City of Lincoln, IL
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2024-02-20
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Title 2: Boards and Commissions
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Chapter 2-11 Economic Development Grant Commission and Economic Development Grant Program
- Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Title 1: Administration
- Ch 1-1 Official City Code
- Ch 1-2 Saving Clause
- Ch 1-3 Definitions
- Ch 1-4 General Penalty
- Ch 1-5 Mayor
- Ch 1-6 City Council
- Ch 1-7 City Clerk
- Ch 1-8 City Treasurer
- Ch 1-9 City Attorney
- Ch 1-10 Chief of Police
- Ch 1-11 Superintendent of Streets
- Ch 1-12 City Personnel
- Ch 1-13 City Finances
- Ch 1-14 Corporate Seal
- Ch 1-15 Ward Boundaries
- Ch 1-16 Classified Civil Service
- Ch 1-17 Enterprise Zone
- Ch 1-18 Building and Safety Official
- Ch 1-19 State Officials and Employees Ethics Act
- Ch 1-20 City Administrator
- Ch 1-21 Public Works Director
- Ch 1-22 Code Hearing Department
- Ch 1-23 Administrative Assistant to Chief of Police
- Ch 1-24 Sewer Clerk
- Ch 1-25 Police Records Clerk
- Ch 1-26 Anti-Harassment Policy
- Ch 1-27 Administrative Assistant
- Title 2: Boards and Commissions
- Ch 2-1 Plan Commission
- Ch 2-2 (Reserved)
- Ch 2-3 Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
- Ch 2-4 Emergency Services and Disaster Agency (ESDA)
- Ch 2-5 Human Relations Commission
- Ch 2-6 Sewage Treatment Plant Committee
- Ch 2-7 Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 2-8 Firemen's Pension Fund Board
- Ch 2-9 Police Pension Fund Board
- Ch 2-10 Historic Preservation Commission
- Ch 2-11 Economic Development Grant Commission and Economic Development Grant Program
- § 2-11-1 Incorporation of Recitals.
- § 2-11-2 Program Established.
- § 2-11-3 Commission Established.
- § 2-11-4 Economic Development Fund.
- Title 3: Business Regulations
- Ch 3-1 Licenses; General Provisions
- Ch 3-2 Amusement Establishments
- Ch 3-3 Mechanical Amusement Devices
- Ch 3-4 Motion Pictures
- Ch 3-5 Municipal Occupation Taxes
- Ch 3-6 Circuses, Shows and Exhibitions
- Ch 3-7 Liquor Regulations
- Ch 3-8 Auctioneers, Billposters, Itinerant Merchants and Junk Dealers
- Ch 3-9 Photographers
- Ch 3-10 Solicitors
- Ch 3-11 Fire Insurance Companies
- Ch 3-12 Taxicabs
- Ch 3-13 CATV Systems
- Ch 3-14 Going Out of Business Sales
- Ch 3-15 Tobacco Products and Alternative Nicotine Products
- Ch 3-16 Telecommunications Infrastructure Maintenance Fee
- Ch 3-17 Licensing of Children's Hospitals
- Ch 3-18 Bed and Breakfast Establishments
- Ch 3-19 Ephedra, Dietary Supplements
- Ch 3-20 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Ch 3-21 Waste Haulers
- Ch 3-22 Parklets
- Ch 3-23 Low-Speed Electric Scooters and Scooter-Share Programs
- Ch 3-24 Recreational Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary
- Ch 3-25 Non-Retail Recreational Adult Use Cannabis Businesses
- Ch 3-26 Shooting Ranges
- Title 4: Building Regulations
- Ch 4-1 Model Codes Adopted
- Ch 4-2 Plumbing Code
- Ch 4-3 Exits
- Ch 4-4 Numbering Buildings
- Ch 4-5 Billboards
- Ch 4-6 Dangerous Buildings
- Ch 4-7 Telecommunication Antenna Code
- Ch 4-8 Wireless Communication Facility Telecommunications Overlay Districts
- Ch 4-9 Penalty
- Ch 4-10 Site Plan Review and Approval
- Ch 4-11 Landscape Regulations; General Development Standards
- Title 5: Fire Regulations
- Ch 5-1 Fire Department
- Ch 5-2 Fire Limits
- Ch 5-3 Fire Regulations
- Ch 5-4 Explosives, Inflammable Liquids and Hazardous Materials
- Ch 5-5 Fire Protection Outside City
- Title 6: Police Regulations
- Ch 6-1 Policemen
- Ch 6-2 Animal Control
- Ch 6-3 Professional Strikebreakers
- Ch 6-4 Miscellaneous Offenses
- Ch 6-5 Fair Housing
- Ch 6-6 Disabled Person Parking Enforcement Volunteer Program
- Title 7: Health and Sanitation
- Ch 7-1 Health Regulations
- Ch 7-2 Nuisances
- Ch 7-3 Restaurants, Food Stores
- Ch 7-4 Scavengers
- Ch 7-5 Slaughterhouses
- Ch 7-6 Weeds, Barberry Removal
- Ch 7-7 Sewer Connections and Regulations
- Ch 7-8 Sewer Use Charges
- Ch 7-9 Cemeteries, Burials
- Ch 7-10 Noise
- Ch 7-11 Hospital Quiet Zones
- Ch 7-12 Wells
- Ch 7-13 Landscape Waste Facility
- Ch 7-14 Minimum and Maximum Water Well Setback Zones
- Ch 7-15 Potable Water Supplies
