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55 ILCS 5/5-30008
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30008)Sec. 5-30008.     Authority of preservation study committee.     The  study committee shall have the following authority:(1) to review and evaluate any existing State, county or local surveys  and to undertake a preliminary survey of incorporated and unincorporated  portions of the county in order to determine generally the number, type  and location of potential landmarks and historic districts;(2) on the basis of the survey, to determine the need for establishment  of a preservation commission to recommend the designation of landmarks or  preservation districts, and to review construction, alteration, demolition  and removal affecting designated landmarks and preservation districts;(3) upon a determination and recommendation that a preservation commission  should be established, to either recommend specific landmarks and preservation  districts that should be designated by an ordinance establishing a preservation  commission, or recommend a process for continuous and systematic survey  of the county to identify and designate landmarks and preservation districts  as part of an ordinance to establish a preservation commission;(4) to prepare or cause to be prepared, an ordinance for the  establishment of a preservation commission and for the designation and  protection of landmarks and preservation districts;(5) to recommend incentives to encourage the preservation, rehabilitation,  restoration, and continued use of landmarks or property within preservation  districts;(6) to report to the county board within a reasonable period of time  concerning these and any other matters affecting the preservation of  buildings, structures, areas, sites and landscapes that are of historic,  archaeological, architectural, or scenic significance.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30009
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30009)Sec. 5-30009.         Presentation of preservation study committee  report; termination of committee.  The report and  recommendations of the study committee,  including the proposed preservation ordinance upon a recommendation that a  preservation commission should be established, shall be submitted for  review and comment to the county board; the county regional planning  commission, if any; the county historical museum, if any; each existing  municipal landmark or historic preservation commission  in the county; and the Department of Natural Resources. Copies of the  report shall be available at the county courthouse and offices of the county  board and county regional planning commission. The county board, or the  study committee or the county regional planning commission upon authorization  of the county board, shall, within 60 days after submission, hold public  hearings in at least 2 locations within the county and shall afford all  persons interested an opportunity to be heard.  Notice of each hearing shall  be published at least 15 days in advance thereof in a newspaper of general  circulation in the county.  Such notice shall state the time and place of  the hearing and the place where copies of the report and recommendations  will be available for examination. Within 45 days after the final adjournment  of such hearings the study committee shall make a final report and  recommendations and submit the final proposed preservation ordinance to the  county board.  The county board after reviewing the report, recommendations  and proposed preservation ordinance shall within 60 days take one of the  following steps: (1) accept the report and enact the ordinance without  major substantive changes; (2) refer the report and proposed ordinance back  to the study committee with suggestions for further amendments and  revisions for consideration by the preservation study committee and a  further report and recommended ordinance within 60 days; or (3) reject the  report, recommendations and proposed ordinance by resolution stating its  reasons for such action.The preservation study committee shall cease to exist following the  completion, presentation or filing of its final report and recommendations  with the county board and final action by the board upon the report and  recommendations.    (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30010
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30010)Sec. 5-30010.     Minimum content of preservation ordinance.     Every  preservation ordinance proposed by a preservation study  committee and enacted by a county board pursuant to this Division is  required, at a minimum, to contain the following elements:(1) Establishment of a preservation commission;(2) Standards or criteria for determining the historic archaeological,  architectural, or scenic significance of buildings, structures, objects,  areas, sites or landscapes; and procedures for recommending designation by  ordinance of landmarks or preservation districts;(3) Definitions of important words and phrases used in the ordinance;(4) Procedures for the appointment of officers and the succession of  preservation commission members;(5) Procedures for review by the preservation commission of proposed zoning  amendments, variations and special use applications submitted to a county  regional planning commission or board of appeals;(6) Procedures and general criteria for review by the preservation  commission of significant alteration, construction, demolition and removal  that affects pending and designated landmarks and preservation districts  and for the issuance of certificates of appropriateness;(7) Procedures for establishing guidelines interpreting the general criteria  for review of actions required by paragraph (6) above as those criteria  relate to specific designated landmarks or categories of designated landmarks,  and to designated preservation districts;(8) Procedures and standards for a property owner to demonstrate the  economic hardship from the denial of an application for an alteration,  construction, demolition or removal, and for lessening the effect of any  denial determined by a preservation commission or a county board to deny a  property owner all reasonable use of, or a return on, a landmark or  property within a preservation district;(9) Fees for the filing of any nomination or application and penalties  for the violation of any provisions of the preservation ordinance.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30012
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30012)Sec. 5-30012.     Appointment of preservation commission.     The county board may by ordinance appoint a preservation commission  from names submitted by the presiding officers of the county board. The  preservation commission shall consist of at least five members. All members  shall be residents of the county and may be residents of incorporated cities,  villages and towns within the county. The chief executive officer of the  county board shall make every reasonable effort to nominate to the preservation  commission at least one attorney, one historian or architectural historian,  one architect/engineer and one real estate professional knowledgeable in  preservation, and the other members shall be persons with a demonstrated  interest in pre-history, history, or architecture. Terms of the initial  members shall be staggered so that at least five serve respectively for the  following terms: one for one year; one for two years; one for three years;  one for four years; and one for five years. Any additional initial members  shall also serve terms staggered in the same sequence. Successors to  initial members so appointed shall serve for five year terms. One of the  members so appointed shall be named as chairman at the time of appointment  and other officers may be elected by the preservation commission. Vacancies  shall be filled by the county board from names submitted by the presiding  officer of the county board. Any preservation commission member may be  removed by the county board for cause, after public hearing.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30013
