HB 2754 — MUNI CD-ZONING-VOTING

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Nicolle Grasse SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

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11-13-14.1 ILCS 5/11-13-30 new Amends the Zoning Division of the Illinois Municipal Code.

Provides that all municipal executives, including mayors, village presidents, and chief executive officers, shall have the right to vote in all council or board decisions affecting the zoning of the municipality.

In certain provisions concerning voting on zoning regulations, provides that adopting or changing a zoning ordinance requires the approval of a simple majority (rather than a two thirds majority) of the municipal executives, alderpersons, trustees, or board members.

LRB104 12031 RTM 22126 b A BILL FOR HB2754 LRB104 12031 RTM 22126 b AN ACT concerning local government.

(i) the common street HB2754 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 12031 RTM 22126 b address or addresses and (ii) the property index number ("PIN") or numbers of all the parcels of real property contained in the area classified for special uses.

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 simple majority HB2754 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 12031 RTM 22126 b two-thirds vote of the corporate authorities or the zoning board of appeals then holding office, as the case may be.

Notice shall be given of the time and place of the hearing, not more than 30 nor less than 15 days before the hearing, by publishing HB2754 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 12031 RTM 22126 b a notice thereof at least once 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.

(i) the common street address or addresses and (ii) the property index number ("PIN") or numbers of all the HB2754 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 12031 RTM 22126 b parcels of real property contained in the affected area.

(i) notice of such hearing shall be given in the same time and manner as is provided by this Division 13 for the giving of notice of hearing when any such matter is to be heard by some commission or committee designated by the corporate HB2754 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 12031 RTM 22126 b authorities;

and (iii) the hearing officer shall exercise and perform all of the powers and duties of the board of appeals in the same manner and to the same effect as provided in this Division 13 with respect to the board of HB2754 Engrossed - 7 - LRB104 12031 RTM 22126 b appeals, provided that:

When the hearing officer is passing upon an application for variation or special use and the power to determine and approve such variation or special use is reserved to the corporate authorities, then upon report of the hearing officer the corporate authorities may by ordinance without further public hearing adopt any proposed variation or special use or may refer it back to the hearing officer for further consideration, and any proposed variation or special use which fails to receive the approval of the hearing officer shall not be passed except by the favorable simple majority vote of 2/3 of all municipal executives, alderpersonsalderpersons, alderperson or trustees of the municipality;

(D) The corporate authorities of the municipality may HB2754 Engrossed - 8 - LRB104 12031 RTM 22126 b provide general or specific rules implementing but not inconsistent with the provisions of this Section, including rules relative to the time and manner in which hearing officers are designated to conduct public hearings and rules governing the manner in which such hearings are conducted and matters heard therein passed upon and determined.

(F) This Section is intended to furnish an alternative or supplemental procedure which a municipality in its discretion may provide for hearing, determining, reviewing and deciding matters which arise under any ordinance adopted by the municipality pursuant to this Division 13, but nothing in this Section shall be deemed to limit or prevent the use of any existing procedure available to a municipality under this Division 13 for hearing, approving or denying applications for a special use, variation, amendment or other change or modification of any such ordinance, or for hearing and HB2754 Engrossed - 9 - LRB104 12031 RTM 22126 b deciding appeals from and reviewing any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official charged with the enforcement of any such ordinance.