The 2012 International Fuel Gas Code, second 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 Fuel Gas Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section, except with 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 2012 International Fuel Gas Code of the Village of Frankfort, hereinafter referred to as “this code.”
(B) Section 106.6.2 Fee Schedule. 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.
(C) Section 106.6.3 Fee Refund. Hereby amended to read as follows: Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this section are hereby amended to read as follows:
1. Fifty percent (50%) of the permit fee paid if a refund is requested by the applicant within thirty (30) days from the date of the issuance of the permit and no work has been done under the permit issued in accordance with this code.
2. Fifty percent (50%) of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review has been paid is withdrawn or cancelled by the applicant within thirty (30) days from the date of plan submittal and the village or its consultant has not initiated any review of the plan and the village consultant has refunded to the village fifty percent (50%) of the paid plan review fee.
(D) Section 108.4 Violation Penalties. Hereby amended to read as follows:
Any person who violates any provisions 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 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 other viable 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 violation.
(E) Section 108.5 Stop Work Orders. Hereby amended to read as follows:
No person 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 of unsafe conditions.
(Ord. 1877, passed 1-7-02; Am. Ord. 2595, passed 6-15-09; Am. Ord. 3156, passed 5-21-18)