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Illinois Environmental Protection Act — Pollution-Control Land Use (IL)

Tracked preemption from the Illinois overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1970-07-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:IL
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Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

OR
  • project.is_pollution_control_facility == True
  • project.is_landfill_or_transfer_station == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].pollution_control_facility_sitingoverridelocal_siting_with_iepa_permit_requiredLocal siting approval (county or municipality where located) under §39.2 plus IEPA permit. Applicant must demonstrate 9 statutory criteria.
review_typeoverrideipcb_appeal_availableLocal siting decisions appealable to Illinois Pollution Control Board

Citation

Authority source
415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (Environmental Protection Act); 415 ILCS 5/39.2 (local siting)
§ 415 ILCS 5/39.2
https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1585

Research notes

Two-track siting for pollution-control facilities (landfills, transfer stations, hazardous waste): §39.2 local siting decision under nine statutory criteria, then IEPA permit. Local decision appealable to IPCB. Operates as state floor on local zoning of these uses.