery Energy Storage Systems; and, Chapter 17.39 – Data Centers of the Sangamon County Zoning Ordinance.  

3. 2025-010 Daniel and Megan Nika 

County Board Member: David Mendenhall, District # 3 

Address: 900 Block of Jostes Road, Rochester, IL 62563  

Tax ID #15-35.0-400-033 Township: Clearlake  

Petitioners request for Proposed Parcels 1 and 2: pursuant to Chapters 17.68 and 17.12, a rezoning from “A” Agricultural District to “R-1” Single Family Residence District; pursuant to Chapter 17.66, a variance of Section 17.36.010(B) to allow an accessory structure to be approximately twenty-five (25) feet instead of the maximum height of eighteen (18) feet allowed in the “R-1” Single-Family Residence District; and, a variance of Chapter 17.04 (Lot depth) to allow the lot depth to be greater than two and one-half (2.5) times the lot width.  

4. 2025-011 Haley Smith 

County Board Member: Paul Truax, District # 10 

Address: 1914 N. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, IL 62702  

Tax ID # 14-24.0-251-021 Township: Springfield  

Petitioner requests pursuant to Chapters 17.68 and 17.28, a rezoning from “B-2” Retail Business District to “I-1” Restricted Industrial District.  

5. 2025-012 Ninus McLean 

County Board Member: Paul Truax, District # 10 

Address: 2704 Sand Hill Road, Springfield, IL 62707  

Tax ID # 14-12.0-226-016 Township: Springfield  

Petitioner requests pursuant to Chapters 17.68 and 17.18, a rezoning from “R-1” Single Family Residence District to “RM-4” Manufactured Home District.  

6. Public Comments  

County Board Action: Tuesday, July 8, 2025  

6:00 p.m. in the Sangamon South Auditorium  

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