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PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
City Council Chambers
651 Prairie Pointe Drive, Yorkville, IL
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 7:00pm
Meeting Called to Order
Chairman Richard Vinyard called the meeting to order at 7:00pm, roll was called and a quorum
was established.
Roll Call
Chad Green-yes, Richard Vinyard-yes, Danny Williams-yes, Ryan Forristall-yes, Michael
Crouch-yes
Absent: Marge Linnane, Wally Werderich
City Staff
Krysti Barksdale-Noble, Community Development Director
Sara Mendez, Senior Planner
David Hansen, Senior Planner
Thian Dim, Planner 1
Kathleen Orr, City Attorney
Lynn Dubajic Kellogg, City Consultant
Katelyn Gregory, Economic Development Coordinator
John Burner, Administrative Intern
Drea Sandoval, Intern
Other Guests
Chris Vitosh, Vitosh Reporting Service Matt McCarron, Pioneer
Dave Silverman, Pioneer Toni Wolgast, Kylyn's Ridge
Martha Ford Caroline McCree
John Phillipchuck, Attorney Mark Martin
Leesa Poss Greg Slack
Keith Landovitz Chuck Kasper
Shannon Wolowicz, Grande Reserve Tom Gardioren, Yorkville Attorney
Via Zoom: Butch, Freddiemom, Jen Rakas, April Neal, Debra Baumgartner, Christina G., Phillip
Marshall, Tiffany, John, “M”
Previous Meeting Minutes June 10, 2026
Motion by Mr. Williams and second by Mr. Crouch to approve the minutes as presented. Roll
call: Vinyard-yes, Williams-yes, Forristall-yes, Crouch-yes, Green-yes. Carried 5-0.
Citizen’s Comments None
Public Hearings
Chairman Vinyard explained the procedure to be followed and the taking of testimony. He
swore in those who would speak and also made a statement about decorum and order for the
meeting.
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Chairman Vinyard entertained a motion to open the Hearing PZC 2026-05 Pioneer Development,
LLC. At 7:04pm it was moved and seconded by Mr. Williams and Mr Crouch, respectively and
the Public Hearing was opened. Roll call: Vinyard-yes, Williams-yes, Forristall-yes, Crouch-
yes, Green-yes. Carried 5-0.
The Public Hearing description was read by Chairman Vinyard:
1. PZC 2026-05 Pioneer Development, LLC, as the petitioner and contract purchaser,
along with property owners Galena & 47th, LLC, MPLIV10, LLC, Sanjay and Sameer
Gupta, Dale L. Konicek, LLC, and the Konicek Family Limited Partnership, have
submitted an application to the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois for a
Major Amendment to an existing Planned Unit Development (PUD) (Ord. 2025-77) of
approximately 1,037 acres referred to as Project Cardinal data center campus. The
petitioner is requesting an amendment to the previously approved Phasing Plan. The
subject property is generally located northwest of Route 47 and Galena Road, south of
Baseline Road and east of Ashe Road.
(See Court Reporter's transcript of Public Hearing)
The Public Hearing was closed at approximately 7:38pm on a motion by Mr. Williams and
second by Mr. Crouch. Roll call: Williams-yes, Forristall-yes, Crouch-yes, Green-yes,
Vinyard-yes. Carried 5-0.
Unfinished Business None
New Business:
1. PZC 2026-04 Kendall County Petition 26-16, Thomas Schnabel, Jr. on behalf of Two
Star Enterprises, LLC (Petitioner) is seeking a map amendment (rezoning) for 31.75+/-
acres directly west of 1255 East Beecher Road from A-1 Agricultural District with a
Special Use Permit to M-2 Heavy Industrial District. The purpose of the request is for
the operation of a truck and semi-trailer storage facility, along with other related
industrial uses. The real property is located west of East Beecher Road and
approximately .33 miles south of Galena Road in unincorporated Kendall County.
Ms. Thian Dim presented the information for the 1.5 Mile Review of this petition requested in
May by Kendall County. Petitioner Tom Schnabel is seeking a map amendment (rezoning) for a
31.75 acre property, from A-1 to M-2 to be used as a truck and semi-trailer storage facility. She
said the property had a history of industrial use as well as mining and asphalt and is currently
being used as a demolition site under permits set to expire in 2030.
The property is located 1,000 feet east of the city limits and borders part of the Project Steel
property. The Project Steel property is not yet recorded and the subject property is not
contiguous to Yorkville.
Ms. Dim said the surrounding property is a mix of industrial and ag in Kendall County. The
petitioner is not interested in annexing into the city and the city has stated it will not pursue an
annexation agreement and advised the petitioner to rezone through Kendall County. Staff also
prepared a comparison of standards of the county and city. They also reviewed future land uses
and said the Comp Plan will need to be amended since the M-2 zoning is not consistent with the
city Comp Plan, though it is consistent with the general industrial trends in the area. They also
recommend type D landscaping.
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Ms. Dim shared comments from the previous night's EDC meeting which included concern for
enforcement of noise and also for traffic. Staff recommends that if PZC does not object to this
petition, conditions could be added to the motion for Kendall County to work on these concerns.
Ms. Dim also noted that the petitioner's attorney, Mr. John Phillipchuck, was present. This
petition will move forward to City Council on July 14th.
Attorney John Phillipchuck said the city intends to annex the property adjacent and noted the
industrial development is trending in the area. He said the standards are similar but the county is
stricter. He said this is a great use for the property and he said the city has no utilities in the area
currently so there is no need to annex. He wants to proceed with the M-2 zoning and asked the
PZC to not object. Mr. Williams asked if the client would have any issues with what the city has
presented regarding the buffers, etc. and the attorney said they will review.
Action Item
1.5 Mile Review
Chairman Vinyard entertained a motion to approve PZC 2026-04 Kendall County Petition 26-16
1.5 Mile Review. Commissioners Williams and Green moved and seconded, respectively.
Motion: Mr. Williams read as follows: In consideration of the proposed mile and one-half
review of Kendall County Petition 26-16 by Thomas A. Schnabel Jr., on behalf of Two Star
Enterprises, LLC (Petitioner), seeking a map amendment for 31.75 +/- acres (PIN #02-07-200-
015) located immediately west of 1255 East Beecher Road and approximately 0.33 miles south of
Galena Road, from A-1 Agricultural District with a Special Use Permit to M-2 Heavy Industrial
District, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommends to the City Council to not object with
the condition that Kendall County works cooperatively with the United City of Yorkville on
enforcing noise and traffic regulations to the subject property, and that the Transition Zone Type
D landscape buffer is applied along the shared boundary of the Project Steel development) to the
request.
Roll call: Forristall-yes, Crouch-yes, Green-yes, Vinyard-yes, Williams-yes. Carried 5-0.
2. PZC 2026-05 Pioneer Development, LLC (see full description in Public Hearing #1)
Ms. Noble said this request came from a settlement agreement with the city, applicant of this
request and a resident residing in unincorporated Kendall County. The phasing was changed as a
result of this agreement. All entitlement documents will remain the same and the development
will change from a counter-clockwise order to clockwise with no change in design. Certain
threshholds will be upheld and the standards do not need to be re-evaluated. The July 9th findings
of the PZC remain applicable and valid.
Commissioner Crouch commented that he was pleased to see suggestions he had made, were
included in the agreement. He agreed with the comment that this represented an improvement
and that the people who live in the area were heard.
Action Item
PUD Amendment
Chairman Vinyard asked for a motion to approve PZC 2026-05 Pioneer Development, LLC,
petitioner, for a Major Amendment to an existing Planned Unit Development (PUD) to update the
approved Phasing Plan for an approximately 1,037-acre data center campus referred to as Project
Cardinal. So moved by Mr. Williams and second by Mr. Crouch. Motion read by Mr. Williams:
In consideration of testimony presented during a Public Hearing on July 8, 2026, the Planning
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and Zoning Commission recommends approval to the City Council of a request for a Major
Amendment to the Special Use authorization of a Planned Unit Development for Project
Cardinal's Updated Phasing Diagram, as prepared by Burns McDonnell, for a data center campus
to be located northwest of Route 47 and Galena Road, south of Baseline Road and east of Ashe
Road.
Roll call: Forristall-yes, Crouch-yes, Green-yes, Vinyard-yes, Williams-yes. Carried 5-0.
Additional Business
1. City Council Action Updates - none
Chairman Vinyard also noted the passing of former PZC Commissioner and City Council
Alderman Seaver Tarulis.
Adjournment
There was no further business and the meeting was adjourned at 7:57pm on a motion by Mr.
Williams and second by Mr. Crouch. Unanimous voice vote approval.
