95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2014


 
Introduced 2/7/2008, by Sen. Susan Garrett
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













65 ILCS 5/11-13-25










    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code.  Provides that any decision by the corporate authorities of any municipality regarding any petition or application for a special use, variance, rezoning, or other amendment to a zoning  ordinance (instead of any special use, variance, rezoning, or other amendment to a zoning  ordinance adopted by the corporate authorities of the municipality) is subject to de novo judicial review. 
















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A BILL FOR









 











SB2014

LRB095 14873 HLH 40815 b






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    AN ACT concerning local government.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 11-13-25 as follows:
 
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    (65 ILCS 5/11-13-25)
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    Sec. 11-13-25. Actions subject to de novo review; due 
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process.

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    (a) Any decision by the corporate authorities of any 
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municipality, home rule or non-home rule, in regard to any 
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petition or application for a special use, variance, rezoning, 
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or other amendment to a zoning  ordinance adopted by the 
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corporate authorities of any municipality, home rule or 
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non-home rule, shall be subject to de novo judicial review as a 
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legislative decision, regardless of whether the process in 
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relation thereto of its adoption is considered administrative 
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for other purposes.  Any action seeking the judicial review of 
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such a decision shall be commenced not later than 90 days after 
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the date of the decision.
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    (b) The principles of substantive and procedural due 
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process apply at all stages of the decision-making and review 
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of all zoning decisions.

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(Source: P.A. 94-1027, eff. 7-14-06.)