ELIGIBLE STRUCTURES This is primarily dependent upon the ultimate Residential buildings including the accessory use of the property once the structure is structures, whether the primary residential demolished. If the property owner is willing to building is being demolished or not, are rebuild on the lot within 2 years of demolition, eligible. Mobile homes that are owned by the or is willing to donate the vacant lot to the City owner of the land where the mobile homes are (if in an area that the City has now or in the located, including those that are located within future designates as a target area for a mobile home park, are eligible. Some redevelopment), the City will be more likely to commercial properties may be eligible, on a waive other liens that may be on the property. case by case basis, but the funding for such demolition may differ from residential APPLICATION/APPROVAL structures. PROCEDURE Applications are available at City Hall and PROGRAM BENEFITS/ELIGIBLE USES online through the City’s website. By participating in this program a property owner may reduce the total amount owed on Approval of applications, though dependent their property taxes due to liens placed on the upon available funding as budgeted by the City property to pay for the costs of demolition of a Council, is a ministerial act conducted at the condemned property. By participating, the staff level based on project eligibility and City will be more willing to negotiate on other applicability, requiring no action from the fines/fees associated with the property so that governing body. the property owner might be able to rebuild on the lot for future development, rather than CONTACT leave it vacant, or more easily transfer the City of Kewanee property to other owners who are better able to Keith Edwards, Director of Community use or maintain the property, particularly in the Development case of absentee owners. 401 E. Third Street Kewanee, IL 61443 FUNDING LIMITS Phone: (309)852-2611 Ext. 267 Program funding will be available to property Fax: (309)856-6001 owners on a 50/50 shared cost basis to assist in Email: the removal of the structures. On a case by Website: www.Cityofkewanee.com case basis, some additional fees and fines associated with the property may be waived.
ELIGIBLE STRUCTURES Residential buildings including the accessory structures, whether the primary residential building is being demolished or not, are eligible. Mobile homes that are owned by the owner of the land where the mobile homes are located, including those that are located within a mobile home park, are eligible. Some commercial properties may be eligible, on a case by case basis, but the funding for such demolition may differ from residential structures. PROGRAM BENEFITS/ELIGIBLE USES By participating in this program a property owner may reduce the total amount owed on their property taxes due to liens placed on the property to pay for the costs of demolition of a condemned property. By participating, the City will be more willing to negotiate on other fines/fees associated with the property so that the property owner might be able to rebuild on the lot for future development, rather than leave it vacant, or more easily transfer the property to other owners who are better able to use or maintain the property, particularly in the case of absentee owners. FUNDING LIMITS Program funding will be available to property owners on a 50/50 shared cost basis to assist in the removal of the structures. On a case by case basis, some additional fees and fines associated with the property may be waived. This is primarily dependent upon the ultimate use of the property once the structure is demolished. If the property owner is willing to rebuild on the lot within 2 years of demolition, or is willing to donate the vacant lot to the City (if in an area that the City has now or in the future designates as a target area for redevelopment), the City will be more likely to waive other liens that may be on the property. APPLICATION/APPROVAL PROCEDURE Applications are available at City Hall and online through the City’s website. Approval of applications, though dependent upon available funding as budgeted by the City Council, is a ministerial act conducted at the staff level based on project eligibility and applicability, requiring no action from the governing body. CONTACT City of Kewanee Keith Edwards, Director of Community Development 401 E. Third Street Kewanee, IL 61443 Phone: (309)852-2611 Ext. 267 Fax: (309)856-6001 Email: Website: www.Cityofkewanee.com