Respectfully submitted by Marlys Young, Minute Taker
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UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
YORKVILLE, ILLINOIS
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
651 Prairie Pointe Drive
Yorkville, Illinois
Wednesday, July 8 , 2026
7 :00 p .m .
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PRESENT:
Mr. Rich Vinyard, Chairman;
Mr. Danny Williams, Commissioner;
Mr. Ryan Forristall, Commissioner;
Mr. Chad Green, Commissioner;
Mr. Michael Crouch, Commissioner.
ALSO PRESENT:
Ms. Krysti Barksdale-Noble, Community
Development Director;
Ms. Sara Mendez, Senior Planner;
Mr. David Hansen, Senior Planner;
Ms. Thiam Dim, Planner;
Ms. Marlys Young, Minute Taker.
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APPEARANCES:
OTTOSEN, DiNOLFO, HASENBALG & CASTALDO,
LTD.
BY: MS. KATHLEEN FIELD ORR,
2241 Warrenville Road, Suite 310
Lisle, Illinois 60532
(630) 682-0085
appeared on behalf of the United City of
Yorkville.
SILVERMAN, MAHONEY & CROSS, LLC
BY: MR. DAVID SILVERMAN,
822 Infantry Drive, Suite 100
Joliet, Illinois 60435
(815) 730-9500
appeared on behalf of the Applicant.
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Reported by: Christine M . Vitosh
Illinois CSR No. 084-002883
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INDEX
WITNESS:PAGE:
DAVID SILVERMAN 9
CHUCK KASPER 12
KEITH LANDOVITZ 14
GREGORY SLAGER 30
CAROLINE McCREE 33
DEBRA BAUMGARTNER 35
KRISTINA GORDON 37
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(WHEREUPON, the following
proceedings were had in public
hearing, commencing at 7 :02 p .m .
as follows:)
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: There is one public
hearing scheduled f or tonight's Planning and
Zoning Commission meeting. The purpose of these
hearings is to invite testimony from members of
the public regarding the proposed request that is
being considered before this commission tonight.
Public testimony from persons
present who wish to speak may be for or against
the request or to ask questions of the petitioner
regarding the request being heard.
Once all public hearings on
tonight's agenda are closed, the Commission will
deliberate and vote on the recommendation to the
City Council for each of the matter that was
subject of the hearing.
Persons wishing to testify are asked
to speak clearly, one at a time. State your name
and who you represent, if anyone. You are also
asked to sign in at the podium.
If you plan to speak during
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tonight's public hearing as a petitioner or as
member of the public, please stand and raise your
right hand and repeat after me.
Those folks on Zoom that wish to
speak tonight, you will also have to take an oath
of office. If you could just simply click your
hand raising on there, we will consider you
sworn.
(Witnesses sworn.)
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Thank you. You guys
may be seated. All right. So before we begin, I
will just go over some ground rules.
I would like to review a few rules
to ensure an orderly and productive hearing.
When speaking, please make comments focused on
the matters at hand. Avoid personal attacks,
unrelated topics or repetitive points already
made.
As Chairman I may limit repetitive
remarks or redirect speakers to stay on topic.
Any member of the public who repeatedly disrupts
or interrupts any of tonight's hearing may be
asked to leave the chambers.
We ask that audience members remain
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silent during tonight's hearing unless they are
speaking at the podium.
The court reporter must record
tonight's testimony, and cooperation from the
audience will make her job easier and the
transcript of those hearings more accurate.
Commission members may ask
clarifying questions at any time and the public
may direct relevant questions to the petitioner
either through myself or through direct
cross-examination. Likewise, the petitioner may
respond to the public comments that have been
heard.
I will formally close the public
comment period, after which the commissioners
will deliberate and vote.
Thank you for your cooperation.
All right. So the order of
receiving testimony will be as follows: We will
do the petitioner's presentation and those who
wish to speak in favor or opposition of the
request.
So may I have a motion to open the
public hearing on Petition number PZC 2026-0 5 ,
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Pioneer Development, Project Cardinal Data
Center, major amendment to a PUD?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER CROUCH: Second.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Can I have a roll
call vote on the motion, please?
MS. YOUNG: Yes. Vinyard.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Yes.
MS. YOUNG: Williams.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Yes.
MS. YOUNG: Forristall.
COMMISSIONER FORRISTALL: Yes.
MS. YOUNG: Crouch.
COMMISSIONER CROUCH: Yes.
MS. YOUNG: And Green.
COMMISSIONER GREEN: Yes.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Great. PZC 2026-0 5 ,
Pioneer Development, LLC, petitioner, has
submitted an application to the United City of
Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, for special
use authorization for a major amendment to an
existing planned unit development to update the
approved phasing plan for an approximately
1 ,037-acre data center campus referred to as
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Project Cardinal.
Is the petitioner present, prepared
to make their presentation?
MR. SILVERMAN: Yes, we are.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Very good, sir.
DAVID SILVERMAN,
having been first duly sworn, testified before
the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows:
MR. SILVERMAN: Good evening,
Mr. Chairman, members of the Commission, City
staff. My name is David Silverman, I am an
attorney with the law firm Mahoney, Silverman &
Cross. With me tonight is Mr. Matt McCarron.
I am the attorney for the project
and Matt is here as a representative of the
developer, Pioneer Development.
We were back some -- we were here
some months ago where we went through the
original planned unit development, and since then
things have changed just a little bit.
As you may be aware, there was a
lawsuit filed in this -- in this case and we've
had a number of discussions with both the
plaintiff in the lawsuit, City staff and the
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City's attorneys, and we came to what we think is
a pretty -- a pretty good solution to some of the
problems that were expressed here and at the City
Council by people living just west of the
project.
And so basically what we are going
to do is reorder the phasing of the project, and
that's what we're here for tonight, is to discuss
a new phasing plan, so that the phasing will
start out on the northeast portion of the
project, move to the southeast portion, and then
the last portion of the project to get developed
with data center buildings will be Phase III, so
you should know that -- yeah, there we go.
So Phase I there is kind of the top
right, Phase II is the larger section towards the
bottom along Galena Road, and then Phase III is
the western section.
So what the amendment to the PUD
would do is to set forth how the phasing will now
be ordered. It will allow certain improvements
to start in Phase III once 8 0 -- about 90 percent
of the building shells in Phase I and II are
completed, or seven years after the effective
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date of the agreement, whichever comes first.
The developer is also entitled to in
Phase III do some infrastructure work, some earth
work, some electrical utilities, construct the
pedestrian or multi-use path around the project,
construct the roads that need to be constructed.
Those will all occur right upfront,
but the shells for the actual data center
buildings will not be built there until either
the seven-year period or when it's 90 percent --
I think it's 90 percent, correct?
MR. McCARRON: Correct.
MR. SILVERMAN: 90 percent of Phase I
and II are built out as buildings.
So we think it's a good solution.
The City is on board with it I think. The City
Council reviewed and approved the settlement
agreement at their last meeting, and this was
something that we heard from the neighbors, that
they would like to see that area develop as the
last portion of the project.
We expressed to you folks at the
time that we had some problems with ComEd because
that's where they're going to be, but we found a
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solution to that problem through this agreement
where we can work on the ComEd issues upfront,
just not the data center buildings.
So I think that's a pretty good
overview of what our request is, and Matt and I
are here to answer any questions that you may
have.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Very good. Thank
you. You guys can be seated.
MR. SILVERMAN: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Is there anyone
present who wishes to speak in favor or
opposition of this? This is your time to speak.
MR. KASPER: Can we ask questions?
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Yeah. Do you have a
question?
MR. KASPER: Yes.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Please. Go ahead.
Go over -- I 'm sorry, yeah. State your name for
us, too.
CHUCK KASPER,
having been first duly sworn, testified before
the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows:
MR. KASPER: Chuck Kasper. I am the
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one, or one of the ones affected to the west. I
can't see that that good, but it looks like
Phase I is on the upper right. Isn't upper
left -- is this -- Isn't upper left northeast?
COMMISSIONER CROUCH: No.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Upper right is.
MR. KASPER: Okay. I 'm backwards. So
my question is what determines when a phase is
done? Is it 90 percent of the building's built?
Is it if -- what gives them the green light to go
to Phase II and who okays that with the City
saying yeah, you're far enough along on Phase I ,
how do we go to Phase II?
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Would you like to
answer that, Krysti, or --
MR. SILVERMAN: Happy to answer that.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Thank you.
MR. SILVERMAN: So I misspoke earlier.
So what we have is when 90 percent of the
building shells are completed in Phase I and
Phase II, then we can move to Phase III.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Okay.
