(A) Upon receipt of a copy of a request for site approval, the County Administrator shall notify the following county departments and/or relevant agencies of that receipt:
(1) Department of Planning, Building and Development;
(2) Health Department;
(3) Public Works Department;
(4) Division of Transportation;
(5) State’s Attorney’s Office;
(6) Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO); and
(7) Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC).
(B) The County Administrator shall be the department responsible for coordinating review of the request for site approval by the aforementioned departments and is authorized to call interdepartmental meetings and set deadlines for the submittal of reports and recommendations.
(C) The aforementioned departments may attend the public hearings and may ask questions as needed to assist in reaching their recommendations.
(D) The aforementioned departments are authorized to prepare and submit reports and recommendations in response to the request for site approval. Preliminary reports prepared by county departments and retained consultants summarizing and analyzing the request for site approval, reports, studies, exhibits, and any written comments filed with the Lake County Clerk, concerning the appropriateness of the proposed site, shall be filed with the Lake County Clerk no later than seven days in advance of the date set for hearing. In the event that the seventh day prior to the date set for public hearing falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the next working day shall be considered the day that reports shall be filed. Copies of departmental reports shall be available for public inspection in the office of the Lake County Clerk. Members of the public shall be allowed to obtain copies of the reports upon payment of the actual cost of reproduction.
(E) The county departments and consultants retained by the county are authorized to present testimony at the public hearing as hereinafter described.
(1977 Code, § 6:2-4) (Ord. passed 3-8-1994)