(310 ILCS 10/8.14) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 8.14)
Sec. 8.14.
A Housing Authority may, whenever it determines that an
area within the municipality or county may be eligible for designation
as a conservation area within the meaning of subsection (1) of Section
17 of this Act, make such investigation and hold such hearings as may be
required, including at least one public hearing held within the area,
which shall be noticed and give opportunity for the residents of the
area affected to be heard as provided in Section 8.3a of this Act. Any
hearing may be conducted by the Authority or by a Committee appointed by
it, consisting of one or more members of the Authority. The Authority
may after such hearing designate such areas as conservation areas for
the purposes of this Act. The designation, together with an accurate
description of the area included in such designation, shall be made by
resolution of a majority of the Commissioners of the Authority, and be a
part of the records of the Authority.
Following such designation the Authority shall draw up or have
submitted for its approval a conservation plan for the area, which plan
may include but is not limited to (1) land uses, residential and
non-residential; (2) improvement, alteration, or vacation of major and
minor streets, alleys and highways, provision for restricted service
access, and off-street parking; (3) locations and easements for public
utilities; (4) community facilities; (5) open space necessary or
desirable for the effectuation of a conservation project; (6)
landscaping and site engineering; (7) building restrictions; (8)
recommended construction including new buildings, rehabilitations and
conversions, demolition of designated structures, and elimination of
non-conforming uses; (9) population density, ground coverage, and number
of dwelling units recommended; (10) recommended standards of
maintenance, and requirements of applicable health and safety
ordinances; (11) zoning or rezoning required; (12) costs and financing
arrangements of public portions of the plan; (13) recommended timetable
of various stages of the program; (14) any and all other steps needed to
carry out the plan. Such plan shall conform to the comprehensive plan,
if any, of the municipality or county.
Upon completion the plan shall be submitted to the governing body of
the municipality or county, together with a request for such
implementing legislation as may be required and within the authority of
the governing body of the municipality or county and the opinion of the
plan commission of the municipality or county, if any, on the merits of
the plan.
The governing body of the municipality or county shall by resolution
adopt or reject the plan. Following favorable action by the governing
body, the Authority shall certify the plan as adopted and transmit a
certified copy of the plan and of the resolution adopting it for written
approval or rejection by the Department. No
plan shall be of any force or effect until it has been approved in
writing by the Department. Following
favorable action by the Department, the
Authority may thereafter exercise in such areas the powers granted under
this Amendatory Act of 1963.
(Source: P.A. 81-1509.)
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