Stewardship for matters pertaining to the Regional Planning Commission; Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP); Historic Preservation Committee; facility planning areas; environmental and agricultural issues/concerns. Agencies reporting to this Committee: Planning and Development and the Zoning Board of Appeals.

The Planning, Environment & Development Committee recommends appointments to the Housing Commission, ZBA and Historic Preservation. The Committee reviews and recommends revisions to building and development ordinances including the UDO, energy codes, building codes, and plumbing codes; attends to policy matters related to personnel, permitting, process, and flow for the Planning and Development Department; reviews zoning map amendments and resolutions related to Historic Preservation. It also attends to matters pertaining to the: McHenry County Conservation District (MCCD); Northwest Water Planning Alliance, Stormwater Management Commission; Groundwater; McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation District; Solid Waste Management; Fox Waterway Agency; Illinois and Federal Environmental Protection Agencies; Illinois and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Agricultural Conservation Easement and Farmland Protection Commission; applicable drainage districts; Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan; Environmental Health Advisory Committee; Environmental/Resource Conservation activities including Internal Facility Operations and External Leadership.

The Planning, Environmental & Development Committee will also sit as the McHenry County Pollution Control Facilities Committee to meet as called by the Chairman of the McHenry County Board in accordance with the McHenry County Regional Pollution Control Facility Siting Ordinance.