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MUNICIPALITIES (65 ILCS 5/) Illinois Municipal Code. 65 ILCS 5/11-13-1.5 (65 ILCS 5/11-13-1.5) Sec. 11-13-1.5. Amateur radio communications; antenna regulations. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no ordinance or resolution may be adopted or enforced by a municipality after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly that affects the placement, screening, or height of antennas or antenna support structures that are used for amateur radio communications unless the ordinance or resolution: (i) has a reasonable and clearly defined aesthetic, public health, or safety objective and represents the minimum practical regulation that is necessary to accomplish the objectives; and (ii) reasonably accommodates amateur radio communications. A municipality may not regulate the antennas or antenna support structures that are used for amateur radio communications in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
(Source: P.A. 97-720, eff. 6-29-12.) |
65 ILCS 5/11-13-2
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-2)
Sec. 11-13-2.
The corporate authorities in each municipality which desires
to exercise the powers conferred by this Division 13, or who have exercised
such power and desire to adopt a new ordinance, shall provide for a zoning
commission with the duty to recommend the boundaries of districts and
appropriate regulations to be enforced therein. The commission shall be
appointed by the mayor or president, subject to confirmation by the
corporate authorities. The commission shall prepare a tentative report and
a proposed zoning ordinance for the entire municipality. After the
preparation of such a tentative report and ordinance, the commission shall
hold a hearing thereon and shall afford persons interested an opportunity
to be heard. Notice of the hearing shall be published at least once, not
more than 30 nor less than 15 days before the hearing, in one or more
newspapers published in the municipality, or, if no newspaper is published
therein, then in one or more newspapers
published in the county in which the municipality is located and having
a general circulation within
the municipality.
The notice shall
state the time and place of the hearing and the place where copies of the
proposed ordinance will be accessible for examination by interested
persons. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time.
Within 30 days after the final adjournment of the hearing the commission
shall make a final report and submit a proposed ordinance for the entire
municipality to the corporate authorities. The corporate authorities may
enact the ordinance with or without change, or may refer it back to the
commission for further consideration. The zoning commission shall cease to
exist upon the adoption of a zoning ordinance for the entire municipality.
(Source: P.A. 80-452.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-3
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-3)
Sec. 11-13-3.
(a) All ordinances passed under the terms of this Division
13 shall be enforced by those officers of the municipality
that are designated by ordinance.
(b) In municipalities having a population of more than 500,000 the
city council may provide for the appointment of a board of appeals
consisting of 5 members to serve respectively for the following terms:
one for one year, one for 2 years, one for 3 years, one for 4 years, and
one for 5 years, the successor to each member so appointed to serve for
a term of 5 years.
(c) The city council in cities and the president and board of
trustees in villages and incorporated towns, having a population of less
than 500,000, may provide for the appointment of a board of appeals
consisting of 7 members to serve respectively for the following terms:
one for one year, one for 2 years, one for 3 years, one for 4 years, one
for 5 years, one for 6 years, and one for 7 years, the successor to each
member so appointed to serve for a term of 5 years.
(d) In any municipality with a population under 5,000 that has an appointed
board of appeals, a proposition to elect the board of appeals at large
shall be submitted to the electors as provided in this subsection.
Electors of the municipality equal to not less than 10% of the
total vote cast for all candidates for mayor or president in the last
preceding municipal election for that office may petition for the submission
to a vote of the electors of the municipality the proposition whether the
board of appeals shall be elected at large. The petition shall be filed
with the municipal clerk in accordance with the general election law. The
clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election authorities who
shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general
election law.
The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: "Shall the
city (or village or incorporated town) of (insert name) elect the zoning
board of appeals at large instead of having an appointed board of appeals?"
If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it,
then the board of appeals shall be elected at large at the next general
municipal election held at least 120 days after the referendum approval.
At the initial election, 4 members shall be elected for 2-year terms and 3
members shall be elected for 4-year terms; thereafter all terms shall be
for 4 years. Upon the election and qualification of the initial elected
board of appeals, the terms of all sitting members of the board of appeals
shall expire.
