98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2074

 

Introduced 2/15/2013, by Sen. Christine Radogno

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/11-13-1.1  from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-1.1

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning zoning and special uses.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Section 11-13-1.1 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/11-13-1.1)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-1.1)
7    Sec. 11-13-1.1. The The corporate authorities of any
8municipality may in its ordinances passed under the authority
9of this Division 13 provide for the classification of special
10uses. Such uses may include but are not limited to public and
11quasi-public uses affected with the public interest, uses which
12may have a unique, special or unusual impact upon the use or
13enjoyment of neighboring property, and planned developments. A
14use may be a permitted use in one or more zoning districts, and
15a special use in one or more other zoning districts. A special
16use shall be permitted only after a public hearing before some
17commission or committee designated by the corporate
18authorities, with prior notice thereof given in the manner as
19provided in Section 11-13-6 and 11-13-7. Any notice required by
20this Section need not include a metes and bounds legal
21description of the area classified for special uses, provided
22that the notice includes: (i) the common street address or
23addresses and (ii) the property index number ("PIN") or numbers

 

 

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1of all the parcels of real property contained in the area
2classified for special uses. A special use shall be permitted
3only upon evidence that such use meets standards established
4for such classification in the ordinances, and the granting of
5permission therefor may be subject to conditions reasonably
6necessary to meet such standards. In addition, any proposed
7special use which fails to receive the approval of the
8commission or committee designated by the corporate
9authorities to hold the public hearing shall not be approved by
10the corporate authorities except by a favorable majority vote
11of all aldermen, commissioners or trustees of the municipality
12then holding office; however, the corporate authorities may by
13ordinance increase the vote requirement to two-thirds of all
14aldermen, commissioners or trustees of the municipality then
15holding office.
16(Source: P.A. 97-336, eff. 8-12-11.)