MR. SILVERMAN: Upon -- when I say
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completed, a temporary occupancy permit has been
issued, that's the exact language that will be
used, or 72 months -- I said seven years, and I
apologize. It's 72 months after this agreement
gets approved we can move into Phase III at that
point, whether the 90 percent is complete or not.
I apologize for that misstatement.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: It's okay. Does that
answer your question, sir? Very good. Anyone
else like to speak?
MR. LANDOVITZ: Good evening. Keith
Landovitz, and I have signed the register.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Thanks.
KEITH LANDOVITZ,
having been first duly sworn, testified before
the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows:
MR. LANDOVITZ: So forgive me, please,
the format or protocol of combining the functions
of the municipal Plan Commission and Zoning Board
of Appeals is a bit alien to me; I am more
familiar with those being separate.
I mention that because of this thing
about speaking for or against, so part of what I
am going to say is testimony with respect to
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findings of fact that a zoning board of appeals
would make and part of it is public comment, and
with -- in terms of the findings of fact I note
in the staff report the comment that the findings
of fact previously made were still considered
operative because this is just changing the
phasing, and I gather that was not deemed
material to -- to the findings of fact and to the
standards listed in the Unified Development
Ordinance.
I will go on record as disagreeing
with that perspective, and I will give both as a
matter of testimony and also as opinion some
comments concerning that.
I think just covering first what is
testimony, I just want to put into the record --
and let me just make sure I 'm getting my facts
right here -- I think the United States
Department of Energy Order 2 0 2 -26-23, which is
effective May 17, 2026, is material to the
standards.
This order is directed specifically
to the PJM interconnection, the regional
transmission operator of which ComEd, our local
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electric provider, is a member, and this order
basically gives PJM -- or the members of P J --
you know, PJM, it allows PJM to give instructions
and amend the operating protocols of its members
the right, and perhaps arguably the
responsibility, specifically to switch large data
center -- large -- large load data center
customers.
That's my own wording, I don't
have -- I have the order in front of me here, but
I 'm not going to read through it to get you the
exact wording, but you know what I mean. It's
the large load customers as data centers with
their backup generating power. It gives them the
authority in conditions of stress on the
electrical grid to switch to the generators
rather than trying to run -- just continue
running on the grid when the grid would
potentially be in jeopardy.
The alternative to that would be the
utility having to do something like rolling
blackouts or brownouts.
Now, this is important I think
because on information and belief the sound
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study -- and I appreciate all the work that went
into the sound studies, and I know all the
Yorkville -- the city staff and officials were
very careful about that and I think that was
great.
But as I recall, again, on my
information and belief here, the studies did not
cover an emergency scenario, so there were
scenarios -- there was a scenario of running a
normal grid electricity model, there was a
standard of routine -- there was a modeling of
the routine generator testing, right, and that
was found not to breach the noise limits, right,
and that was great to do that for -- knowing that
generator testing is a routine part of the
facility operation, that was a prudent thing to
do, to include that in the models, but on my
information and belief the models did not include
100 percent all -- the gener -- you are all on
generator power, and the rationale as I recall
given for that was at the time running on the
backup generators, fully on the backup
generators, not testing, not, you know, one piece
of equipment, one transformer or whatever got
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knocked out, but like a blackout scenario, at the
time that was regarded as like a force majeure or
act of God. You know, something that would very
rarely happen.
In light of the Department of
Energy's order -- and there is context to this in
terms of what's been happening with PJM and them
really addressing this kind of a crisis
situation, we call it I think a critical issue
fast path is kind of the bureaucratic name for
a -- you know, a crisis response, this issue of
data center loads is really challenging the
engineering measures for making the electrical
grid reliable, so the ISOs and RTOs, right, which
are the umbrella, those are the higher level
organizations besides the utilities like ComEd,
and then ComEd, they are all working on, in
response to that crisis, protocols for dealing
with these situations of excessive load.
So, again, in light of this being --
I would argue that in light of this order running
on full generator power needs to be considered an
operationally normal -- I 'm not sure what the
right word to use is -- I mean, it's certainly
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not an everyday thing, although I think I have
already seen news reports about ComEd phasing
challenges with load under -- you know, with the
heat wave we just had, but it is -- it's not --
it is no longer a force majeure or act of God
type of situation, right, in light of this, it is
a defined operational situation to which
utilities are expected to have a responsive
protocol, and part of that protocol is switching
large load customers with backup generation
capability onto that backup capability, so I
think that for -- for finding -- for making
findings with respect to the standards for a
special use for a planned unit development, that
this scenario needs to be considered and
incorporated in the models, right, and the
relevant standards would be, you know, certainly
public health, safety, morals, comfort and
general welfare is relevant, use and enjoyment of
adjacent properties is relevant.
An important point, I think normal
development, normal and orderly development, is
also relevant because I note that in the
adjacent -- and this is to the west -- in the
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adjacent -- it's zoned -- it's Kendall County,
but it's R PD-1 Rural -- it's called Rural Planned
Development, residential subdivision, the Estates
at Legacy Farms subdivision, there are unimproved
lots there, so improvement of those lots is
potentially affected by assurance of a situation
of nuisance not being created, and, therefore, I
would propose that this matter is relevant to the
standards.
Beyond that, in -- just trying to
think of -- do this in the most logical order.
We talked about the unimproved -- I guess one
other thing. I will do this as testimony.
I know with these public hearings, I
know that the standard -- the evidentiary -- the
rules of evidence are, you know, it's quasi
judicial, it's not the -- it's not, you know,
judicial rules of civil procedure, but the -- so
this is -- I 'm not -- First of all, I 'm not
requesting status of an expert witness, I am not
an expert, and this is also a hypothetical, so
it's something that maybe doesn't meet rules of
civil procedure evidentiary standards, but I
think is appropriate here, you know, so speaking
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in the hypothetical, speaking from personal,
again, I 'm testifying under oath here, if I 'm
going to buy an unimproved lot either as an
investment or to improve it with the intent of
using the improved lot as zoned, I 'm -- I would
absolutely consider the zoning and permitted uses
of adjacent properties and I would have concerns
about what I 'm seeing here.
So from that perspective I can say
flatly speaking as one person that a potential,
again, hypothetical normal and orderly
development according to the existing zoning and
agree -- you know, approved subdivision and
planned development plan of a specific
residential planned development would be affected
by the proposed special use. So that's -- that's
my testimony.
So turning now to really what's
really more public comment, the -- of course I 'm
not going to say anything untrue, right, not
having to be sworn for public comment, I 'm still
sworn and I 'm going to -- everything I say is
going to be true as far as I know it, some of it
is obviously opinion.
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First of all, I was one of the
people who pushed very hard for a change in the
phasing. The original phasing of this
development was to start in the west, to proceed
then to the northeast, and to go finally to the
southwest.
I felt that disproportionately
affected people living in these rural
developments; that includes both the people in
the planned unit development in Yorkville and
also my property.
I 'm not part of -- I don't live in
the subdivision, I live just south of that. My
property is not part of a PUD, but it's also --
it's not A -1 , it's R -1 , you know, for Kendall
County.
I felt that the phasing
disproportionately affected people with rural --
estate rural residential zoning and that those
people stood more to lose from having an adjacent
development, that there was greater
incompatibility.
I appreciate that there is
residential development in the City of Yorkville
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also to the east, but I think that the
sensitivity to this type of development is
greater -- again, and this is a matter of
opinion, I am not an expert witness, but the
sensitivity is greater for owners of and users of
rural residential properties just because of the
nature of those properties and what people who
buy and choose to live in those properties, what
they consider to be important to them, so for
those reasons I advocated for a change in the
phasing.
The change finally agreed was to
start in the northeast, right, then do the west,
then go to the southeast.
The reason given for keeping the
southeast later as I recall was wanting to keep
that open for possible commercial development in
the Route 47 corridor, which seemed right from a
planning and zoning and economic development
perspective. That seemed very reasonable to me.
It was contrary to my personal
interests, but I wasn't inclined at the time to
push further to change that; I felt the original
rephasing was an improvement over the original
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phasing and left it there.
So now, as you might imagine, I
consider the second change in the phasing a
further improvement. It's really what I would
have liked to see originally with the part to the
west being developed last, but -- so in that
sense I am in favor of the amendment to the PUD
agreement to enable that and fulfill the terms of
the settlement of the legal action.
At the same time, you know, I think
if there is -- if we are, you know, amending the
PUD, there are potentially other -- PUD
agreement, there are potentially other things
that could be done.
I 'm not going to -- you know, I
don't think this is the appropriate time to
discuss that, but I -- you know, better and --
better, best and perfect are all different
things, right?
