Lake County, IL
File #: 21-0422    Version: 1 Name: Ordinance repealing Title III, Chapter 36, Fair Share Road Improvement Impact Fees, of the Lake County Code of Ordinances.
Type: ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/26/2021 In control: Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action: 3/9/2021
Title: Ordinance repealing Title III, Chapter 36, Fair Share Road Improvement Impact Fees, of the Lake County Code of Ordinances.
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1 - 1992 Road Impact Fee Ordinance.pdf, 2. Attachment 2 - 1992 Road Impact Fee Improvement Plan.pdf
Title
Ordinance repealing Title III, Chapter 36, Fair Share Road Improvement Impact Fees, of the Lake County Code of Ordinances.

Staff Summary
* The Lake County Board passed the Fair Share Road Improvement Impact Fee Ordinance (Ordinance) on June 8, 1992.
* The purpose of the Ordinance was to generate revenue for road improvements from active development that was occurring in the 1990s.
* The Ordinance was set to become effective immediately following enactment of a county-wide motor fuel tax and has never gone into effect.
* The required Comprehensive Road Improvement Plan for Impact Fees (Road Improvement Plan) was approved in October of 1992 and expired in 2002.
* Since this time, economic changes and various regional roadway improvements have occurred, which make this Ordinance and Road Improvement Plan outdated and no longer relevant.

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O R D I N A N C E

ORDINANCE FINDING IT NECESSARY AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF LAKE COUNTY TO REPEAL TITLE III, CHAPTER 36, FAIR SHARE ROAD IMPROVEMENT IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE, OF THE LAKE COUNTY ADOPTED CODE OF ORDINANCES

WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its June 8, 1992 meeting, adopted a resolution approving the Lake County Fair Share Road Improvement Impact Fee Ordinance (Ordinance); and

WHEREAS, the Ordinance is codified in Title III, Chapter 36 of the Lake County Adopted Code of Ordinances; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of the Ordinance was to generate revenue for road improvements that were necessary due to development in the County; and

WHEREAS, the Ordinance was set to become effective immediately following the enactment of a county-wide motor fuel tax; and

WHEREAS, the required Comprehensive Road Improvement Plan for Impact Fees (Road Improvement Plan) was approved in October of 1992 and expired in 2002; and

WHEREAS, since the adoption of the Ordinance and approval of the Road Improvement Plan, economic changes and various regional roadway improvements have occurred, which make ...

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