Section 832.104  Required Notifications

The Agency shall not issue a development or construction permit after December 31, 1990 for any composting facility, unless the applicant has given notice thereof:

a)         In person or by mail to the members of the General Assembly from the legislative district in which the proposed facility is to be located;

b)         By registered or certified mail to the owners of all real property located within 250 feet of the site of the proposed facility (determined as provided in subsection (b) of Section 39.2 of the Act); and

c)         To the general public by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the proposed facility is to be located. (Section 22.26 of the Act.)

1)         At a minimum, the newspaper notification must meet the following requirements:

A)        Publication in the legal notice section of a daily newspaper in circulation within the city or area in which the facility is proposed to be located;

B)        Published once a week for three successive weeks, pursuant to Section 3 of the Illinois Notice by Publication Act [715 ILCS 5/3].

2)         The newspaper notification should contain:

A)        A description of the type of facility being proposed;

B)        The location of the proposed facility;

C)        The name of the person or corporation proposing the facility with a contact person and phone number; and

D)        Instructions to direct comments to the Agency in writing within twenty-one (21) days after the date of last publication.  The Agency address and the phone number(s) of the bureau(s) and section(s) reviewing the permit must be provided.

3)         The notification must not be published more than 3 months before filing the application and must commence no later than the filing date.  Copies of the newspaper notification must either accompany the application or be sent to the Agency within 30 days after filing the application.