The International Property Maintenance Code is 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(B) Section 103.1 (Department of Property Maintenance Inspection) is hereby repealed and a new Section 103.1 is adopted in lieu thereof as follows:
Section 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. 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.
(C) Section 103.5 (Fees) is not hereby adopted.
(D) Section 111 (Means of Appeal) is hereby repealed and a new Section 111 is adopted in lieu thereof as follows:
Section 111 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 Property Maintenance Code may appeal the order, ruling, decision or interpretation to the Director of Planning and Development. A request for appeal shall be made in writing within the time prescribed in the notice. The appeal must state the reason(s) why the act, conduct, circumstance or condition referred to in the notice does not constitute a violation. The written notice must be received by the Director of Planning and Development or in the Director’s office prior to the period set forth in the notice or the first date the Director’s office is open for business after the date, if closed on the date. Mailing the notice on the date shall be insufficient. The Director of Planning and Development, or other person designated by the Director, shall promptly give the appellant an opportunity to personally be heard and present whatever information as he or she may consider pertinent. After reviewing the determination, the Director of Planning and Development or designee may revoke the notice, modify the notice, or affirm and allow the notice to stand, prescribing a subsequent date by which the violation shall be corrected or abated.
(E) Section 112.4 (Stop work order; failure to comply) is repealed and a new Section 112.4 is adopted in lieu thereof as follows:
Section 112.4 Stop work orders. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition shall be subject to fines and other penalties as provided in § 10.99 of the Municipal Code and other such relief as may be available in law or in equity.
(F) Section 302.4 (Weeds) shall have inserted therein “ten inches” where provision is made for the height in inches as specified by the jurisdiction.
(G) Section 304.14 (Insect Screens) shall have inserted therein “March 1 to December 31” as the period during which insect screens are required.
(H) Section 502.5 (Public Toilet facilities) shall be amended by deleting the words “International Plumbing Code” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “Illinois Plumbing Code.”
(I) Section 505.1 (General) shall be amended by deleting the words “International Plumbing Code” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “Illinois Plumbing Code.”
(J) Section 602.3 (Heat Supply) shall have inserted shall have inserted therein “January 1 to December 31” as the period during which minimum temperature shall be maintained.
(K) Section 602.4 (Occupiable work spaces) shall have inserted therein “January 1 to December 31” as the period during which minimum temperature shall be maintained.
(L) Appendix A - “Boarding Standard” is hereby adopted.
(Ord. 9464, passed 1-30-2023)