McHenry County ZBA closes SkyStone Solar hearing after Lakewood annexation; continues related application to Nov. 12
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The McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals said a parcel tied to SkyStone Solar LLC was annexed by the Village of Lakewood, removing county jurisdiction and closing application Z250064; the board continued application Z250065 to Nov. 12 to allow review of newly submitted wetland and tree delineation documents.
The McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals voted to close its hearing on application Z250064 for SkyStone Solar LLC after the Village of Lakewood annexed the parcel in question, and to continue consideration of a separate application, Z250065, to Nov. 12 to allow time to review newly submitted studies.
The board’s chair said the parcel, identified as 18-04-200-005, was annexed by the Village of Lakewood on Oct. 14, 2025, and that “McHenry County no longer has jurisdiction over this parcel because it's no longer an unincorporated McHenry.” The chair added, “Therefore, the hearing for application Z250064, SkyStone Solar LLC, which was opened on 09/10/2025, is officially closed.”
Board members told the public that materials relevant to application Z250065 — including a wetland delineation and a tree delineation amounting to roughly "50, 75 pages" of documents — were delivered to staff the night before the meeting and have been posted on the county meeting portal. A board member said the public had not yet had time to review the documents, and the board sought to give residents time to view them before proceeding.
A motion was made to continue the hearing on Z250065 to a date certain, Nov. 12, at 1:30 p.m. in the same building. The motion was put to a roll-call vote. The board recorded affirmative votes from Bob Cozen, Mary Donner, Charlie Eldridge, Kurt Schnabel, Jessica Beverly and Bill Gurnick; the chair also voted yes. The motion passed unanimously on the recorded roll call.
Board staff said that for the Nov. 12 hearing Lenny Acoustra will read the transcript and that, because two members expect to be absent, there will be six members available to vote that day. The chair reminded attendees that the board needs five positive votes to forward an item to the McHenry County Board.
Meeting participants and staff apologized for the delay and for not being able to provide a fuller review at the session. The chair closed the meeting after the votes and thanked those in attendance.