The International Building Code is hereby amended as follows:
(A) Section 101.1 (Title) shall have inserted therein “City of Quincy” where provision is made for the name of the jurisdiction.
(B) Section 101.4.3 (Plumbing), inclusive, is not hereby adopted, providing in lieu thereof that any reference to a Plumbing Code shall refer to the Minimum Code of Plumbing Standards as adopted and hereafter amended by the Illinois Department of Public Health or other applicable provisions of the municipal code.
(C) Section 101.4.6 (Energy), inclusive is hereby repealed in its entirety.
(D) Section 103.1 is hereby repealed and a new Section 103.1 is adopted in lieu thereof as follows:
103.1 Department of Building Safety, Code Official defined. The term “department of building safety” as used in this code shall mean the Office of Inspection of the Department of Planning and Development as provided for in §§ 39.50 through 39.54 (Department of Planning and Development) of the Municipal Code of the City of Quincy, Illinois, 2015. The term “building official” as used in this code shall mean the duly appointed Director of Inspection and Enforcement of the City of Quincy, Illinois and including any designee thereof.
(E) Section 105 (Permits) is not hereby adopted, providing in lieu thereof that any reference to permits shall be to § 162.210 of the Municipal Code.
(F) Section 107.5 (Retention of construction documents) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
(G) Section 109.2 (Schedule of Permit Fees) is not hereby adopted, providing in lieu thereof that any reference to permit fees shall be to § 162.210 of the Municipal Code.
(H) Section 113 (Board of Appeals) is hereby repealed and a new Section 113 is adopted in lieu thereof as follows:
Section 113 Appeals. Any owner or person who is aggrieved or affected by an order, ruling, decision or interpretation of the building official in any of the matters relative to the interpretation or enforcement of any of the provisions of the International Building Code may appeal the order, ruling, decision or interpretation to the Building Commission established by and in accordance with § 40.305 (Building Commission) of the Municipal Code.
(I) In addition to the provisions of Section 114 (Violations), the imposition of penalties shall not preclude the institution of appropriate actions to prevent unlawful construction, to restrain, correct or abate a violation, to prevent illegal occupancy of a building, structure or premises, or to stop an illegal act, conduct, business or use of a building or structure on or about any premises.
(J) Section 907.2.8.3 (Smoke Alarms) is hereby repealed and a new Section 907.2.8.3 is adopted in lieu thereof as follows:
Section 907.2.8.3 Smoke Alarms. Smoke alarms shall be installed as required by § 907.2.10. Single-station smoke detector/alarms shall be provided with emergency power and shall be annunciated by sleeping unit at a constantly-attended location from which the fire alarm system is capable of being manually activated.
(K) Section 1612.3 (Establishment of Flood Hazard Areas) and Section 1612.4 (Flood Hazard Documentation) are not hereby adopted, providing in lieu thereof that all construction in flood hazard areas shall be governed by Chapter 155 (Development in Special Flood Hazard Areas) of the Municipal Code.
(L) Chapter 29 (Plumbing Systems) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
(M) Sections 3306.5 (Barriers) and 3306.6 (Barrier Design) are not hereby adopted, providing in lieu thereof that all areas of construction or excavation in commercial, retail and industrial districts which are located within 500 feet radial of a school or residential district or facility open to the public at large shall be enclosed by a cyclone-type fence of wood, metal or plastic construction with vertical supports every six to eight feet and horizontal supports adequate to maintain the fence in a rigid, upright manner. The fencing shall be maintained upon the site until the building under construction is enclosed and capable of being secured. All fencing shall be a minimum of four feet in height and shall be constructed as far back from the building or excavation site as is practicable.
(Ord. 9464, passed 1-30-2023)