The 2012 International Building Code, first edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as a Building Code of the village for the control of buildings and structures as therein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of the 2012 International Building Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if full set out in this section, except with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes to such code as follows:
(A) Section 101.1 Title. Hereby amended to read as follows:
Title: These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of the Village of Frankfort, hereinafter sometimes referred to as “this code”.
(B) Section 101.2.1 Appendices. Hereby adopted:
Appendix A EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS
Appendix B BOARD OF APPEALS
Appendix C GROUP U - AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS
Appendix I PATIO COVERS
(C) Section 101.4.3 Plumbing. Hereby amended by referencing and adopting the 2014 Illinois State Plumbing Code.
(D) Section 105.2 Work Exempt from Permit. Hereby amended by deleting this section in its entirety:
Building, Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing.
(E) Section 105.5 Expiration. Hereby amended to:
Delete one hundred eighty (180) days and in this section replace it with ninety (90) days.
(F) Section 109.2 Schedule of Permit Fees. Hereby amended to read as follows:
Fee Schedule: A fee for each plan examination, building permit and inspections shall be paid in accordance with the schedule as set forth in applicable village ordinances, including Ordinance Nos. 1347 and 1449 entitled, “An Ordinance Amending Building Permit Fees and Inspection Charges for the Village of Frankfort, Will County, Illinois,” as it now exists or from time to time is amended.
(G) Section 110.3 Required Inspection. Hereby amended to read as follows:
1. INITIAL ON SITE SEDIMENT CONTROL INSPECTION
A. Sediment and erosion control measures must be installed and maintained during the duration of the entire project in accordance with the applicable village ordinances, including Village of Frankfort Design Standards Ordinance No. 2487 or most recent edition.
2. FOOTING INSPECTIONS
A. Inspections required prior to placement of concrete.
B. If poor soil conditions exist, Illinois State Licensed Soil Engineer will be required to provide a signed and sealed soil determination, and inspection prior to placement of concrete.
C. Installation of stone drive.
3. FOUNDATION INSPECTION
A. Inspection of concrete forms in-place prior to any concrete being poured.
B. Reinforcing steel in-place.
C. Forms centered on footing.
D. Installation of stone drive.
4. FOUNDATION BACKFILL INSPECTION
A. Dampproofing in-place.
B. Drain tile in-place.
C. Anchor bolt installation and location.
D. Upon approval of the drain tile inspection, the foundation can be backfilled. The Building Department will permit construction of the deck over the basement or crawlspace areas only, prior to or after backfilling. This will help provide extra safety at the job site and structural integrity to the foundation.
E. Submit spot survey (top of foundation elevation and all setback dimensions).
F. Sediment control inspection.
5. UNDERGROUND PLUMBING INSPECTION
A. Basement Floor - inspection necessary prior to placement of concrete.
6. SANITARY SEWER & WATER INSPECTION
7. ROUGH ELECTRIC INSPECTION
8. ROUGH PLUMBING INSPECTION
9. ROUGH MECHANICAL INSPECTION
10. ROUGH BUILDING INSPECTION
A. No insulation may be installed until the rough inspections have been approved.
11. INSULATION INSPECTION:
A. No wall/ceiling coverings may be applied until an insulation inspection has been performed and approved by the village.
12. MASONRY THRU-WALL “SILL” FLASHING INSPECTION
A. Prior to the installation of brick veneer, or stone.
13. CONCRETE FLAT WORK INSPECTION
A. Basement floors.
B. Garage floors/interior concrete.
C. Driveways/parking areas.
D. Sidewalks and service walks.
E. Patios.
14. EXTERIOR INSULATION FINISH SYSTEM INSPECTION:
The following inspections shall be required for all E.I.F.S. installation:
A. Substrate/flashing inspections.
B. E.P.S. board inspection.
C. Base coat application inspection.
D. Final inspection.
E. The installer must adhere to all manufacturers’ requirements for installation, and include a drainage system or equivalent.
