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O'Fallon committee backs resolution urging preservation of local zoning authority amid state 'build plan'
Summary
Committee approved a resolution, drafted as an Illinois Municipal League model, asking municipal input and urging preservation of local zoning authority in response to a proposed statewide 'build plan' that staff said could preempt home-rule zoning and allow multiple dwellings on single lots.
The Community Development Committee voted to approve a resolution expressing support for municipal zoning authority and asking the Illinois Municipal League (IML) to include the city's position in its materials on the governor's proposed "build plan."
Grant, the staff presenter, described a March memo from IML chief executive Brad Cole and said the governor's proposal would create statewide zoning and building standards that could remove minimum lot sizes, legalize accessory dwelling units, limit…
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