HB1052eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1052 Engrossed LRB099 04881 RJF 24910 b

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding Section 6-134 as follows:

(605 ILCS 5/6-134 new)

Sec. 6-134. Township road district; private roadways.

(a) For purposes of this Section, a "neighborhood organization" includes a homeowners' association, property owners' association, or any similar entity.

(b) A neighborhood organization that oversees a residential neighborhood that (1) exists within the unincorporated boundaries of any township road district; and (2) has residential roadways considered to be private roadways maintained by the neighborhood organization, may vote to declare the private roadways to be public roadways. This declaration must be in the form of a resolution drafted by the neighborhood organization and voted on by the neighborhood organization's members as described in this Section. If the resolution is approved, the neighborhood organization must submit the approved resolution to the highway commissioner and the county clerk. All authority and control over the roadways shall be transferred to the highway commissioner 21 days after the resolution is filed with the highway commissioner and the county clerk. Rules, specifications, and regulations regarding location, width, grades, surface, and drainage structures applicable to township road district roads that apply on the date of the transfer shall not apply to a roadway transferred under this Section.

(c) The governing board of any neighborhood organization seeking to transfer the private roadways under its jurisdiction to the public must:

(1) provide members ample notification of the vote, its purpose, and the date and time of the meeting when the vote is to be held, no less than 14 days before; and

(2) obtain a majority of affirmative votes of those present at the meeting.

(d) This Section shall only apply to areas that meet the following qualifications:

(1) the roadways to be turned over must be located within the boundaries of a county whose population is no less than 500,000 people as determined by the most recent U.S. Census;

(2) the majority of the neighborhood which the neighborhood organization oversees was platted before 1970;

(3) the neighborhood organization must be comprised of more than 20 residential units;

(4) the roadways cannot be part of a gated community, have a guard post, or have any physical obstructions that prevent ongoing and regular access by the general public;

(5) the neighborhood must abut an inland body of water with at least 100 acres of surface area, but no more than 250 acres of surface area; and

(6) the neighborhood must be located within 6 miles of a tollway.