15. FINAL PLUMBING INSPECTION
16. FINAL ELECTRIC INSPECTION
17. FINAL MECHANICAL INSPECTION
18. FINAL BUILDING INSPECTION
19. FINAL GRADE INSPECTION
20. ASPHALT/PARKING AREA INSPECTION
21. LANDSCAPE PERMIT INSPECTION (per applicable village ordinances, including Ordinance No. 2341, as from time to time amended):
A. Provide complete landscaping plans.
B. Indicate foundation and all top of grade elevations.
C. Provide drawing showing the location of all lawn sprinkler heads on final plat of survey.
(H) Section 110.3-1 Requests for Inspection is added as follows:
A CONCRETE INSPECTIONS. The owner or contractor shall call a request for an inspection into the Building Department at least 24 hours prior to the inspection. All forms and/or concrete will be inspected prior to the placement.
B. BUILDING INSPECTIONS. The owner or contractor shall call a request for an inspection into the Building Department at least 48 hours prior to the inspection. For rough inspections, no insulation can be installed, or any type of covering placed over the area remodeled or constructed.
C. FINAL INSPECTIONS. The owner or contractor shall call a request for an inspection into the Building Department at least 48 hours prior to inspection. A building shall not be used or occupied, in whole or in part, until a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued by the Building Official.
For purposes of this section, the terms “used or occupied” shall be deemed to include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. The temporary or permanent storage of furniture, equipment, and/or personal or household effects within the building or structure.
2. Use of the building or structure for the purposes of interviewing, training and instructing individuals, or other similar activities.
D. ON-SITE IMPROVEMENT INSPECTIONS. The Director of Building and Zoning, or approved agent of the village, shall authorize the inspection of all on-site improvements for commercial, industrial and residential construction projects. On-site improvements include, but are not limited to, curb, gutters, grading, drainage, paving and driveways. The cost of all inspections and reports required under these provisions shall be paid by developer/contractor. (Ord. 1557, passed 3-4-96)
(I) Section 114.4 Violation Penalties is hereby amended to read as follows:
Any person who violates any provision of this code or who fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof, or who erects, constructs, alters or repairs a building or structure in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Building Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, or the requirements of this code, shall be subject to the following penalties as prescribed by law.
1. Civil Remedies. The village can enforce this code as provided by law, including seeking injunctive relief for any violations.
2. Ordinance Violations. In addition but not in lieu of any other penalties, any person violating this code is subject to a fine of not less than $250 or more than $750 per day for each day any violation exists, with each calendar day a violation exists constituting a separate offense.
(J) Section 114.2 Notice of violation. Hereby amended by adding the following language:
Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions, shall be penalized as provided by this chapter and be liable for a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $750 per day for each day a violation exists.
(K) Section 310 Residential Group R. Add the following:
Section 310.3 Required Dwelling Unit and Guest Room Separation. Hereby amended by adding the following language:
Groups R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 containing two or more dwelling units shall be separated by tenant separation or party walls with a fire resistance rating of a minimum of two (2) hours, and shall be constructed of a non-combustible masonry/concrete materials. Any dwelling units located above another dwelling unit shall be separated by a floor system with a fire resistance rating of a minimum of two (2) hours, and shall be constructed of pre-cast concrete or poured in place concrete.
(L) Section 705.4 Materials. Delete the following:
Exception: Construction of Type V construction.
(M) Section 708.4 Continuity. Hereby amended by adding the following language:
“The minimum tenant separation shall be two (2) hours separation from floor to ceiling or roof deck above.”
(N) Section 907.2 Where Required. Hereby amended by adding the following language:
1) An automatic fire detection system shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this code and the NFPA72 in all buildings of groups A-B-E-F-H-I-M-R-S-U.
2) Carbon Monoxide Detectors. All commercial and industrial buildings constructed after the effective date of this section shall be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors. This provision shall also apply to existing commercial and industrial buildings equipped with new or replacement oil and gas combustion furnaces and boilers.
a) Power Source. Required carbon monoxide detectors shall receive their primary power from the building wiring when such wiring is served from a commercial source, and when primary power is interrupted, shall receive power from a battery. Wiring shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for over-current protection.
b) Location. Carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed in the immediate vicinity where the fossil fuel-burning appliance, boiler or furnace is located.
c) Compliance. All approved carbon monoxide detectors herein required shall comply with all federal, state and local standards for such devices. Carbon monoxide detectors shall bear the label of a nationally recognized standards testing laboratory, which indicates that each such detector has been tested and listed as a single carbon monoxide detector.
