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Elmhurst mayor urges residents to oppose state BUILD housing bill, warns it would preempt local zoning
Summary
Mayor Levin warned April 20 that proposed state BUILD legislation would override home-rule zoning, allow multiunit development on typical Elmhurst lots, curb local parking and building requirements, and permit third-party plan reviewers and inspectors if municipalities miss statutory deadlines.
Mayor Levin used his report at the April 20 Elmhurst City Council meeting to alert residents to a package of proposed state housing bills he said would limit municipal control over zoning and building standards.
"It provides that a municipality shall... overrule home rule provisions on any lot located in zoning districts that has single-family dwellings," Levin said, describing the proposed BUILD legislation. He said the law, as drafted, would permit an eight-unit building on a 7,500-square-foot lot, prevent municipalities from imposing…
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