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MUNICIPALITIES (65 ILCS 5/) Illinois Municipal Code. 65 ILCS 5/11-42-11.05 (65 ILCS 5/11-42-11.05)
Sec. 11-42-11.05. Municipal franchise fee or service provider fee review; requests for information. (a) If pursuant to its franchise agreement with a community antenna television system (CATV) operator, a municipality imposes a franchise fee authorized by 47 U.S.C. 542 or
if
a
community
antenna
television
system
(CATV)
operator
providing
cable
or
video
service
in
that
municipality
is
required
to
pay
the
service
provider
fees
imposed
by
the
Cable
and
Video
Competition
Law
of
2007, then the municipality may conduct an audit of that CATV operator's franchise fees or service provider fees derived from the provision of cable and video services to subscribers within the franchise area to determine whether the amount of franchise fees or service provider fees paid by that CATV operator to the municipality was accurate. Any audit conducted under this subsection (a) shall determine, for a period of not more than 4 years after the date the franchise fees or service provider fees were due, any overpayment or underpayment to the municipality by the CATV operator, and the amount due to the municipality or CATV operator is limited to the net difference. (b) Not more than once every 2 years, a municipality or its agent that is authorized to perform an audit as set forth in subsection (a) of this Section may, subject to the limitations and protections stated in the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act, request information from the CATV operator in the format maintained by the CATV operator in the ordinary course of its business that the municipality reasonably requires in order to perform an audit under subsection (a). The information that may be requested by the municipality includes without limitation the following: (1) in an electronic format used by the CATV operator | | in the ordinary course of its business, the database used by the CATV operator to determine the amount of the franchise fee or service provider fee due to the municipality; and
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| (2) in a format used by the CATV operator in the
| | ordinary course of its business, summary data, as needed by the municipality, to determine the CATV operator's franchise fees or service provider fees derived from the provision of cable and video services to subscribers within the CATV operator's franchise area.
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| (c) The CATV operator must provide the information requested under subsection (b) within:
(1) 60 days after the receipt of the request if the
| | population of the requesting municipality is 500,000 or less; or
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| (2) 90 days after the receipt of the request if the
| | population of the requesting municipality exceeds 500,000.
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| The time in which a CATV operator must provide the information requested under subsection (b) may be extended by written agreement between the municipality or its agent and the CATV operator.
(c-5) The
municipality
or
its
agent
must
provide
an
initial
report
of
its
audit
findings
to
the
CATV
operator
no
later
than
90
days
after
the
information
set
forth
in
subsection
(b)
of this Section has
been
provided
by
the
CATV
operator.
This
90-day
timeline
may
be
extended
one
time
by
written
agreement
between
the
municipality
or
its
agents
and
the
CATV
operator.
However,
in
no
event
shall
an
extension
of
time
exceed
90
days.
This
initial
report
of
audit
findings
shall
detail
the
basis
of
its
findings
and
provide,
but
not
be
limited
to,
the
following
information:
(i)
any
overpayments
of
franchise
fees
or
service
provider
fees,
(ii)
any
underpayments
of
franchise
fees
or
service
provider
fees,
(iii)
the complete list of all addresses within the corporate limits of the municipality for which the audit is being conducted, (iv) all
municipal
addresses
that
should
be
included
in
the
CATV
operator's
database
and
attributable
to
that
municipality
for
determination
of
franchise
fees
or
service
provider
fees,
and
(v)
addresses
that
should
not
be
included
in
the
CATV
operator's
database
and
addresses
that
are
not
attributable
to
that
municipality
for
determination
of
franchise
fees
or
service
provider
fees.
Generally
accepted
auditing
standards
shall
be
utilized
by
the
municipality
and
its
agents
in
its
review
of
information
provided
by
the
CATV
operator.
(c-10)
In
the
event
that
the
municipality
or
its
agent
does
not
provide
the
initial
report
of
the
audit
findings
to
the
CATV
operator
with
the
timeframes
set
forth
in
subsection
(c-5) of this Section,
then
the
audit
shall
be
deemed
completed
and
to
have
conclusively
found
that
there
was
no
overpayment
or
underpayment
by
the
CATV
operator
for the audit period. Further, the municipality may not thereafter commence or conduct any such audit for the same audit period or for any part of that same audit period.