(e) One of the members of an appointed board shall be named as chairman
at the time of his or her appointment. If members are elected, the members
shall select a chairman. The amount of compensation to be paid to members,
if any, shall be fixed by the corporate authorities. The appointing
authority has the power to remove any appointed member for cause and after
public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of the
member whose place has become vacant. Vacancies shall be filled by the
appointing authority in the case of an appointed board or by those who
would otherwise be the appointing authority in the case of an elected
board. All meetings of the board of appeals shall be held at the call of
the chairman and at other times as the board may determine. The chairman,
or in his or her absence the acting chairman, may administer oaths
and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board shall
be open to the public. The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings,
showing the vote of each member upon every question, or if absent or
failing to vote, indicating that fact, and shall also keep records of
its examinations and other official actions. No hearing shall be
conducted without a quorum of the board being present. A quorum shall
consist of a majority of all the members. Any absent member who
certifies that he or she has read the transcript of the proceedings before
the board may vote upon any question before the board. Every rule or
regulation and its amendment or repeal and every order, requirement,
decision, or determination of the board shall immediately
be filed in the office of the board and shall be a public record.
(f) In all municipalities the board of appeals shall hear and decide
appeals from and review any order, requirement, decision, or
determination made by an administrative official charged with the
enforcement of any ordinance adopted under this Division 13.
(g) In all municipalities the board of appeals
shall also hear and decide all matters
referred to it or upon which it is required to pass under such an
ordinance. The concurring vote of 3 members of the board, in
municipalities having a population of more than 500,000, and of 4
members of the board, in municipalities having a population of less than
500,000, is necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or
determination of such an administrative official, to decide in favor
of the applicant any matter upon which it is required to pass under such
an ordinance or to effect any variation in the ordinance, or to
recommend any variation or modification in the ordinance to the
corporate authorities.
(Source: P.A. 87-535.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-3.1
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-3.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-3.1)
Sec. 11-13-3.1.
In municipalities of less than 500,000 inhabitants no
change shall be made in the zoning ordinance nor shall any zoning variation
be granted within 6 months after the date upon which an official plan is
adopted by the corporate authorities unless such change in the zoning
ordinance or such variation is approved by a two-thirds vote of the
corporate authorities or the zoning board of appeals then holding office,
as the case may be.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3425)
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-4
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-4)
Sec. 11-13-4.
In municipalities of 500,000 or more population, the
regulations authorized by this Division 13 may be varied in their
application only by the board of appeals of the municipality, subject to
the power of the corporate authorities to prohibit, in whole or in part,
the granting of variations in respect to the classification, regulation and
restriction of the location of trades and industries and the location of
buildings designed for specified industrial, business, residential and
other uses. Variations shall be permitted by the board of appeals only when
they are in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the regulations
and only in cases where there are practical difficulties or particular
hardship in the way of carrying out the strict letter of any of those
regulations relating to the use, construction, or alteration of buildings
or structures or the use of land. In its consideration of the standards of
practical difficulties or particular hardship, the board of appeals shall
require evidence that (1) the property in question cannot yield a
reasonable return if permitted to be used only under the conditions allowed
by the regulations in that zone; and (2) the plight of the owner is due to
unique circumstances; and (3) the variation, if granted, will not alter the
essential character of the locality. A variation shall be permitted only if
the evidence, in the judgment of the board of appeals, sustains each of the
3 conditions enumerated. The corporate authorities may provide general or
specific rules implementing, but not inconsistent with, the rules herein
provided to govern determinations of the board of appeals. A decision of
the board of appeals shall not be subject to review, reversal or
modification by the corporate authorities but shall be judicially
reviewable under the provisions of Section 11-13-13.
(Source: P.A. 82-430.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-5
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-5)
Sec. 11-13-5.
In municipalities of less than 500,000 population, the
regulations authorized by this Division 13 may provide that the board of
appeals or corporate authorities may determine and vary their application
in harmony with their general purpose and intent and in accordance with
general or specific rules therein contained in cases where there are
practical difficulties or particular hardship in the way of carrying out
the strict letter of any of those regulations relating to the use,
construction, or alteration of buildings or structures or the use of land.
