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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Champaign Co. looking to stop backyard barns
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Some people in Champaign County have tried to bring the barn to their backyard — with some pushback. Now, the county is trying to limit what types of animals can call residential property home. The proposal allows for six hens or guinea fowl, three ducks, geese, turkeys or rabbits. 12 pigeons are also fair game. But, you can't have all of those at once. Champaign, Urbana to participate in Bike and Roll to School Day The baseline limit is six hens or three of the previously mentioned birds. You can mix and match if you want. The county's Director of Planning and Zoning John Hall said this ordinance comes after a household last year had hogs and more than 40 chickens on site. 'Neighbors didn't really like what was going on,' Hall said. 'Older members visited the properties and viewed the situation for themselves and they thought, 'Yeah, this doesn't make sense for people in a residential zoning district to be living next to this.'' If passed this would apply to residential lots within 1,000 feet of Champaign city limits. The ordinance will be presented at the next zoning board of appeals meeting. Hall said there will be a months long process after that before it has a chance to pass. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ankeny Walmart proposal stagnant, draft study shows signage, turn lane changes
ANKENY, Iowa — The City of Ankeny says a rezoning application that would add a Walmart is still on hold. A recent draft of a traffic survey indicates the project would require major signage and road work. A proposal to change a multi-family residential area near Northwest 36th Street and North Ankeny Boulevard into commercial property for a Walmart was presented to the City of Ankeny in December 2024. In response, the city ordered a traffic impact survey to assess the proposed development's impact. Since the proposal was presented, residents in the area have spoken out against the development online and at City of Ankeny board meetings. Residents worry about increased traffic along main and side roads, and increased noise and light pollution. The City of Ankeny says an early draft of the requested traffic impact survey was submitted to them on April 1. The draft will now go through rounds of comments and revisions before it's approved and considered a final document. Majority of Granger EMS staffers resign after chief's termination The first draft of the survey outlines other developments expected to go up in the area by 2027 and the impact on traffic. A senior living facility, a bank, and office space are listed to go up in the area west of the proposed Walmart. The study focused on 11 surrounding intersections that would be impacted by the development, and recommended changes for traffic safety and efficiency. The first would require signage and turning lanes at the three Walmart access points. The results also advise putting in traffic signals and left and right turning lanes at six intersections along Northwest 36th Street and North Ankeny Boulevard. Turning lanes and a traffic signal at Northwest Reinhardt Drive are also listed in the draft. The City of Ankeny says there is no timeline on how long revisions to the traffic impact study will take, and there is no word on when the proposal would go before the Planning and Zoning Board. While the project will not go before the May 6 Planning and Zoning meeting, the city says there will be an opportunity for citizens to file correspondence, as in previous meetings. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