(d) If an audit by the municipality or its agents finds an error by the CATV operator in the amount of the franchise fees or service provider fees paid by the CATV operator to the municipality, then the municipality shall notify the CATV operator of the error. Any such notice must be given to the CATV operator by the municipality or its agent within 90 days after the municipality or its agent discovers the error, and no later than 4 years after the date the franchise fee or service provider fee was due. Upon such a notice, the CATV operator must submit a written response within 60 days after receipt of the notice stating that the CATV operator has corrected the error on a prospective basis or stating the reason that the error is inapplicable or inaccurate. The municipality or its agent then has 60 days after the receipt of the CATV operator's response to review and contest the conclusion of the CATV operator. No legal proceeding to collect a deficiency or overpayment based upon an alleged error shall be commenced unless within 180 days after the municipality's notification of the error to the CATV operator the parties are unable to agree on the disposition of the audit findings.
Any
legal
proceeding
to
collect
a
deficiency
as
set
forth
in
this subsection
(d)
shall
be
filed
in
the
appropriate
circuit
court.
(e) No CATV operator is liable for any error in past franchise fee or service provider fee payments that was unknown by the CATV operator prior to the audit process unless (i) the error was due to negligence on the part of the CATV operator in the collection or processing of required data and (ii) the municipality had not failed to respond in writing in a timely manner to any written request of the CATV operator to review and correct information used by the CATV operator to calculate the appropriate franchise fees or service provider fees if a diligent review of such information by the municipality reasonably could have been expected to discover such error.
(f) All account specific information provided by a CATV operator under this Section may be used only for the purpose of an audit conducted under this Section and the enforcement of any franchise fee or service provider fee delinquent claim. All such information must be held in strict confidence by the municipality and its agents and may not be disclosed to the public under the Freedom of Information Act or under any other similar statutes allowing for or requiring public disclosure.
(f-5)
All
contracts
by
and
between
a
municipality
and
a
third
party
for
the
purposes
of
conducting
an
audit
as
contemplated
in
this
Article
shall
be
disclosed
to
the
public
under
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act
or
under
similar
statutes
allowing
for
or
requiring
public
disclosure.
(g) For the purposes of this Section, "CATV operator" means a person or entity that provides cable and video services under a franchise agreement with a municipality pursuant to Section 11-42-11 of the Municipal Code and a holder authorized under Section 21-401 of the Cable and Video Competition Law of 2007 as consistent with Section 21-901 of that Law.
(h) This Section does not apply to any action that was commenced, to any complaint that was filed, or to any audit that was commenced before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. This Section also does not apply to any franchise agreement that was entered into before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.
(h-5) The audit procedures set forth in this Section shall be the exclusive audit procedures for: (i) any franchise agreement entered into, amended, or renewed on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly; and (ii) any franchise fee or service provider fee audit of a CATV operator commenced on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.
(i) The provisions of this Section shall not be construed as diminishing or replacing any civil remedy available to a municipality, taxpayer, or tax collector.
(j) If a contingent fee is paid to an auditor, then the payment must be based upon the net difference of the complete audit.
(k) A municipality shall provide to each CATV operator an updated complete list of addresses within the corporate limits of the municipality annually. In addition, the municipality shall provide a CATV operator the updated address list within 90 days after the date of a written request by the CATV operator.
As a prerequisite to performing an audit of a CATV operator's franchise fees or service provider fees derived from the provision of cable and video services to subscribers within the franchise area, a municipality shall provide to a CATV operator the complete list of addresses within the corporate limits of the municipality for each calendar year subject to the audit. If an address is not included in the list or if no list is provided, the CATV operator shall be held harmless for any franchise fee underpayments, including penalty and interest, from situsing errors if it used a reasonable methodology to assign the address or addresses to a municipality.
An address list provided by a municipality to a CATV operator shall be maintained as confidential by the CATV operator and shall only be used by the CATV operator for the purposes of determining the situs of any franchise fee or service provider fee. Any situs issues identified by a CATV provider as a result of the provision of an address list by a municipality to the CATV operator shall first be confirmed in writing to the municipality by the CATV operator prior to the CATV operator making any situs change that may result in a change of allocation of a franchise fee or service provider fee to the municipality.
(l) This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
(m) This Section does not apply to any municipality having a population of more than 1,000,000.
