Illinois Statutes Chapter 60. Townships § 1/110-35. Variations

§ 110-35. Variations. (a) The regulations authorized by this Article may provide that a board of appeals may determine and vary their application in harmony with their general purpose and intent and in accordance with general or specific rules contained in the regulations in cases where there are practical difficulties or there is particular hardship in carrying out the strict letter of regulations relating to the use, construction, or alteration of buildings or structures or the use of land. Alternatively, the regulations may provide that the township board may by ordinance or resolution determine and vary their application in harmony with their general purpose and intent and in accordance with general or specific rules contained in the regulations in cases where there are practical difficulties or there is particular hardship in carrying out the strict letter of regulations relating to the use, construction, or alteration of buildings or structures or the use of land.

(b) No variation shall be made by the township board without a hearing before the board of appeals. No variation shall be made by ordinance, resolution, or otherwise except in a specific case and after a public hearing before a board of appeals. There shall be at least 15 days notice of the time and place of the hearing, published in a newspaper of general circulation in the township. The notice shall contain the particular location for which the variation is requested as well as a brief statement of the proposed variation.

(c) Where a variation is to be made by ordinance or resolution, upon the report of the board of appeals, the township board may by ordinance or resolution and without further public hearing adopt any proposed variation or may refer it back to the board of appeals for further consideration. Any proposed variation that fails to receive the approval of the board of appeals shall not be passed except by the favorable vote of three-fourths of all the members of the township board. Every variation, whether made by the board of appeals directly or by ordinance or resolution after a hearing before a board of appeals, shall be accompanied by a finding of fact specifying the reason for making the variation.