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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2612 Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a zoning ordinance or other zoning regulation may not (1) prohibit a home-based business from serving clients by appointment, (2) prohibit 2 or fewer nonresident employees from working at a home-based business, (3) prohibit or require structural modifications for a home-based business, (4) restrict the amount of floor space a home-based business may use, or (5) restrict storage or the use of equipment that does not produce effects outside the home or accessory structure. Defines terms. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Effective immediately.
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| | HB2612 | | LRB103 25889 AWJ 52240 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 11-13-28 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-13-28 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-13-28. Home-based businesses. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section: |
| 9 | | "Home-based business" means a business in a person's home |
| 10 | | or an accessory structure to the home where the business is |
| 11 | | secondary to the primary use of the home as a residence. |
| 12 | | "Accessory structure" means a building or structure that |
| 13 | | is subordinate to the principal building or principal use in |
| 14 | | terms of area, extent, and purpose and is located on the same |
| 15 | | zoning lot as the principal building. |
| 16 | | (b) Except as provided for in Sections 11-12-5 and |
| 17 | | 11-13-1, a zoning ordinance or other zoning regulation may not |
| 18 | | (1) prohibit a home-based business from serving clients by |
| 19 | | appointment, (2) prohibit 2 or fewer nonresident employees |
| 20 | | from working at a home-based business, (3) prohibit or require |
| 21 | | structural modifications for a home-based business, (4) |
| 22 | | restrict the amount of floor space a home-based business may |
| 23 | | use, or (5) restrict storage or the use of equipment that does |