NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING You are hereby notified that the Zoning Board of Appeals of Winnebago County, Illinois, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 5:30 P.M., in Room 303, of the Winnebago County Administration Building, 404 Elm Street, Rockford, IL 61101 with regard to site approval for a 10 MW commercial solar energy facility (aka a solar farm) on a 140.43 +- acre site (zoning lot), zoned AG, Agricultural Priority District, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 17.3 of Article 17 (Commercial Wind/Solar Energy Facilities), Chapter 90 (Unified Development Ordinance), of the Winnebago County Code, adopted on July 25, 2024 in accordance with the Illinois Counties Code, 55 ILCS 5/5-12020, requested by Rockford Brook A, LLC and Rockford Brook B, LLC (4330 Gaines Ranch Loop, Suite 100, Austin TX 78735), lessee of site, which are managed by TotalEnergies Distributed Generation Assets USA, LLC (1201 Louisiana Street, Ste. 1800, Houston, TX 77002) and are indirect subsidiaries of TotalEnergies Distributed Generation USA, LLC (4330 Gaines Ranch Loop, Suite 100, Austin TX 78735) which is managed by TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC (1201 Louisiana Street, Ste. 1800, Houston, TX 77002), whom the Requesters / Applicants are represented by Seth Uphoff, Attorney (Uphoff Law, LLC, 4812 N. Prospect Road, Peoria Heights, IL 61616) and Maroua Jabouri, Project Manager – employed by Requesters / Applicants (4330 Gaines Ranch Loop, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78735) for the property -owned by Poon & LE, LLC (1935 N. State Street, Belvidere, IL 61008)- that is commonly known as 8616 Spring Creek Road (PINS: 12-11-226-001 and 12-12-101-003; bordered by Interstate 90 to the west, Spring Creek Road to the south, N. Lyford Road to the east and Spring Brook Road to the north) in Rockford Township and specifically legally described as: TRACT A: Part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 12, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third (3rd) Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point in the North line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section which bears South 89 degrees 03' 39" West, 1170.5 feet from the Northeast corner of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section; thence South 00 degrees 33'23" West, parallel with the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 1318.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 54'50" East, parallel with the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 1170.58 feet to the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 33'23" East, along the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 864.50 feet to a point which is 450.50 feet South from the Northeast corner of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section; thence South 89 degrees 03'39" West, parallel with the North line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 241.71 feet; thence North 00 degrees 33'23" East, parallel with the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 450.50 feet to the North line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section; thence South 89 degrees 03' 29" West, along the North line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 928.79 feet to the point of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois; and TRACT B: Part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 12, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at a point in the North line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section which bears South 89 degrees 03'39" West, 1170.5 feet from the Northeast corner of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section; thence South 00 degrees 33'23" West, parallel with the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 1318.00 feet to THE POINT OF BEGINNING FOR THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT: Thence continuing South 00 degrees 33'23" West, parallel with the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 1339.53 feet to the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section; thence North 88 degrees 54'50" East, along the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 620.58 feet to a point which is 550.00 feet West from the Southeast corner of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 33'23" East, parallel with the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 396.17 feet; thence North 88 degrees 54'50" East, parallel with the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 550.00 feet to the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 33'23" East, along the East line of the West Half( 1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 943.36 feet to a point which is 1318.00 feet South from the Northeast corner of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section; thence South 88 degrees 54'50" West, parallel with the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 1170.58 feet to the point of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois; and TRACT C: Part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 12, Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the Southeast corner of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section; thence South 88 degrees 54' 50" West, along the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 550.00 feet; North 00 degrees 33'23" East, parallel with the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 396.17 feet; thence North 88 degrees 54' 50" East, parallel with the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 550.00 feet to the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section; thence South 00 degrees 33' 23" West, along the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section, 396.17 feet to the point of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois; and TRACT D: Part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 12 and part of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 11, all in Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third (3rd) Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at a point in the North line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 12 which bears South 89 degrees 03' 39" West, 1170.5 feet from the Northeast corner of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 12; thence South 00 degrees 33'23" West, parallel with the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 12, a distance of 1318.00 feet TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING FOR THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT: Thence continuing South 00 degrees 33' 23" West, parallel with the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 12 a distance of 1339.53 feet to the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/3) of said Section 12; thence South 88 degrees 54' 50" West, along the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 12 a distance of 165.65 feet to the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 12; thence South 88 degrees 37' 31" West, along the South line of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of said Section 11 a distance of 155.60 feet to the East line of a permanent easement granted to Illinois State Toll Highway Commission by George C. Picken and William A. Picken along with premises conveyed by Warranty Deed dated August 31, 1956 and recorded in Book 1016 of Deeds on Page 474 in the Recorder's Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; thence North 01 degrees 22' 46" West, 33.00 feet; thence North 85 degrees 23'46" West, 326.48 feet; thence South 89 degrees 09' 25" West, 537.78 feet to the East line of the premises conveyed by George C. Picken and William A. Picken by Warranty Deed dated August 31, 1956 and recorded in Book 1016 of Deeds on Page 474 in said Recorder's Office (the last three previously described courses being along the East and North lines of said permanent easement); thence North 00 degrees 21' 34" East, along the East line of said premises so conveyed to Illinois State Toll Highway Commission, 1272.52 feet to a point which bears South 88 degrees 54' 50" West, from the point of beginning; thence North 88 degrees 54' 50" East, parallel with the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 12 a distance of 1190.36 feet to the point of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois; and Tract E: Part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 12 and part of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 11, all in Township 44 North, Range 2 East of the Third (3rd) Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point in the North line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 12 which bears South 89 degrees 03' 39" West, 1170.5 feet from the Northeast corner of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 12; thence South 00 degrees 33' 23" West, parallel with the East line of the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 12 a distance of 1318.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 54' 50" West, parallel with the South line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 12 a distance of 1190.36 feet to the East line of premises conveyed by George C. Picken and William A. Picken to Illinois State Toll Highway Commission by Warranty Deed dated August 31, 1956 and recorded in Book 1016 of Deeds on Page 474 in the Recorder's Office of Winnebago County, Illinois; thence North 00 degrees 21' 34" East, along the East line of said premises so conveyed to Illinois State Toll Highway Commission, 1311.21 feet to the North line of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of said Section 11; thence North 88 degrees 31' 16" East, along the North line of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of said Section 11 a distance of 1032.82 feet to the Northeast corner of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of said Section 11; thence North 89 degrees 03' 39" East, along the North line of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section 12 a distance of 162.27 feet to the point of beginning; situated in the County of Winnebago and State of Illinois. All those interested in said siting approval request may review associated files at the Winnebago County Community Development Department (CD), located in the Winnebago County Administration Building, 404 Elm Street, Room 403, Rockford, IL 61101, and/or may attend and be heard at the stated time and place. A qualified person with a disability, who needs an interpreter or other special accommodations in order to attend or participate in a public meeting, should contact Lori Gummow, County Clerk, by telephone: 815/319-4250 no less than three (3) business days prior to the meeting, or by mail at, Winnebago County Administration Building, c/o Lori Gummow, County Clerk/Secretary, 404 Elm Street, Rockford, IL 61101. Brian Erickson, Chairman Winnebago County Zoning Board of Appeals September 21, 22, 23 2025 LILS0373674