Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 ILCS 5/15 – Withdrawal of Land from an Agricultural Area
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1. Within 90 days after the receipt of a petition for withdrawal of land from an agricultural area, the county board shall accept or reject the petition in a written decision. The county board’s decision shall take into account the review and comment of the county committee, the regional and county planning commissions, if any, and the public hearings held concerning the petition. The county board shall notify the Department of Agriculture of any land withdrawn from an agricultural area within 45 days of taking such action.
2. The county board must consider the factors included in Section 8 of this Act in making its decision. Analysis of such factors must be included in the county board’s decision.
3. If there remains less than 350 acres in the agricultural area following a withdrawal of land, the area designation shall cease to exist.
4. Any person adversely affected by a decision of the county board on a petition of withdrawal of land from an agricultural area may obtain judicial review by filing a petition for review within 35 days after the decision, pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, as amended, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto.
2. The county board must consider the factors included in Section 8 of this Act in making its decision. Analysis of such factors must be included in the county board’s decision.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 ILCS 5/15
- County board: means the board of county commissioners in counties not under township organization, and the board of supervisors in counties under township organization, and the board of commissioners of Cook County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.07
3. If there remains less than 350 acres in the agricultural area following a withdrawal of land, the area designation shall cease to exist.
4. Any person adversely affected by a decision of the county board on a petition of withdrawal of land from an agricultural area may obtain judicial review by filing a petition for review within 35 days after the decision, pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, as amended, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto.