For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
BUILDING INSPECTOR: A state, county or village employee whose duties include the inspection or examination of structures or property in the village to determine if zoning or other code violations exist.
CODE: Any village, building code or zoning ordinance that establishes construction, plumbing, heating, electrical, fire prevention, sanitation or other health and safety standards that are applicable to structures in the village or any village ordinance that requires, after notice, the cutting of weeds, the removal of garbage and debris, the removal of inoperable motor vehicles, or the abatement of nuisances from private property.
HEARING OFFICER: A village employee or an officer or agent of the village, other than a building inspector or law enforcement officer, whose duty it is to:
A. Preside at a building code administrative hearing called to determine whether or not a code violation exists;
B. Hear testimony and accept evidence from the building inspector, the building owner and all interested parties relevant to the existence of a code violation;
C. Preserve and authenticate the transcript and record of the building code administrative hearing and all exhibits and evidence introduced at the building code administrative hearing;
D. Issue and sign a written finding, decision and order stating whether a code violation exists.
OWNER: The legal or beneficial owner of a structure. 65 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-31.1-1. (Ord. 1180, 7-15-2014)