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HB4835 • 2026
LOCAL GOV-ADAPTIVE REUSE
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LOCAL GOV-ADAPTIVE REUSE
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee ; 007-004-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
LOCAL GOV-ADAPTIVE REUSE
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Full Text of HB4835 Home Legislation Full Text HB4835 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB4835 Introduced , by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-12025 new 60 ILCS 1/110-85 new 65 ILCS 5/11-13-30 new Amends the Counties Code, the Township Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, no later than January 1, 2027, each county, township, and municipality shall, by ordinance, allow for adaptive reuse of existing commercial buildings. Provides that adaptive reuse of existing commercial buildings shall be allowed in the county, township, or municipality under the provisions until the county, municipality, or township adopts or amends an ordinance to comply with the provisions. Provides that the adaptive reuse policy adopted under the provisions shall (1) allow the construction of micro units, provided however that no county, township, or municipality shall require a micro unit to be larger than minimum standards for micro units established in the International Building Code; (2) allow for the adaptive reuse of a building to meet the interior environment requirements of the International Building Code; and (3) provide for an exemption to any requirements regarding park dedication or additional off-street parking. Defines "adaptive reuse". Effective immediately. LRB104 18599 RTM 32042 b A BILL FOR HB4835 LRB104 18599 RTM 32042 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section 5 5-12025 as follows: 6 (55 ILCS 5/5-12025 new) 7 Sec. 5-12025. Adaptive reuse. 8 (a) As used in this Section, "adaptive reuse" means the 9 repurposing of existing buildings or structures in whole or in 10 part for residential purposes. "Adaptive reuse" includes 11 retrofitting and repurposing of existing buildings or 12 structures that create new residential units. "Adaptive reuse" 13 does not include the rehabilitation of any construction 14 affecting existing residential units that are or have been 15 recently occupied. 16 (b) No later than January 1, 2027, each county shall, by 17 ordinance, allow for adaptive reuse of existing commercial 18 buildings. Adaptive reuse of existing commercial buildings 19 shall be allowed in the county under this Section until the 20 county adopts or amends an ordinance to comply with this 21 Section. 22 (c) Notwithstanding any other law, a county's adaptive 23 reuse policy shall: HB4835 - 2 - LRB104 18599 RTM 32042 b 1 (1) allow the construction of micro units, except that 2 no county shall require a micro unit to be larger than 3 minimum standards for micro units established in the 4 International Building Code; 5 (2) allow for the adaptive reuse of a building to meet 6 the interior environment requirements of the International 7 Building Code; and 8 (3) provide for an exemption to any requirements 9 regarding park dedication or additional off-street 10 parking, except that: 11 (A) the existing off-street parking must satisfy 12 at least 50% of the county's parking requirements; 13 (B) a building's floor area, height, and setbacks 14 must not change as a result of the adaptive reuse; and 15 (C) the requirements of this paragraph (3) shall 16 not preclude a county from exempting a project under 17 this Section from all off-street parking requirements. 18 Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section 19 110-85 as follows: 20 (60 ILCS 1/110-85 new) 21 Sec. 110-85. Adaptive reuse. 22 (a) As used in this Section, "adaptive reuse" means the 23 repurposing of existing buildings or structures in whole or in 24 part for residential purposes. "Adaptive reuse" includes HB4835 - 3 - LRB104 18599 RTM 32042 b 1 retrofitting and repurposing of existing buildings or 2 structures that create new residential units. "Adaptive reuse" 3 does not include the rehabilitation of any construction 4 affecting existing residential units that are or have been 5 recently occupied. 6 (b) No later than January 1, 2027, each township shall, by 7 ordinance, allow for adaptive reuse of existing commercial 8 buildings. Adaptive reuse of existing commercial buildings 9 shall be allowed in the township under this Section until the 10 township adopts or amends an ordinance to comply with this 11 Section. 12 (c) Notwithstanding any other law, a township's adaptive 13 reuse policy shall: 14 (1) allow the construction of micro units, except that 15 no township shall require a micro unit to be larger than 16 minimum standards for micro units established in the 17 International Building Code; 18 (2) allow for the adaptive reuse of a building to meet 19 the interior environment requirements of the International 20 Building Code; and 21 (3) provide for an exemption to any requirements 22 regarding park dedication or additional off-street 23 parking, except that: 24 (A) the existing off-street parking must satisfy 25 at least 50% of the township's parking requirements; 26 (B) a building's floor area, height, and setbacks HB4835 - 4 - LRB104 18599 RTM 32042 b 1 must not change as a result of the adaptive reuse; and 2 (C) the requirements of this paragraph (3) shall 3 not preclude a county from exempting a project under 4 this Section from all off-street parking requirements. 5 Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by 6 adding Section 11-13-30 as follows: 7 (65 ILCS 5/11-13-30 new) 8 Sec. 11-13-30. Adaptive reuse. 9 (a) As used in this Section, "adaptive reuse" means the 10 repurposing of existing buildings or structures in whole or in 11 part for residential purposes. "Adaptive reuse" includes 12 retrofitting and repurposing of existing buildings or 13 structures that create new residential units. "Adaptive reuse" 14 does not include the rehabilitation of any construction 15 affecting existing residential units that are or have been 16 recently occupied. 17 (b) No later than January 1, 2027, each municipality 18 shall, by ordinance, allow for adaptive reuse of existing 19 commercial buildings. Adaptive reuse of existing commercial 20 buildings shall be allowed in the municipality under this 21 Section until the municipality adopts or amends an ordinance 22 to comply with this Section. 23 (c) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality's 24 adaptive reuse policy shall: HB4835 - 5 - LRB104 18599 RTM 32042 b 1 (1) allow the construction of micro units, except that 2 no municipality shall require a micro unit to be larger 3 than minimum standards for micro units established in the 4 International Building Code; 5 (2) allow for the adaptive reuse of a building to meet 6 the interior environment requirements of the International 7 Building Code; and 8 (3) provide for an exemption to any requirements 9 regarding park dedication or additional off-street 10 parking, except that: 11 (A) the existing off-street parking must satisfy 12 at least 50% of the municipality's parking 13 requirements; 14 (B) a building's floor area, height, and setbacks 15 must not change as a result of the adaptive reuse; and 16 (C) the requirements of this paragraph (3) shall 17 not preclude a county from exempting a project under 18 this Section from all off-street parking requirements. 19 Section 99. 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