- Ch 7-16 Waste Collection
- Title 8: Public Ways and Property
- Ch 8-1 Definitions
- Ch 8-2 Excavations
- Ch 8-3 Use of Public Ways
- Ch 8-4 (Reserved)
- Ch 8-5 Moving Buildings
- Ch 8-6 Sidewalk Construction
- Ch 8-7 Curbs and Boulevards
- Ch 8-8 Trees
- Ch 8-9 Demolition of Buildings
- Ch 8-10 Signs
- Ch 8-11 Park Regulations
- Title 9: Traffic Regulations
- Ch 9-1 Traffic Definitions
- Ch 9-2 General Provisions
- Ch 9-3 Speed Regulations
- Ch 9-4 Rules of the Road
- Ch 9-5 Stopping, Standing or Parking
- Ch 9-6 Traffic Control Devices
- Ch 9-7 Parking
- Ch 9-8 Public Parking Lots
- Ch 9-9 Pedestrians
- Ch 9-10 Through, One-Way, Stop Streets, Weight Limits
- Ch 9-11 Bicycle Regulations
- Ch 9-12 Vehicle Equipment
- Ch 9-13 Reckless Driving, Accidents, Violations
- Ch 9-14 Impoundment of Motor Vehicles
- Ch 9-15 Non-Highway Vehicles
- Title 10: Mobile Homes and Parks
- Ch 10-1 General Provisions
- Ch 10-2 Permits
- Ch 10-3 Park Requirements and Regulations
- Ch 10-4 Alterations and Additions
- Title 11: Zoning Regulations
- Ch 11-1 Comprehensive Plan
- Ch 11-2 Definitions; General Provisions
- Ch 11-3 Districts; Map
- Ch 11-4 Residence Districts
- Ch 11-5 Commercial Districts
- Ch 11-6 Industrial Districts
- Ch 11-7 Supplementary Regulations
- Title 12: Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 12-1 General Provisions
- Ch 12-2 Definitions
- Ch 12-3 Classifications
- Ch 12-4 Plat Approval
- Ch 12-5 Plat Specifications
- Ch 12-6 Design Standards
- Ch 12-7 Streets and Alleys
- Ch 12-8 Blocks; Lots; Easements
- Ch 12-9 Improvements
- Ch 12-10 Street Trees
- Ch 12-11 Administration; Enforcement
- Title 13: Finance and Revenue
- Ch 13-1 Municipal Electric and Gas Tax
- Ch 13-2 Municipal Cannabis Retailer's Occupation Tax
- Ch 13-3 Locally Imposed and Administered Tax Rights and Responsibilities
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Ord. No. 2020-927, 8-3-2020]
The recitals outlined above are incorporated herein as if appearing
herein verbatim.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The complete text of this ordinance, including
the recitals or "whereas" clauses referred to, are on file in the
City offices.
[Ord. No. 2020-927, 8-3-2020]
The City of Lincoln Economic Development Grant Program is hereby
established to provide grants to existing commercial property owners
within the City of Lincoln. Guidelines for the grant(s) are listed
below:
(A)
The property must exist within the City of Lincoln.
(B)
Any project will be limited to structural issues only.
(C)
In order to be eligible, the property owner submits the proper application
through the Economic Development Grant Commission.
(D)
Once approved the property owner will receive the funding once the
project is complete, they have submitted the receipts, and said receipts
are approved by the Commission.
(E)
Funding shall be limited to $7,500 per each property owner each fiscal
year.
(F)
The grant program will have a funding cap of $60,000 within a given
fiscal year but will allow additional funding at the will of the Council
on a year-by-year basis, provided there is funding available within
the budget and appropriations.
[Amended Ord. No. 2021-959, 11-1-2021]
(G)
A property owner cannot apply for an additional grant in the next
calendar year if their current project remains outstanding.
[Ord. No. 2020-927, 8-3-2020]
The Economic Development Grant Commission is hereby established
to assist the Council in the approval of projects. The guidelines
are listed below:
(A)
The Commission will consist of no more than 11 members.
[Amended Ord. No. 2021-959, 11-1-2021]
(B)
The Commission will meet as needed.
(C)
The Commission will establish an application process for the businesses
looking to benefit from the grant program.
(D)
The Commission is hereby given the authority to analyze and give
recommendations to the City Council for potential candidates of lien
abatement or forgiveness originating from commercial property owners
within the City of Lincoln.
[Amended Ord. No. 2021-959, 11-1-2021]
(E)
The Commission will collect receipts of the project and monitor progress
of said projects.
[Ord. No. 2020-927, 8-3-2020]
The funding necessary for any and all grants shall come from
the Economic Development Fund.
