HB2243 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2243

Introduced , by Rep. Renée Kosel

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

70 ILCS 405/22.02a

from Ch. 5, par. 127.2a

Amends the Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act. Provides that a person who petitions a municipality or county agency for relief from a zoning ordinance may, at his or her discretion, furnish a copy to the Soil and Water Conservation District to obtain its written written opinion concerning the matter. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act is amended by changing Section 22.02a as follows:

(70 ILCS 405/22.02a) (from Ch. 5, par. 127.2a)

Sec. 22.02a.

The Soil and Water Conservation District shall make all natural resource information available to the appropriate county agency or municipality in the promulgation of zoning ordinances or variances. Any person who petitions any municipality or county agency in the district for variation, amendment, or other relief from that municipality's or county's zoning ordinance or who proposes to subdivide vacant or agricultural lands therein may, at his or her discretion, shall furnish a copy of such petition or proposal to the Soil and Water Conservation District. If a petition or proposal is provided, the The Soil and Water Conservation District shall be given not more than 30 days from the time of receipt of the petition or proposal to issue its written opinion concerning the petition or proposal and submit the same to the appropriate county agency or municipality for further action.

(Source: P.A. 77-1757.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.