A certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and which have been on file therein for a period of thirty (30) days prior to the adoption of this section, being marked and designated as the International Property Maintenance Code 2015, and annual supplements thereto, as published by the International Code Council (ICC), be and is hereby adopted for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of the International Property Maintenance Code 2015, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the following additions, deletions, insertions and changes:
A. Delete all references to the 2015 edition of the International Plumbing Code and replace with the Illinois State Plumbing Code.
B. Delete all references to the 2006 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code and replace with the edition of the International Energy Conservation Code as mandated by the State of Illinois.
C. Delete all references to the 2015 edition of the International Electrical Code and replace with the 2014 edition of the National Electrical Code.
D. Delete the following text from Section (f) 304.3 “Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabet letters. Numbers shall be a minimum of 4 inches (10mm) high with a minimum stroke of 0.5 inch (17.7mm).”
E. Delete all references to the International Zoning Code and replace with the City of McHenry Zoning Ordinance.
F. Insert “the City of McHenry” in Section 101.1.
G. Delete Section 103.1 in its entirety and replace as follows:
Section 103.1 General. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Building Officer to enforce the provisions of the Property Maintenance Code. The Building Officer is hereby referred to as the code official.
H. Delete Section 103.5 Fees and replace with the following:
Related fees. The payment of the fee for the construction, alteration, removal or demolition for work done in the connection to or concurrently with the work authorized by a building permit shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the payment of other fees that are prescribed by law.
I. In Section 111.1 delete Board of Appeals and replace with City Council.
J. In Section 111.2 delete entire section thru and including Section 111.2.5.
K. Delete Section 111.3.
L. In Section 111.4 delete entire last sentence.
M. Delete Section 111.4.1.
N. Delete Section 111.5.
O. Delete Section 111.7.
P. In Section 112.4 insert $50.00 in not less than and $500.00 in not more than.
Q. In Section 302.2 Enclosures: delete “containing more than 24 inches” and replace with “is capable of holding 24 inches or more.”
R. Add Section 302.2.1:
Sump Pump and Gutters: All sump pump and gutters from all buildings shall be connected to a storm sewer, provided an existing storm sewer is adjacent to or within the boundaries of the property where the building is located. If no storm sewer exists, the sump pump and/or roof gutter shall discharge not less than five feet beyond the building but no more than ten feet from the building. Discharge shall not terminate within ten feet of any property line. In no case shall the discharge cause a nuisance to adjoin properties. The termination distance may be extended upon the approval of the Code Official.
S. In Section 302.4 insert “eight (8) inches.”
T. Section 303.3:
Maintenance. Pools and spas and related mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, both existing and new, and parts thereof, shall be maintained in proper operating condition in accordance with the original design in a safe and sanitary condition. Devices or safeguards that are required by this Code shall be maintained in compliance with the edition of the Code under which they were installed.
The owner(s) authorized agent shall be responsible for maintenance of systems. To determine compliance with this provision, the code official shall have the authority to require any system to be re-inspected.
U. In Section 303.14 insert “April 1st to November 15th”.
V. Add Section 308.3.3:
Trash Enclosures: All multi-family, commercial and/or industrial buildings utilizing exterior storage for refuse containers shall construct and maintain screened trash enclosures. Exterior refuse containers shall be enclosed behind a permanent, opaque enclosure constructed of wood, metal, masonry or other appropriate material authorized by the building official. Such enclosures shall extend from the ground level to two feet above the top of the highest container and shall be equipped with access gates. The gates shall be equipped with an inside release to preclude child entrapment. Access walls and gates shall be maintained plumb and in good repair.
W. Insert Section 506.4 “Cross connection of sanitary and storm sewers shall not be permitted.”
X. In Section 602.3 insert September 15th to June 1st.
Y. In Section 602.4 insert September 15th to June 1st.
Z. In Section 705:
Carbon Monoxide Detector. Every dwelling unit shall be equipped with at least one approved carbon monoxide alarm in an operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes. The installation, placement and maintenance of Carbon monoxide detectors shall comply with the state of Illinois Carbon Monoxide Alarm Detector Act.
(1987 Code § 7-101)