Summary as Introduced
Amends the Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the short title.
Staff Analysis
Senate Floor Amendment 1 to SB 643 (Senator Ellman, D-Naperville) establishes mandatory timelines for local government plan reviews and inspections for residential, mixed-use and commercial developments. Counties and municipalities would be required to complete initial plan reviews within 30 business days. If a local government fails to meet the required review or inspection deadlines, applicants could hire qualified third-party reviewers or inspectors, whose determinations the local government would generally be required to accept if applicable code requirements are met. The amendment also prohibits local governments from charging review or inspection fees for work completed by third-party reviewers or inspectors and limits home rule authority.