FOSSIL FUEL. Includes coal, natural gas, kerosene oil, propane and wood
(O) Section 1405.4 Flashing. The following shall be added at the end of Section 1405.4:
“The minimum shelf angle, coping, base flashing, lintel and window sill flashing shall be:
Rubberized Asphalt Flashing: Manufacturers’ standard composite flashing product, consisting of a pliable and highly adhesive rubberized-asphalt compound bonded to a high density, cross-laminated polyethylene film to produce an overall thickness of 0.040 inch (1.0 mm), or a rubberized flashing material of similar thickness. 6 mil polyethylene is not acceptable.”
“Minimum flashing around exterior window and door openings shall be a multi-layer composite employing polyethylene and fiberglass, with an integral adhesive strip that produces a perm rating of less than .30 perms, and complying with ASTM E331. Infiltration barrier joint tape is not acceptable.”
(P) Chapter 29 Plumbing Systems. Hereby amended by deleting this chapter in its entirety and referring to, adopting and incorporating the 2014 Illinois State Plumbing Code as provided under this subchapter.
(Q) Section 3107 Signs. Hereby amended by referring to, adopting and incorporating the Village of Frankfort Code of Ordinances, Chapter 151.
(R) Section 3412.2 Applicability. Hereby amended to read as follows:
Structures existing prior to the date of adoption in the Village of Frankfort, December 3, 2001.
(S) Section 903.2 Where Required. Amend as follows:
Delete the first paragraph and add the following:
A. A complete automatic fire suppression system shall be installed and maintained in full operating condition, as specified in this code in all buildings as follows:
B. All buildings four (4) or more stories or fifty feet (50') in height.
C. In any building greater than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet in floor area - inclusive of all floor stories and mezzanines.
D. As required in locations indicated in sections 903.2.1 through 903.2.15 except as amended below:
Section 903.2.1.1.1 Use Group A-1. In lieu of 12,000 square feet revise to 7,500 square feet.
Section 903.2.1.3.1 Use Group A-3. In lieu of 12,000 square feet revise to 7,500 square feet.
Section 903.2.1.4.1 Use Group A-4. In lieu of 12,000 square feet revise to 7,500 square feet.
Section 903.2.3.1 Use Group E. In lieu of 12,000 square feet revise to 7,500 square feet.
Section 903.2.4.1 Use Group F-1. In lieu of 12,000 square feet revise to 7,500 square feet.
Section 903.2.7.1 Use Group M. In lieu of 12,000 square feet revise to 7,500 square feet.
Section 903.3.1.1 NFPA 13 Sprinkler Systems. Add the language “and the Village of Frankfort Fire code” to the last line.
Section 903. 3.1. 2 NFPA 13 R Sprinkler Systems. Add the language “and the Village of Frankfort Fire Code” to the last line.
Section 903.3.1.3 NFPA 13 D Sprinkler System. Add the language “and the Village of Frankfort Fire Code” to the last line.
Section 907. 2.1 Use Group A. Delete this section in its entirety and replace with the following:
Section 90 7. 2.1 Use Group A. A fire detection system shall be installed and maintained in all buildings of use group A where such buildings are not required to have fire suppression systems.
Section 907.2.2 Use Group B. Delete this section in its entirety and replace with the following:
Section 907. 2. 2 Use Group B. A fire detection system shall be installed and maintained in all buildings of use group B where such buildings are not required to have fire suppression systems.
Section 907. 2. 4 Use Group F. Delete this section in its entirety and replace with the following:
Section 907. 2. 4 Use Group F. A fire detection system shall be installed and maintained in all buildings of use group F where such buildings are not required to have fire suppression systems.
Section 907. 2. 7 Use Group M. Delete this section in its entirety and replace with the following:
Section 907. 2. 7 Use Groups M and S. A fire detection system shall be installed and maintained in all buildings of use group M and S where such buildings are not required to have fire suppression systems.
(Ord. 1478, passed 10-17-94; Am. Ord. 1557, passed 3-4-96; Am. Ord. 1595, passed 11-4-96; Am. Ord. 1877, passed 1-7-02; Am. Ord. 2595, passed 6-15-09; Am. Ord. 3156, passed 5-21-18)