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Board member warns state 'BUILD Act' would strip McHenry County of local zoning control
Summary
Board member Shorten told the McHenry County Board that Illinois HB 5626 (the "BUILD Act") would preempt local zoning authority, impose density and parking mandates statewide, limit local impact fees and give developers legal remedies against communities that do not meet an eight‑month compliance window.
Board member Shorten warned the McHenry County Board on March 18 that Illinois House Bill 5626, which he called the "BUILD Act," would sharply curtail local land‑use control if passed in its current form. Shorten said the bill would set density standards "by right" for every residential lot and bar municipalities and counties from imposing requirements more restrictive than state standards.
"Eight months after passage, every residential zone lot in every municipality and in unincorporated McHenry County must follow the following density by right," Shorten said. He described a…
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