Bill Text: IL HB5619 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that for the purposes of implementation of ordinances by a plan commission or planning department regarding developer donations or impact fees, the definition of "school grounds" includes technological infrastructure.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-07-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0741 [HB5619 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB5619-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 098-0741 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||
changing Section 11-12-5 as follows:
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(65 ILCS 5/11-12-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-12-5)
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Sec. 11-12-5.
Every plan commission and planning | ||||
department authorized by
this division 12 has the following | ||||
powers and whenever in this division 12
the term plan | ||||
commission is used such term shall be deemed to include the
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term planning department:
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(1) To prepare and recommend to the corporate authorities a
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comprehensive plan for the present and future development or | ||||
redevelopment
of the municipality. Such plan may be adopted in | ||||
whole or in separate
geographical or functional parts, each of | ||||
which, when adopted, shall be the
official comprehensive plan, | ||||
or part thereof, of that municipality. This
plan may include | ||||
reasonable requirements with reference to streets, alleys,
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public grounds, and other improvements hereinafter specified. | ||||
The plan, as
recommended by the plan commission and as | ||||
thereafter adopted in any
municipality in this state, may be | ||||
made applicable, by the terms thereof,
to land situated within | ||||
the corporate limits and contiguous territory not
more than one | ||||
and one-half miles beyond the corporate limits and not
included | ||
in any municipality. Such plan may be implemented by ordinances
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(a) establishing reasonable standards of design for | ||
subdivisions and for
resubdivisions of unimproved land and of | ||
areas subject to redevelopment in
respect to public | ||
improvements as herein defined; (b) establishing
reasonable | ||
requirements governing the location, width, course, and
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surfacing of public streets and highways, alleys, ways for | ||
public service
facilities, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street | ||
lights, parks, playgrounds,
school grounds, size of lots to be | ||
used for residential purposes, storm
water drainage, water | ||
supply and distribution, sanitary sewers, and sewage
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collection and treatment; and (c) may designate land suitable | ||
for
annexation to the municipality and the recommended zoning | ||
classification
for such land upon annexation.
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(2) To recommend changes, from time to time, in the | ||
official
comprehensive plan.
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(3) To prepare and recommend to the corporate authorities, | ||
from time to
time, plans for specific improvements in pursuance | ||
of the official
comprehensive plan.
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(4) To give aid to the municipal officials charged with the | ||
direction of
projects for improvements embraced within the | ||
official plan, to further the
making of these projects, and, | ||
generally, to promote the realization of the
official | ||
comprehensive plan.
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(5) To prepare and recommend to the corporate authorities | ||
schemes for
regulating or forbidding structures or activities | ||
which may hinder access
to solar energy necessary for the | ||
proper functioning of solar energy systems,
as defined in | ||
Section 1.2 of The Comprehensive Solar Energy Act of 1977,
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to recommend changes in such schemes.
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(6) To exercise such other powers germane to the powers | ||
granted by this
article as may be conferred by the corporate | ||
authorities.
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(7) For purposes of implementing ordinances regarding | ||
developer
donations
or
impact fees,
and specifically for | ||
expenditures thereof,
"school grounds" is defined as including | ||
land or site
improvements,
which include
school buildings or | ||
other infrastructure, including technological infrastructure, | ||
necessitated and specifically and
uniquely attributed to the
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development or subdivision in question. This amendatory Act of | ||
the 93rd
General Assembly applies to all impact fees or | ||
developer donations paid into a
school district or held in a | ||
separate account or escrow fund by any school
district
or | ||
municipality for a school district.
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(Source: P.A. 93-330, eff. 7-24-03.)
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