(70 ILCS 1807/90)
Sec. 90.
Permits.
It shall be unlawful to make any fill or deposit of
rock,
earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of any kind or
description, or build or
commence the building of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater,
bulkhead,
jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, in, or within 40 feet of any
navigable
waters within the district without first submitting the plans, profiles, and
specifications
for it, and any other data and information that may be required, to the
district and
receiving a permit. Any person, corporation,
company, city or municipality, or other
agency that does any of the things prohibited in this Section without securing
a permit is
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any structure, fill, or deposit erected or
made in any
of the public bodies of water within the district in violation of the
provisions of this
Section is declared to be a purpresture and may be abated as such at the
expense of
the person, corporation, company, city, municipality, or other agency
responsible for it.
If in the discretion of the district it is decided that the structure, fill, or
deposit may
remain, the district may fix any rule, regulation, requirement, restrictions,
or rentals or
require and compel any changes, modifications, and repairs that shall be
necessary to
protect the interest of the district.
(Source: P.A. 93-262, eff. 7-22-03.)
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