Full Text of HB4711 100th General Assembly
HB4711 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 HB4711 Introduced , by Rep. Peter Breen SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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55 ILCS 5/5-12017 | from Ch. 34, par. 5-12017 |
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Amends the Counties Code. In provisions regarding building or structure zoning violations, provides that, except in relation to county-owned property, the provisions do not authorize any suit against a county or its officials for any act relating to zoning administration, enforcement, or implementation or any ordinance, resolution, or other zoning regulation. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 5-12017 as follows:
| 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-12017) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-12017)
| 7 | | Sec. 5-12017. Violations. In case any building or structure | 8 | | is
erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, | 9 | | converted or
maintained or any building, structure or land is | 10 | | used in violation of this
Division or of any ordinance, | 11 | | resolution or other regulation
made under authority conferred | 12 | | thereby, the proper authorities of the
county or of the | 13 | | township in which the building, structure, or land is
located, | 14 | | or any person the value or use of whose property is or may be
| 15 | | affected by such violation, in addition to other remedies, may | 16 | | institute
any appropriate action or proceedings in the circuit | 17 | | court to prevent such
unlawful erection, construction, | 18 | | reconstruction, alteration, repair,
conversion, maintenance or | 19 | | use, to restrain, correct, or abate such
violation, to prevent | 20 | | the occupancy of said building, structure or land or to
prevent | 21 | | any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such | 22 | | premises.
| 23 | | Any person who violates the terms of any ordinance adopted |
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authority of this Division shall be guilty of a petty | 2 | | offense
punishable by a fine not to exceed $500, with each week | 3 | | the violation
remains uncorrected constituting a separate | 4 | | offense.
| 5 | | Except in relation to county-owned property, this Section | 6 | | does not authorize any suit against a county or its officials | 7 | | for any act relating to the administration, enforcement, or | 8 | | implementation of this Division or any ordinance, resolution, | 9 | | or other regulation adopted pursuant to this Division. | 10 | | (Source: P.A. 92-347, eff. 8-15-01.)
| 11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 12 | | becoming law.
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