(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 6-29-15; 100-945, eff. 8-17-18.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-42-11.1
(65 ILCS 5/11-42-11.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-42-11.1)
Sec. 11-42-11.1.
(a) In any instance in which a municipality has (i)
granted a franchise to any community antenna television company or (ii)
decided for the municipality itself to construct, operate or maintain a
cable television system within a designated area, no property owner,
condominium association, managing agent, lessee or other person in
possession or control of any residential building located within the
designated area shall forbid or prevent any occupant, tenant or lessee of
any such building from receiving cable television service from such
franchisee or municipality, nor demand or accept payment from any such
occupant, tenant or lessee in any form as a condition of permitting the
installation of cable television facilities or the maintenance of cable
television service in any such building or any portion thereof occupied or
leased by such occupant, tenant or lessee, nor shall any such property
owner, condominium association, managing agent, lessee or other person
discriminate in rental charges or otherwise against any occupant, tenant or
lessee receiving cable service; provided, however, that the owner of such
building may require, in exchange and as compensation for permitting the
installation of cable television facilities within and upon such building,
the payment of just compensation by the cable television franchisee which
provides such cable television service, said sum to be determined in
accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (c) and (d) hereof, and
provided further that the cable television franchisee installing such cable
television facilities shall agree to indemnify the owner of such building
for any damage caused by the installation, operation or removal of such
cable television facilities and service.
No community antenna television company shall install cable television
facilities within a residential building pursuant to this subparagraph (a)
unless an occupant, tenant or lessee of such residential building requests
the delivery of cable television services.
In any instance in which a request for service is made by more than 3
occupants, tenants or lessees of a residential building, the community
antenna television company may install cable television facilities
throughout the building in a manner which enables the community antenna
television company to provide cable television services to occupants,
tenants or lessees of other residential units without requiring the
installation of additional cable television facilities other than within
the residential units occupied by such other occupants, tenants or lessees.
(b) In any instance in which a municipality has (i) granted a franchise
to any community antenna television company or (ii) decided for the
municipality itself to construct, operate or maintain a cable television
system within a designated area, no property owner, condominium
association, managing agent, lessee or other person in possession and
control of any improved or unimproved real estate located within such
designated area shall forbid or prevent such cable television franchisee or
municipality from entering upon such real estate for the purpose of and in
connection with the construction or installation of such cable television
system and cable television facilities, nor shall any such property owner,
condominium association, managing agent, lessee or other person in
possession or control of such real estate forbid or prevent such cable
television franchisee or municipality from constructing or installing upon,
beneath or over such real estate, including any buildings or other
structures located thereon, hardware, cable, equipment, materials or other
cable television facilities utilized by such cable franchisee
or municipality in the construction and installation of such cable
television system; provided, however, that the owner of any such real
estate may require, in exchange and as compensation for permitting the
construction or installation of cable television facilities upon, beneath
or over such real estate, the payment of just compensation by the cable
television franchisee which provides such cable television service, said
sum to be determined in accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (c)
and (d) hereof, and provided further that the cable television franchisee
constructing or installing such cable television facilities shall agree to
indemnify the owner of such real estate for any damage caused by the
installation, operation or removal of such cable television facilities
and service.
