The following sections are revised.
(A) Section 101.1. Insert: Village of Matteson.
(B) Section 103.5. Revise to read: "The fees for activities and services performed by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this code shall be as indicated in the most recent fee schedule adopted by the President and Board of Trustees."
(C) Add the following:
Section 105.5 Certificate of Occupancy. No owner, agent or person in charge of a dwelling unit or a commercial or industrial structure or space within shall allow any person to occupy the same as tenant or lessee or for valuable consideration unless said dwelling unit or structure shall have been inspected subsequent to its most recent occupancy and determined to be in compliance with all of the provisions of this code as well as all health and building laws as evidenced by a certificate of occupancy issued by the Building Official.
Upon request of the owner, agent or other authorized person, an inspector will be available at an appointed time at a minimum of within two working days or some other time as mutually agreed upon to perform an inspection.
If such inspection establishes compliance with all of the provisions of this code and all other health and buildings laws of the Village of Matteson, then the Building Official shall issue a certificate of occupancy for said dwelling unit, commercial or industrial structure or space.
Section 105.6 Annual Inspection of Multi-Family Buildings. Every owner, agent or person in charge of a multi-family building within 15 days of notification by the village shall apply for an annual inspection of said multi-family building. The inspection shall be limited to the exterior and common or public areas. This inspection shall be in addition to occupancy inspections.
Section 109.7 Boarding. The windows and doors of all structures, whether occupied or not shall be enclosed by transparent materials designed for such purpose. The material shall secure the building and be able to withstand impact without breaking. The transparent materials shall be customarily used for such purposes and shall not be enclosed by boarding or similar methods of enclosure security of the property. But not as a substitute for or in place of customary materials used for windows or doors.
(D) Section 111.2. Delete and replace with the following:
Section 111.2 Membership of Board. The Board of Appeals shall have the same membership as the Village Zoning Board of Appeals.
(E) Section 302.4 Weeds. Insert: Six Inches (6").
(F) Section 302.4 Weeds. Add the following sentence before the final paragraph:
Building frontage and fence lines shall be maintained free of tree saplings and overgrown bushes and vegetation.
(G) Add the following:
Section 302.8.1 Control of Shopping Carts. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or the agent having charge of a shopping establishment to maintain control of shopping carts and similar devices or equipment and to retrieve any such shopping carts removed from the premises or in a location not approved for storage. Shopping carts may be stored outside provided they are stored on the premises of the shopping establishment in a designated area on a paved surface. The Director of Community Development or designee may approve alternate storage arrangements. The village may remove or cause to be removed any shopping carts that due to their location are causing a public safety hazard. The cost of removal shall be the responsibility of the owner or agent in charge.
(H) Section 304.14 Insect Screens. Insert: March 1 to November 30.
(I) Section 307.3.2. Change the first sentence to read:
The owner of every establishment producing rubbish or garbage shall provide and at all times cause to be utilized, approved leak-proof containers with tight-fitting covers. The owner shall provide an enclosure with a 6 foot apron as wide as the enclosure constructed of 6 inch thick concrete slab to support the weight of a waste disposal truck. The slab and approach shall be place on a 4 inch stone base and reinforced with a minimum of 6 by 6 welded wire fabric.
Add the following:
The occupant of every dwelling unit shall be responsible for placing rubbish and garbage containers out for collection and removing them after collection. Upon removal the containers shall be placed to the rear of the building so that no container is visible from the street in front.
(J) Section 602.3 Heat Supply. Insert: October 1 to May 15.
(K) Section 602.4. Occupiable work space. Insert: October 1 to May 15.
(2000 Code, § 150.016) (Ord. 1645, passed 12-2-1996; Ord. 1804, passed 5-7-2001; Ord. 1930, passed 10-6-2003; Ord. 4476, passed 10-18-2021)