Section 501.317  Maximum Feasible Location

Any location establishing a new livestock management facility or new livestock waste-handling facility where one of the following conditions exists:

a)         The site is located closer to the livestock owner's or operator's residence than to a neighboring farm or non-farm residence or populated area; or

b)         The site is adjacent to an existing livestock management facility or livestock waste-handling facility, or is farther away from a neighboring farm or non-farm residence or populated area than the existing livestock management facility or livestock waste-handling facility, when the livestock owner or operator does not reside on the farm where the livestock are to be kept or raised; or

c)         The site is accessible to roads, water, and electricity and is at the farthest location from a neighboring farm or non-farm residence or populated area; there is no existing livestock management facility or livestock waste-handling facility on the site, and the livestock owner or operator does not reside on the farm where the livestock are to be kept or raised.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 3170, effective February 15, 2024)