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30013)Sec. 5-30013.     Meetings of preservation commission.     Meetings of a preservation commission shall be held monthly,  except in those months when no business is pending, and shall  be held at such times and places within the county as the  preservation commission shall decide. All meetings shall be  open to the public. The preservation commission shall keep  minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member  upon every question, or if absent or failing to vote, and  shall also keep records of its official actions.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30014
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30014)Sec. 5-30014.         Nomination of landmarks and preservation  districts. The preservation commission or any  person may propose landmarks of preservation districts for designation by  the county board by filing a nomination with the preservation commission  and it shall contain all information required by the ordinance establishing  a county preservation commission. The preservation  commission shall schedule a hearing on the nomination within 60 days of its  receipt. Notice of the public hearing shall be published at least 15 days  in advance thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.  Individual notice including a copy of the nomination form shall be given  by mail to all owners of record of property nominated as a landmark.  Every  effort shall be made to give notice to owners of record of property within  a preservation district and to owners of property adjacent and immediately  surrounding a landmark or preservation district affected by the process for  the application for, and review of,  a certificate of appropriateness. The newspaper and any individual or general  notice shall state the date, time, place, and purpose of the public hearing.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30015
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30015)Sec. 5-30015.     Conduct of public hearing.     Oral or written testimony  shall be taken at the public hearing from any person concerning the  nomination. The preservation commission may solicit expert testimony or  present its own evidence regarding the historic, archaeological,  architectural, or scenic significance of a proposed landmark or of any  property within a proposed preservation district. The owner of any proposed  landmark or of any property within a proposed preservation district shall  be allowed reasonable opportunity to present evidence regarding historic,  archaeological, architectural or scenic significance and shall be afforded  the right of representation by counsel and reasonable opportunity to cross  examine expert witnesses. The hearing shall be closed upon completion of  testimony.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30016
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30016)Sec. 5-30016.     Recommendation of preservation commission.     Within 60  days following close of the public hearing, the preservation commission  shall make its determination upon the evidence whether the proposed  landmark or preservation district does or does not meet the criteria for  designation. A recommendation to the county board that the proposed  landmark or preservation district does or does not meet the criteria for  designation and should or should not be designated shall be passed by  resolution of the preservation commission, and such a recommendation shall  be accompanied by a report stating the findings of the preservation  commission concerning the historic, archaeological, architectural or scenic  significance of the proposed landmark or preservation district.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30017
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30017)Sec. 5-30017.     Designation by ordinance; publication of map.     The county board, upon a recommendation  from the preservation commission that the proposed landmark or preservation  district should be designated, shall review the report and recommendations  of the preservation commission. The county board may schedule a public  hearing concerning the proposed designation and shall provide notice of any  public hearing in the same manner as provided in Section 5-30014 and  conduct the public hearing in the same manner as provided  in Section 5-30015. The county board after reviewing  the report and recommendation shall within 90 days from receipt of the  recommendation of the preservation commission take one of the following  steps: (1) designate the landmark or preservation district by ordinance;  (2) refer the report and recommendation back to the preservation commission  with suggestions for revisions and a further report and recommendation  stating its reason for such action. Notice of the action of the county  board including a copy of the ordinance designating the landmark or  preservation district shall be sent by regular mail to each owner of record  of a landmark or property within a preservation district and to owners of  adjacent and immediately surrounding property affected by the process for  the application for, and review of, a certificate of appropriateness. A map  showing the location of all designated landmarks and preservation districts  shall be published and amended upon each designation. Copies of the map  shall be available to the public at the office of the preservation  commission and at the same location and in the same manner as any county  zoning map.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30018
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30018)Sec. 5-30018.     Certificate of appropriateness.     A certificate of  appropriateness from a preservation commission established pursuant to this  Division shall be required before any significant alteration, construction,  demolition or removal that affects pending or designated landmarks and  preservation districts is undertaken. Such a certificate is required for  all such actions from the date a nomination in proper form for designation  is submitted to the preservation commission. The preservation ordinance  enacted by the county board shall give the preservation commission one or  the other of the following powers:(1) final authority to deny a certificate of appropriateness upon a finding  that the proposed action will adversely affect the historic, archaeological,  architectural, or scenic significance of a landmark or preservation  district; or (2) authority to delay the issuance of a certificate of  appropriateness for a reasonable period of time while negotiations between  the property owner and the preservation commission are undertaken to lessen  the effect of the proposed action on the historic, archaeological,  architectural, or scenic significance of the landmark or preservation  district. The preservation commission may hold a public hearing on an  application for a certificate of appropriateness in the same manner as  provided in Section 5-30014, and conduct the hearing  on appropriateness in the same manner as provided in Section 5-30015.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30019
