Sen. Jason A. Barickman

Filed: 5/6/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 920

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 920 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5Section 5-12020 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-12020)
7    Sec. 5-12020. Wind farms. Notwithstanding any other
8provision of law, a A county may establish standards for wind
9farms and electric-generating wind devices. The standards may
10include, without limitation, the height of the devices and the
11number of devices that may be located within a geographic area.
12A county may also regulate the siting of wind farms and
13electric-generating wind devices in unincorporated areas of
14the county outside of the zoning jurisdiction of a municipality
15and the 1.5 mile radius surrounding the zoning jurisdiction of
16a municipality. There shall be at least one public hearing not

 

 

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1more than 30 days prior to a siting decision by the county
2board. Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper
3of general circulation in the county. Counties may allow test
4wind towers to be sited without formal approval by the county
5board. Any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to
6wind farms that is in effect before the effective date of this
7amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly may continue in
8effect notwithstanding any requirements of this Section.
9    A county may not require a wind tower or other renewable
10energy system that is used exclusively by an end user to be
11setback more than 1.1 times the height of the renewable energy
12system from the end user's property line.
13(Source: P.A. 95-203, eff. 8-16-07; 96-306, eff. 1-1-10;
1496-566, eff. 8-18-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
15    Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
16changing Section 11-13-26 as follows:
 
17    (65 ILCS 5/11-13-26)
18    Sec. 11-13-26. Wind farms. Notwithstanding any other
19provision of law:
20    (a) A municipality may regulate wind farms and
21electric-generating wind devices within its zoning
22jurisdiction and within the 1.5 mile radius surrounding its
23zoning jurisdiction. There shall be at least one public hearing
24not more than 30 days prior to a siting decision by the

 

 

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1corporate authorities of a municipality. Notice of the hearing
2shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the
3municipality. A municipality may allow test wind towers to be
4sited without formal approval by the corporate authorities of
5the municipality. Test wind towers must be dismantled within 3
6years of installation. For the purposes of this Section, "test
7wind towers" are wind towers that are designed solely to
8collect wind generation data.
9    (b) A municipality may not require a wind tower or other
10renewable energy system that is used exclusively by an end user
11to be setback more than 1.1 times the height of the renewable
12energy system from the end user's property line. A setback
13requirement imposed by a municipality on a renewable energy
14system may not be more restrictive than as provided under this
15subsection. This subsection is a limitation of home rule powers
16and functions under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII
17of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
18rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
19(Source: P.A. 95-203, eff. 8-16-07; 96-306, eff. 1-1-10.)".