(c) In any instance in which the owner of a residential building or the
owner of improved or unimproved real estate intends to require the payment of
just compensation in excess of $1 in exchange for permitting the installation
of cable television facilities in and upon such building, or upon, beneath
or over such real estate, the owner shall serve written notice thereof upon
the cable television franchisee. Any such notice shall be served within
20 days of the date on which such owner is notified of the cable television
franchisee's intention to construct or install cable television facilities
in and upon such building, or upon, beneath or over such real estate. Unless
timely notice as herein provided is given by the owner to the cable television
franchisee, it will be conclusively presumed that the owner of any such
building or real estate does not claim or intend to require a payment of more
than $1 in exchange and as just compensation for permitting the installation
of cable television facilities within and upon such building, or upon, beneath
or over such real estate. In any instance in which a cable television
franchisee intends to install cable television facilities as herein
provided, written notice of such intention shall be sent by the cable
television franchisee to the property owner or to such person, association
or managing agent as shall have been appointed or otherwise designated to
manage or operate the property. Such notice shall include the address of
the property, the name of the cable television franchisee, and information
as to the time within which the owner may give notice, demand payment as
just compensation and initiate legal proceedings as provided in this
subparagraph (c) and subparagraph (d). In any instance in which a community
antenna television company intends to install cable television facilities
within a residential building containing 12 or more residential units
or upon, beneath, or over real estate that is used as a site for 12 or more
manufactured housing units,
12 or more mobile homes,
or a combination of 12 or more
manufactured housing units and mobile homes, the
written notice shall further provide that the property owner may require
that the community antenna television company submit to the owner written
plans identifying the manner in which cable television facilities are to be
installed, including the proposed location of coaxial cable. Approval of
such plans by the property owner shall not be unreasonably withheld and
such owners' consent to and approval of such plans shall be presumed
unless, within 30 days after receipt thereof, or in the case of a
condominium association, 90 days after receipt thereof, the property owner
identifies in writing the specific manner in which such plans deviate from
generally accepted construction or safety standards, and unless the
property owner contemporaneously submits an alternative construction plan
providing for the installation of cable television facilities in an
economically feasible manner. The community antenna television company may
proceed with the plans originally submitted if an alternative plan is not
submitted by the property owner within 30 days, or in the case of a
condominium association, 90 days, or if an alternative plan submitted by
the property owner fails to comply with generally accepted construction and
safety standards or does not provide for the installation of cable
television facilities in an economically feasible manner.
For purposes of this subsection, "mobile home" and "manufactured housing
unit" have
the same meaning as in the Illinois Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Safety
Act.
(d) Any owner of a residential building described in subparagraph (a),
and any owner of improved or unimproved real estate described in subparagraph
(b), who shall have given timely written notice to the cable television
franchisee as provided in subparagraph (c), may assert a claim for just
compensation in excess of $1 for permitting the installation of cable
television facilities within and upon such building, or upon, beneath or
over such real estate. Within 30 days after notice has been given in
accordance with subparagraph (c), the owner shall advise the cable
television franchisee in writing of the amount claimed as just
compensation. If within 60 days after the receipt of the owner's claim,
the cable television franchisee has not agreed to pay the amount claimed or
some other amount acceptable to the owner, the owner may bring suit to
enforce such claim for just compensation in any court of competent
jurisdiction and, upon timely demand, may require that the amount of just
compensation be determined by a jury. Any such action shall be commenced
within 6 months of the notice given by the cable television franchisee
pursuant to subparagraph (c) hereof. In any action brought to determine
such amount, the owner may submit evidence of a decrease in the fair market
value of the property occasioned by the installation or location of the
cable on the property, that the owner has a specific alternative use for
the space occupied by cable television facilities, the loss of which will
result in a monetary loss to the owner, or that installation of cable
television facilities within and upon such building or upon, beneath or
over such real estate otherwise substantially interferes with the use and
occupancy of such building to an extent which causes a decrease in the fair
market value of such building or real estate.
(e) Neither the giving of a notice by the owner under subparagraph
(c), nor the assertion of a specific claim, nor the initiation of legal
action to enforce such claim, as provided under subparagraph (d), shall
delay or impair the right of the cable television franchisee to construct
or install cable television facilities and maintain cable television
services within or upon any building described in subparagraph (a) or upon,
beneath or over real estate described in subparagraph (b).
