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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM APPLICATION FEE
WHEREAS, Cook County is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Illinois Constitution, and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners recognizes that the Illinois legislature, pursuant to 35 ILCS 200/15-178, granted the Cook County Assessor’s Office authority to charge a reasonable application fee for the Affordable Housing Special Assessment Program; and
WHEREAS, there currently exists a Fee Schedule granting authority to the Assessor’s Office to charge certain fees for administrative expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Chapter 74, TAXATION, Article II, REAL PROPERTY TAXATION, DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY, Assessor's fee for copy of Commercial/Industrial Manual, Sec. 74-35 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 74-35. Assessor’s fee for copy of Commercial/Industrial Manual.
(a) The County Assessor shall charge a fee as set out in Section 32-1 for furnishing a copy of the Cook County Commercial/Industrial Manual containing guidelines and data related to assessing industrial and commercial property.
(b) Certified document copy fee. The Assessor is hereby authorized to charge, as set out in Section 32-1, a fee to provide certified reproductions of documents or records. Requests for certified copies shall be limited to documents in their entirety.
(c) Incentive fees. The Assessor is hereby authorized to charge fees, as set out in Section 32-1, for filing of the original application and supporting documentation, any change or amendment to the original application or supporting documentation, any additional filing required to complete the incentive requirements, a request to reclassify, or a request to renew an incentive classification as provided for in the Cook County Real Property Assessment Classification Ordinance.
(d) Division requests. The Assessor is hereby authorized to charge a fee for the filing of each petition for division and/or consolidation, plat of subdivision, plat of vacation, plat of vacation and dedication or condominium declaration that is submitted for the purpose of dividing, consolidating or otherwise reconfiguring parcels or portions of real property.
(e) Amended division requests. The Assessor is also hereby authorized to charge a fee for the filing of each amendment to a petition for division and/or consolidation, plat of subdivision, plat of vacation, plat of vacation and dedication or condominium declaration submitted for the purpose of a division or consolidation of parcels or portions of real property.
(f) Division requests filed between September 1 and October 31. The Assessor is hereby authorized to charge a fee for the filing of any petition for division or consolidation that is filed between September 1 and October 31 along with a request that the work be processed in that following year.
(g) Collection and enforcement. The Assessor is hereby authorized to charge the above fees in this Section as set out in Section 32-1. The fees shall be charged and collected by the Assessor in the manner in which all other fees or costs are collected. These fees shall be in addition to all other fees and charges of such Assessor.
(h) Affordable Housing Special Assessment Program fees. The Assessor is hereby authorized to charge fees, as set out in Section 32-1, for filing of the original application and supporting documentation, and any change or amendments to the original or supporting documentation, as authorized by 35 ILCS 200/15-178.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 32, FEES, Sec. 32-32.1 Fee Schedule, of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 74, TAXATION
74-1(b)(1) Base fee for imaged copy of tax maps, per set 300.00
74-1(c)(1) Copy of map of Cook County, per copy 10.00
Copy of tax map page, per copy 5.00
74-33(c) Charge for real property location data 84,000.00
74-34(b) Rental charge for the Redi package and for each Redi File:
New data sets, per record 0.02
74-34(b)(1) Redi package:
Commercial users, per tax year 91,800.00
Noncommercial users, per tax year 175.00
74-34(b)(2) County Treasurer's payment transaction Redi File:
Commercial users:
Per quarter 2,000.00
Per tax year 8,000.00
Noncommercial users:
Per quarter 75.00
Per tax year 300.00
74-34(b)(3) County revenue Redi File:
Commercial users, per tax year 20,000.00
Noncommercial users, per tax year 110.00
74-34(b)(4) County Assessor Redi File:
74-34(b)(4)a Data set containing records of tax
permanent index numbers by divisions and consolidations:
Commercial users, per tax year 11,600.00
Noncommercial users, per tax year 80.00
74-4(b)(4)b Data set containing property characteristics
Commercial users, per tax year 20,400.00
Noncommercial users, per tax year 75.00
74-35 County Assessor's fee for copy of Commercial/Industrial 125.00
Manual
74-35(a) Certified document 20.00
74-35(b) Incentive application filing 500.00
74-35(b) Amend original incentive application 100.00
74-35(b) Class 9 Part II incentive filing 100.00
74-35(b) Incentive class change 100.00
74-35(g) Affordable Housing Special Assessment Program
Application Fee - Part 1 500.00
74-35(g) Affordable Housing Special Assessment Program
Application Fee - Part 2 100.00
74-35(c) Division/consolidation petition, 3 tracts 50.00
Each additional tract 10.00
74-35(d) Filing of amendment to petition to divide/consolidate fee 25.00
74-35(e) Division/consolidation petitions filed 200.00
between September 1 and October 31, 3 tracts
Each additional tract 40.00
74-40(b) Tax sale automation fee, per parcel 10.00
74-41(b) Duplicate real estate tax bill, each bill 5.00
74-44 Bulk payment correction fee 50.00
74-45 Property tax research requests fee 50.00
74-46(a) Assessment fee 1,000.00
74-46(b) Assessment fee 2,500.00
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon becoming law.
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