Section 800.20  Placement of Monuments, Memorials and Statues

 

a)         The purpose of this Section is to create a strategy for developing space for the display of permanently affixed monuments, memorials and statues on a more monumental scale and to present a more formal appearance in order to establish the proper scale and mood for public viewing of these items.

 

b)         Monuments, memorials and statues shall be placed:

 

1)         only with the consent and approval of the Space Needs Commission;

 

2)         on Statue Row, which consists of:

 

A)        the south terminus to the north-south greenway;

 

B)        south of the Stratton Building to the Museum Building;

 

C)        the area between the Stratton Building and the Capitol; and

 

D)        the area of the Stratton Building North to the service drive entrance.

 

c)         State Capitol Building and surrounding grounds may be used:

 

1)         for monuments, memorials or statues associated with the State of Illinois depicting:

 

A)        an individual;

 

B)        a profession; or

 

C)        an historic event; and

 

2)         only with the consent and approval of the Space Needs Commission.

 

d)         Requests for monuments, memorials or statues should be submitted to the Commission with proposed design(s) at:  Legislative Space Needs Commission, 602 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois, 62706.