The LaSalle County Board approved petition 25-23 on Oct. 9, granting a special use to create a lot of less than 35 acres at 4126 East 520 Fifth Road, Mendota (PIN 06-01-309-000), removing roughly 9.4 acres from an A-1 agricultural zoning district.

Petitioners (Dean Waller, Sally Kiner, Heather Kiner and Benjamin Kiner) sought to split the parcel to separate the existing single-family home and buildings from surrounding farmland while continuing farming operations on the remaining acreage. The LaSalle County Zoning Board of Appeals held a public hearing on Sept. 17 and recommended unanimous approval.

The ordinance states the special use is granted pursuant to Section 7.1-4(b) of the LaSalle County Zoning Ordinance and becomes effective upon passage and publication in pamphlet form. The board moved to approve the petition; members voted “aye,” and the motion carried.

No conditions or required mitigation measures were recorded in the meeting discussion beyond the standard ordinance language. The petitioner indicated intent to continue living on the property and farming the surrounding ground.