Ogle County County Supervisor of Assessments and Planning & Zoning Committee met March 10.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
The Order of Business is as follows:
1. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF A QUORUM
Chairman Fritz called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M. Roll call indicated seven members of the Committee were present: Dan Janes, Larry Boes, Lyle Hopkins, Stan Asp, Tom Smith, Bruce McKinney and Rick Fritz. Mr. Fritz declared a quorum.
2. READING AND APPROVAL OF REPORT OF FEBRUARY 11, 2019 MEETING AS MINUTES
Mr. Fritz asked for a motion regarding the report of the February 11, 2020 regular meeting. Mr. McKinney made a motion to approve the report as presented. Seconded by Mr. Janes. The motion to approve carried by a voice vote.
3. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CLOSED MINUTES PER 5 ILCS 120/2 8 (21) (IF NEEDED)
Approval of Closed Minutes (if needed) There were no closed minutes for approval.
SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS PORTION OF MEETING:
4. CONSIDERATION OF MONTHLY BILLS OF SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS, AND ACTION
Supervisor of Assessment Kane presented 3 claims, totaling $26.68 for payment. Mr. Hopkins made a motion to approve the payment of the bills as presented. Seconded by Mr. McKinney. The motion to approve carried by a voice vote.
5. OLD BUSINESS
The Final Abstracts for the 2019 have been mailed to the Il Dept of Revenue. The IDOR will issue a Final Multiplier once they do their review of the abstracts, which should be in 30-45 days.
Mr. Kane provided the Committee with two reports, the 2019 Final Abstract of Assessments and Equalization of Local Assessment Report by Board of Review for review and discussion. These reports show the breakdown of assessments county-wide by class and type, and reduction by township in the assessed values. Dement township had the largest number of assessment appeals.
Mr. Kane gave an update on Excelon’s 2012 appeal status with the PTAB. The 2019 assessment appeal was unchanged, except for a change in the allocation between the two parcel numbers.
Settlement agreements on the 2015 – 2018 PTAB appeals for OSF St Francis and 2015-2017 on Mt Morris Business Park have been made. The 2014-2018 PTAB Rochelle Travel Plaza appeals have been settled, along with an agreement for the 2019-2022 assessment years. Several other large commercial/industrial properties under appeal were settled as well.
6. NEW BUSINESS
PLANNING & ZONING PORTION OF MEETING:
7. CONSIDERATION OF MONTHLY BILLS OF PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT, AND ACTION
Mr. Adams presented the monthly bills of the Planning & Zoning Department for consideration in the amount of $64.03. Mr. Boes made a motion to approve the payment of the bills as presented. Seconded by Mr. Asp. The motion to approve carried by a voice vote.
8. OLD BUSINESS (CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION)
#001-20 Special Use for Reinfeld ~ RPC approved 4-0; ZBA approved 4-0. This petition will be presented to the County Board for final decision on March 18.
Mr. Adams presented an update on the temporary amusement application received by Jeff Franklin. The application was submitted two weeks ago and I met with State's Attorney Morrow to discuss interpretation of the ordinance. Attorney Morrow’s opinion was the ordinance text is vague and a case could be made either way on interpreting the proposed event as similar in nature to others listed in the ordinance. He also stated he would back whatever decision the County made. The application was also presented to the Health, County Highway, and Sheriff departments for approval. We have heard from the Health and County Highway departments and are stilling waiting from the Sheriff. To get clarification of the text, I am proposing that this ordinance be presented to the ZBA for a decision on how it should be interpreted. This will would be a quasi-judicial setting, open to the public and will allow interested parties to be heard and a court reporter to record transcripts. Mr. Smith asked for clarity regarding his motion from the January APZ meeting to ensure the ZBA text appeal does not supersede his motion and the APZ committee. Discussion ensued regarding the application process and why an appeal would go before the ZBA and not the APZ committee, but that the APZ committee would still be able to make a vote of recommendation to approve or deny the application at the April meeting. Mr. Adams stated the ZBA appeal is for clarification of the ordinance text, which is a different process than a petition for a temporary amusement permit. Discussion ensued.
9. NEW BUSINESS (CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION)
Solar and Special Use Committee final recommendations to the APZ committee by Wayne Reising, committee chair.
Mr. Reising reviewed solar zoning and special use review committee recommendations with the Committee. Review of the seven recommendations was discussed. Mr. Boes made a motion to add these recommendations for a text amendment to the ZBA. Seconded by Mr. Smith. Motion carried via voice vote.
Consideration of Subdivision Regulations minor subdivision septic system text amendment with Ashly Glenn.
Ms. Glenn was present. Mr. Adams reviewed the subdivision regulations with the Committee. Condition 3 regarding primary and secondary disposal systems was reviewed. Ms. Glenn stated these conditions are out dated and has been updated by the state. Discussion ensued regarding soil boring requirements for minor subdivisions. Mr. Adams stated this update would bring the requirements up to date. Mr. Boes made a motion to move the changes for subdivision regulations minor and major subdivision septic system for a text amendment. Seconded by Mr. Janes. Motion carried via voice vote.
10. MOBILE HOME APPLICATIONS (CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION)
There were no mobile home applications for consideration.
11. SUBDIVISION PLATS (CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION)
There were no subdivision plats for consideration.
12. REFERRAL OF NEW PETITIONS TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS FOR PUBLIC HEARING
There were no new petitions for referral.
13. OTHER BUSINESS (CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION)
14. PUBLIC COMMENT
Tom Golden, 4438 E. Canfield Dr. - regarding temporary amusement for Jeff Franklin. Information was distributed to the Committee for review. This use should not be allowed in a residential area. This application should be denied.
Marcia Golden, 4438 E. Canfield Dr. - regarding temporary amusement for Jeff Franklin. This use should be denied as this is a residential area. The proposed use is commercial as they are corporate sponsored events.
Andrew Canfield, 4456 E. Canyon Dr. - regarding temporary amusement for Jeff Franklin. Events proposed are not residential events. The trails proposed are next to my home and the people attending are imposing on my property rights. The events are only occasionally but the work on the trails are being done constantly.
Ron Kern, 5282 Townline Rd. - There is a process to be followed and Mr. Adams is required to follow that process. Anyone can make an application. Mr. Adams is required to review the application to verify all required information is present and then he must process the request. It is then up to the County Board to deny or approve.
Dale Flanagan – 618 S. Grandview Terrace. - regarding temporary amusement for Jeff Franklin. Approving this use could set a precedent and open an assortment of problems.
Jeff Franklin, 559 Grandview Terrace - regarding my temporary use request. This is a two-day family event with approximately 70 riders for four to five hours each day. This is not a motorcycle complex. Since this is a sanctioned event, there are lot of rules to be followed and there is no money made.
Brian Higgins , 696 S. Grandview Terrace - regarding temporary amusement for Jeff Franklin. These events increase traffic in our residential area and should not be allowed. Allowing will set a precedent. Also concerned with what the effect property values could be.
15. ADJOURN
There being no further business for discussion, Mr. Fritz adjourned the meeting at 11:26 A.M. The next regular monthly meeting of the Supervisor of Assessments and Planning & Zoning Committee will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 10:00 A.M.
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