This is certainly better, it is
better than before. It is probably not best, I
could probably envision other things, right, at
the most extreme, including simply not developing
the portion to the west, but, again, that's a
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separate conversation, but there are probably
options that are still better and would approach
what I might call best, and, of course, perfect
is perhaps not anywhere in this world.
So in that -- again, in that sense I
am in favor of this amendment and I 'm probably in
favor of other hypothetical amendments that have
yet to be made.
Finally, let me just -- I just want
to preserve this for the record. I do assert
that the findings of fact at the original -- or
made after the original hearings, I forget the
exact date, July 9 th, maybe, last year, that
those findings of fact with respect both to the
map amendment and also the special use for PUD
were not sustained by the manifest weight of the
evidence given in testimony at that hearing,
putting aside any, you know, prejudicial
knowledge that members of the commission may have
had about this development.
Again, that is not saying I am
making a very technical statement, I am not
making a statement about the balance of all
considerations and how those should lead to a
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legislative decision that the City Council would
make, but strictly from a zoning board of appeals
fact-finding body perspective, I 'm asserting --
and I am saying this simply to preserve it for
the record, that some of the findings, not all,
but some of the findings were not sustained by
the manifest weight of the evidence given in
testimony.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: I have one question
while you're still up there. The unimproved
lots, how many -- do you know how many unimproved
lots are in that area?
MR. LANDOVITZ: I don't offhand, I 'm
sorry.
MR. KASPER: At least eight.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: How many years have
they been vacant?
MR. KASPER: Dorothy Flisk owns about
seven of them.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: I 'll call you back
up. You don't have any knowledge of all these?
MR. LANDOVITZ: I 'm sorry, I 'm --
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Okay.
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MR. LANDOVITZ: Yeah, I don't live in
the subdivision, so apologies.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Thank you.
Appreciate it.
MR. LANDOVITZ: Appreciate the question,
though. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Okay.
MS. NOBLE: I don't know if the
petitioner wants to make comment on this, but
September of 2025, the petitioner did do an
emergency sound level contour study that showed
the property -- it's on the screen if you want to
zoom in a little bit -- that showed the property
at an emergency state where all generators are on
and it shows contours of what the decibel levels
would be.
This is all still on the City's
website if you would like to go visit it. It's
yorkville.il.us and you can go to the community
development page and it will have all the
information on data center projects, but -- so
there was a contour done for this project and
emergency sound level.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Okay. Would anyone
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else like to speak tonight?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Anybody?
MR. KASPER: Did you want me to clarify
that?
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Yeah, would you,
please? Just my question.
MR. KASPER: So if you look up boundary
W , that word right there, that blue dot is my
house --
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Yep.
MR. KASPER: -- and so everything you
see --
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Can you use the
microphone so people on Zoom can hear you?
MR. KASPER: Everything you see on the
right or up the screen from my house, those are
all empty lots with the very exception of the one
on that right-hand court.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Okay.
MR. KASPER: So those are all empty.
There are six or seven there. There is a
spattering then, there is -- it's hard to say,
it's nine or ten.
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CHAIRMAN VINYARD: So there is quite a
few?
MR. KASPER: Quite a few.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: How long have they
been vacant?
MR. KASPER: Since the subdivision was
conceived.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Okay.
MR. KASPER: And Dorothy Flisk owns
about seven or eight of them.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Okay. All right.
Appreciate it. Thank you. Would anyone else
like to speak tonight? Anybody?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Yes, sir. Go up to
the podium.
MR. SLAGER: I just have a question.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Sir, did you take the
oath of office or did you take the oath?
MR. SLAGER: I didn't . Is it too late
to do that?
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: No, I can do that
right now.
MR. SLAGER: Okay. Sure.
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(Witness sworn.)
GREGORY SLAGER,
having been first duly sworn, testified before
the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows:
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Floor is yours, sir.
MR. SLAGER: Thank you. Pardon my
ignorance, I have not been to one of these
meetings before. I live about three miles south
of the data center complex, and I 'm not sure, has
anybody -- probably have, but are these data
centers going to be cooled with water? Is that
the cooling technology?
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: We will get you your
answer right now. Don't go far.
MR. McCARRON: Yes. So the cooling
technology for these data center shells is closed
loop, so off-site water is brought in and then
recirculated in a closed loop, so it's not taking
any water from the municipal level to cool the
shells or any of the data -- or any of the GPU s
or associated equipment, if that answers your
question.
MR. SLAGER: It does. So there is --
there will never be a case you guys are saying
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where ground water will be either injected --
MR. McCARRON: No.
MR. SLAGER: -- tampered with, totally
closed loop from --
MR. McCARRON: Yes.
MR. SLAGER: -- imported water.
MR. McCARRON: Yeah, absolutely not.
MR. SLAGER: And is everybody aware
these data centers can be cooled without using
water, but it is more expensive?
MR. McCARRON: So it is more expensive
to use a closed loop system, so --
MR. SILVERMAN: Why don't you step up?
MR. McCARRON: So, yes, it is more
expensive to use a closed loop system, and about,
you know, a decade ago when anyone thinks about a
data center, typically they are always cooled
with water at a municipal level and to use excess
amounts of water, and we're using
state-of-the-art technology to avoid drilling a
well.
MR. SLAGER: Thank you for that. Does
the body know, does the gentleman know, if all
the different companies, not just Cardinal, that
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are going into this contiguous area, are they all
on that program, too? Again, pardon my
ignorance.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: That's all right.
MS. NOBLE: Sure. The approved
ordinances for all the -- the three developments
that have been approved for data centers will not
be using municipal water for cooling.
MR. SLAGER: Okay. Thank you for that.
And is there like 12 different centers that are
ultimately being proposed for this footprint of
land that we're talking about?
MS. NOBLE: Building-wise?
MR. SLAGER: I heard there is like 12
different -- like Cardinal is one, there's bigger
ones, smaller ones.
MS. NOBLE: So there's only three that
have approval now or going through the process
for approval, so it's Cardinal, Project Steel,
which was already approved last year -- or
earlier this year rather, and then CyrusOne.
MR. SLAGER: And there are more probably
in the pipeline for all the property, or we don't
know?
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MS. NOBLE: We have no new applications
for any new data centers .
MR. SLAGER: Okay. Thank you all for
answering the questions.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Thank you. Would
anyone else like to speak?
CAROLINE McCREE,
having been first duly sworn, testified before
the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows:
MS. McCREE: Caroline McCree. I just
had a couple of questions. With the closed loop,
are there going to be times that the water that
is in the closed loop gets discharged, and, if
so, where is the waste water going, even if it's
just for repairs or whatever?
MR. McCARRON: So typically if like any
water is discharged by the system, it is trucked
off-site. If it is not trucked off-site and it
is released, it would be tested beforehand to
ensure that there is no contamination.
MS. McCREE: When it gets trucked away
does it get treated properly, like is there
additional chemicals in the closed loop besides
the water?
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MR. McCARRON: So it would be brought to
a commercial disposal site to be recycled.
MS. McCREE: Okay. Is there chemicals
that get mixed in with the water also?
MR. McCARRON: There potentially could
be because it's industrial water that's in a
closed loop system.
MS. McCREE: Are you intentionally
adding chemicals is my question, like anti-freeze
or something similar, anti-corrosive?
MR. McCARRON: Yes, things could be
added to the water.
MS. McCREE: Okay. I had another
question. In conversations with some members of
City Council in the past, I was told something
about temporary energy production for Project
Cardinal possibly being done with hydrogen.
Is that still something that was
being talked about? I don't know if that was a
definite plan or that was just an idea.
MR. McCARRON: Sorry. I should just
stay up here. I didn't know we were doing Q and
A .
So, yeah, we were potentially
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considering alternative energy generation
on-site, but there is no definitive plans right
now.
MS. McCREE: All right, thank you.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Thank you. Anyone
else? No? Would anyone on --
MS. BAUMGARTNER: Hi. Hello. On Zoom.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Yes, go ahead and
state your name, please.
MS. BAUMGARTNER: Debra Baumgartner.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Okay.
MS. BAUMGARTNER: I had a question
about --
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Did you -- Ma'am,
ma'am, real quick, did you -- did you raise your
hand in the beginning to take the oath, the oath
for speaking tonight?
MS. BAUMGARTNER: I did. Yes.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: You did? Okay.
MS. BAUMGARTNER: Yes.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Very good.
DEBRA BAUMGARTNER,
having been first duly sworn, testified before
the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows:
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MS. BAUMGARTNER: Thank you. So I had a
question about access to the development. Is
there a plan to widen any of the roads to -- for
construction purposes, and which ones? How is it
going to be developed?
