Incentive Programs
The City of Savanna sponsors many different improvement & reimbursement programs designed to help residents establish and maintain the pleasant appearance of their neighborhoods. Applications for the City of Savanna Incentive and Reimbursement Programs can be started online, by phone 815-273-2252 or in person.
Available Incentives include:
Exterior Paint Program
Partial Reimbursement of Demolition & Restoration Expenses
Property Tax Incentives New Construction
Savanna Tourism Grant
Sidewalk Replacement Program
New Water & Sanitary Sewer Service Lines
The City of Savanna is located within the Carroll Whiteside Enterprise Zone and the Federal Opportunity Zone
8-1-10: PUBLIC SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT; PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF COST:
Any owner and/or occupant of real estate, buildings or premises may make application to the superintendent of public works to repair and/or replace the defective portions of the public sidewalk. Said application shall set forth the name of the applicant, the address location, the length and width of the public sidewalk proposed to be repaired or replaced and such additional information as may be needed for proper guidance of city officials.
It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent of public works after receiving such application to conduct an inspection to consider said application.
Upon approval of an application, the superintendent of public works shall cause the removal of the portions of defective sidewalk, supply any backfill materials that may be required and process a purchase order for the cement materials. The total costs for cement materials shall not exceed budgetary limitations as approved by the mayor and city council.
It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to complete the reconstruction of the sidewalk in accordance with the Illinois department of transportation's "Standard Specifications For Road And Bridge Construction", current edition, except that the concrete mix shall have a compressive minimum strength of not less than four thousand (4,000) pounds per square inch. (Ord. 1856, 11-14-2006)
7-5-4: BUILDING SEWER AND CONNECTIONS:
(M) Upon the completion of a sanitary sewer service line by the property owner, the city public works department may perform site restoration and may reimburse the property owner in the amount up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) in the instance of a residential building or up to seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) in the instance of a commercial or industrial building, on the following terms and conditions: 1) prior to the commencement of such work, the property owner submitted to the director of public works a written application to the city for site restoration or reimbursement on a form approved by the director of public works; and 2) prior to the commencement of such work, the application was approved by the director of public works. The application shall include a complete waiver of claims and hold harmless agreement made by the property owner in favor of the city for all claims that may arise in the course of the provision of services hereunder. No reimbursement for services shall be authorized pursuant to this section for any work in connection with a new subdivision, or the alteration, repair, enlargement, conversion or replacement of an existing building. (Ord. 1683, 11-27-2001)
8-4-15: WATER SERVICE LINES:
(A) Connection With Water Main; New Service: For the purpose of this chapter, "service connection" is the opening, including fittings and appurtenances, at the water main through which water is supplied to the user and "water main" means any pipe for the purpose of distributing potable water which serves or is accessible to more than one property, dwelling, or rental unit and is exterior to buildings.
All water service connections will be connected to a water main. No water service connection shall be made to another water service connection in the water distribution system. Only the water department will make the necessary service connection to the water main. The property owner or authorized agent shall file with the water department an application for a water service tap. The owner will be billed for the services outlined in schedule 9, section 8-4-23 of this chapter. (Ord. 1789, 4-12-2005)
The city public works department may provide the labor, equipment and perform site restoration costs to install water service from the city water main to the water curb stop, on the following terms and conditions: 1) prior to the commencement of work on the installation of such water service, the property owner submitted to the director of public works a written application to the city for such labor, equipment and site restoration on a form approved by the director of public works; 2) prior to the commencement of such work, the application was approved by the director of public works; and 3) the property owner has paid the cost of all material used in extending service from the water main to the curb stop. The application shall include a complete waiver of claims and hold harmless agreement made by the property owner in favor of the city for all claims that may arise in the course of the provision of services hereunder. The property owner will be responsible for all costs to install the water service from the curb stop to the dwelling. No reimbursement or services shall be authorized pursuant to this section for any work in connection with a new subdivision, or the alteration, repair, enlargement, conversion or replacement of an existing building. (Ord. 1683, 11-27-2001; amd. Ord. 1742, 9-9-2003)