A certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the village clerk of the village of Herscher, being marked and designated as the international building code, 2003 edition, including all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the building code of the village of Herscher, in the state of Illinois, for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use and the demolition of such structures as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said building code on file in the office of the village of Herscher are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in section 8-1A-2 of this article. (Ord. 05-04, 1-3-2005)