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Sangamon County Zoning Board of Appeals met July 17

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

The Sangamon County Zoning Board of Appeals will meet on Thursday, July 17, 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 June 18, 2025 meeting.  

2. 2025-013 Forsyth Family Spaulding Farm Trust 

County Board Member: Tom Rader, District # 8 

Address: 5000-6000 Block of Dickerson Road, Sherman, IL 62684  

Tax ID #07-27.0-300-011 & 07-34.0-100-039 Township: Williams  

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-four (24) 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.  

3. Public Comments  

County Board Action: Tuesday, August 12, 2025  

6:00 p.m. in the County Board Chambers  

200 S. 9th Street, Room 222  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST 

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