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Village attorney warns Carol Stream residents about state bills that could limit local housing rules
Summary
Village Attorney Rhodes told the board the Illinois Legislature is considering Senate Bill 2264 (crime‑free housing) and House Bill 1813 (accessory dwelling units), which he said could preempt local ordinances and alter municipal authority over rental and accessory units.
Village Attorney Rhodes told the Village of Carol Stream board on May 19 that two bills pending in Springfield could curtail municipal authority over housing rules and accessory units.
Rhodes said Senate Bill 2264 — described in his remarks as the crime‑free housing bill — would prohibit municipalities from continuing with crime‑free housing ordinances, and that the bill had advanced through a Senate committee and was headed for a Senate vote. He urged residents to contact their state legislators to express opposition to the proposal.
He also described House Bill 1813, which he called an accessory dwelling bill that would prevent municipalities from prohibiting accessory dwelling units on residential property. Rhodes said the bill includes manufactured homes and efficiency units of approximately 500 square feet and would preempt home‑rule authority.
Rhodes framed the measures as part of a broader state legislative session the village is watching as the state addresses its budget shortfall. He said those developments could affect municipal funding and local regulatory authority. The transcript records Rhodes’s advisories and the board’s receipt of his report; the meeting record does not show a board vote or formal instruction on the bills during the session.
