HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 1355VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 13 5 5
DATE OF PASSAGE: ~,~-.~mh~r 1 ~, 2002
A RESOLUTION PROPOSING THE ESTABLLISHMENT OF
A SPECIAL SERVICE AREA NUMBER 11
RIVER MIST
(WILL COUNT
IN THE VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD AND
PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING
AND OTHER PROCEDURES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, special service areas are established pursuant to subsection (I) of
Section 7 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, and the Special Service Area
Tax Law (3S ILCS 200/27-5 et seq) and the Property Tax Code (35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq);
and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that the territory described in the Notice set
forth in paragraph 2 hereof be established as a Special Service Area for the purposes set
forth herein, an accurate map of said territory being attached hereto as Group Exhibit "A-
1"; and
WHEREAS, said Area is compact and contiguous and constitutes a principal
residential area of the Village; and
WHEREAS, said Area is zoned far residential purposes and will benefit specially
from the municipal services to be provided which include the maintenance, repair and
replacement of certain entry monuments landscaped easements and stormwater retention
areas, all in accordance with the final landscape and engineering plan and final plat of
subdivision for the Area; and the proposed municipal services are unique and in addition
to municipal services provided to the Village of Plainfield as a whole, and it is, therefore,
in the best interests of said Area and the Village of Plainfield as a whole, that the levy of
special taxes against said Area for the services to be provided be considered.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Village Board of the Village of
Plainfield, Illinois, as follows:
That a public hearing shall be held on the 6th day of January, 2003, at
7:00 p.m. in the Village Board Room of the Village Hall, 530 W.
Lockport, Plainfield, Illinois, to consider the creation of Special Service
Area Number 11 of the Village of Plainfield, in the territory described in
the Notice set forth in Paragraph 2 hereof. At the hearing, there will be
considered the levy of an annual tax not to exceed an annual rate of twenty
one-hundredths percent (.20%, being 20 cents per $100) of the equalized
assessed value of the property in said Area, said tax to be levied far an
indefinite period of time from and after the date of the Ordinance
establishing said Area. Said taxes shall be in addition to all other taxes
provided by law and shall be levied pursuant to the provisions of the
Property Tax Code. Said levies are intended to produce approximately
$12,320.00 annually for the cost for said services. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, taxes shall not be levied hereunder and said Area shall be
"dormant", and shall take effect only if the Homeowners Association fails
to maintain, repair or replace the aforesaid required items and the Village
is forced to assume said responsibilities.
2. Notice of hearing shall be published at least once not less than fifteen (15)
days prior to the public hearing in a newspaper in general circulation in
the Village of Plainfield. In addition, notice by mailing shall be given by
depositing said Notice in the U. S. Mails addressed to the person or persons
in whose name the general taxes for the last preceding year were paid on
each lot, block, tract or parcel of land lying within the proposed Special
Service Area. Said Notice shall be mailed not less than ten (10) days prior
to the time set for the public hearing. In the event taxes for the last
preceding year were not paid, the Notice shall be sent to the person. last
listed on the tax rolls prior to that year as the owner of said property. The
Notice shall be substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF HEARING
VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
SPECIAL SERVICE AREA NUMBER 11
(RIVER MIST)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 6th day of January, 2403, at 7:00 p.m.,
in the Village Board Roam of the Village Hall, 530 W. Lockport, Plainfield, Illinois, a
hearing will be held by the Village Board of the Village of Plainfield to consider the
establishment of a Special Service Area consisting of the fallowing described territory:
SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A"
The approximate location of the 119 single-family units, on approximately 62
acres at the southwest corner of Van Dyke and I35~' Street, in the Village of Plainfield,
Will County, Illinois.
An accurate map of said territory is an file in the Office of the Village Clerk and
available for public inspection, and is attached hereto as Group Exhibit "A-1".
All interested persons affected by the formation of Special Service Area Number
11 will be given an opportunity to be heard regarding the formation of the boundaries of
the Area and may object to the formation of the Area and the levy of taxes affecting said
Area.
The purpose of the formation of Special Service Area Number 11 in general is to
provide for the maintenance, repair and replacement of certain entry monuments,
landscaped easements and stormwater retention areas in said Area, all in accordance with
the final landscape and engineering plan and final plat of subdivision for the Area, and
the proposed municipal services are unique and are in addition to the improvements
provided and/or maintained by the Village generally.
At the hearing, all persons affected will be given an opportunity to be heard. At
the hearing, there will be considered the levy of an annual tax of not to exceed an annual
rate of twenty one-hundredths percent (.20% ,being 20 cents per $100) of the equalized
assessed value of the property in the proposed Special Service Area Number 11, said tax
to be levied for an indefinite period of time from and after the date of the Ordinance
establishing said Area. Said taxes shall be in addition to all other taxes provided by law
and shall be levied pursuant to the provisions of the Property Tax Code. Said levies are
intended to produce approximately $12,320.00 annually for the cost for said services.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, taxes shall not be levied hereunder and said Area shall be
"dormant", and shall take effect only if the Homeowners Association fails to maintain,
repair or replace the aforesaid required items and the Village is forced to assume said
responsibilities. The hearing maybe adjourned by the Village Soard to another date
without further notice other than a motion to be entered upon the minutes of its meeting
fixing the time and place of its adjournment.
If a petition signed by at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the electors residing
within the proposed Special Service Area Number 11 and by at least fifth-one percent
(51 %) of the owners of record of the land included within the boundaries of the proposed
Area is filed with the Village Clerk within sixty (60) days following the final
adjournment of the public hearing objecting to the establishment of the Area, then
enlargement thereof, or the levy or imposition of a tax for the provision of special
services to the Area, no such Area may be established or enlarged, or tax levied or
imposed.
Dated this 16.. day of December, 2002.
SIGNED BY:
VILLAGE CLE
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 16__. day of 200.
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ATTEST:
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Vati~~ Clerk .
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Calabrese - Yes
Swalwell - Yes
PREPARED BY AND RETURN T0:
VILLAGE CLERK
VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
S30 W. LOCKPORT, SUITE 206
PLAINFIELD, IL 60544
Collins - No
O'Connell - Yes