[Ord. 267, 3-20-1989]
(A) 
Attachment 27 "Legal Description Of Zone", incorporated in Section 1 "Designation" of ordinance 252 "An Ordinance Adding Territory To The Lincoln-Logan Enterprise Zone", adopted March 21, 1988, as amended, is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
(B) 
The intergovernmental agreement between the City of Lincoln, Illinois, and the county of Logan, Illinois, adopted February 17, 1987, which designated the Lincoln-Logan County enterprise zone, is hereby amended to incorporate said new attachment 27 "Legal Description Of Zone — 3/15/1989" into Section 2 "Designation" thereof.
(C) 
Except as amended hereby, the provisions of ordinances 219 and 222 and the intergovernmental agreement shall be, and remain, in full force and effect and shall apply to the premises therein described.
(D) 
This section shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law, and from and after the designation by the Illinois department of commerce and community affairs of said new attachment 27 and the additional territory contained therein as part of the Lincoln-Logan County enterprise zone.
[Ord. 222, 2-17-1987]
The City Council finds and determines that the zone meets the qualifications of paragraph 4 of the enterprise zone act[1] (hereinafter "the act").
[1]
See 20 ILCS 655/1.
[Ord. 222, 2-17-1987]
The duration of the zone shall be for a period of 20 years from the date of its approval by the department.
[Ord. 222, 2-17-1987; Ord. 690, 1-20-2009]
The City Council, in an effort to facilitate the successful development of the enterprise zone, will make available the following incentives and target the following programs within the enterprise zone for the life of the enterprise zone and in accordance with policies and procedures to be implemented following designation of the enterprise zone by the department of commerce and community affairs:
(A) 
Each retailer subject to the municipal retailer's occupation tax levied by the City may file for a deduction thereon for such portion of the tax which is applied to the sale of building and construction materials used for commercial and/or industrial rehabilitation, expansion, or new development projects within the zone, subject to the limitations imposed by Section 1-17-6 of this chapter.
(B) 
Waiver of all development and permit fees for work in and related to development of the zone. Fees subject to the reduction include excavation permit fees and building permit fees.
(C) 
Abatement of 100% of the real estate property tax generated within the zone by commercial and industrial rehabilitation, expansion, and/or new development projects in the zone for a five-year period.
(D) 
Abatement of 50% of the real estate property tax generated within the zone by commercial and industrial rehabilitation, expansion, and/or new development projects in the zone for the following five-year period.
[Ord. 222, 2-17-1987]
Pursuant to paragraph 4(d) of the act, this chapter does not prohibit the City from extending additional tax incentives or reimbursements for business enterprises in this enterprise zone or its corporate limits by separate ordinance.
[Ord. 222, 2-17-1987]
No taxes upon real estate shall be abated, nor shall any deduction of municipal retailer's occupation tax be authorized unless the improvement, reconstruction or rehabilitation to which the same relates is of the nature and scope for which a building permit is required by the building code[1] and said required permit has been obtained.
[1]
See Title 4, Chapter 1 of this Code.
[Ord. 222, 2-17-1987]
The Logan County regional planning commission director is hereby authorized and directed to cause application to be made to the state of Illinois pursuant to said act containing that which is required thereby and that which is permitted thereby to the extent deemed by him to be conducive to the carrying out of the intent and purpose of the act and of this chapter, and to cause to be promulgated such programs, directives, rules and regulations, to make such recommendations, and to furnish such information not inconsistent therewith as to secure certification of said zone and to administer the same and the programs therein after the same is so certified.
[Ord. 222, 2-17-1987]
The position of "zone Administrator" is hereby created. The first zone Administrator shall be the executive director of the Logan County regional planning commission, who is an officer or employee of the county of Logan, and successors shall be designated pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement by and among the City of Lincoln and county of Logan pertaining to the zone. The duties of the zone Administrator shall be performed in addition to the regular duties of the position of executive director.
It shall be the power and duty of the zone Administrator to:
(A) 
Supervise the implementation of the provisions of this chapter and the Illinois enterprise zone act;
(B) 
Act as liaison between the City of Lincoln, the county of Logan, the Illinois department of commerce and community affairs, designated zone organization(s); and other state, federal and local agencies, whether public or private;
(C) 
Conduct an ongoing evaluation of the enterprise zone program and submit such evaluative reports on at least an annual basis to the City;
(D) 
Have other such duties as specified by the City.
In addition, the City may designate one or more organizations qualified under paragraph 3(d) of the act as designated zone organizations.