*Prior ordinance history: Ord. 660, passed 1-23-73.

The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Updated Official Comprehensive Plan and Map Ordinance.” (Ord. 1154, passed 8-18-92)

It is the purpose of this chapter:
(A) To adopt and designate an updated official comprehensive plan and map or maps or parts thereof, as prepared or amended;
(B) To provide for the filing of copies of such maps and standards in the office of the municipal clerk. (Ord. 1154, passed 8-18-92)

The updated plan and map which is attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter and made a part hereof are hereby adopted and designated as the Updated Official Plan and Map of this municipality. (Ord. 1154, passed 8-18-92)

The updated plan and map adopted as a part of this chapter or an amendment thereof by reference to their title shall be identified by the following statement marked or stamped thereon:

Adopted by Reference as a part of the Updated Official Plan and Map Ordinance passed on August 18, 1992, by the City Council of the City of Wilmington, Illinois, approved by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk.

(Ord. 1154, passed 8-18-92)

The updated plan and maps under Section 155.03 of this chapter may be adopted by reference to their titles in other ordinances regulating future development and implementing the official comprehensive plan of the municipality without further filing or publication except where the statutes require otherwise. (Ord. 1154, passed 8-18-92)

(A) Either the planning commission or city council may initiate or originate proposed amendments to this chapter.
(B) A proposed amendment initiated by the city council shall be referred to the planning commission for consideration and recommendation thereof. The council may require the planning commission to return its recommendation within 90 days of the date of submission. If not so returned, the council may proceed with arrangements for holding a public hearing on the proposed amendment and its adoption in the same manner as if the planning commission has made its recommendation.
(C) The council, upon receipt of a proposed amendment or a recommendation from the planning commission, shall schedule a public hearing thereon before either the board or the planning commission. Not less than 15 days notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the cities in the county in which the incorporated or unincorporated land affected by the proposed amending ordinance is located. At least three copies of the proposed ordinance and any maps or standards it would adopt by reference shall be placed on file in the office of the city clerk at least 15 days before the hearing. The notice shall state the hours during which the filed copies will be available for examination by interested persons.
(D) The hearing shall be informal. Proponents and opponents of the proposed amendments shall be given an opportunity to be heard. Their statements may be made orally, be submitted in writing, or both. The hearing, if not concluded, may be recessed to a time and place announced in a newspaper not less than five days before the recessed date.
(E) The council shall consider the views expressed and information derived from the hearing along with the recommendations of the planning commission, and, within 90 days after the conclusion of the hearing, shall either adopt the amending ordinance in whole or in part or reject it. If within 90 days no formal action is taken by the council on the amendment, it may not thereafter act on the amendment without again complying with the requirements of notice and hearing specified herein. (Ord. 1154, passed 8-18-92)

(A) The city clerk shall keep in his office at least three copies of the ordinance codified in this chapter, including the plan and map as the ordinance adopts by reference, and any amendment thereof, for inspection by persons interested. The clerk shall also make available copies for purchase at cost, either through duplication in advance or contemplated demand or upon order as required.
(B) The foregoing copies of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be in addition to the original copy which the statutes require the clerk to keep as a part of his official record of enacted ordinances. (Ord. 1154, passed 8-18-92)

Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision in this title, for which another penalty is not provided, shall for a first conviction be fined not less than $25 nor more than $750, for a second conviction within one year thereafter, the person, firm or corporation shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $750 and for a third or subsequent conviction within one year after the first conviction, the person, firm or corporation shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $750. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or which a violation occurs or continues. (Ord. 1154, passed 8-18-92; Ord. 1574, passed 7-15-03)