For the purpose of establishing reasonable rules and regulations governing the repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition and relocation of existing buildings within the jurisdiction of the city, including, but not limited to. permits and penalties, there is hereby adopted in its entirety as the Existing Building Code of the city that certain code known as the International Existing Building Code, 2012 Edition, and any amendments thereto that may from time to time be made, as recommended and published by the International Code Council International, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Existing Building Code"), and the whole thereof is hereby incorporated by reference herein as though fully set forth word by word and line by line, except for such parts thereof as are herein or hereafter modified, deleted, or amended. One copy of the Existing Building Code shall be filed and maintained by the City Clerk, and at least one copy shall be filed and maintained by the Department.
The following specific additions, insertions, and changes to the Existing Building Code are hereby adopted:
(A) In Section 101.1, the name of the jurisdiction is "the City of Danville, Illinois."
(B) Section 103 shall be deleted in its entirety, and any references within the code to Department of Building Safety shall mean the Department of Engineering & Urban Services or the Building Official.
(C) Section 105.1 and its accompanying subparagraphs shall be deleted in their entirety and be replaced with:
"Any person desiring to perform any of the following activities shall first submit an application for a permit to the Building Official, and these activities shall not commence without a permit being issued in accordance with Section 108.
1. Construct or alter a structure.
2. Construct an addition.
3. Demolish or move a structure.
4. Install or alter any equipment which is regulated by this code.
5. The construction or placement of structures, either above-ground or in-ground, such as:
a. Fences.
b. Patios and decks.
c. Swimming pools greater than 24" deep.
d. Sheds.
e. Telecommunication towers.
6. New windows, replacement or others.
7. Exterior siding.
8. Roofs: All roofing being either new or recover involving more than one (1) square of shingles or more than 100 square feet on other type of roofing. Less than that amount is a minor repair.
9. Interior partition walls.
10. Sidewalks.
11. Driveways.
12. Parking lots.
13. Retaining walls in hazardous locations and/or abutting property lines."
(D) Section 105.2. shall be amended by striking item 1 under "Building".
(E) Section 112.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with: "112.1 General. Appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the Building Official may be made pursuant to Chapter 164 of the City Code."
(F) Sections 112.2 and 112.3 shall be deleted in their entirety.
(G) Section 113.2 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with: "113.2 Enforcement-Enforcement of violations of this code shall be conducted pursuant to this Chapter and Chapter 166 of the City Code."
(H) Sections 113.3 and 113.4 shall be deleted in their entirety.
(Ord. 7547, passed 10-1-91; Am. Ord. 8932, passed 4-1-14)