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Urbana protests zoning for ethanol facility

By Mike Monson
Tuesday May 2, 2006

URBANA – The Urbana City Council voted unanimously Monday to conditionally protest a county zoning proposal that would allow ethanol manufacturing plants to locate in unincorporated areas zoned heavy industrial.

The move by the city council means that – unless the changes suggested by the city are adopted by the Champaign County Board – it will take a three-quarters vote of the county board, 21 of 27 votes, to approve the proposed zoning ordinance amendment.

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