(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 11 heading) DIVISION 11.
URBAN REHABILITATION
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(65 ILCS 5/11-11-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-11-1)
Sec. 11-11-1.
The corporate authorities of each municipality have the
following powers: (1) to acquire by purchase, condemnation or otherwise any
improved or unimproved real property the acquisition of which is necessary
or appropriate for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of any blighted or
slum area or any conservation area as defined in Section 3 of the Urban
Community Conservation Act; (2) to remove or demolish sub-standard or other
buildings and structures from the property so acquired; (3) to hold or use
any of such property for public uses; and (4) to sell, lease or exchange
such property as is not required for the public purposes of the
municipality. In case of sale or lease the provisions of Sections 11-76-1
through 11-76-3 shall govern except when such sale or lease is made to a
public corporation or public agency, and except when the municipality is
the Local Public Agency under an urban renewal project as defined in
Section 11-11-2. Where a municipality is such a Local Public Agency the
corporate authorities thereof shall have the same powers, and be subject to
the same conditions, restrictions, limitations, penalties and definitions
of terms, and employ the same modes of procedure in the conveyance of real
property as are prescribed in Sections 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 (except
omitting the provision requiring reimbursement of any public utility by the
purchaser) of the "Urban Renewal Consolidation Act of 1961", approved
August 15, 1961, as the same are now or may hereafter be amended, as
fully as if provisions contained in said sections of the "Urban Renewal
Consolidation Act of 1961" were set forth herein, except that the term
"Department" as therein used shall, as applied to such municipality, mean
the municipality as Local Public Agency. In case of exchange of property
for property privately owned 3 disinterested appraisers shall be appointed
to appraise the value of the property exchanged and such exchange shall not
be made unless the property received by the municipality is equal to or
greater in value than the property exchanged therefor, or if less than such
value the difference shall be paid in money. For the purposes of this
section, "blighted or slum area" means any area where buildings or
improvements, by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement
or design, lack of ventilation, light or sanitation facilities, deleterious
land uses, or any combination of these factors, are a detriment to public
safety, health or morals, and an area of not less in the aggregate than 2
acres has been designated by ordinance or resolution as an integrated
project for rehabilitation or redevelopment.
This amendatory Act of 1971 does not apply to any municipality which is
a home rule unit.
(Source: P.A. 77-656.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-11-1.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-11-1.1)
Sec. 11-11-1.1.
The corporate authorities of each municipality have
the power to establish and operate a homestead program designed to rehabilitate
or construct dwellings in presently blighted areas.
"Homestead program" as used in this Section means a program of conveyances
of unoccupied dwellings and vacant land, for nominal or no consideration,
to heads of households 18 years of age or older who agree:
(a) to rehabilitate or construct qualifying dwellings on such property;
(b) to commence rehabilitation or construction within 60 days of conveyance;
(c) to occupy such property as a principal resident for not less than
3 years, complying with applicable health and safety standards;
(d) to permit reasonable periodic inspection by the municipality to determine
compliance with the conditions of conveyance; and
(e) to surrender and quit claim such property to the municipality, in
a condition at least equivalent to that when first conveyed, upon determination
of noncompliance.
The corporate authorities shall have all powers necessary for the development
and implementation of a homestead program, including but not limited to,
the power to designate a homestead area, to enter into agreements with the
federal government to receive repossessed homes, to establish guidelines for determining
qualified recipients, to dispose of property by lottery or conveyance for
nominal or no consideration, and to appoint a Homestead Board or designate
a not-for-profit corporation as its agent to administer the program and
establish standards of rehabilitation and construction.
(Source: P.A. 83-656.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-11-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-11-2)
Sec. 11-11-2.
The corporate authorities of each municipality may borrow
money or other property and accept contributions, capital grants, gifts,
donations, services or other financial assistance from the United States of
America, the Housing and Home Finance Agency or any other agency or
instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America
for or in aid of an "Urban Renewal Project" as defined in the Act of
Congress approved August 2, 1954, being Public Law 560-83rd Congress, known
as the "Housing Act of 1954", and which the municipality is authorized to
effectuate, and to this end the municipality may comply with such
conditions and enter into such agreements upon such covenants, terms and
conditions as the corporate authorities may deem necessary, appropriate,
convenient or desirable. The corporate authorities may issue bonds,
debentures, notes, special certificates or other evidences of indebtedness
in order to secure loans made pursuant hereto. However, any such bonds,
debentures, notes, special certificates or other evidence of indebtedness
issued hereunder shall be payable solely out of the proceeds from the sale
of real property acquired in the project area, out of any revenue from the
operation, management or demolition of existing buildings or improvements
of any real property acquired in such project area, out of such capital
grants as the municipality may receive from the United States of America or
any agency or instrumentality thereof, or out of any local cash or non-cash
grants-in-aid, as defined in the Act of Congress approved July 15, 1949,
being Public Law 171--81st Congress, known as the "Housing Act of 1949", as
amended, including the Housing Act of 1954, which the municipality or
public body or any other entity may make in connection with the
implementation of such Urban Renewal Project.
Any bonds issued under this Section as limited bonds as defined in Section 3
of
the Local Government Debt Reform Act shall comply with the requirements of the
Bond Issue Notification Act.
Any municipality having a population of 500,000 or more may enter into a
contract with the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
thereof and agree to the extent authorized by law, to provide such local
grants-in-aid. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, such
contract may contain a provision pledging the municipality to provide such
local grants-in-aid over a period of time, not to exceed 5 years from the
date of such contract.
(Source: P.A. 89-655, eff. 1-1-97.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-11-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-11-3)
Sec. 11-11-3.
In addition to all other powers granted municipalities, and
not in derogation thereof, the corporate authorities of any municipality
which is the Local Public Agency under an urban renewal project as defined
in Section 11-11-2 shall have the same powers, and be subject to the same
conditions, restrictions, limitations, penalties and definitions of terms,
and employ the same modes of procedure in the incurrence of indebtedness
and the issuance of bonds as are prescribed in Sections 27 and 28 of the
"Urban Renewal Consolidation Act of 1961", approved August 15, 1961, as the
same are now or may hereafter be amended, as fully as if provisions
contained in said sections of the "Urban Renewal Consolidation Act of 1961"
were set forth herein, except that the term "Department" as therein used
shall, as applied to such municipality, mean the municipality as Local
Public Agency.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2217.)
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