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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1675 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Thomas Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Zoning Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may not restrict residents from constructing a season extension or crop protection device from each October 1 through April 15. Provides that "season extension or crop protection device" means a temporary structure that meets the following specifications: (1) the structure is used for growing agricultural products for personal consumption on private property; (2) the structure is wholly on the owner's property; (3) it is a skeletal structure comprised of materials that are easily constructed and easily deconstructed; and (4) the walls of the structure are comprised of plastic membranes or firm translucent material. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
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| | | HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | |
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| | SB1675 | | LRB101 09069 AWJ 54162 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 11-13-28 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-13-28 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-13-28. Season extension; crop protection device. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section, "season extension or crop |
| 9 | | protection device" means a temporary structure that meets the |
| 10 | | following specifications: |
| 11 | | (1) The structure is used for growing agricultural |
| 12 | | products for personal consumption on private property. |
| 13 | | (2) The structure is wholly on the owner's property. |
| 14 | | (3) It is a skeletal structure comprised of materials |
| 15 | | that are easily constructed and easily deconstructed. |
| 16 | | (4) The walls of the structure are comprised of plastic |
| 17 | | membranes or firm translucent material. |
| 18 | | (b) A municipality may not restrict residents from |
| 19 | | constructing a season extension or crop protection device from |
| 20 | | each October 1 through April 15. |
| 21 | | (c) A home rule municipality may not restrict residents |
| 22 | | from constructing a season extension or crop protection device |
| 23 | | in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a |