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no community antenna television
company or municipality shall enter upon any real estate or rights of way
in the possession or control of any public utility, railroad or owner or
operator of an oil, petroleum product, chemical or gas pipeline to install
or remove cable television facilities or to provide underground maintenance
or repair services with respect thereto, prior to delivery to the public
utility, railroad or pipeline owner or operator of written notice of intent
to enter, install, maintain, or remove. For the purposes of this subsection (f), and only in the case of real estate or rights-of-way in possession of or in control of a railroad, the right to enter upon includes the installation, construction, operation, repair, maintenance, or removal of wire, cable, fiber, conduit, or related facilities that are at, above, or below grade and that cross the real estate or rights-of-way in a manner that runs generally perpendicular to the railroad tracks or railroad right-of-way. For the purposes of this subsection (f), and only in the case of real estate or rights-of-way in possession of or in the control of a railroad, the right to enter upon does not apply to wire, cable, fiber, conduit, or related facilities that run along, within, and generally parallel to, but do not cross, the railroad tracks or railroad right-of-way. No entry shall be made until at
least 30 days after receipt of such written notice. Such written
notice, which shall be delivered to the registered agent of such public
utility, railroad or pipeline owner or operator shall include the following
information:
(i) The date of the proposed installation, | | maintenance, repair, or removal and projected length of time required to complete such installation, maintenance, repair or removal;
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(ii) The manner and method of, and the detailed
| | design and construction plans that conform to the applicable published and publicly available American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association standards and the published and publicly available standards for the appropriate railroad for, such installation, maintenance, repair, or removal;
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(iii) The location of the proposed entry and path of
| | cable television facilities proposed to be placed, repaired, maintained or removed upon the real estate or right of way;
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(iv) The written agreement of the community antenna
| | television company to indemnify and hold harmless such public utility, railroad or pipeline owner or operator from the costs of any damages directly or indirectly caused by the installation, maintenance, repair, operation, or removal of cable television facilities. Upon request of the public utility, railroad, or owner or operator of an oil, petroleum product, chemical or gas pipeline, the community antenna television company shall provide proof that it has purchased and will maintain a policy or policies of insurance in amounts sufficient to provide coverage for personal injury and property damage losses caused by or resulting from the installation, maintenance, repair, or removal of cable television facilities. The written agreement shall provide that the community antenna television company shall maintain such policies of insurance in full force and effect as long as cable television facilities remain on the real estate or right of way; and
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| | the community antenna television company, confirming that the proposed installation, maintenance, repair, or removal does not create a dangerous condition or threaten public or employee safety and will not adversely impact railroad operations or disrupt vital transportation services.
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| For purposes of this subsection (f), and only in the case of real estate or rights-of-way in possession of or in control of a railroad, "community antenna television company" includes a holder, cable operator, or broadband service provider, as those terms are defined in Section 21-201 of the Public Utilities Act.
Within 30 days of receipt of the written prior notice of entry
the public utility, railroad or pipeline owner or operator shall investigate
and determine whether or not the proposed entry and installation or repair,
maintenance, or removal would create a dangerous condition threatening the
safety of the public or the safety of its employees or threatening to cause
an interruption of the furnishing of vital transportation, utility or pipeline
services and upon so finding shall so notify the community antenna television
company or municipality of such decision in writing. Initial determination
of the existence of such a dangerous condition or interruption of services
shall be made by the public utility, railroad or pipeline owner or operator
whose real estate or right of way is involved. In the event that the
community antenna television company or municipality disagrees with such
determination, a determination of whether such entry and installation,
maintenance, repair, or removal would create such a dangerous condition or
interrupt services shall, upon application of the community antenna television company, be made by the Illinois Commerce Commission Transportation Division in accordance with the Commission's Rail Safety Program. An initial written determination of a public utility,
railroad, or pipeline owner or operator timely made and transmitted to the
community antenna television company or municipality, in the absence of a
determination by the Illinois Commerce Commission Transportation Division, in accordance with the Commission's Rail Safety Program, or a court of competent jurisdiction finding to the contrary,
bars the entry of the community antenna television company or municipality
upon the real estate or right of way for any purpose.
Any public utility, railroad or pipeline owner or operator may assert
a written claim against any community antenna television company for just
compensation within 30 days after written notice has been given in accordance
with this subparagraph (f). If, within 60 days after the receipt of such
claim for compensation, the community antenna television company has not
agreed to the amount claimed or some other amount acceptable to the public
utility, railroad or pipeline owner or operator, the public utility, railroad
or pipeline owner or operator may bring suit to enforce such claim for just
compensation in any court of competent jurisdiction and, upon timely demand,
may require that the amount of just compensation be determined by a jury.
Any such action shall be commenced within 6 months of the notice provided
for in this subparagraph (f). In any action brought to determine such just
compensation, the public utility, railroad or pipeline owner or operator
may submit such evidence as may be relevant to the issue of just compensation.
Neither the assertion of a claim for compensation nor the initiation of
legal action to enforce such claim shall delay or impair the right of the
community antenna television company to construct or install cable television
facilities upon any real estate or rights of way of any public utility,
railroad or pipeline owner or operator.
