pinnacle towers llc · today’s presentation and requested actions: 1. updates on four demolition...

Pinnacle Towers LLC Special Use for a private communications tower (1.74

acres)

Pinnacle Towers LLC Staff recommended Findings of Facts: 1. The new tower will replace an

aging/outdated tower. 2. The new tower will be smaller than the

existing tower.

Pinnacle Towers LLC Staff: Approve Regional Plan Commission: N/A Zoning Board of Appeals: Approve with the following stipulation: 1. The first 100’ of the access driveway is to be paved.

Development & Community Services Department Building & Zoning Division

Demolition of Dangerous/Unsafe Buildings

Kane County Development Committee

March 12, 2014

In 2013, the Kane County Board approved the use of $100,000 in Riverboat Funds for

Demolition of Dangerous/Unsafe Buildings

Process: 1. Identify of the “worst of the worst” properties 2. County Board adopts Resolution 3. SA files petition in Circuit Court 4. Owners and lien holders notified 5. Court Order Obtained 6. County solicits bids for demolition or securing 7. Property demolished or secured 8. Lien filed to recapture funds 9. Recaptured funds returned to demolition fund

Development & Community Services Department Building & Zoning Division

Today’s presentation and requested actions:

1. Updates on four demolition projects in process

2. Resolutions for five additional properties

Development & Community Services Department Building & Zoning Division

Update: Demolition of dangerous and/or unsafe buildings at:

• 316 Parkside, Aurora Township Under contract – demolition pending

• 440 Woodlyn, Aurora Township Under contract – demolition pending • 1686 Solfisburg Ave., Aurora Township Bank has agreed to demolish • 3N897 Route 31, St. Charles Township Owner has agreed to demolish

Note: County Resolutions passed in 2011 Court Orders obtained in 2012 and 2013 Funding allocated in 2013

Funds Available: $100,000 allocated in 2013 $36,800 encumbered $67,200 available

Development & Community Services Department Building & Zoning Division

Resolutions Authorizing Application to Circuit Court for

Demolition of dangerous and/or unsafe buildings at:

1345 Simms St., Aurora Township 1386 Pearl St., Aurora Township

1222 S. Union St., Aurora Township 1434 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora Township

35W141 Duchesne Dr., Dundee Township

Development & Community Services Department Building & Zoning Division

1345 Simms St., Aurora Township • Complaint since 2012 • Vacant • Junk and debris in yard • Visible holes in the roof • Private owner • Adjacent to Allen School • Not in foreclosure

• Allen School

1345 Simms St., Aurora Township

1386 Pearl St., Aurora Township • Complaint since 2012 • Owner declared bankruptcy • Bank has released interest in property • Vacant • Interior reported to be in poor condition

1386 Pearl St., Aurora Township

1222 S. Union St., Aurora Township • Complaint since 2011 • Vacant • Owner and heirs are deceased • Interior reported to have been stripped • Not in foreclosure

1222 S. Union St., Aurora Township

1434 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora Township • Stop work order issued in 2008 for addition

without permit • Lessee was buying house on contract • Passed away in 2010 • House has sat in uncompleted condition since • Not in forclosure

1434 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora Township

35W141 Duchesne Dr., Dundee Township

• Complaint since 2010 • Vacant • Privately owned • Is in foreclosure, next hearing April 30th • Has been in Administrative Adjudication

since October , 2013 • No one has shown up for any of the four

hearing dates

35W141 Duchesne Dr., Dundee Township

Resolutions Authorizing Application to Circuit Court for

Demolition of dangerous and/or unsafe buildings at:

1345 Simms St., Aurora Township 1386 Pearl St., Aurora Township

1222 S. Union St., Aurora Township 1434 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora Township

35W141 Duchesne Dr., Dundee Township

Development & Community Services Department Building & Zoning Division

Foreclosure Redevelopment Program Update Office of Community Reinvestment

Kane County Foreclosure Response

• Preventing homeowners from entering the foreclosure process

• Mediating solutions to foreclosure cases filed with the court

• Mitigating the damage left behind…

Foreclosure Redevelopment Program

Foreclosure Prevention

Kane County Foreclosure Task Force

Foreclosure Prevention

“Mortgage Relief Project” Sponsored by IHDA, Attorney General and IDFPR

Hosted by the Kane County Foreclosure Task Force

Free Confidential Assistance HUD-Certified Housing Counselors

Lenders to Assist with Loan Modification

Elgin Event Sat, June 14th

9am – 1pm Elgin Community College

1700 Spartan Drive

Aurora Event Sat, July 12th 9am – 1pm

Prisco Community Center 150 West Illinois Avenue

Foreclosure Mediation

• Program launched January 2, 2014 • Overseen by 16th Judicial Circuit Court • Goal: Reduce the burden of residential mortgage

foreclosures in Kane County

• Neutral mediator works with both plaintiff and homeowner

Foreclosure Redevelopment

• Purpose: To finance the redevelopment of blighted, abandoned, and foreclosed homes

• Funding Sources: HUD and IHDA

• Developers: Selected through RFP process

• Homebuyer Requirements • Income Limits • Home must serve as primary residence (not rentals) • Obtain approval of 30-year fixed-rate mortgage • Homebuyer education course required

Property Selection Criteria

• Homes falling into blighted condition

• Properties with environmental hazards • Mold • Lead-based paint

• Homes that wouldn’t qualify for a conventional first mortgage

• Preferably in highly visible locations (i.e., near parks/schools)

Home Investment Partnership Program

Community Development Block Grant

Neighborhood Stabilization Program 1

Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3

Foreclosure Redevelopment Program 33 Homes Completed/Underway

211 John St. North Aurora

Before Rehab

211 John St.- 3 Land Development

Before After

211 John St. North Aurora

1912 Moore Ave. St. Charles

Before Rehab

163 Gertrude – Housing Continuum Inc. 1912 Moore Ave.

St. Charles

Before After

527 Mill St. Elgin

Before Rehab

Before After

527 Mill St. Elgin

163 Gertrude Elgin

Before Rehab

163 Gertrude Elgin

Before After

Coming in 2014!

• Partnered with Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley to secure $3M award from Office of the Attorney General

• Award will support housing counseling services and redevelopment of foreclosed homes – to extend the impact of work completed to date

• Community Foundation will serve as fiscal agent

• Office of Community Reinvestment will provide project management services

National Foreclosure Settlement Award