Lake County Plan Commission Meeting - February 27, 2026

Note: The agenda for this meeting was dated February 18, 2026, at 5:30 PM, but the provided information states the meeting took place on February 27, 2026, at 10:15 AM UTC. No minutes or transcript are available. The summary below is based solely on the agenda and does not reflect actual proceedings or decisions.

New Business

1. 25-ZC-09 PC – Mason Zone Change – Request to rezone approximately 0.3 miles east of Mount Street on the south side of W. 173rd Avenue (4607 W. 173rd Avenue) in Cedar Creek Township from A-1 (Agricultural) to RR (Rural Residential) to allow a proposed residential subdivision. Previously deferred for failure to advertise.
2. 26-W-03 PC – Vanderzee Waiver – Request for a waiver from Title 154, Article 12, Chapter 40, Section (A)(4) limiting lot depth-to-width ratio to 3.5:1, for lots in Vander-Wold Estates in West Creek Township.
3. 26-PS-02 PC – Vanderzee Primary Approval – Request for primary approval of a two-lot subdivision (Vander-Wold Estates) at the same location.
4. 26-ZC-01 PC – Johnson Sunnybrook Farm Data Center Zone Change – Request to rezone approximately 0.2 miles east of Clay Street on the south side of E. 181st Avenue in Eagle Creek Township from A-1 to M-1 (Light Industrial) to allow a proposed data center.
5. Ordinance Amendment – Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) – Proposed amendment to Title 154, Article 8, Chapter 080 to add a requirement for abandonment and decommissioning throughout the life of BESS.
6. Ordinance Amendment – Data Centers – Proposed amendment to Title 154, Article 8, Chapter 090 to require a decommissioning plan for special exception applications and mandate decommissioning after 15 consecutive months of inactivity unless otherwise approved by Plan Commission.

Study Sessions

1. 26-SS-03 PC – Rhinehart – Study session for a special exception to allow a two-unit house on an A-1 zoned property greater than one acre, located at 11880 White Oak Street in Hanover Township.
2. 26-SS-04 PC – Jabaay Ventures I, LLC / Priority Landscape, LLC – Study session for a rezoning from R-3 (One to Four-Family) and B-2 (Rural Business) to B-3 (General Business) to operate a landscaping business with snow removal, office use, and equipment/truck storage at the intersections of 45th Avenue and Hayes Street and 44th Avenue and Hayes Street in Calumet Township.

Site Development Plans Approved by Staff

1. 25-SDP-24 PC – Lumen / Superior 4U – Fiber optic booster addition at 1620 W. 129th Avenue in Center Township.
2. 26-SDP-02 PC – D & F Land, LLC / Lamar Advertising – Off-premise LED advertising sign at 10007 W. 109th Avenue in Hanover Township.
3. 26-SDP-03 PC – Joe Giannini / Milmar Buildings – Commercial cold storage building at 10653 W. 181st Avenue in West Creek Township.

Key Outcomes

No decisions, votes, or directives are recorded in the available materials. The outcomes of the zone changes, waivers, ordinances, primary approvals, study sessions, and staff-approved site development plans are unknown.