55 ILCS 5/5-30011
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30011)Sec. 5-30011.     Authority of preservation commission.     Every preservation commission established by ordinance of the county board  pursuant to the report and recommendations of the preservation study  committee shall have the following powers and authority:(1) To conduct an ongoing survey of the county to identify buildings,  structures, areas, sites and landscapes that are of historic, archaeological,  architectural, or scenic significance, and therefore potential landmarks  or preservation districts;(2) To hold public hearings and recommend to the county board the  designation of landmarks or preservation districts identified in the survey;(3) To compile information concerning and prepare descriptions of, the  landmarks or preservation districts identified and recommended for designation,  and the characteristics that meet the standards for designation;(4) To prepare, keep current, and publish a map or maps showing the  locations and exact boundaries of both proposed and designated landmarks  and preservation districts, and, if the preservation commission so chooses,  the locations and boundaries of designated State or federal landmarks or  districts;(5) To keep a register of all designated landmarks and preservation  districts;(6) To establish an appropriate system of markers or plaques for all  designated landmarks and preservation districts, and for streets, roads and  highways leading from one landmark or preservation district to another and  to confer recognition upon the owners of landmarks or property within  preservation districts by means of certificates, plaques or markers;(7) To nominate landmarks and historic districts to any state or federal  registers of historic places;(8) To advise and assist owners of landmarks and property  within preservation  districts on physical and financial aspects of preservation, renovation,  rehabilitation and reuse, and on procedures for inclusion on any state or  federal register of historic places;(9) To inform and educate the citizens of the county concerning the  historic, archaeological, architectural, or scenic heritage of the county  by publishing appropriate maps, newsletters, brochures and pamphlets, and  by holding programs and seminars;(10) To hold public hearings and to review applications for construction,  alteration, removal or demolition affecting landmarks or property within  preservation districts and issue or deny certificates of appropriateness  for such actions;(11) To consider applications for certificates of economic hardship that  would allow the performance of work for which a certificate of appropriateness  may be, or has been denied;(12) To develop specific criteria and guidelines for the proper alteration,  construction, demolition or removal of landmarks, or of property within  preservation districts;(13) To review proposed amendments to zoning regulations, applications  for special uses or applications for zoning variations that affect any landmark  or preservation district. Proposed zoning amendments, applications for special  use or zoning variations that affect any landmark or preservation district  as defined in the ordinance establishing the preservation commission shall  be transmitted to the preservation commission for review and comment prior  to the date of the hearing by the county regional plan commission or zoning  board of appeals;(14) To administer on behalf of the county board any property, or full  or partial interest in real property, including a conservation right, which  the county may have or accept as a gift or otherwise, upon designation by  the county board;(15) To accept and administer on behalf of the county board such gifts,  grants and money or other personal property as may be appropriate for the  purposes of this Division. Such money may be expended for  publishing maps and brochures, or for hiring staff persons or consultants  or performing otherwise appropriate functions for the purpose of carrying  out the duties and powers of the preservation commission and the purposes  of this Division;(16) To administer any system established by the county board for the  transfer of development rights;(17) To call upon available county agencies and staff members as well  as other experts for technical advice;(18) To retain such specialists or consultants, or to appoint such citizen,  neighborhood or area advisory committees, as may be required from time to time;(19) To testify before all boards and commissions including any county  regional plan commission, and the zoning board of appeal on any matter  affecting potential or designated landmarks or preservation districts;(20) To periodically review any county comprehensive plan and to develop  a preservation component in any comprehensive plan of the county and to  recommend it to the county regional plan commission and the county board;(21) To periodically consult with the county zoning administrator and  review any county zoning ordinance and building code  and to recommend to the county regional plan commission and the county  board any amendments appropriate for the protection and continued use of  landmarks or property within preservation districts;(22) To adopt rules and procedures for operation of the preservation  commission and the conduct of hearings and meetings;(23) To undertake any other action or activity necessary or appropriate  to the implementation of its powers and duties, or to implementation of  the purposes of this Division.    (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)