(55 ILCS 5/5-30011) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30011)
Sec. 5-30011.
Authority of preservation commission.
Every preservation commission established by ordinance of the county board
pursuant to the report and recommendations of the preservation study
committee shall have the following powers and authority:
(1) To conduct an ongoing survey of the county to identify buildings,
structures, areas, sites and landscapes that are of historic, archaeological,
architectural, or scenic significance, and therefore potential landmarks
or preservation districts;
(2) To hold public hearings and recommend to the county board the
designation of landmarks or preservation districts identified in the survey;
(3) To compile information concerning and prepare descriptions of, the
landmarks or preservation districts identified and recommended for designation,
and the characteristics that meet the standards for designation;
(4) To prepare, keep current, and publish a map or maps showing the
locations and exact boundaries of both proposed and designated landmarks
and preservation districts, and, if the preservation commission so chooses,
the locations and boundaries of designated State or federal landmarks or
districts;
(5) To keep a register of all designated landmarks and preservation
districts;
(6) To establish an appropriate system of markers or plaques for all
designated landmarks and preservation districts, and for streets, roads and
highways leading from one landmark or preservation district to another and
to confer recognition upon the owners of landmarks or property within
preservation districts by means of certificates, plaques or markers;
(7) To nominate landmarks and historic districts to any state or federal
registers of historic places;
(8) To advise and assist owners of landmarks and property
within preservation
districts on physical and financial aspects of preservation, renovation,
rehabilitation and reuse, and on procedures for inclusion on any state or
federal register of historic places;
(9) To inform and educate the citizens of the county concerning the
historic, archaeological, architectural, or scenic heritage of the county
by publishing appropriate maps, newsletters, brochures and pamphlets, and
by holding programs and seminars;
(10) To hold public hearings and to review applications for construction,
alteration, removal or demolition affecting landmarks or property within
preservation districts and issue or deny certificates of appropriateness
for such actions;
(11) To consider applications for certificates of economic hardship that
would allow the performance of work for which a certificate of appropriateness
may be, or has been denied;
(12) To develop specific criteria and guidelines for the proper alteration,
construction, demolition or removal of landmarks, or of property within
preservation districts;
(13) To review proposed amendments to zoning regulations, applications
for special uses or applications for zoning variations that affect any landmark
or preservation district. Proposed zoning amendments, applications for special
use or zoning variations that affect any landmark or preservation district
as defined in the ordinance establishing the preservation commission shall
be transmitted to the preservation commission for review and comment prior
to the date of the hearing by the county regional plan commission or zoning
board of appeals;
(14) To administer on behalf of the county board any property, or full
or partial interest in real property, including a conservation right, which
the county may have or accept as a gift or otherwise, upon designation by
the county board;
(15) To accept and administer on behalf of the county board such gifts,
grants and money or other personal property as may be appropriate for the
purposes of this Division. Such money may be expended for
publishing maps and brochures, or for hiring staff persons or consultants
or performing otherwise appropriate functions for the purpose of carrying
out the duties and powers of the preservation commission and the purposes
of this Division;
(16) To administer any system established by the county board for the
transfer of development rights;
(17) To call upon available county agencies and staff members as well
as other experts for technical advice;
(18) To retain such specialists or consultants, or to appoint such citizen,
neighborhood or area advisory committees, as may be required from time to time;
(19) To testify before all boards and commissions including any county
regional plan commission, and the zoning board of appeal on any matter
affecting potential or designated landmarks or preservation districts;
(20) To periodically review any county comprehensive plan and to develop
a preservation component in any comprehensive plan of the county and to
recommend it to the county regional plan commission and the county board;
(21) To periodically consult with the county zoning administrator and
review any county zoning ordinance and building code
and to recommend to the county regional plan commission and the county
board any amendments appropriate for the protection and continued use of
landmarks or property within preservation districts;
(22) To adopt rules and procedures for operation of the preservation
commission and the conduct of hearings and meetings;
(23) To undertake any other action or activity necessary or appropriate
to the implementation of its powers and duties, or to implementation of
the purposes of this Division.
(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
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