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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Will County Planning and Zoning Commission for May 5, 2026

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Will County Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting | May 5, 2026

The Will County Planning and Zoning Commission met on May 5, 2026, to deliberate on several high-impact infrastructure and commercial projects. The most significant action of the night was the split decision regarding the USS Talamh Solar project in Green Garden Township, where the commission recommended the solar farm for approval but rejected a battery storage facility. Additionally, the board moved forward with the massive $1.446 billion Grand Prairie Water Commission infrastructure project in Troy Township and approved a video gaming expansion for a Joliet liquor store.

News Briefs

Lockport Township Setback Variance Postponed
The Commission moved to postpone Case ZC-26-016 (CKC Ventures LLC) until the May 19, 2026, meeting. The case involves a request for a variance to reduce a street yard setback from 30 feet to 23.2 feet at 301 Cameron Ave in Lockport Township. The delay was requested by the applicant, and the commission approved the postponement in a unanimous roll-call vote.

New Lenox Transfers Review Authority to Joliet
During the hearing for the Grand Prairie Water Commission (ZC-26-019), it was revealed that the Village of New Lenox formally transferred its review authority for the project site to the City of Joliet. In a letter dated February 7, 2025, New Lenox Planner Jennifer Neubauer noted that while the property falls under a 1997 boundary agreement, the village opted to defer to Joliet’s jurisdictional procedures to streamline the regional water project.

Pollinator Protection Measures Approved
Despite rejecting the battery component of the Green Garden solar project (ZC-26-017), the commission approved several variances designed to help the facility become a “pollinator-friendly solar site.” These include allowing native plants to grow up to 36 inches in height and reducing the mandated mowing frequency from five times per year to four. Proponents argued these changes are necessary to meet the standards of the Illinois Pollinator-Friendly Solar Site Act.

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