2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 20 Executive Branch 20 ILCS 662/ Local Planning Technical Assistance Act.
(20 ILCS 662/1)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Local Planning Technical Assistance Act.
(Source: P.A. 92‑768, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(20 ILCS 662/5)
Sec. 5.
Purposes.
The purposes of this Act are to:
(1) Provide technical assistance to Illinois local |
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governments that request it for the development of local planning ordinances and regulations.
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(2) Encourage Illinois local governments to engage
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in planning, regulatory, and development approaches that promote and encourage comprehensive planning.
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(3) Prepare and distribute model ordinances,
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manuals, and other technical publications that promote and encourage comprehensive planning.
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(4) Research and report upon the results and impact
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of activities funded by the demonstration grants.
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(5) Support local planning efforts in communities
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with limited financial means.
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(6) Support planning efforts that include one or
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more units of local government or planning agencies working together.
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(Source: P.A. 92‑768, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(20 ILCS 662/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
"Comprehensive plan" means a regional plan adopted under Section 5‑14001 of
the
Counties Code, an official comprehensive plan adopted under Section 11‑12‑6 of
the Illinois
Municipal Code, or a local land resource management plan adopted under Section
4
of the Local
Land Resource Management Planning Act.
"Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
"Land development regulation" means any development or land use ordinance or
regulation of a county
or
municipality including
zoning and
subdivision ordinances.
"Local government" or "unit of local government" means any city, village,
incorporated
town, or county.
"Subsidiary plan" means any portion of a comprehensive plan
that
guides
development, land use, or infrastructure for a county or municipality or a
portion of a county or municipality.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)
(20 ILCS 662/15)
Sec. 15.
Technical assistance grants.
The Department may make grants to units of local government
to develop, update,
administer, and
implement comprehensive plans, subsidiary plans, land development regulations,
development
incentives, market feasibility studies, and
environmental assessments
that promote and encourage the principles of comprehensive planning.
Comprehensive planning includes appropriately and proportionally weighing the
elements listed in Section 25 of this Act and including them within the
comprehensive plan.
The Department may adopt rules establishing standards and procedures for
determining eligibility for the grants, regulating the use of funds under the
grants, and requiring
periodic reporting of the results and impact of activities funded by the
grants. No individual grant
under this Act may have duration of more than 24 months.
The Department, in the determination of grantees, may also seek an even
balance of
grants within metropolitan regions.
(Source: P.A. 92‑768, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(20 ILCS 662/20)
Sec. 20.
Model ordinances and technical publications.
The Department may prepare model ordinances, manuals, and other technical
publications that are founded upon and promote
comprehensive planning. The
Department may make all possible use of existing model ordinances, manuals, and
other
technical publications that promote and encourage comprehensive planning and
that were
prepared by regional planning agencies and commissions, councils of government,
and other
organizations.
The Department may employ or retain private not‑for‑profit
entities, regional
planning agencies and commissions, councils of government, and universities to
advise, prepare,
or conduct the preparation of the model ordinances, manuals, and other
technical publications.
The Department may distribute any model ordinances, manuals, and other
technical
publications prepared under this Section to all counties and municipalities in
this State, regional
planning agencies and commissions in this State, the Illinois State Library,
all public libraries in
this State, and to other organizations and libraries at the Department's
discretion.
(Source: P.A. 92‑768, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(20 ILCS 662/25)
Sec. 25.
Use of technical assistance grants.
(a) Technical assistance grants may be used to write or revise a local
comprehensive plan. A comprehensive plan funded under Section 15 of this Act
must address, but is not limited to addressing, each of the following elements:
(1) Issues and opportunities. The purpose of this |
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element is to state the vision of the community, identify the major trends and forces affecting the local government and its citizens, set goals and standards, and serve as a series of guiding principles and priorities to implement the vision.
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(2) Land use and natural resources. The purpose of
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this element is to translate the vision statement into physical terms; provide a general pattern for the location, distribution, and characteristics of future land uses over a 20‑year period; and serve as the element of the comprehensive plan upon which all other elements are based. The land use element must be in text and map form. It must include supporting studies on population, the local economy, natural resources, and an inventory of existing land uses.
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(3) Transportation. The purpose of this element is
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to consider all relevant modes of transportation, including mass transit, air, water, rail, automobile, bicycle, and pedestrian modes of transportation; accommodate special needs; establish the framework for the acquisition, preservation, and protection of existing and future rights‑of‑way; and incorporate transportation performance measures.