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: We will get you your
answer, hold on a second.
MR. McCARRON: Hi, Debra. So I believe
the plan is, yes, to widen Baseline Road, and
we're not looking for any dedications from either
the property that your family owns or any
properties to the north of us.
MS. BAUMGARTNER: Okay.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Anything else?
MS. BAUMGARTNER: No.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Thank you so much.
Kristina G .
MS. GORDON: Hi. I wanted to -- forgive
me if this was already discussed earlier, my Zoom
cut out for a second.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Did I swear you in in
beginning? Were you here in the --
MS. GORDON: No, I was not sworn in.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Her hand is up.
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You can see on the top left her hand is up.
MS. GORDON: My hand is raised.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Just repeat after me.
KRISTINA GORDON,
having been first duly sworn, testified before
the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows:
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Floor is yours.
MS. GORDON: So I apologize if this was
already addressed, my Zoom cut out for a moment,
but I heard that there was discussion of water
discharge and the petitioner stated that water
would be most likely taken off to a treatment
plant, and I wanted to clarify if there is a
situation where it would ever be ejected into the
Yorkville municipal sanitation department.
MR. SILVERMAN: I think it's important
to note that that's not the plan; however, if it
happened, the City has ordinances in place that
control industrial discharges into its system, so
if there were any contaminants in there -- I 'm
not saying that there would be, but if there were
any contaminants, those would have to comply with
the City's disposal -- waste water disposal
ordinance before they could be released into the
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system.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Did that answer your
question?
MS. GORDON: I mean, yeah, generally.
It's basically a yes that it could happen, that
it would be dispensed into the Yorkville
sanitation.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: There would be steps
that they would have to go through to do that,
though, so --
MS. GORDON: Yeah, I understand, it was
just a yes or no question. Yeah. Thank you.
That's all for me.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: You are very welcome.
Would anyone else in Zoom like to speak?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: All right. Are there
any questions from the Planning and Zoning
commissioners for the presenter?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I don't .
COMMISSIONER CROUCH: No.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: I don't either.
Okay. Since all the -- We are going to conclude
the public hearing.
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Since all the public testimony
regarding the petition has been taken, may I have
a motion to close the taking of testimony in the
public hearing?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER CROUCH: Second.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Roll call vote on the
motion, please.
MS. YOUNG: Yes. Williams.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Yes.
MS. YOUNG: Forristall.
COMMISSIONER FORRISTALL: Yes.
MS. YOUNG: Crouch.
COMMISSIONER CROUCH: Yes.
MS. YOUNG: Green.
COMMISSIONER GREEN: Yes.
MS. YOUNG: And Vinyard.
CHAIRMAN VINYARD: Yes.
The public hearing portion of
tonight's meeting is now closed.
(Which were all the proceedings had
in the public hearing, concluding
at 7 :39 p .m .)
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STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS:
COUNTY OF LASALLE )
I , CHRISTINE M . VITOSH, a Certified
Shorthand Reporter of the State of Illinois, do
hereby certify:
That the foregoing public hearing
transcript, pages 1 through 41, was reported
stenographically by me by means of machine
shorthand, was simultaneously reduced to
typewriting via computer-aided transcription
under my personal direction, and constitutes a
true record of the testimony given and the
proceedings had;
That the said public hearing was taken
before me at the time and place specified;
That I am not a relative or employee or
attorney or counsel, nor a relative or employee
of such attorney or counsel for any of the
parties hereto, nor interested directly or
indirectly in the outcome of this action.
I further certify that my certificate
attached hereto applies to the original
transcript and copies thereof signed and
certified under my hand only. I assume no
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responsibility for the accuracy of any reproduced
copies not made under my control or direction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I do hereunto set my
hand at Leland, Illinois, this 27th day of July,
2026.
/s / Christine M . Vitosh
CHRISTINE M . VITOSH,
Illinois C .S .R . Certificate
No. 084-02883
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37:6
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forgive [2] - 14:17,
36:18
formally [1] - 7:14
format [1] - 14:18
FORRISTALL [2] -
8:12, 39:12
Forristall [3] - 2:4,
8:11, 39:11
forth [1] - 10:20
freeze [1] - 34:9
front [1] - 16:10
fulfill [1] - 24:8
full [1] - 18:22
fully [1] - 17:22
functions [1] - 14:18
G
Galena [1] - 10:17
gather [1] - 15:7
gener [1] - 17:19
general [1] - 19:19
generally [1] - 38:4
generating [1] - 16:14
generation [2] - 19:10,
35:1
generator [4] - 17:12,
17:15, 17:20, 18:22
generators [4] - 16:16,
17:22, 17:23, 27:14
gentleman [1] - 31:23
given [5] - 17:21,
23:15, 25:17, 26:7,
40:12
God [2] - 18:3, 19:5
GORDON [8] - 4:9,
36:18, 36:23, 37:2,
37:4, 37:8, 38:4,
38:11
GPUs [1] - 30:20
great [3] - 8:17, 17:5,
17:14
greater [3] - 22:21,
