Ordinance 2023-39 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-39
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS
AMENDING THE YORKVILLE CITY CODE,TITLE 10,CHAPTER 19, SECTION 10-19-9
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville,Kendall County, Illinois
This 14'day of November, 2023
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall
County, Illinois on November 21,2023.
Ordinance No. 2023-39
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS
AMENDING THE YORKVILLE CITY CODE,TITLE 10,CHAPTER 19,SECTION 10-19-9
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois (the "City") is a duly
organized and validly existing non-home-rule municipality created in accordance with the
Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970 and the laws of the State; and,
WHEREAS, the City has established permitting fees in connection with all applications
for annexation, zoning and special uses, construction of buildings, improvements to buildings and
s,
inspection of buildings; and,
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WHEREAS, the amount of each fee is based upon the actual time required by staff,
professional consultants, commissions and committees in order to ensure all construction is in
compliance with the requirements of the City Code,the International Building Code and all issued
permits; and,
WHEREAS,the City has approved the development of alternate energy systems pursuant
to Title 10,Chapter 9 of the City Code which systems require more than three(3)times the number
of inspections required than for any structure due to the fact that an inspection of the wiring and
panel mounting for each solar panel is necessary; and,
WHEREAS, in the case of wind energy systems, inspections are regularly required to
assure adherence to Federal Aviation Requirements, mounting, size and height limitations, nose
limitations, clearance requirements and the like; and,
WHEREAS, the City has considered the requirements for alternative energy systems and
has determined that the City Code should be amended to establish the permitting fees for solar
energy systems be based upon fifty (50) inspections at one hundred forty dollars ($140.00) per
inspection per one thousand(1,000) solar arrays as hereinafter set forth.
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NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the United
City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. That Title 10, Chapter 9, Section 10-19-9 of the Yorkville City Code is hereby
deleted and replaced with the following:
"C.2. In addition, a solar energy farm shall be subject to a permit fee of seven
thousand dollars ($7,000)per one thousand(1,000) solar arrays; each wind energy
system used for commercial purposes shall be subject to a two thousand dollars
($2,000) permit fee; and, for each wind energy system used solely for residential
purposes constructed in a residential zoning district shall be subject to a five
hundred dollars ($500.00)permit fee."
Section 2. That the Fee schedule set forth in Title 8, Chapter 10, Section 8-10-1A of the
Yorkville City Code is hereby amended by adding the following:
Solar energy farm $7,000.00 per one thousand solar arrays
Wind energy system(commercial purposes) $2,000.00
Wind energy system(residential purposes) $500.00"
Section 3. Ordinance 2023-29 passed by the Mayor and City Council on September 12,
2023, is hereby repealed.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage, publication,
and approval as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this
14th day of November, A.D. 2023.
Y CLERK 6-Q-AA)
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KEN KOCH AYE DAN TRANSIER AYE
ARDEN JOE PLOCHER ABSENT CRAIG SOLING AYE
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER AYE MATT MAREK AYE
SEAVER TARULIS AYE RUSTY CORNEILS AYE
APPROVED by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois
this 17 day of , A.D. 2023.
MA
YOR
Attest:
IT CLERK
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