Bill Text: IL SB0063 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Provides that within 90 days of July 1, 1972, or the owner being notified of a new controlled route subject to the Act being added, specified signs must be registered with the Department of Transportation by the owner of the sign, on forms obtained from the Department. Provides that the Department shall have up to 45 days to complete its review and approve the permit application or notify the applicant of any and all deficiencies necessary for the Department's approval. Provides that if a permit application is for a sign within an area subject to the Airport Zoning Act, the Department shall notify the applicant in writing that the review process will exceed specified timelines and shall complete its own review of the permit application pending approval under the Airport Zoning Act. Provides that upon a change of ownership of a sign permit or sign registration (instead of sign ownership), the new owner of the sign permit or sign registration shall notify the Department to confirm the change of ownership and supply the necessary information in writing or on a form provided by the Department to transfer (instead of to renew) the permit or registration for such sign at no cost within 120 days (instead of 60 days) after the change of ownership. Provides that when a sign owner intends to upgrade an existing legal permitted sign to a multiple message sign with a digital display, the Department shall not require a new sign permit. Removes language providing that any permit not so renewed shall become void. Sets forth provisions concerning permit addendum applications. Makes other changes concerning permit applications and permit renewal. Provides that a person aggrieved by any action of the Department in denying an application or revoking a permit or registration under this Act may, within 30 days after receipt of the notice of denial or revocation, apply to the Department for an administrative hearing pursuant to the Administrative Review Law. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0471 [SB0063 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0063-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Provides that within 90 days of July 1, 1972, or the owner being notified of a new controlled route subject to the Act being added, specified signs must be registered with the Department of Transportation by the owner of the sign, on forms obtained from the Department. Provides that the Department shall have up to 45 days to complete its review and approve the permit application or notify the applicant of any and all deficiencies necessary for the Department's approval. Provides that if a permit application is for a sign within an area subject to the Airport Zoning Act, the Department shall notify the applicant in writing that the review process will exceed specified timelines and shall complete its own review of the permit application pending approval under the Airport Zoning Act. Provides that upon a change of ownership of a sign permit or sign registration (instead of sign ownership), the new owner of the sign permit or sign registration shall notify the Department to confirm the change of ownership and supply the necessary information in writing or on a form provided by the Department to transfer (instead of to renew) the permit or registration for such sign at no cost within 120 days (instead of 60 days) after the change of ownership. Provides that when a sign owner intends to upgrade an existing legal permitted sign to a multiple message sign with a digital display, the Department shall not require a new sign permit. Removes language providing that any permit not so renewed shall become void. Sets forth provisions concerning permit addendum applications. Makes other changes concerning permit applications and permit renewal. Provides that a person aggrieved by any action of the Department in denying an application or revoking a permit or registration under this Act may, within 30 days after receipt of the notice of denial or revocation, apply to the Department for an administrative hearing pursuant to the Administrative Review Law. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0471 [SB0063 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0063-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 440/8) (from Ch. 121, par. 508)
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7 | Sec. 8.
Within 90 days after the effective date of this | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Act, each
sign, except signs described by Sections 4.01, 4.02, | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | and 4.03, must be registered with the Department
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10 | of the sign, on forms obtained from the Department. Within
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11 | days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1975, | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | each sign
located beyond 660 feet of the right-of-way located | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | outside of urban areas,
visible from the main-traveled way of | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | the highway and erected with the
purpose of the message being | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | read from such traveled way, must be registered
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16 | Department by the owner of the sign on forms obtained from the
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17 | Department. The Department shall require reasonable | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | information to be
furnished including the name of the owner of | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | the land on which the sign is
located and a statement that the | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | owner has consented to the erection or
maintenance of the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | sign. Registration must be made of each sign and shall be
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22 | accompanied by a registration fee of $5.
