CHAPTER 150: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
Section
General Provisions
   150.001   Smoke detector requirements
   150.002   General contract registration
   150.003   Carbon monoxide detector requirements
Building Codes
   150.015   Code adoptions
   150.016   Amendments to the International Building Code
   150.017   Amendments to International Residential Code for One and Two-Family Dwellings
   150.018   Occupancy permit for mobile homes not in a mobile home park
   150.019   Drainage
   150.020   Sanitary district approval
   150.021   Permit issuance
   150.022   Row covers and high tunnel structures
 
Building Demolition
   150.035   Scope
   150.036   Permit
   150.037   Supervision
   150.038   Workmanlike performance
   150.039   Warning signs
   150.040   Protection of public utilities
   150.041   Protection of children
   150.042   Covered walks
   150.043   Dust
   150.044   Leaving premises in proper condition
   150.045   General demolition requirements
   150.046   Special demolition requirements
   150.047   Special residential demolition requirements
Electrical Code Generally; Permits, Inspections
   150.060   Definitions
   150.061   Purpose
   150.062   Administration and enforcement
   150.063   Permits
   150.064   Inspections
   150.065   Permit and inspection fees
   150.066   Certificate required; exception
   150.067   Record
Electrical Contractors, Licensing and Examination
   150.080   Electrical Licensing Board
   150.081   License required
   150.082   Application for license
   150.083   Examination required
   150.084   Issuance of license
   150.085   Bond
   150.086   Insurance
   150.087   License to individuals only
   150.088   Term of license
   150.089   Renewal of license
   150.090   License not to be loaned
   150.091   Revocation of license
Electrical Code, Technical Standards
   150.105   Adoption of the National Electrical Code
   150.106   Acceptable materials
   150.107   Compliance with electric meter standards
   150.108   Installation materials restricted
   150.109   Furnaces
   150.110   Ceiling boxes
   150.111   Protection of conductors
   150.112   Remodel work
   150.113   Cable restrictions
   150.114   Minimum clearance between recessed lighting fixture and storage shelf
Mechanical Code; Fuel Gas Code
   150.125   Code adoptions; compliance required
   150.126   Prohibited installations
   150.127   Registration
   150.128   Permit
   150.129   Inspection
   150.130   Good practice standards
   150.131   Responsibility of installer
   150.132   Testing approval
   150.133   Venting required
   150.134   Gas burners
   150.135   LP gas controls
   150.136   Permit for electrical work
Housing Code Generally; Administration and Enforcement
   150.150   Definitions
   150.151   Inspection of dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units and premises
   150.152   Owner access for repairs and the like
   150.153   Enforcement, service of notice and orders
   150.154   Variances and appeals
   150.155   Designation of fit dwellings and dwelling units as unfit for human habitation
Housing Code Minimum Standards
   150.165   Basic equipment and facilities
   150.166   Light, ventilation and heating
   150.167   Safe and sanitary maintenance of parts of dwellings and dwelling units
   150.168   Minimum space, use and location requirements
   150.169   Responsibilities of owners and occupants
   150.170   Roominghouses
Moving of Buildings Generally; Permit
   150.180   Definitions
   150.181   Inspector to make rules and regulations
   150.182   Supervision
   150.183   Dilapidated buildings
   150.184   Trees
   150.185   Permit required
   150.186   Requirements for permit
   150.187   Interfering structures
   150.188   Fees
   150.189   Route
   150.190   Small buildings exemption
   150.191   Transferability
Plumbing
   150.205   Compliance required
   150.206   Adoption of Plumbing Code
   150.207   (Reserved)
   150.208   Administrative authority
   150.209   Regulation of plumbing contractors
   150.210   Permits
   150.211   Notification of Plumbing Inspector
Rental Licensing Program
   150.225   Incorporation of preamble
   150.226   Definitions
   150.227   Licensure of rental units
   150.228   Time of license application
   150.229   Minimum standards
   150.230   Inspection of premises
   150.231   Notice of inspections
   150.232   [Reserved]
   150.233   Results of inspection
   150.234   Inspection classification
 
   150.999   Penalty
Cross-reference:
   Dangerous and unsafe buildings, see Ch. 94
Statutory reference:
   Registration of electrical contractors, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-33-1
   Unsafe buildings, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, §§ 11-31-1 et seq.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 150.001 SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS.
   Sections 1, 2 and 3(a through g) of the Illinois Smoke Detector Act, found at ILCS Ch. 425, Act 60, is hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in this section.
(1990 Code, § 6-1) (Ord. 10-3306, passed - -[2010])
§ 150.002 GENERAL CONTRACT REGISTRATION.
