(50 ILCS 815/0.01) (from Ch. 85, par. 1710) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Flood Damage Prevention Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(50 ILCS 815/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1711) Sec. 1. Any county or municipality which has the power to issue building permits and otherwise control the construction of buildings may adopt the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 78-400.)
(50 ILCS 815/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 1712) Sec. 2. Any county or municipality may, by ordinance, adopt requirements that all applications for building permits contain a statement that such buildings and appurtenances connected therewith include facilities for the orderly runoff or retention of rain and melting snow. Such facilities may include, but not be limited to: retention ponds, retention tanks, pools located on and a part of the roof of buildings, permeable pavements and such other facilities as may be suitable. Such plans shall include a signed statement issued by a licensed civil engineer that the plans include facilities adequate to prevent harmful runoff. The governing body of the county or municipality shall determine rain and snowfalls taking into consideration such factors as the permeability and water absorbing quality of the soil and adequacy of existing water-ways. (Source: P.A. 78-400.)
(50 ILCS 815/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 1713) Sec. 3. The ordinance provided for in Section 2 shall not be adopted unless it shall have been published 3 times, at weekly intervals, in a newspaper having general circulation published in such county or municipality and a public hearing has been held. (Source: P.A. 78-400.)
(50 ILCS 815/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 1714) Sec. 4. Such ordinance may be amended from time to time, but the hearing and publication requirements of Section 3 shall be adopted prior to such amendment. (Source: P.A. 78-400.)
(50 ILCS 815/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 1715) Sec. 5. This Act does not apply to any home rule unit. (Source: P.A. 78-400.)
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