Title/Name/Summary
Appearance Improvement Grant (AIG) - Adjustment to Maximum Grant Amount
History
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Project
Appearance Improvement Grant (AIG) - Adjustment to Maximum Grant Amount
2018-0173
Petitioner
Development Services Department
Village of Orland Park
Purpose
The purpose of this adjustment to the AIG program is to increase the maximum grant amount available to assist property owners and tenants of commercial and landmark buildings to improve the exterior appearance of their storefronts and structures.
OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
In 1998, the Village Board approved the first non-residential façade improvement program known as the Old Orland Façade Improvement Program. The Old Orland Façade Improvement Program was primarily intended to address the appearance of historic non-residential buildings in Old Orland along 143rd Street. This was done in anticipation of an eventual 143rd Street widening, a new planned downtown area and a new Metra Commuter station (today’s 143rd Street Station). By 2006, the Old Orland Façade Improvement Program had expanded its scope to include all contributing structures in the Old Orland Historic District.
In 2009, the program was revised to include additional buildings along 143rd Street between West Avenue and La Grange Road in order to address all of the commercial buildings (historic and non-historic alike) across from the downtown area. The program was renamed as the Commercial Façade Improvement Program and included additional eligible improvements and an explanation of the process. The Commercial Façade Improvement Program remained unfunded, however, between 2010 and the end of 2012.
In late 2012, the Village Board renewed the Façade Improvement Program and allocated $50,000 to it for FY2013. The Board also directed the program to be available Village-wide rather than be limited to 143rd Street. For the first time a façade improvement program became available to all commercial properties in the Village....
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