The Department may prepare model ordinances, manuals, and other technical publications that are founded upon and promote comprehensive planning. The Department may make all possible use of existing model ordinances, manuals, and other technical publications that promote and encourage comprehensive planning and that were prepared by regional planning agencies and commissions, councils of government, and other organizations.
     The Department may employ or retain private not-for-profit entities, regional planning agencies and commissions, councils of government, and universities to advise, prepare, or conduct the preparation of the model ordinances, manuals, and other technical publications.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 662/20

  • Municipalities: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.27
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     The Department may distribute any model ordinances, manuals, and other technical publications prepared under this Section to all counties and municipalities in this State, regional planning agencies and commissions in this State, the Illinois State Library, all public libraries in this State, and to other organizations and libraries at the Department’s discretion.