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Kane County Road Improvement Impact Fee Ordinance
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WHEREAS, the County is authorized pursuant to the Highway Code of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (605 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq.), (hereinafter “Highway Code”) to plan, develop, manage, operate, maintain and control a system of highways (hereinafter “County highway system”) and each highway that is part of the County highway system (hereinafter “highway”) under its exclusive jurisdiction within the boundaries of Kane County; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kane (hereinafter “County”) is further authorized pursuant to the Illinois Highway Code (605 ILCS 5/5-901 et seq.) to adopt road improvement impact fees (hereinafter "impact fees") pursuant to the Road Improvement Impact Fee Law thereof; and
WHEREAS, the County Board of Kane County (hereinafter “County Board”) has determined that impact fees are an equitable and financially responsible approach to ensuring an adequate County highway System will be available when needed to serve new residential, commercial and industrial land development; and
WHEREAS, the County Board is committed to developing and implementing an impact fee program to mitigate the adverse traffic impacts of new development; and
WHEREAS, the County Board has determined that impact fees shall be expended on the County highway improvements within the service area(s) as specified in the County's Comprehensive Road Improvement Plan (hereinafter “CRIP”) as may be updated from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Road Improvement Impact Fee Ordinance (hereinafter “Ordinance”) is intended to comply in all respects with the Road Improvement Impact Fee Law; and
WHEREAS, the County has, following extensive public participation, adopted Land Use Assumptions pursuant to County Board Resolution 25-477, in accordance with the provisions of the Road Improvement Impact Fee Law, and
WHEREAS, the 2035 Comprehensive Road Improvement Plan (CRIP) is presented to the County Board for adoption by separate resolution in conjunction with this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the County Board has performed all other tasks necessary to update the Ordinance and by approval hereof amends in its entirety Chapter 17, Article II "Road Improvement Impact Fee Ordinance", of the Kane County Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the County Board of Kane County, Illinois:
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Passed by the Kane County Board on December 8, 2026.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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