To the extent that the public utility, railroad, or owner or operator
of an oil, petroleum product, chemical or gas pipeline deems it appropriate
to supervise, monitor or otherwise assist the community antenna television
company in connection with the installation, maintenance, repair or removal
of cable television facilities upon such real estate or rights of way, the
community antenna television company shall reimburse the public utility,
railroad or owner or operator of an oil, petroleum product, chemical or gas
pipeline for costs reasonable and actually incurred in connection therewith.
The provisions of this subparagraph (f) shall not be applicable to any
easements, rights of way or ways for public service facilities in which
public utilities, other than railroads, have any interest pursuant to "An
Act to revise the law in relation to plats", approved March 21, 1874,
as amended, and all ordinances enacted pursuant thereto. Such easements,
rights of way and ways for public service facilities are hereby declared to
be apportionable and upon written request by a community antenna television
company, public utilities shall make such easements, rights of way and ways
for public service facilities available for the construction, maintenance,
repair or removal of cable television facilities provided that such
construction, maintenance, repair or removal does not create a dangerous
condition threatening the safety of the public or the safety of such public
utility employees or threatening to cause an interruption of the furnishing
of vital utility service. Initial determination of the existence of such a
dangerous condition or interruption of services shall be made by the public
utility whose easement, right of way or way for public service facility is
involved. In the event the community antenna television company or
municipality disagrees with such determination, a determination of whether
such construction, maintenance, repair or removal would create such a
dangerous condition or threaten to interrupt vital utility services, shall
be made by a court of competent jurisdiction upon the application of such
community antenna television company.
If a municipality notifies or a municipality requires a developer to
notify
a public
utility before or after issuing a permit or other authorization for the
construction of
residential buildings, then the municipality or developer shall, at the same
time, similarly
notify any community antenna television system franchised by or within that
municipality.
In addition to such other notices as may be required by this subparagraph
(f), a community antenna television company or municipality shall not
enter upon the real estate or rights of way of any public utility, railroad
or pipeline owner or operator for the purposes of above-ground maintenance
or repair of its television cable facilities without giving 96 hours prior
written notice to the registered agent of the public utility, railroad or
pipeline owner or operator involved, or in the case of a public utility,
notice may be given through the statewide one-call notice system provided
for by General Order of the Illinois Commerce Commission or, if in Chicago,
through the system known as the Chicago Utility Alert Network.
(Source: P.A. 100-251, eff. 8-22-17.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-42-11.2 (65 ILCS 5/11-42-11.2) Sec. 11-42-11.2. Cable and video competition. (a) A person or entity seeking to provide cable service or video service in this State after June 30, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-9)
shall either (1) obtain a State-issued authorization pursuant to Section 21-401
of the Public Utilities Act; (2) obtain authorization pursuant to Section 11-42-11 of the Illinois Municipal Code; or (3) obtain authorization pursuant to Section 5-1095 of the Counties Code. All providers offering or providing cable or video service in this State shall have authorization pursuant to either (i) the Cable and Video Competition Law of 2007; (ii) Section 11-42-11 of the Illinois Municipal Code; or (iii) Section 5-1095 of the Counties Code. (b) A person or entity seeking to provide cable service or video service in this State after June 30, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-9)
shall not use the public rights-of-way for the installation or construction of facilities for the provision of cable service or video service or offer cable service or video service until it has (i) obtained a State-issued authorization to offer or provide cable or video service under Section 21-401
of the Public Utilities Act; (ii) obtained authorization under Section 11-42-11 of the Illinois Municipal Code; or (iii) obtained authorization under Section 5-1095 of the Counties Code. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a local unit of government from granting a permit to a person or entity for the use of the public rights-of-way to install or construct facilities to provide cable service or video service, at its sole discretion. No unit of local government shall be liable for denial or delay of a permit prior to the issuance of a State-issued authorization. (c) For the purposes of subsection (e) of Section 11-42-11 of this Code, a State-issued authorization under
Article XXI of the Public Utilities Act shall be considered substantially equivalent in terms and conditions as an existing cable provider. (d) Nothing in
Article XXI of the Public Utilities Act shall constitute a basis for modification of an existing cable franchise or an injunction against or for the recovery of damages from a municipality pursuant to Section 11-42-11 because of an application for or the issuance of a State-issued authorization under
that Article XXI.
