Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 5/12/2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 720

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 720 on page 1, line
3 5, after "7-1-1", by inserting the following:
 
4 "and by adding Section 7-1-5.3"; and
 
5 on page 4, below line 25, by inserting the following:
 
6     "(65 ILCS 5/7-1-5.3 new)
7     Sec. 7-1-5.3. Planned unit development; rail-trail. When a
8 developer petitions a municipality to annex property for a
9 planned unit development of residential, commercial, or
10 industrial sub-divisions that is located adjacent to a former
11 railroad right-of-way that has been converted to a recreational
12 trail ("rail-trail") that is owned by the State, a unit of
13 local government, or a non-profit organization, the
14 municipality shall notify the State, unit of local government,
15 or non-profit organization and furnish the proposed
16 development plans to the State, unit of local government, or
17 non-profit organization for review. The municipality shall
18 require the developer petitioning for annexation to reasonably
19 accommodate the rail-trail and modify its proposed development
20 plans to ensure against adverse impacts to the users of the
21 rail-trail or the natural and built resources within the
22 right-of-way. If the municipality does not require the
23 developer to make a modification prior to annexation, the

 

 

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1 municipality shall provide a written explanation to the State,
2 unit of local government, or non-profit organization owning the
3 rail-trail. The intent of this review and planning process is
4 to ensure that no development along a rail-trail negatively
5 affects the safety of users or the natural and built resources
6 within the right-of-way.".