This is a good point to recap where we are in the process, and respond to some comments we have received along the way.  There are several responses posted as follow-up comments over the last few days, so be sure and take a look.

We started this Update process by listening to what “users” of the Ordinance have to say about how it works now.  We reached out to a sample of 360 applicants and landowners that we had contact information for inviting participation.  The survey was also available to anyone who wished to take it here on this website.   We have summarized the responses and the comments received in a summary document, also posted in the documents section of the website.

We have held three “listening sessions” to date as well:  one with the Business community, one with DuPage Mayors and Managers Planning committee, and the third with the Forest Preserve District Board.  The comments received and summaries of each listening session are also posted here on the website.

As an earlier post indicates, we have looked at practices and trends in Stormwater Management nationally,  looking at what we can learn and anticipate from other programs and regulatory trends.  The results of that review are available here on the website.

The Steering Committee has also been active.  The minutes of the Steering committee meetings are here on the website as well.

We have started a general discussion on the current Ordinance identifying its structure, and deciding how best to structure and organize the updated ordinance to make it easier to use and clearer.   Our intent is that someone who contemplates “development” in the county will understand what they can do by right, what they can do only by permission, and what they cannot do, and that this determination can be made early in the process with a reasonable level of confidence.

We are now ready to move forward with drafting revised ordinance language.  Stay tuned to this site—we will start posting drafts as soon as the Steering Committee reaches consensus.

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