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ZONING PETITION T-1-24 (B) PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE DUPAGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO BEEKEEPING
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WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on May 14, 2024, in the DuPage County Administration Building, 421 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois at 6:00 P.M. before the DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals and notice of said hearing was duly given; and
WHEREAS, a petition was presented at this hearing requesting the following text amendment:
Text Amendments to the DuPage County Zoning Ordinance:
Zoning Petition T-1-24 (b) proposed text amendments to the DuPage County Zoning Ordinance relative to beekeeping, presented on May 14, 2024, and attached hereto as Exhibit A, and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals, having considered in relation to the above requested text amendment presented at the above hearing and at the recommendation meeting held on June 6, 2024 does find as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT:
1. That the Zoning Board of Appeals finds that over the last several months, County Board members have requested staff to research various land use topics that are of importance to their constituents. Staff has completed its research and developed several proposed amendments to the County Zoning Ordinance that would address the concerns of the County Board members relative to the following:
* Beekeeping as part of a 4-H Project
2. That the Zoning Board of Appeals finds that on Tuesday April 16, 2024, the Development Committee voted to request staff to have the proposed text amendment considered at public hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals.
3. Furthermore, that the Zoning Board of Appeals finds that they have concerns regarding native bee and non-native honeybee species, and that they do not have sufficient information regarding the impact of non-native honeybee species on native bee species. Therefore,...
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