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(4) Community facilities (schools, parks, police,
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fire, and water and sewer). The purpose of this element is to provide community facilities; establish levels of service; ensure that facilities are provided as needed; and coordinate with other units of local government that provide the needed facilities.
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(5) Telecommunications infrastructure. The purpose
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of this element is to coordinate telecommunications initiatives; assess short‑term and long‑term needs, especially regarding economic development; determine the existing telecommunications services of telecommunications providers; encourage investment in the most advanced technologies; and establish a framework for providing reasonable access to public rights‑of‑way.
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(6) Housing. The purpose of this element is to
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document the present and future needs for housing within the jurisdiction of the local government, including affordable housing and special needs housing; take into account the housing needs of a larger region; identify barriers to the production of housing, including affordable housing; access the condition of the local housing stock; and develop strategies, programs, and other actions to address the needs for a range of housing options.
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(7) Economic development. The purpose of this
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element is to coordinate local economic development initiatives with those of the State; ensure that adequate economic development opportunities are available; identify the strategic competitive advantages of the community and the surrounding region; assess the community's strengths and weaknesses with respect to attracting and retaining business and industry; and define the municipality's and county's role.
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(8) Natural resources. The purpose of this element
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is to identify and define the natural resources in the community with respect to water, land, flora, and fauna; identify the land and water areas in relation to these resources; assess the relative importance of these areas to the needs of the resources; and identify mitigation efforts that are needed to protect these resources.
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(9) Public participation. This element must include
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a process for engaging the community in outreach; the development of a sense of community; a consensus building process; and a public education strategy.
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(10) Comprehensive plans may also include the
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following: natural hazards; agriculture and forest preservation; human services; community design; historic preservation; and the adoption of subplans, as needed. The decision on whether to include these elements in the comprehensive plan shall be based on the needs of the particular unit of local government.
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(b) The purpose of this Section is to provide guidance on the elements of a
comprehensive plan but not to mandate content.
(Source: P.A. 92‑768, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(20 ILCS 662/30)
Sec. 30.
Consistency of land use regulations and actions with
comprehensive plans.
(a) If a municipality or county is receiving assistance to write or revise a
comprehensive plan,
for 5 years after the effective date of the plan, land development
regulations,
including amendments to a zoning map, and any land use actions should be
consistent
with the new or revised comprehensive plan. "Land use actions" include
preliminary or
final
approval of a subdivision plat, approval of a planned unit development,
approval of a
conditional use, granting a variance, or a decision by a unit of local
government to
construct a capital improvement, acquire land for community facilities, or
both.
(b) Municipalities and counties that have adopted official comprehensive
plans in
accordance
with Division 12 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code or Section
5‑14001 of the
Counties Code may be eligible for additional preferences in State economic
development
programs, State transportation programs, State planning programs, State natural
resources programs, and State agriculture programs.
(Source: P.A. 92‑768, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(20 ILCS 662/35)
Sec. 35.
Educational and training programs.
The Department may
provide
educational and training programs in planning, regulatory, and
development practices and
techniques that promote and encourage comprehensive planning, including, but
not limited to, the
use and application of any model ordinances, manuals, and other technical
publications
prepared by the Department.
The Department may employ or retain not‑for‑profit entities, regional
planning
agencies and commissions, and universities to operate or conduct, or
assist in the operation
or conduct of, the programs.
(Source: P.A. 92‑768, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(20 ILCS 662/40)
Sec. 40.
Annual report.
(a) The Department may, at least annually but more often at its
discretion, report in
writing to the Governor and General Assembly on:
(1) The results and impacts of county and municipal |
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activities funded by the grants authorized by this Act.
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(2) The distribution of the grants.
(3) Model ordinances, manuals, and other technical
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publications prepared by the Department.
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(4) Educational and training programs provided by
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(b) The report may also be provided to all counties and municipalities in
this State,
regional planning agencies and commissions in this State, the Illinois State
Library, all public
libraries in this State, and to other organizations and libraries upon
request at the Department's
discretion.
(Source: P.A. 92‑768, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(20 ILCS 662/45)
Sec. 45.
Local Planning Fund.
The Department may use moneys, subject to
appropriation, in the Local Planning Fund, a special fund created in the
State treasury, to
implement and administer this Act. If funds are not appropriated, the
Department is not required
to carry forth the requirements of this Act but may, at its discretion, use
funds from other sources.
(Source: P.A. 92‑768, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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(20 ILCS 662/900)
Sec. 900.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 92‑768, eff. 8‑6‑02; text omitted.)
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(20 ILCS 662/999)
Sec. 999.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 92‑768, eff. 8‑6‑02.)
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