23:3, 23:5
Green [2] - 2:5, 8:15
green [2] - 13:10,
39:15
GREEN [2] - 8:16,
39:16
GREGORY [2] - 4:6,
30:2
grid [5] - 16:16, 16:18,
17:10, 18:14
ground [2] - 6:12, 31:1
guess [1] - 20:12
guys [3] - 6:10, 12:9,
30:24
H
hand [10] - 6:3, 6:7,
6:16, 28:19, 35:16,
36:24, 37:1, 37:2,
40:24, 41:4
Hansen [1] - 2:12
happy [1] - 13:16
hard [2] - 22:2, 28:23
HASENBALG [1] - 3:2
health [1] - 19:18
hear [1] - 28:15
heard [5] - 5:14, 7:13,
11:19, 32:14, 37:10
hearing [15] - 5:3, 5:6,
5:19, 6:1, 6:14, 6:22,
7:1, 7:24, 25:17,
38:24, 39:4, 39:19,
39:22, 40:6, 40:14
HEARING [1] - 1:11
hearings [5] - 5:8,
5:15, 7:6, 20:14,
25:12
heat [1] - 19:4
hello [1] - 35:7
hereby [1] - 40:5
hereto [2] - 40:19,
40:22
hereunto [1] - 41:3
hi [3] - 35:7, 36:8,
36:18
higher [1] - 18:15
hold [1] - 36:7
house [2] - 28:10,
28:17
hydrogen [1] - 34:17
hypothetical [4] -
20:21, 21:1, 21:11,
25:7
I
idea [1] - 34:20
ignorance [2] - 30:7,
32:3
II [6] - 10:16, 10:23,
11:14, 13:11, 13:13,
13:22
III [6] - 10:13, 10:17,
10:22, 11:3, 13:22,
14:5
ILLINOIS [2] - 1:7,
40:1
Illinois [8] - 1:18, 3:4,
3:8, 3:24, 8:20, 40:4,
41:4, 41:9
imagine [1] - 24:2
important [4] - 16:23,
19:21, 23:9, 37:16
imported [1] - 31:6
improve [1] - 21:4
improved [1] - 21:5
improvement [3] -
20:5, 23:24, 24:4
improvements [1] -
10:21
IN [1] - 41:3
inclined [1] - 23:22
include [2] - 17:17,
17:18
includes [1] - 22:9
including [1] - 24:23
incompatibility [1] -
22:22
incorporated [1] -
19:16
INDEX [1] - 4:1
indirectly [1] - 40:20
industrial [2] - 34:6,
37:19
Infantry [1] - 3:8
information [4] -
16:24, 17:7, 17:18,
27:21
infrastructure [1] -
11:3
injected [1] - 31:1
instructions [1] - 16:3
intent [1] - 21:4
intentionally [1] - 34:8
interconnection [1] -
15:23
interested [1] - 40:19
interests [1] - 23:22
interrupts [1] - 6:22
investment [1] - 21:4
invite [1] - 5:8
ISOs [1] - 18:14
issue [2] - 18:9, 18:11
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issued [1] - 14:2
issues [1] - 12:2
J
jeopardy [1] - 16:19
job [1] - 7:5
Joliet [1] - 3:8
judicial [2] - 20:17,
20:18
July [3] - 1:21, 25:13,
41:4
K
Kasper [1] - 12:24
KASPER [16] - 4:4,
12:14, 12:17, 12:21,
12:24, 13:7, 26:16,
26:19, 28:4, 28:8,
28:12, 28:16, 28:21,
29:3, 29:6, 29:9
KATHLEEN [1] - 3:3
keep [1] - 23:16
keeping [1] - 23:15
Keith [1] - 14:11
KEITH [2] - 4:5, 14:14
Kendall [3] - 8:20,
20:1, 22:15
kind [3] - 10:15, 18:8,
18:10
knocked [1] - 18:1
knowing [1] - 17:14
knowledge [2] -
25:19, 26:22
Kristina [1] - 36:17
KRISTINA [2] - 4:9,
37:4
Krysti [2] - 2:9, 13:15
L
land [1] - 32:12
Landovitz [1] - 14:12
LANDOVITZ [8] - 4:5,
14:11, 14:14, 14:17,
26:14, 26:23, 27:1,
27:5
language [1] - 14:2
large [5] - 16:6, 16:7,
16:13, 19:10
larger [1] - 10:16
LASALLE [1] - 40:2
last [6] - 10:12, 11:18,
11:21, 24:6, 25:13,
32:20
late [1] - 29:20
law [1] - 9:12
lawsuit [2] - 9:22, 9:24
lead [1] - 25:24
least [1] - 26:16
leave [1] - 6:23
left [4] - 13:4, 24:1,
37:1
Legacy [1] - 20:4
legal [1] - 24:9
legislative [1] - 26:1
Leland [1] - 41:4
level [5] - 18:15,
27:11, 27:23, 30:19,
31:18
levels [1] - 27:15
light [5] - 13:10, 18:5,
18:20, 18:21, 19:6
likely [1] - 37:12
likewise [1] - 7:11
limit [1] - 6:19
limits [1] - 17:13
Lisle [1] - 3:4
listed [1] - 15:9
live [5] - 22:12, 22:13,
23:8, 27:1, 30:8
living [2] - 10:4, 22:8
LLC [2] - 3:7, 8:18
load [5] - 16:7, 16:13,
18:19, 19:3, 19:10
loads [1] - 18:12
local [1] - 15:24
logical [1] - 20:11
look [1] - 28:8
looking [1] - 36:10
looks [1] - 13:2
loop [9] - 30:17,
30:18, 31:4, 31:12,
31:15, 33:11, 33:13,
33:23, 34:7
lose [1] - 22:20
LTD [1] - 3:2
M
Ma'am [1] - 35:14
ma'am [1] - 35:15
machine [1] - 40:8
Mahoney [1] - 9:12
MAHONEY [1] - 3:7
majeure [2] - 18:2,
19:5
major [2] - 8:2, 8:21
manifest [2] - 25:16,
26:7
map [1] - 25:15
Marlys [1] - 2:14
material [2] - 15:8,
15:20
matt [1] - 9:13
Matt [2] - 9:15, 12:5
matter [4] - 5:18,
15:13, 20:8, 23:3
matters [1] - 6:16
McCarron [13] - 9:13,
11:12, 30:15, 31:2,
31:7, 31:11, 31:14,
33:16, 34:1, 34:5,
34:11, 34:21, 36:8
mcCARRON [1] - 31:5
McCree [9] - 4:7, 33:7,
33:10, 33:21, 34:3,
34:8, 34:13, 35:4
mean [3] - 16:12,
18:24, 38:4
means [1] - 40:8
measures [1] - 18:13
meet [1] - 20:22
meeting [3] - 5:7,
11:18, 39:20
meetings [1] - 30:8
member [3] - 6:2,
6:21, 16:1
members [8] - 5:8,
6:24, 7:7, 9:10, 16:2,
16:4, 25:19, 34:14
Mendez [1] - 2:11
mention [1] - 14:22
Michael [1] - 2:6
microphone [1] -
28:15
might [2] - 24:2, 25:3
miles [1] - 30:8
Minute [1] - 2:14
misspoke [1] - 13:19
misstatement [1] -
14:7
mixed [1] - 34:4
model [1] - 17:10
modeling [1] - 17:11
models [3] - 17:17,
17:18, 19:16
moment [1] - 37:9
months [3] - 9:18,
14:3, 14:4
morals [1] - 19:18
most [3] - 20:11,
24:23, 37:12
motion [4] - 7:23, 8:6,
39:3, 39:8
move [3] - 10:11,
13:22, 14:5
moved [2] - 8:3, 39:5
MR [56] - 3:7, 9:4, 9:9,
11:12, 11:13, 12:10,
12:14, 12:17, 12:24,
13:7, 13:16, 13:19,
13:24, 14:11, 14:17,
26:14, 26:16, 26:19,
26:23, 27:1, 27:5,
28:4, 28:8, 28:12,
28:16, 28:21, 29:3,
29:6, 29:9, 29:17,
29:20, 29:24, 30:6,
30:15, 30:23, 31:2,
31:3, 31:5, 31:6,
31:7, 31:8, 31:11,
31:13, 31:14, 31:22,
32:9, 32:14, 32:22,
33:3, 33:16, 34:1,
34:5, 34:11, 34:21,
36:8, 37:16
MS [36] - 3:3, 8:7, 8:9,
8:11, 8:13, 8:15,
27:8, 32:5, 32:13,
32:17, 33:1, 33:10,
33:21, 34:3, 34:8,
34:13, 35:4, 35:7,
35:10, 35:12, 35:18,
35:20, 36:1, 36:13,
36:15, 36:18, 36:23,
37:2, 37:8, 38:4,
38:11, 39:9, 39:11,
39:13, 39:15, 39:17
multi [1] - 11:5
multi-use [1] - 11:5
municipal [5] - 14:19,
30:19, 31:18, 32:8,
37:15
must [1] - 7:3
N
name [5] - 5:21, 9:11,
12:19, 18:10, 35:9
nature [1] - 23:7
need [1] - 11:6
needs [2] - 18:22,
19:15
neighbors [1] - 11:19
never [1] - 30:24
new [3] - 10:9, 33:1,
33:2
news [1] - 19:2
nine [1] - 28:24
Noble [1] - 2:9
NOBLE [5] - 27:8,
32:5, 32:13, 32:17,
33:1
noise [1] - 17:13
normal [5] - 17:10,
18:23, 19:21, 19:22,
21:11
north [1] - 36:12
northeast [4] - 10:10,
13:4, 22:5, 23:13
note [3] - 15:3, 19:23,
37:17
nuisance [1] - 20:7
number [2] - 7:24,
9:23
O
oath [6] - 6:5, 21:2,
29:19, 35:16
obviously [1] - 21:24
occupancy [1] - 14:1
occur [1] - 11:7
OF [3] - 1:6, 40:1, 40:2
off-site [3] - 30:17,
