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1 | | declaration must be in the form of a resolution drafted by the |
2 | | neighborhood organization and voted on by the neighborhood |
3 | | organization's members as described in this Section. If the |
4 | | resolution is approved, the neighborhood organization must |
5 | | submit the approved resolution to the highway commissioner and |
6 | | the county clerk. All authority and control over the roadways |
7 | | shall be transferred to the Department of Transportation 21 |
8 | | days after the resolution is filed with the highway |
9 | | commissioner and the county clerk. Rules, specifications, and |
10 | | regulations regarding location, width, grades, surface, and |
11 | | drainage structures applicable to township road district roads |
12 | | that apply on the date of the transfer shall not apply to a |
13 | | roadway transferred under this Section. |
14 | | (c) The governing board of any neighborhood organization |
15 | | seeking to transfer the private roadways under its jurisdiction |
16 | | to the public must: |
17 | | (1) provide members ample notification of the vote, its |
18 | | purpose, and the date and time of the meeting when the vote |
19 | | is to be held, no less than 14 days before; and |
20 | | (2) obtain a majority of affirmative votes of those |
21 | | present at the meeting. |
22 | | (d) This Section shall only apply to areas that meet the |
23 | | following qualifications: |
24 | | (1) the roadways to be turned over must be located |
25 | | within the boundaries of a county whose population is no |
26 | | less than 500,000 people as determined by the most recent |
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1 | | U.S. Census; |
2 | | (2) the majority of the neighborhood which the |
3 | | neighborhood organization oversees was platted before |
4 | | 1970; |
5 | | (3) the neighborhood organization must be comprised of |
6 | | more than 20 residential units; |
7 | | (4) the roadways cannot be part of a gated community, |
8 | | have a guard post, or have any physical obstructions that |
9 | | prevent ongoing and regular access by the general public; |
10 | | (5) the neighborhood must abut an inland body of water |
11 | | with at least 100 acres of surface area, but no more than |
12 | | 250 acres of surface area; and |
13 | | (6) the neighborhood must be located within 6 miles of |
14 | | a tollway. ".
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