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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING SEVENTY FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
WHEREAS� it is the public] policy of the State of Illinois, as expressed
in the Statutes of the State, that cities and villages shall control the planning
and development within their corporate limits and within one and one-half miles
of their corporate boundaries; and
WHEREAS, this policy is reflected in Division 12 of Article 11 of
Chapter 24 of the Illinois Revised Statutes, which provides for the application
of official plans within one and one-half miles of the corporate limits of muni-
cipalities and further provides for the designation of land suitable for annexation,
with proposed zonfng and further provides that no plat of subdivision of area
within one and one-half miles of a municipality which has adopted an official
plan may be recorded unless it has been approved by the corporate authorities
of the municipality; and
WHEREAS, it is the public policy of the State of Illinois to encourage
the annexacion of unincorporated areas to incorporated MlLnicipali tie&.,and for
that reason, it is necessary that municipall-ties have control over the character
of the development of property contiguous to its boundaries and suitable for
annexation; and
WHEREAS, the counties of this State are not vested by law with legal
authority to carry on required municipal services, including fire protection,
water suppiy and other necessary requirements for urban development, and
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WHEREAS, the municipalities of the Cook County area have adopted
comprehensive plans for the development of the municipality and the area within
one and one-half miles of the corporate limits of the municipality, including
reasonable subdivision requirements and zoning regulations for land suitable
for annexation, pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, said municipalities have consistently appeared in the course
of zoning hearings conducted by the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals affect-
ing property within one and one-half miles of its corporate limits and has sub-
mitted their views and recommendatjons to the County Zoning Board; and
WHEREAS, the County Zoning Board and the Board of County Commis-
sioners of Cook County have repeatedly and consistently ignored the views and
opinions of the affected communities with respect to the zoning classification
of properties contiguous to said municipalities and within one and one-half miles
of said municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the policy of the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals and
the Board of Commissioners of Cook County has rendered ineffective the com-
prehensive plans and subdivision control ordinances of the municipalities in
Cook County; and
WHEREAS, there is no comprehensive plan of development for the
unincorporated areas of Cook County and neither the County Zoning Board of
Appeals nor the Cook County Board of Commissioners have established a plan
commission or otherwise engaged expert assistance in the development of its
zoning pattern; and
WHEREAS, the indiscriminate zoning of areas contiguous and adjacent
to the incorporated municipalities of the County for multiple-family dwellings
has caused great burdens to be placed upon said municipalities upon eventual
annexation of said property, has undermined municipal zoning ordinances and
further has deteriorated properties within the corporate limits of such munici-
palities; and
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WHEREAS, the municipalities in Cook County have repeatedly called to
the attention of the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals and the Board of
Commissioners of Cook County the highly detrimental results of zoning which
destroys the planning and development of neighboring municipalities, but
notwithstanding such advice, the County Zoning Board and Board of County
Commissioners have persisted in granting indiscriminate and unreasonable
zoning, thereby undermining the planning and zoning of neighboring munici-
palities; and
WHEREAS, the County Board of Co,-nmissioners of Cook County is by
law required to have a majority of members who reside within the City of
Chicago and are therefore not familiar with the needs and problems of suburban
communities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE:
SECTION ONE: That the members of the Seventy Fifth General Assembly
of the State of Illinois be and they are hereby memorialized and requested to
adopt appropriate legislation whereby the following changes in law would be
effected:
(a) Municipalitics in counties of over 500,000 or municipalities
generally would be given the authority to adopt reasonable zoning regu-
lations affecting unincorporated areas within one and one-half miles of
their boundaries, if such municipalities have adopted comprehensive
zoning and planning ordinances;
(b) That county boards in counties of over 500,000 or county boards
generally be deprived of the power to enact and enforce zoning ordinances
affecting unincorporated areas within one and one-half miles of munici-
palities which have adopted comprehensive zoning and planning ordinances;
(c) That municipalities be empowered to establish jurisdictional rights
for the application of zoning ordinances beyond their corporate limits in the
same rrianner as now established for the application of comprehensive plans.
SECTION TWO: That certified copies of this resolution shall, upon
its adoption, be transmitted to the Governor of the State of Illinois, the
President of the Board of County Commissioners of Cook County, the Secretary
of the State of Illinois, and all members of the House of Representatives and
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Senate, elected or to be elected, in Cook County, Illinois. That certified copies
of this resolution be sent to the Secretary of the Senate of the State of Illinois
and the Secretary of the House of Representatives, with a request to enter this
resolution upon the records of said bodies.
SECTION THREE: This resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval in the manner,-provided by law.
Passed this day of
1966.
Approved this day of Z,,__ /', ' 1966.
Vi Presiden�
Attest:
Village Clerk