(Source: P.A. 95-9, eff. 6-30-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.) |
65 ILCS 5/11-42-12
(65 ILCS 5/11-42-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-42-12)
Sec. 11-42-12.
The corporate authorities of each municipality may license
and regulate parking garages, lots and ramps. They may require that the
owner of a parking garage, lot or ramp post a bond in an amount established
by ordinance to assure the payment of any damages to vehicles while under
the control of a parking garage, lot or ramp. The words "parking garages,
lots and ramps" as herein used do not include private parking garages, lots
and ramps operated for the sole use of the owner, his employees, agents,
and customers.
(Source: Laws 1968, p. 515.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-42-13
(65 ILCS 5/11-42-13) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-42-13)
Sec. 11-42-13.
The corporate authorities of each
municipality may require that an "arborist or tree expert", as defined in
this Section, be registered by the
municipality to do business
within that municipality. As used in this Section, "arborist or tree
expert" means any person who, for profit, diagnoses the
condition of shade or ornamental trees and shrubs and recommends or supervises the
treatment of any such trees, or in any manner treats any such trees, by
feeding or fertilizing, or by pruning, trimming, bracing, treating cavities
or other methods. However no municipality may charge a fee for such registration. Any
person acting within the scope of his or her employment with any public utility shall be
exempt from such registration. Any municipality which requires such
registration may exempt from such registration any person
acting within the scope of his or her employment with the municipality.
(Source: P.A. 85-854.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-42-14
(65 ILCS 5/11-42-14) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-42-14)
Sec. 11-42-14.
Landscape waste.
The corporate authorities of a
municipality may register certain persons in the landscape maintenance
business or in the business of generating landscape waste as defined in
the Environmental Protection Act. No municipality may, however, charge a
fee for that registration.
A municipality that requires registration may exempt any person
acting within the scope of his or her employment with the municipality.
A person acting within the scope of his or her employment
with a public utility and a person who is an "applicator for hire" as
defined in the Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act are
exempt from this Section.
(Source: P.A. 86-1470.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-42-15 (65 ILCS 5/11-42-15) Sec. 11-42-15. Wind energy systems. For electric generating wind devices other than those with a nameplate generating capacity of less than 100 kilowatts that are used primarily by an end user, a municipality may prohibit any electric generating wind device from locating within its corporate limits, provided that the regulation is not inconsistent with another municipality's zoning regulation. This Section shall apply only to electric generating wind devices permitted after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 98-204, eff. 8-9-13.) |
65 ILCS 5/11-42-16 (65 ILCS 5/11-42-16) Sec. 11-42-16. Household goods recycling bins. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any municipality may by ordinance require that all household goods recycling bins have a permanent, written, printed label affixed to the bin that is
prominently displayed and includes the following: (1) the name, address, and contact
information of the person or entity owning, operating, or maintaining that bin; and (2) whether the person or entity owning, operating, or maintaining the bin is a not for
profit entity or a for profit entity. (b) As used in this Section: "Household goods recycling bin" or "bin" means a container or
receptacle held out to the public as a place for people to discard clothes, shoes,
books, and other recyclable items until they are taken away for resale, re-use, recycling, or
redistribution by the person or entity that owns, operates, or maintains the bin. "Not for profit entity" means any entity that is officially recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision of federal tax law).
(Source: P.A. 98-1116, eff. 1-1-15 .) |
65 ILCS 5/11-42-17 (65 ILCS 5/11-42-17) Sec. 11-42-17. COVID-19 business relief; waiver of business fees, costs, and licensing. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the corporate authorities of a municipality may, by resolution, waive or provide credit for any application or permit costs, fees or other licensing or registration costs for businesses, including, but not limited to, professional or business licensing, liquor licenses, construction, insurance, sales, builders, contractors, food service, delivery, repair, consultation, legal services, accounting, transportation, manufacturing, technology, assembly, tourism, entertainment, or any business, industry, or service the municipality is permitted by law to regulate or license. A waiver of business fees or costs shall be subject to an application or review process and a demonstration of need based upon any financial or logistical hardship as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. Any such waiver or credit shall not be construed to apply to any of the business and licensing costs of the state or any of its agencies or departments and is not an exemption from safety, health, or regulatory requirements or inspections of a county, municipality, or the State.
(Source: P.A. 102-435, eff. 8-20-21.) |
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