If the authority to determine and approve variations is vested in the board
of appeals it shall be exercised in accordance with the conditions
prescribed in Section 11-13-4, subject to the power of the corporate
authorities to prohibit, in whole or in part, the granting of variations in
respect to the classification, regulation and restriction of the location
of trades and industries and the location of buildings designed for
specified industrial, business, residential and other uses. If the power to
determine and approve variations is reserved to the corporate authorities,
it shall be exercised only by the adoption of ordinances. However, no such
variation shall be made by the corporate authorities as specified without a
hearing before the board of appeals.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-6
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-6)
Sec. 11-13-6.
No variation shall be made by the board of appeals in
municipalities of 500,000 or more population or by ordinance in
municipalities of lesser population except in a specific case and after a
public hearing before the board of appeals of which there shall be a notice
of the time and place of the hearing published at least once, not more than
30 nor less than 15 days before the hearing, in one or more newspapers
published in the municipality, or, if no newspaper is published therein,
then in one or more newspapers with a general circulation within the
municipality
which is published in the county where the municipality is located.
This notice shall contain
the particular location for which the variation is requested as well as a
brief statement of what the proposed variation consists. Any notice required by this Section need not include a metes and bounds legal description of the location for which the variation is requested, provided that the notice includes: (i) the common street address or addresses and (ii) the property index number ("PIN") or numbers of all the parcels of real property contained in the area for which the variation is requested.
(Source: P.A. 97-336, eff. 8-12-11.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-7
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-7)
Sec. 11-13-7.
In addition to the notice requirements otherwise provided for
in this Division 13, in municipalities of 500,000 or more population, an
applicant for variation or special use shall, not more than 30 days before
filing an application for variation or special use with the board of
appeals, serve written notice, either in person or by registered mail,
return receipt requested, on the owners, as recorded in the office of the
recorder of deeds or the registrar of titles of the county in which the
property is located and as appears from the authentic tax records of such
county, of all property within 250 feet in each direction of the location
for which the variation or special use is requested; provided, the number
of feet occupied by all public roads, streets, alleys and other public ways
shall be excluded in computing the 250 feet requirement. The notice herein
required shall contain the address of the location for which the variation
or special use is requested, a brief statement of the nature of the
requested variation or special use, the name and address of the legal and
beneficial owner of the property for which the variation or special use is
requested, a statement that the applicant intends to file an application
for variation or special use and the approximate date on which the
application will be filed. If, after a bona fide effort to determine such
address by the applicant for variation or special use, the owner of the
property on which the notice is served cannot be found at his or her last known
address, or the mailed notice is returned because the owner cannot be found
at the last known address, the notice requirements of this sub-section
shall be deemed satisfied. In addition to serving the notice herein
required, at the time of filing application for variation or special use,
the applicant shall furnish to the board of appeals a complete list
containing the names and last known addresses of the owners of the property
required to be served, the method of service and the names and last known
addresses of the owners of the service and the names and addresses of the
persons so served. The applicant shall also furnish a written statement
certifying that he or she has complied with the requirements of this subsection.
The board of appeals shall hear no application for variation or special use
unless the applicant for variation or special use furnishes the list and
certificate herein required. The board of appeals shall, not more than 30
days nor less than 15 days before the hearing at which the application for
variation or special use is to be considered, send written notice to the
persons appearing on the list furnished by the applicant, which notice
shall contain the time and place of the hearing, the address of the
location for which the variation or special use is requested and the name
and address of the applicant for variation or special use and a brief
statement of the nature of the variation or special use requested. Any notice required herein need not include a metes and bounds legal description of the property for which the variation or special use is requested, provided that the notice includes: (i) the common street address or addresses and (ii) the property index number ("PIN") or numbers of all the parcels of real property contained in the area for which the variation or special use is requested.
Any property owner within the above stated 250 feet notice
requirement, who
entered his or her appearance and objected at the board of appeals hearing, and
who shows that his or her property will be substantially affected by the outcome
of the decision of the board may, without proof of any specific, special,
or unique damages to himself or herself or his or her property or
any adverse effect upon his
property from the proposed variation or special use, seek judicial relief
from any order or
decision of the board of appeals under the Administrative
Review Law, and all amendments and modifications
thereof, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto.
If the board of appeals
determines that the property of any such owner will not be substantially
affected by the outcome of the decision of the board, such owner may
initiate or join in judicial review under the Administrative
Review Law, as provided
in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 97-336, eff. 8-12-11.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-7a
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-7a) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-7a)
Sec. 11-13-7a.
