Tinley Park, IL Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

Chapter 157 of the Village Code, cited as the Tinley Park Preservation Chapter, was enacted under the Illinois Historic Areas Preservation Act, the Illinois Zoning Enabling Act and the home rule provisions of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. 07(A) lists twelve criteria the Historic Preservation Commission must weigh before recommending that the Board of Trustees designate a landmark or historic district, including character, interest or value as part of the village's development, heritage or cultural characteristics; identification with a person who significantly contributed to the village, state or nation; and exemplification of the cultural, economic, social or historic heritage of the village.

Any person, group or association, including the Commission itself, may initiate a designation request through the Director of Community Development, who forwards the complete application to the seven-member Commission for a public hearing held within 60 days, and the Board of Trustees must then approve, approve with conditions, or deny the designation within 60 days of receiving the Commission's recommendation. 09(A) requires a certificate of appropriateness before any construction, alteration, demolition or removal, including changes to exterior siding, porch improvements, railings, fences, satellite dishes and exterior lighting.

S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and compares proposed height, scale and street-facade width against the tallest, lowest, widest and narrowest existing structures on the same block.