Public hearing for a conditional use permit for a solar energy facility.

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Z25-0111 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MARZANO SOLAR LLC, APPLICANT FOR AN AMENDMENT OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR A CONDITIONAL USE  Notice is hereby given in compliance with the McHenry County Unified Development Ordinance, that a public hearing will be held before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals, in connection with this Ordinance, which would result in a CONDITIONAL USE for the following described real estate: A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE POST AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26 AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 89 1/4° WEST ALONG THE SECTION LINE 39 CHAINS 74 LINKS TO THE QUARTER POST; THENCE NORTH 1/4° WEST ALONG THE QUARTER LINE 29 CHAINS 57 LINKS TO A POST; THENCE SOUTH 89 1/4° EAST 27 CHAINS 66 LINKS TO A POST; THENCE SOUTH 22 1/4° EAST 31 CHAINS 89 LINKS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, EXCEPTING AND RESERVING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE WESTERLY, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 1310.6 FEET TO THE CENTER LINE OF OHNSTAD ROAD; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG SAID CENTER LINE, A DISTANCE OF 511.26 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING THENCE CONTINUING NORTHERLY, ALONG SAID CENTER LINE, A DISTANCE OF 365.54 FEET TO THE CENTER LINE OF LUCAS ROAD; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF LUCAS ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 899.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 22 DEGREES 15 MINUTES EAST ALONG A LINE THAT IF EXTENDED SOUTHEASTERLY WOULD INTERSECT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 366.89 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE CENTER LINE OF LUCAS ROAD A DISTANCE OF 641.81 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG A LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 80 DEGREES 50 MINUTES TO THE LEFT WITH A PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 73.36 FEET TO A POINT ON A LINE THAT IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE CENTER LINE OF OHNSTAD ROAD AT THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID PERPENDICULAR LINE WHICH FORMS AN ANGLE OF 91 DEGREES 26 MINUTES TO THE RIGHT WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 393.69 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. BEING SITUATED IN DORR TOWNSHIP, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AND CONTAINING 8.330 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. PIN 13-26-400-002 The subject property is located on the north and south sides of Lucas Road, at its intersection with Briarwood Road, with a common address of 9310 West Lucas Road, Crystal Lake, Illinois, in Dorr Township. The subject property is presently zoned "A-1" Agriculture District and consists of approximately 92 acres with "A-1" Agriculture District zoning to the East and to the South, the City of Crystal Lake to the North, East, and West. The Applicant is requesting a CONDITIONAL USE of the subject property to allow for a commercial solar energy facility.  The Applicant, Marzano Solar, LLC is wholly owned by Cultivate Power, LLC. The officers of both companies are Noah Hyte and Brian Matthay. They can be reached at 30 W Hubbard St, Ste 400, Chicago, Illinois 60654. Hildegard A. Klagues, as Trustee of the Family Trust created under the George Vogelsang Declaration of Trust Dated June 11, 2004, as to a 50% undivided interest, and to Hildegard Vogelsang, as Trustee of the Hildegard Vogelsang Trust Number 2005-01 dated December 16, 2005, as to a 50% undivided interest, the property owner, can be reached at 9310 Lucas Road, Crystal Lake, Illinois.  A hearing on this Petition will be held on the 25th day of March 2026 at 1:30 P.M. in the County Board conference room at the McHenry County Government Center Administration Building 667 Ware Rd, Woodstock, Illinois at which time and place any person desiring to be heard may be present. The McHenry County Government Center Mailing address is 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098. DATED THIS 5TH DAY OF MARCH 2026. By:Linnea Kooistra, Chair, McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098 Petitions for all Zoning Board of Appeals hearings can be accessed at the following link: www.mchenry countyil.gov/county-government/new-meeting-portal and choosing the “Agenda” link for the specific meeting date. Live audio streams of all Zoning Board of Appeals hearings can be accessed at the following link: www.mchenrycountyil.gov/county-government/new-meeting-portal and choosing the “Video” link for the specific meeting date. (Published Northwest Herald Mar. 7, 2026) 2310261