   (A)   Purpose. A general contractor registration program is established to:
      (1)   Promote, protect and provide for the health, safety and financial welfare of the community in general, as it is affected by the construction industry; and
      (2)   Assure that any person, group, firm, partnership or corporation who engages in activities covered by these requirements can meet the necessary criteria set forth herein in order to become a registered general contractor.
(1990 Code, § 6-514)
   (B)   Registration required.
      (1)   For purposes of this section, the term GENERAL CONTRACTOR shall mean any person, partnership or corporation employed directly by any person, partnership or corporation, to erect, construct or enlarge any building, structure or fence; to install or enlarge any swimming pool with water deeper than 24 inches; to remodel any building or structure so as to change the means of egress, walls, beams, supports, roof pitch, roofing; to change the occupancy of a building or structure; expand or diminish the existing floor area; to install siding; or to install new windows. This section shall include modular or prefabricated structures built off site and delivered to the construction site for installation. Any persons, partnerships or corporations who are hired by the general contractor to perform any work specified above, and who are not considered employees of the general contractor shall also be considered a general contractor and shall also be registered. To be considered an employee, the persons, partnership or corporations must be paid directly by the general contractor and covered under the general contractor’s liability, workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance as required by applicable state statutes.
      (2)   Except as provided in division (B)(3) below, before anyone shall engage in the business of general contractor in the city, and before any general contractor now engaged in that business shall continue in that business, the general contractor shall be required to register with the city.
      (3)   An owner of a building shall be permitted to obtain permits for general contractor work performed by the owner on that building, without being required to register as a contractor.
      (4)   Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person who performs general contractor work to his or her employer’s property to be a registered general contractor, where there exists an employer-employee relationship.
(1990 Code, § 6-515)
   (C)   Registration requirements.
      (1)   Any person, partnership or corporation desiring to become a registered contractor in the city shall provide to the City Clerk:
         (a)   The full legal name of the principal owner;
         (b)   The full business name, if applicable;
         (c)   The full physical address of the principal owner;
         (d)   The full business address, if applicable;
         (e)   Phone number of the principal owner;
         (f)   Names and addresses of representatives, officers or employees authorized to obtain permits in the business name;
         (g)   A continuous surety bond made out to the city in the amount of $5,000. A minimum of 30 days’ notification must be provided to the Inspection Division before this bond may be canceled;
         (h)   Any person, partnership or corporation desiring to become a registered contractor shall provide a certificate of insurance issued to the contractor for the full period of registration. The insurance shall insure the contractor for public liability and property damage in an amount of not less than $100,000 for each occurrence of property damage and not less than $300,000 for each occurrence of personal injury or bodily harm. A minimum of 30 days’ notification must be provided to the Inspection Division before this insurance may be canceled; and
         (i)   Proof of workers’ compensation insurance in the form of either a certificate of insurance or certificate of approval as a self-insurer issued by the State Industrial Commission. Exception: an applicant who operates his or her business as a sole proprietor and has no employees are exempt from this requirement. The applicant shall sign the registration application affirming himself or herself as a sole proprietor.
      (2)   Any person, partnership or corporation desiring to become a registered contractor shall first pay a registration fee of $100.
      (3)   Registration as provided herein must be renewed annually. In order to do so, the registered contractor shall provide to the City Clerk a registration fee as listed in division (C)(2) above by the expiration date of his or her previous registration. No general contractor shall be allowed to renew the registration unless he or she shall deposit with the City Clerk evidence that the requirements of division (C)(1) above are maintained in good standing for the full period of the registration.
      (4)   Registration shall be in effect from January 1 through December 31 of each calendar year and is nontransferable. All work performed under permits issued by the city must be conducted by employees of the permit holder covered under the insurance listed above or by contractors registered in the city.
      (5)   Failure to renew the general contractor registration prior to the expiration thereof shall cause the registration to expire. It shall be unlawful thereafter for the registrant to engage, offer to engage, or hold himself or herself out as engaging in general contractor business under the registration unless and until the registration is renewed.
      (6)   It shall be the responsibility of the registered general contractor to provide the City Clerk notice in writing of any changes in the information required in division (C)(1) of this section.
(1990 Code, § 6-516) (Ord. 04-3055, passed 8-2-2004; Ord. 14-3465, passed 11-17-2014; Ord. 17-3560, passed 12-20-2017; Ord. 21-3659, passed 12-6-2021) Penalty, see § 150.999
§ 150.003 CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS.
   The Illinois Carbon Monoxide Act (ILCS Ch. 430, Act 135, §§ 1 et seq.) as amended is hereby adopted as if fully set forth herein.
(Ord. 18-3563, passed 3-5-2018)
BUILDING CODES
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