Petition #4689 — Welter Road Solar Energy Facility
Kane County
Description
Special use permit for a 1.5-megawatt commercial solar farm on 14 acres; approved despite objections from a neighboring organic farmer over noxious weed management.
Impact summary
The project converts farmland to solar use with prairie ground cover and a vegetative management plan; a neighbor's certified-organic land lies directly north.
Applicant
- Name
- SV CSG Welter Road Solar LLC
- Address
- South side of Welter Road, west of Illinois Route 47, Virgil Township
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 3
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · County Board
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 8, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
County Board — September 8, 2026
Special use permit for a 1.5-megawatt commercial solar farm on 14 acres; approved despite objections from a neighboring organic farmer over noxious weed management.
KC County Development Committee — August 18, 2026
A 1.5-megawatt community solar farm on about 14 acres advanced to the County Board on a split vote after neighbor concerns about prime farmland and invasive thistle.
Related issues (1)
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