Zoning variation and special use applicants and property owners, as set
forth in Section 11-13-7 of this Act, shall have the following rights, in
addition to any others they may possess in law, at any hearing before a
board of appeals:
(a) to have subpoenas issued for persons to appear at board of appeals'
hearings and for examination of documents by the person requesting the
subpoena either before or at board of appeals hearings subject to the
limitations in this Section. The board of appeals shall issue subpoenas as
requested by zoning variation and special use applicants and by property
owners within the terms of Section 11-13-7. Subpoenas shall only be
enforceable against persons or for documents which have a substantial
evidentiary connection with (i) the property for which a zoning variation
or special use is requested, (ii) facts which would support or negate the
requisite legal standards for granting a zoning variation or special use,
and (iii) facts which support or negate the conclusion that property within
the 250 feet notice requirement of Section 11-13-7 will be substantially
affected by the outcome of the decision of the board. All matters relating
to subpoenas concerning a particular zoning variation or special use case,
including all enforcement and motions to quash, shall be heard in a single
action, however, the court obtaining jurisdiction over any such matter may
retain jurisdiction until the disposition of the case by the board of
appeals. Service of such subpoenas shall be made in the same manner as
summons in a civil action.
(b) To cross examine all witnesses testifying.
(c) To present witnesses on their behalf.
Property owners within the terms of Section 11-13-7 who object to the
zoning application or special use application may, upon request, be granted
1 continuance for the purpose of presenting evidence to rebut testimony
given by the applicant. The date of such continued hearing shall be in the
discretion of the board of appeals.
This amendatory act of 1973 is not a limit upon any municipality which
is a home rule unit.
(Source: P.A. 79-1363.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-8
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-8)
Sec. 11-13-8.
In municipalities of 500,000 or more population, when any
zoning ordinance, rule or regulation is sought to be declared invalid by
means of a declaratory judgment proceeding, not more than 30 days before
filing suit for a declaratory judgment the person filing such suit shall
serve written notice in the form and manner and to all property owners as
is required of applicants for variation in Section 11-13-7, and shall
furnish to the clerk of the court in which the declaratory judgment suit is
filed, and at the time of filing such suit, the list of property owners,
the written certificate and such other information as is required in
Section 11-13-7 to be furnished to the board of appeals by an applicant for
variation. A property owner entitled to notice who shows that his property
will be substantially affected by the outcome of the declaratory judgment
proceeding may enter his appearance in the proceeding, and if he does so he
shall have the rights of a party. The property owner shall not, however,
need to prove any specific, special, or unique damages to himself or his
property or any adverse effect upon his property from the declaratory
judgment proceeding.
(Source: P.A. 76-583.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-9
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-9)
Sec. 11-13-9.
The provisions of an amendatory Act of 1955, which was
approved June 30, 1955 and which was Senate Bill No. 328 of the Sixty-Ninth
General Assembly and which amended certain provisions now contained in
Section 11-13-4 through 11-13-8, shall not affect the validity of any
variations approved by the corporate authorities or by the board of appeals
and in force prior to July 1, 1955.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-10
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-10)
Sec. 11-13-10.
In municipalities of less than 500,000 population, where a
variation is to be made by ordinance, upon the report of the board of
appeals, the corporate authorities, by ordinance, without further public
hearing, may adopt any proposed variation or may refer it back to the board
for further consideration, and any proposed variation which fails to
receive the approval of the board of appeals shall not be passed except by
the favorable vote of two-thirds of all alderpersons or trustees of the
municipality.
(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-11
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-11)
Sec. 11-13-11.
Every variation or special use, whether made by the board of
appeals directly, or by an ordinance after a hearing before the board of
appeals, shall be accompanied by findings of facts and shall refer to any
exhibits containing plans and specifications for the proposed use or
variation, which shall remain a part of the permanent records of the board
of appeals. The findings of facts shall specify the reason or reasons for
making the variation.
The terms of the relief granted shall be specifically set forth in a
conclusion or statement separate from the findings of fact of the board of
appeals or ordinance. Property for which relief has been granted shall not
be used in violation of the specific terms of the board of appeals'
findings of fact or ordinance, as the case may be, unless its usage is
changed by further findings of fact of a board of appeals or additional
ordinances.
(Source: P.A. 76-584.)
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