(A) In order to ensure fundamental fairness, compliance with the Act, and to protect the public interest, the Hearing Committee, by majority vote of its members (four), may waive any of the rules in this subchapter, except that the vote shall not conflict with nor override the provisions of § 50.44(F) of this subchapter, as amended.
(B) A simple majority of the County Board may, prior to receipt of a particular request for site location approval hereunder, reduce the number of copies of the request, or particular portions thereof, which must be submitted under § 50.41(A), as amended. The reductions may be granted upon the written request of a person who has, pursuant to 415 ILCS 5/39.2(b), filed a notice of intent to submit an application for location approval, which notice has also advised the recipients of the applicant’s intention to seek a copies reduction under this section. The reductions request must be filed with the Lake County Clerk at least five calendar days prior to a regularly scheduled County Board meeting. The requester must submit a certified copy of the notice of intent, and demonstrate that: compliance with the copies requirement of § 50.41(A) will be inordinately expensive, without commensurate benefit to the county and the public; and that the proposed copies reduction will not work any fundamental unfairness on the county or the public, in its ability to review, and prepare for the hearing on, the requester’s application. The County Board may act upon the request for copies reduction at its first regular meeting after the filing of the request.
(1977 Code, § 6:2-4) (Ord. passed 3-8-1994)