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23 | No sign, except signs described by Sections 4.01, 4.02, |
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1 | and 4.03, may be erected after the
effective date of this Act | ||||||
2 | without first obtaining a permit from the
Department. The | ||||||
3 | application for permit shall be on a form provided by the
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4 | Department and shall contain such information as the | ||||||
5 | Department may reasonably
require. Upon receipt of an | ||||||
6 | application containing all required information
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7 | appropriately executed and upon payment of the fee required | ||||||
8 | under this
Section, the Department shall have up to 30 days to | ||||||
9 | complete its review and approve the permit application or | ||||||
10 | notify the applicant of any and all deficiencies necessary for | ||||||
11 | the Department's approval. The applicant shall have 45 days to | ||||||
12 | correct the noted deficiencies, and the Department shall have | ||||||
13 | 30 days from receipt of corrected deficiencies to make a final | ||||||
14 | determination. If the application for permit has been denied, | ||||||
15 | written notice of the decision shall state in detail why the | ||||||
16 | application was denied. If the Department fails to respond | ||||||
17 | within the 30-day approval period, the pending permit shall | ||||||
18 | automatically be approved then issues a permit to the | ||||||
19 | applicant for the erection
of the sign, provided such sign | ||||||
20 | will not violate any provision of this Act . The
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21 | fee shall be as follows:
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22 | (1) for signs of less than 150 square feet, $50;
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23 | (2) for signs of at least 150 but less than 300 square | ||||||
24 | feet, $100; and
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25 | (3) for signs of 300 or more square feet, $200.
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26 | In determining the appropriateness of issuing a permit for |
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1 | a municipal network sign, the Department shall waive any | ||||||
2 | provision or requirement of this Act or administrative rule | ||||||
3 | adopted under the authority of this Act to the extent that the | ||||||
4 | waiver does not contravene the federal Highway Beautification | ||||||
5 | Act of 1965, 23 U.S.C. 131, and the regulations promulgated | ||||||
6 | under that Act by the Secretary of the United States | ||||||
7 | Department of Transportation. Any municipal network sign | ||||||
8 | applications pending on May 1, 2013 that are not affected by | ||||||
9 | compliance with the federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965 | ||||||
10 | shall be issued within 10 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
11 | amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. The determination | ||||||
12 | of the balance of pending municipal network sign applications | ||||||
13 | and issuance of approved permits shall be completed within 30 | ||||||
14 | days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
15 | 98th General Assembly. To the extent that the Secretary of the | ||||||
16 | United States Department of Transportation or any court finds | ||||||
17 | any permit granted pursuant to such a waiver to be | ||||||
18 | inconsistent with or preempted by the federal Highway | ||||||
19 | Beautification Act of 1965, 23 U.S.C. 131, and the regulations | ||||||
20 | promulgated under that Act, that permit shall be void. | ||||||
21 | Upon change of sign ownership the new owner of the sign | ||||||
22 | shall notify
the Department and supply the necessary | ||||||
23 | information on a form provided by the Department to transfer | ||||||
24 | to renew the permit for
such sign at no cost within 120 60 days | ||||||
25 | after the change of ownership. The Department shall | ||||||
26 | acknowledge to the new sign owner, in writing or by electronic |
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1 | communication, the receipt of such request within 14 calendar | ||||||
2 | days. Failure of the new sign owner to submit a request to | ||||||
3 | transfer the name of sign ownership on a sign permit within 120 | ||||||
4 | calendar days may subject the permit to revocation. The | ||||||
5 | Department shall issue a notice to the sign owner of failure to | ||||||
6 | notify. This notice shall be titled as the "Notice of Intent to | ||||||
7 | Revoke Permit" and shall inform the sign owner that the sign | ||||||
8 | owner has 30 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to | ||||||
9 | contest or provide the documentation required for the transfer | ||||||
10 | of ownership. Any
permit not so renewed shall become void.
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11 | Owners of registered signs shall be issued an identifying | ||||||
12 | tag, which
must remain securely affixed to the front face of | ||||||
13 | the sign or sign structure in
a conspicuous position by the | ||||||
14 | owner within 60 days after receipt of the tag;
owners of signs | ||||||
15 | erected by permit shall be issued an identifying tag which
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16 | must remain securely affixed to the front face of the sign or | ||||||
17 | sign structure in
a conspicuous position by the owner upon | ||||||
18 | completion of the sign erection or
within 10 days after | ||||||
19 | receipt of the tag, whichever is the later.
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20 | When a sign owner intends to convert a legal conforming | ||||||
21 | sign from a static sign face to a digital sign face, a new | ||||||
22 | permit shall not be required. The Department may require | ||||||
23 | notification of the conversion of the sign on a Department | ||||||
24 | provided form to update its records. | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 98-56, eff. 7-5-13.)
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26 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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1 | becoming law.
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