(A) Adoption of building code. That a certain document, 1 copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of LaSalle, 1 copy of which is on file in the office of the Building Inspector and 1 copy of which is available at the LaSalle Public Library, all copies being marked and designated as the International Building Code including Appendix Chapter F, Chapter H and Chapter J, as published by the International Code Council, Inc. be and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of LaSalle in the State of Illinois; for control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Building Code, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any prescribed in division (B) of this section.
(B) Additions, insertions and changes. The following sections are hereby revised as follows:
(1) Section 101.1 Title. Insert: “City of LaSalle.”
(2) Section 101.2 Exception. Delete the text of the exception of Section 101.2 and substitute the following: “Detached one- and two-family dwellings and their accessory structures shall comply with the International Residential Code.”
(3) Section 101.4.1 Electrical. Delete the text of Section 101.4.1 and substitute the following: “The provisions of the National Electric Code, as amended by City ordinances shall apply to the installation, alterations, repairs and replacement of electrical systems, including equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances. All references in the Building Code to the International Electric Code shall be replaced by the National Electric Code as amended by City ordinances.”
(4) Section 101.4.4 Plumbing. Delete the text of Section 101.4.4 and substitute the following: “The provisions of the State of Illinois Plumbing Code shall apply to the installation, alterations, repairs and replacement of plumbing systems, including equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances. Private sewage disposal systems shall comply with the State of Illinois Department of Public Health regulations. All references in the Building Code to the International Plumbing Code shall be replaced by the State of Illinois Plumbing Code.”
(5) Section 105.2 Work Exempt from Permit. Delete the text of No. 2 in the listing under the subtitle “Building.”
(6) Section 105.3.1 Action on Application. Add: “The Building Inspector is permitted to waive review and examination of the plan and specifications if the registered architect or engineer who prepared the plans and specifications certifies that they conform to the requirements of the City Building Code.”
(7) Section 106.1 Submittal documents - Add: “If additional permits, approvals or certificates are required by other agencies, including but not limited to the Illinois Environmental Pollution Agency, LaSalle County Health Department, Department of Natural Resources or Illinois Department of Transportation, such permits, approvals or certificates shall be submitted with the building permit application and no permit shall be issued unless said documents are received by the Building Inspector.”
(8) Section 106.2 Site Plan - Add: “Section 106.2.1 - Storm Water Control - All multi-family residential, commercial and industrial sites shall submit a site plan indicating the design of a storm water control facility which has been designed by a registered professional engineer. Said site plan shall bear the engineer’s seal and be accompanied by design calculations. All such facilities shall be designed to discharge a flow at or below the amount discharged by the site in its undeveloped state and shall be designed in accordance with the standards as designated by the City Engineer.”
(9) Section 108.4 Work commencing before permit issuance. Add: “The additional fee required to be paid by anyone failing to obtain a permit prior to beginning of construction shall be set at $100.”
(10) Section 113.2 Notice of Violation. Add: “All notices and orders shall be in writing and shall indicate the conduct which constitutes a violation and make reference to the section(s) violated thereby. The notices or orders shall be served in person or by certified mail, or in such other manner as appropriate to provide notice.”
(11) Section 113.4 Violation Penalties. Delete the text of Section 113.4 and substitute the following: “Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the building inspector or in violation of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, or who shall fail to comply with an order issued by the Building Inspector shall, upon conviction be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation.”
(12) Section 112.3 Qualifications. Add: “The Zoning Board of Appeals shall serve as the Board of Appeals for the City Building Code.”
(13) Section 705.1. “The provisions of this Section shall apply to all multiple-family structures containing three or more living units; one or more living units in a structure containing any other type of use such as business or industrial; or any size commercial, business or industrial building without living units. The fire resistance rating of structural elements (including outside walls and floors) and tenant separation or party walls, shall be a minimum of two hours, except that the required fire resistance rating and tenant separation or party shall be a minimum of one hour for business or commercial occupancies which are equipped with a fire suppression and fire alarm system throughout the structure.
Exterior wall construction shall be masonry. Brick veneer construction shall not be permitted. All floors shall be of pre-cast concrete type, poured concrete type, or other type having at least a two hour resistance rating. It is additionally provided hereunder that whenever the building under consideration is of such an unusual size or shape or is surrounded by such development or unusual conditions that the strict application of the requirements contained in this Ordinance would result in real difficulties or substantial hardship or injustice, the City Council may upon application to the City Council, within its discretion to be appropriately exercised, vary or modify such requirements so that the owner of the premises may develop the property in a reasonable manner but so that at the present time the public welfare and interest of the City and surrounding area are protected and the general intent and spirit of this Ordinance preserved.”
(14) Section 1612 relating to Flood Loads is deleted in its entirety. All regulations related to flood loads and construction in the floodplain shall be governed by Ordinance 2282 (see Chapter 151).
(15) Section 3410.2 Applicability. Delete the paragraph in its entirety and substitute the following: “Structures existing prior to April 1, 2003, in which there is work involving additions, alterations or changes of occupancy shall be made to conform to the requirements of this section or the provisions of Sections 3403 through 3407. The provision in Sections 3410.1 through 3410.2.5 shall apply to existing occupancies that will continue to be, or are proposed to be, in Groups A, B, E, F, M, S and U. These provisions shall not apply to buildings with occupancies in Group H, I or R.
(C) Additional definitions. As used in this section and the International Building Code, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) The term “jurisdiction” shall mean the City of LaSalle.
(2) The term “Building or Code Official” and/or “Building Inspector” shall mean the person referred to in this section, who is responsible for code administration and enforcement for the City of LaSalle, or the person so designated as such by the City of LaSalle.
(3) The term “International Building Code” or “Code” shall mean the edition of the International Building Code most recently adopted by the City of LaSalle.
(Ord. 1796, passed 3-31-2003; Am. Ord. 1957, passed 5-22-2006)