§ 25 — Duties of Redevelopment Commission

In addition to the duties elsewhere in this Act provided for it, the Redevelopment Commission shall be charged with the performance of the following duties: (1) By rules, to provide for those restrictions enumerated in subparagraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph 2 of Section 17 of this Act. Such restrictions shall take into consideration: (a) the location of the Development Area with reference to transportation, educational and recreational facilities and business opportunities; (b) the use of neighboring properties; (c) the manner of Redevelopment, including the proposed use, of the Development Area; (d) zoning ordinances applicable to the district; and (e) the official plan of the city, village or incorporated town or, in the absence of such an official plan, the plan, if any, adopted by the Plan Commission, if any, of such city, village or incorporated town as evidenced by a report on such adopted plan prepared by such Plan Commission and on file with the Redevelopment Commission. In the formulation of these restrictions the suggestions of the Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation may be heard prior to the application for approval of its Development Plan. (2) By rules, to prescribe the conditions, in instances where the Development Areas of two or more Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporations operating or to operate in the same locality shall not encompass an intervening area of less than two city blocks, under which contiguity, and the extent thereof, shall be mandatory of the two or more Development Areas. Those rules shall take into consideration: (a) the zoning ordinances applicable to the Development Areas; (b) the extent of similarity of use of the Development Areas and of the intervening area; and (c) the official plan of the city, village or incorporated town or, in the absence of such official plan, the plan, if any, adopted by the Plan Commission, if any, of such city, village or incorporated town as evidenced by a report on such adopted plan prepared by such Plan Commission and on file with the Redevelopment Commission. (3) By rules, to prescribe the form of the bond required by subparagraph (a) of paragraph 2 of Section 17 of this Act. In prescribing that form, the Redevelopment Commission shall take into consideration the requirements and purposes of this Act. (4) To determine the sufficiency in amount, in form and in the sureties thereof, of the bond or bonds specified in subparagraph (d) of paragraph 1 of Section 42 of this Act; and determine the sufficiency of the sureties of the bond required by subparagraph (a) of paragraph 2 of Section 17 of this Act. In determining sufficiency of the amount of the first type of bond or bonds, the Redevelopment Commission shall take into consideration (a) the Development Cost of the Development, as established by it; (b) the cost of the work, as fixed in the contract or contracts entered into by the contractor or contractors giving bond; (c) the period of time which the performance of the work will consume; all so as to satisfy the Redevelopment Commission that, in its opinion, the amount of such bond or bonds shall be sufficient to insure the expeditious performance of the contract or contracts. In determining the sufficiency of the form of the first type of bond or bonds, the Redevelopment Commission shall be guided by any form commonly used by contractors in operations of similar character in the city, village or incorporated town. In determining the sufficiency of the security of all bonds, the Redevelopment Commission shall investigate the financial responsibility of the sureties. (5) At any time prior to the Redevelopment of the Development Area, and through its members or agents duly authorized by it, to enter the lands, property, equipment, buildings, plants and offices of a Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation and make personal inspection thereof. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter the provisions of the laws of this State or of any governmental subdivision thereof prescribing the qualifications of persons authorized to plan and to supervise the construction, enlargement or alterations of buildings. (6) From time to time, to determine the Redevelopment pursuant to the Development Plan of parcels of Real Property within the Development Area. Prior to that determination, no sale or conveyance, and no lease of an entire building or entire tract of land, shall be approved by the Redevelopment Commission. Upon that determination being made, sales or conveyances, and leases of entire buildings or entire tracts of land, if of Real Property so determined to be redeveloped, shall be approved (such approval being required by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Section 10 of this Act) by the Redevelopment Commission, upon application by the Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation, without more. (7) To determine the Redevelopment of the entire Development Area. (8) At any time prior to the Redevelopment of the Development Area, to order every Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation: (a) to do such acts as may be required by the provisions of law or such administrative rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Redevelopment Commission in the carrying out of the provisions of this Act or of the terms of any application, contract or agreement herein provided to be approved by the Redevelopment Commission in the manner prescribed by this Act; and (b) to refrain from doing any acts in violation thereof. (9) From time to time, to make, amend and repeal rules and regulations for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

Legislative History

(Source: Laws 1941, vol. 1, p. 431.)