33:18
offhand [1] - 26:14
office [2] - 6:6, 29:19
officials [1] - 17:3
okays [1] - 13:11
on-site [1] - 35:2
once [2] - 5:15, 10:22
one [13] - 5:5, 5:21,
13:1, 17:23, 17:24,
20:12, 21:10, 22:1,
26:10, 28:18, 30:7,
32:15
ones [4] - 13:1, 32:16,
36:4
open [2] - 7:23, 23:17
operating [1] - 16:4
operation [1] - 17:16
operational [1] - 19:7
operationally [1] -
18:23
operative [1] - 15:6
operator [1] - 15:24
opinion [3] - 15:13,
21:24, 23:4
opposition [2] - 7:21,
12:13
options [1] - 25:2
order [7] - 7:18, 15:22,
16:1, 16:10, 18:6,
18:21, 20:11
Order [1] - 15:19
ordered [1] - 10:21
orderly [3] - 6:14,
19:22, 21:11
ordinance [1] - 37:24
Ordinance [1] - 15:10
ordinances [2] - 32:6,
37:18
organizations [1] -
18:16
original [7] - 9:19,
22:3, 23:23, 23:24,
25:11, 25:12, 40:22
originally [1] - 24:5
ORR [1] - 3:3
OTTOSEN [1] - 3:2
outcome [1] - 40:20
overview [1] - 12:5
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own [1] - 16:9
owners [1] - 23:5
owns [3] - 26:19, 29:9,
36:11
P
p.m [3] - 1:22, 5:3,
39:23
PAGE [1] - 4:1
page [1] - 27:20
pages [1] - 40:7
pardon [2] - 30:6, 32:2
part [7] - 14:23, 15:2,
17:15, 19:9, 22:12,
22:14, 24:5
parties [1] - 40:19
past [1] - 34:15
path [2] - 11:5, 18:10
pedestrian [1] - 11:5
people [8] - 10:4,
22:2, 22:8, 22:9,
22:18, 22:20, 23:7,
28:15
percent [8] - 10:22,
11:10, 11:11, 11:13,
13:9, 13:20, 14:6,
17:19
perfect [2] - 24:18,
25:3
perhaps [2] - 16:5,
25:4
period [2] - 7:15,
11:10
permit [1] - 14:1
permitted [1] - 21:6
person [1] - 21:10
personal [4] - 6:16,
21:1, 23:21, 40:11
persons [2] - 5:11,
5:20
perspective [4] -
15:12, 21:9, 23:20,
26:3
Petition [1] - 7:24
petition [1] - 39:2
petitioner [9] - 5:13,
6:1, 7:9, 7:11, 8:18,
9:2, 27:9, 27:10,
37:11
petitioner's [1] - 7:20
Phase [16] - 10:13,
10:15, 10:16, 10:17,
10:22, 10:23, 11:3,
11:13, 13:3, 13:11,
13:12, 13:13, 13:21,
13:22, 14:5
phase [1] - 13:8
phasing [13] - 8:23,
10:7, 10:9, 10:20,
15:7, 19:2, 22:3,
22:17, 23:11, 24:1,
24:3
piece [1] - 17:23
Pioneer [3] - 8:1, 8:18,
9:16
pipeline [1] - 32:23
PJ [1] - 16:2
PJM [5] - 15:23, 16:2,
16:3, 18:7
place [2] - 37:18,
40:15
plaintiff [1] - 9:24
plan [8] - 5:24, 8:23,
10:9, 21:14, 34:20,
36:3, 36:9, 37:17
Plan [1] - 14:19
Planned [1] - 20:2
planned [6] - 8:22,
9:19, 19:14, 21:14,
21:15, 22:10
Planner [3] - 2:11,
2:12, 2:13
planning [1] - 23:19
PLANNING [1] - 1:10
Planning [9] - 5:6, 9:8,
12:23, 14:16, 30:4,
33:9, 35:24, 37:6,
38:18
plans [1] - 35:2
plant [1] - 37:13
podium [3] - 5:23, 7:2,
29:16
point [2] - 14:6, 19:21
Pointe [1] - 1:17
points [1] - 6:17
portion [6] - 10:10,
10:11, 10:12, 11:21,
24:24, 39:19
possible [1] - 23:17
possibly [1] - 34:17
potential [1] - 21:10
potentially [6] - 16:19,
20:6, 24:12, 24:13,
34:5, 34:24
power [3] - 16:14,
17:20, 18:22
Prairie [1] - 1:17
prejudicial [1] - 25:18
prepared [1] - 9:2
PRESENT [2] - 2:1,
2:8
present [3] - 5:12, 9:2,
12:12
presentation [2] -
7:20, 9:3
presenter [1] - 38:19
preserve [2] - 25:10,
26:4
pretty [3] - 10:2, 12:4
previously [1] - 15:5
problem [1] - 12:1
problems [2] - 10:3,
11:23
procedure [2] - 20:18,
20:23
proceed [1] - 22:4
proceedings [3] - 5:2,
39:21, 40:13
process [1] - 32:18
production [1] - 34:16
productive [1] - 6:14
program [1] - 32:2
Project [4] - 8:1, 9:1,
32:19, 34:16
project [8] - 9:14,
10:5, 10:7, 10:11,
10:12, 11:5, 11:21,
27:22
projects [1] - 27:21
properly [1] - 33:22
properties [6] - 19:20,
21:7, 23:6, 23:7,
23:8, 36:12
property [6] - 22:11,
22:14, 27:12, 27:13,
32:23, 36:11
propose [1] - 20:8
proposed [3] - 5:9,
21:16, 32:11
protocol [3] - 14:18,
19:9
protocols [2] - 16:4,
18:18
provider [1] - 16:1
prudent [1] - 17:16
public [24] - 5:2, 5:5,
5:9, 5:11, 5:15, 6:1,
6:2, 6:21, 7:8, 7:12,
7:14, 7:24, 15:2,
19:18, 20:14, 21:19,
21:21, 38:24, 39:1,
39:4, 39:19, 39:22,
40:6, 40:14
PUBLIC [1] - 1:11
PUD [7] - 8:2, 10:19,
22:14, 24:7, 24:12,
25:15
purpose [1] - 5:7
purposes [1] - 36:4
push [1] - 23:23
pushed [1] - 22:2
put [1] - 15:16
putting [1] - 25:18
PZC [2] - 7:24, 8:17
Q
quasi [1] - 20:16
questions [8] - 5:13,
7:8, 7:9, 12:6, 12:14,
33:4, 33:11, 38:18
quick [1] - 35:15
quite [2] - 29:1, 29:3
R
R-1 [1] - 22:15
raise [2] - 6:2, 35:15
raised [1] - 37:2
raising [1] - 6:7
rarely [1] - 18:4
rather [2] - 16:17,
32:21
rationale [1] - 17:20
read [1] - 16:11
real [1] - 35:15
really [5] - 18:8, 18:12,
21:18, 21:19, 24:4
reason [1] - 23:15
reasonable [1] - 23:20
reasons [1] - 23:10
receiving [1] - 7:19
recirculated [1] -
30:18
recommendation [1] -
5:17
record [6] - 7:3, 15:11,
15:16, 25:10, 26:5,
40:12
recycled [1] - 34:2
redirect [1] - 6:20
reduced [1] - 40:9
referred [1] - 8:24
regarded [1] - 18:2
regarding [3] - 5:9,
5:14, 39:2
regional [1] - 15:23
register [1] - 14:12
relative [2] - 40:16,
40:17
released [2] - 33:19,
37:24
relevant [6] - 7:9,
19:17, 19:19, 19:20,
19:23, 20:8
reliable [1] - 18:14
remain [1] - 6:24
remarks [1] - 6:20
reorder [1] - 10:7
repairs [1] - 33:15
repeat [2] - 6:3, 37:3
repeatedly [1] - 6:21
repetitive [2] - 6:17,
6:19
rephasing [1] - 23:24
report [1] - 15:4
reported [2] - 3:23,
40:7
Reporter [1] - 40:4
reporter [1] - 7:3
reports [1] - 19:2
represent [1] - 5:22
representative [1] -
9:15
reproduced [1] - 41:1
request [5] - 5:9, 5:13,
5:14, 7:22, 12:5
requesting [1] - 20:20
residential [5] - 20:3,
21:15, 22:19, 22:24,
23:6
respect [3] - 14:24,
19:13, 25:14
respond [1] - 7:12
response [5] - 18:11,
18:18, 28:2, 29:14,
38:16
responsibility [2] -
16:6, 41:1
responsive [1] - 19:8
review [1] - 6:13
reviewed [1] - 11:17
Rich [1] - 2:2
right-hand [1] - 28:19
Road [3] - 3:3, 10:17,
36:9
roads [2] - 11:6, 36:3
roll [2] - 8:5, 39:7
rolling [1] - 16:21
Route [1] - 23:18
routine [3] - 17:11,
17:12, 17:15
RPD-1 [1] - 20:2
RTOs [1] - 18:14
rules [5] - 6:12, 6:13,
20:16, 20:18, 20:22
run [1] - 16:17
running [4] - 16:18,
17:9, 17:21, 18:21
Rural [2] - 20:2
rural [4] - 22:8, 22:18,
22:19, 23:6
Ryan [1] - 2:4
S
safety [1] - 19:18
sanitation [2] - 37:15,
38:7
Sara [1] - 2:11
scenario [4] - 17:8,
17:9, 18:1, 19:15
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scenarios [1] - 17:9
scheduled [1] - 5:6
screen [2] - 27:12,
28:17
seated [2] - 6:11, 12:9
second [5] - 8:4, 24:3,
36:7, 36:20, 39:6
section [2] - 10:16,
10:18
see [6] - 11:20, 13:2,
24:5, 28:13, 28:16,
37:1
seeing [1] - 21:8
Senior [2] - 2:11, 2:12
sense [2] - 24:7, 25:5
sensitivity [2] - 23:2,
23:5
separate [2] - 14:21,
25:1
September [1] - 27:10
set [2] - 10:20, 41:3
settlement [2] - 11:17,
24:9
seven [6] - 10:24,
11:10, 14:3, 26:20,
28:22, 29:10
seven-year [1] - 11:10
shells [5] - 10:23,
11:8, 13:21, 30:16,
30:20
Shorthand [1] - 40:4
shorthand [1] - 40:9
showed [2] - 27:11,
27:13
shows [1] - 27:15
sign [1] - 5:23
signed [2] - 14:12,
40:23
silent [1] - 7:1
SILVERMAN [13] -
3:7, 3:7, 4:3, 9:4,
9:6, 9:9, 11:13,
12:10, 13:16, 13:19,
13:24, 31:13, 37:16
Silverman [2] - 9:11,
9:12
similar [1] - 34:10
simply [3] - 6:6, 24:23,
26:4
simultaneously [1] -
40:9
site [5] - 30:17, 33:18,
34:2, 35:2
situation [5] - 18:9,
19:6, 19:7, 20:6,
37:14
situations [1] - 18:19
six [1] - 28:22
SLAGER [15] - 4:6,
29:17, 29:20, 29:24,
30:2, 30:6, 30:23,
31:3, 31:6, 31:8,
31:22, 32:9, 32:14,
32:22, 33:3
smaller [1] - 32:16
solution [3] - 10:2,
11:15, 12:1
sorry [4] - 12:19,
26:15, 26:23, 34:21
sound [4] - 16:24,
17:2, 27:11, 27:23
south [2] - 22:13, 30:8
southeast [3] - 10:11,
23:14, 23:16
southwest [1] - 22:6
spattering [1] - 28:23
speakers [1] - 6:20
speaking [7] - 6:15,
7:2, 14:23, 20:24,
21:1, 21:10, 35:17
special [4] - 8:20,
19:14, 21:16, 25:15
specific [1] - 21:14
specifically [2] -
15:22, 16:6
specified [1] - 40:15
SS [1] - 40:1
staff [4] - 9:11, 9:24,
15:4, 17:3
stand [1] - 6:2
standard [2] - 17:11,
20:15
standards [6] - 15:9,
15:21, 19:13, 19:17,
20:9, 20:23
start [4] - 10:10,
10:22, 22:4, 23:13
state [5] - 5:21, 12:19,
27:14, 31:20, 35:9
STATE [1] - 40:1
State [1] - 40:4
state-of-the-art [1] -
31:20
statement [2] - 25:22,
25:23
States [1] - 15:18
status [1] - 20:20
stay [2] - 6:20, 34:22
Steel [1] - 32:19
stenographically [1] -
40:8
step [1] - 31:13
steps [1] - 38:8
still [6] - 15:5, 21:21,
25:2, 26:11, 27:17,
34:18
stood [1] - 22:20
stress [1] - 16:15
strictly [1] - 26:2
studies [2] - 17:2,
17:7
study [2] - 17:1, 27:11
subdivision [6] - 20:3,
20:4, 21:13, 22:13,
27:2, 29:6
subject [1] - 5:19
submitted [1] - 8:19
Suite [2] - 3:3, 3:8
sustained [2] - 25:16,
26:6
swear [1] - 36:21
switch [2] - 16:6,
16:16
switching [1] - 19:9
sworn [13] - 6:8, 6:9,
9:7, 12:22, 14:15,
21:21, 21:22, 30:1,
30:3, 33:8, 35:23,
36:23, 37:5
system [6] - 31:12,
31:15, 33:17, 34:7,
37:19, 38:1
T
Taker [1] - 2:14
tampered [1] - 31:3
technical [1] - 25:22
technology [3] -
30:12, 30:16, 31:20
temporary [2] - 14:1,
34:16
ten [1] - 28:24
terms [3] - 15:3, 18:7,
24:8
tested [1] - 33:19
testified [7] - 9:7,
12:22, 14:15, 30:3,
33:8, 35:23, 37:5
testify [1] - 5:20
testifying [1] - 21:2
testimony [14] - 5:8,
5:11, 7:4, 7:19,
14:24, 15:13, 15:16,
20:13, 21:17, 25:17,
26:8, 39:1, 39:3,
40:12
testing [3] - 17:12,
17:15, 17:23
therefore [1] - 20:7
thereof [1] - 40:23
Thiam [1] - 2:13
thinks [1] - 31:16
three [3] - 30:8, 32:6,
32:17
tonight [7] - 5:10, 6:5,
9:13, 10:8, 28:1,
29:13, 35:17
tonight's [7] - 5:6,
5:16, 6:1, 6:22, 7:1,
7:4, 39:20
top [2] - 10:15, 37:1
topic [1] - 6:20
topics [1] - 6:17
totally [1] - 31:3
towards [1] - 10:16
transcript [3] - 7:6,
40:7, 40:23
transcription [1] -
40:10
transformer [1] -
17:24
transmission [1] -
15:24
treated [1] - 33:22
treatment [1] - 37:12
trucked [3] - 33:17,
33:18, 33:21
true [2] - 21:23, 40:12
trying [2] - 16:17,
20:10
turning [1] - 21:18
type [2] - 19:6, 23:2
typewriting [1] - 40:10
typically [2] - 31:17,
33:16
U
ultimately [1] - 32:11
umbrella [1] - 18:15
under [5] - 19:3, 21:2,
40:11, 40:24, 41:2
Unified [1] - 15:9
unimproved [5] -
20:4, 20:12, 21:3,
26:11, 26:12
unit [4] - 8:22, 9:19,
19:14, 22:10
United [3] - 3:5, 8:19,
15:18
UNITED [1] - 1:6
unless [1] - 7:1
unrelated [1] - 6:17
untrue [1] - 21:20
up [9] - 26:11, 26:22,
28:8, 28:17, 29:15,
31:13, 34:22, 36:24,
37:1
update [1] - 8:22
upfront [2] - 11:7,
12:2
upper [4] - 13:3, 13:4,
13:6
users [1] - 23:5
uses [1] - 21:6
utilities [3] - 11:4,
18:16, 19:8
utility [1] - 16:21
V
vacant [2] - 26:18,
29:5
via [1] - 40:10
VINYARD [58] - 5:5,
6:10, 8:5, 8:8, 8:17,
9:5, 12:8, 12:11,
12:15, 12:18, 13:6,
13:14, 13:18, 13:23,
14:8, 14:13, 26:10,
26:17, 26:21, 26:24,
27:3, 27:7, 27:24,
28:3, 28:6, 28:11,
28:14, 28:20, 29:1,
29:4, 29:8, 29:11,
29:15, 29:18, 29:22,
30:5, 30:13, 32:4,
33:5, 35:5, 35:8,
35:11, 35:14, 35:19,
35:21, 36:6, 36:14,
36:16, 36:21, 37:3,
37:7, 38:2, 38:8,
38:14, 38:17, 38:22,
39:7, 39:18
Vinyard [3] - 2:2, 8:7,
39:17
visit [1] - 27:18
Vitosh [2] - 3:23, 41:8
VITOSH [2] - 40:3,
41:9
vote [4] - 5:17, 7:16,
8:6, 39:7
W
wants [1] - 27:9
Warrenville [1] - 3:3
waste [2] - 33:14,
37:23
water [19] - 30:11,
30:17, 30:19, 31:1,
31:6, 31:10, 31:18,
31:19, 32:8, 33:12,
33:14, 33:17, 33:24,
34:4, 34:6, 34:12,
37:10, 37:11, 37:23
wave [1] - 19:4
website [1] - 27:18
Wednesday [1] - 1:21
weight [2] - 25:16,
26:7
welcome [1] - 38:14
welfare [1] - 19:19
west [7] - 10:4, 13:1,
19:24, 22:4, 23:13,
24:6, 24:24
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western [1] - 10:18
WHEREOF [1] - 41:3
WHEREUPON [1] -
5:1
whichever [1] - 11:1
widen [2] - 36:3, 36:9
Williams [3] - 2:3, 8:9,
39:9
WILLIAMS [6] - 8:3,
8:10, 36:24, 38:20,
39:5, 39:10
wise [1] - 32:13
wish [3] - 5:12, 6:4,
7:21
wishes [1] - 12:12
wishing [1] - 5:20
witness [3] - 20:20,
23:4, 30:1
WITNESS [2] - 4:1,
41:3
witnesses [1] - 6:9
word [2] - 18:24, 28:9
wording [2] - 16:9,
16:12
world [1] - 25:4
Y
year [4] - 11:10, 25:13,
32:20, 32:21
years [3] - 10:24, 14:3,
26:17
YORKVILLE [2] - 1:6,
1:7
Yorkville [8] - 1:18,
3:6, 8:20, 17:3,
22:10, 22:24, 37:15,
38:6
yorkville.il.us [1] -
27:19
Young [1] - 2:14
YOUNG [10] - 8:7, 8:9,
8:11, 8:13, 8:15,
39:9, 39:11, 39:13,
39:15, 39:17
Z
zoned [2] - 20:1, 21:5
zoning [6] - 15:1,
21:6, 21:12, 22:19,
23:19, 26:2
ZONING [1] - 1:10
Zoning [10] - 5:7, 9:8,
12:23, 14:16, 14:19,
30:4, 33:9, 35:24,
37:6, 38:18
zoom [1] - 27:13
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Zoom [6] - 6:4, 28:15,
35:7, 36:19, 37:9,
38:15