(420 ILCS 42/20)
Sec. 20.
Local approval.
Notwithstanding the licensing provisions of the
Radiation Protection Act:
(1) A person shall not operate a facility for the disposal of by-product
material that is located in a municipality or within
1.5 miles of the boundary of any municipality, unless approval is given by
the governing body of that municipality.
(2) A person shall not operate a facility for the disposal of by-product
material in an unincorporated area of
a county that is situated more than 1.5 miles from the boundary of
the nearest municipality, unless approval is given by the governing body of
that county.
(3) A person shall not place any by-product material at a disposal facility
located in a municipality or within 1.5 miles of the boundary of any
municipality, unless approval is given by the governing body of that
municipality.
(4) A person shall not place any by-product material
at a permanent disposal facility located in an unincorporated area of
a county that is situated more than 1.5 miles from the boundary of
the nearest municipality, unless approval is given by the governing body of
that county.
Nothing in this Act shall relieve an applicant from securing any
necessary zoning approval from the unit of government having zoning
jurisdiction over the proposed facility and complying with other applicable
local laws.
(Source: P.A. 87-1024.)
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