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30019)Sec. 5-30019.     Certificate of economic hardship.     A certificate of economic hardship shall be issued by a preservation  commission established pursuant to this Division upon a  determination by it that the failure to issue a certificate  of appropriateness has denied, or will deny, the owner of a landmark or  of a property within a preservation district all reasonable use of, or return  on, the property. Application for a certificate of economic hardship shall  be made on a form and in a manner as prescribed by the preservation commission.  The preservation commission may schedule a public hearing concerning the  application and provide notice in the same manner as in Section 5-30014  and conduct the hearing concerning economic hardship in  the same manner as provided in Section 5-30015.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30020
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30020)Sec. 5-30020.     Evidence of economic hardship.     An applicant for a  certificate of economic hardship may submit any or all of the following  information in order to assist a preservation commission in its  determination on the application:(1) Amount paid for the property, the date of purchase and the party from  whom purchased, including a description of the relationship, if any, between  the owner of record or applicant and the person from whom the property was  purchased, and any terms of financing between seller and buyer;(2) Assessed value of the property according to the two most recent  assessments;(3) Real estate taxes for the previous two years;(4) Remaining balance on any mortgage or other financing secured by the  property and annual debt service, if any, for the previous two years;(5) All appraisals obtained within the previous two years by the owner  or applicant in connection with the purchase, financing or ownership of  the property;(6) Any listing of the property for sale or rent, price asked and offers  received, if any, within the previous two years;(7) Any consideration by the owner as to profitable adaptive uses for  the property;(8) If the property is income-producing, the annual gross income from  the property for the previous two years, itemized operating and maintenance  expenses for the previous two years, depreciation deductions and annual cash  flow before and after debt service, if any, during the same period;(9) Form of ownership or operation of the property, whether sole  proprietorship, for-profit or not-for-profit corporation, limited  partnership, joint venture, or other;(10) Any other information, including the income tax bracket of the  owner, applicant, or principal investors in the property, necessary to a  determination as to whether the property can be reasonably used or yield a  reasonable return to present or future owners.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30021
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30021)Sec. 5-30021. Determination of economic hardship. The preservation  commission, upon a determination after review of all evidence and  information that the denial of a certificate of appropriateness has denied,  or will deny the owner of a landmark or of a property within a preservation  district of all reasonable use of, or return on, the property, shall  undertake one or the other of the following actions:(1) offer the owner of the property reasonable     financing, tax or other incentives sufficient to allow a reasonable use of, or return on, the property:(2) offer to purchase the property at a reasonable     price or institute eminent domain proceedings pursuant to the Eminent Domain Act; or(3) issue a certificate of appropriateness for the     proposed construction, alteration, demolition or removal.      (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)
55 ILCS 5/5-30022
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30022)Sec. 5-30022.     Appeals.     The final denial of a certificate of  appropriateness or a certificate of economic hardship by a preservation  commission is an administrative decision as defined in Section 3-101 of the  Administrative Review Law, and it shall be subject to judicial review  pursuant to provisions of said Administrative Review Law and all amendments  and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted thereto.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/Div. 5-31 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 Division 5-31.      County Historical Museum Districts
55 ILCS 5/5-31001
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31001)Sec. 5-31001.     Subtitle.     This Division shall be subtitled the County  Historical Museum District Law.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-31002
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31002)Sec. 5-31002.     Purpose.     The purpose of this  Division is to provide for the creation of county historical  museum districts to acquire real property and collect and curate materials  which help establish or illustrate the history of the county in such  aspects as its exploration, settlement, development, activities in peace  and war and progress in population, wealth, education, arts, science,  agriculture, manufactures, trade and transportation. The museum district  shall collect: printed material such as histories, genealogies, biographies,  descriptions, gazetteers, directories, newspapers, pamphlets, catalogues,  circulars, handbills, programs and posters; manuscripts such as  letters, diaries, journals, memoranda, reminiscences, rosters, service records,  account books, charts, surveys and field books; and other museum material  such as pictures, photographs, paintings, portraits, scenes, aboriginal  relics and objects.The museum district shall provide for the preservation of and public access  to such materials for examination and study; shall cooperate in ensuring  the preservation and accessibility of the records and archives of the  county and its cities, towns, villages, and institutions; and shall assist  in ensuring the preservation of historical buildings, monuments and markers.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-31003
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31003)Sec. 5-31003.     Definitions.     As used in this  Division unless the context otherwise requires:(a) "museum district" means a museum district organized under this Division.(b) "board" means the board of trustees of a museum district.(c) "trustee" means a trustee of a museum district.(d) "political party" means a political party as defined in Section 7-2  of The Election Code.(e) "political office" means any office to which a person is elected or  appointed to discharge a public duty for the State or any of its political  subdivisions and which is established and the qualifications and  duties for which are prescribed by law.(f) "development of real property" means the construction, installation,  planting or creation of any permanent improvement of real property in which  a museum district has or has taken steps to acquire an interest.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)