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| | HB1390 Engrossed | | LRB097 07768 KMW 47880 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 11-13-1.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-13-1.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-13-1.5. Amateur radio communications; antenna |
| 8 | | regulations. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the |
| 9 | | contrary, no ordinance or resolution may be adopted or enforced |
| 10 | | by a municipality after the effective date of this amendatory |
| 11 | | Act of the 97th General Assembly that affects the placement, |
| 12 | | screening, or height of antennas or antenna support structures |
| 13 | | that are used for amateur radio communications unless the |
| 14 | | ordinance or resolution: (i) has a reasonable and clearly |
| 15 | | defined aesthetic, public health, or safety objective and |
| 16 | | represents the minimum practical regulation that is necessary |
| 17 | | to accomplish the objectives; and (ii) reasonably accommodates |
| 18 | | amateur radio communications. |
| 19 | | A municipality may not regulate the antennas or antenna |
| 20 | | support structures that are used for amateur radio |
| 21 | | communications in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This |
| 22 | | Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of |
| 23 | | Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent |