HB5814eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5814 Engrossed LRB097 20530 KMW 66091 b

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 11-42-15 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/11-42-15 new)

Sec. 11-42-15. Renewable energy systems. For renewable energy systems other than those used exclusively by an end user, a municipality may prohibit any renewable energy system device from locating less than 1,000 feet from a residential area, provided that the regulation is not inconsistent with another municipality's zoning regulation.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.