The International Existing Building Code, 2012 edition, shall be amended as follows.
(A) Section 101.1 Title. “Rock Island County, Illinois” shall be inserted in “[NAME OF JURISDICTION]” and shall be known as “The Jurisdiction.”
(B) Section 104.1 General. Add: “The Building official, the Code Official, the Administrative Officer, and the Director of the Department of Zoning & Building Safety shall be inferred to be one and the same.”
(C) Section 113.4 Violation Penalties. Add first word “For.” Add “The Building Official is authorized, but not limited, to cause the following actions:
1. post a Stop Work order on the subject project, and
2. post a Stop Work order on any or all other projects being permitted by said person or contractor within the Jurisdiction, and
3. post a stop work order on any other contractor who re-validates the permit and uses the original person or contractor who violated the permit requirement to perform the work authorized, and
4. seek fines of not less than $25.00 and not more than $1,000.00 per violation with each day a violation is allowed to continue constituting a separate violation and other penalties as allowed by law through the Municipal Code Enforcement System or the Rock Island County State’s Attorney’s Office, and
5. reject permit applications for persons or contractors who change their business name to thwart the intent of this section, and
6. notify any other jurisdiction of said action.”
(D) Section 114.3 Unlawful Continuance. Last sentence after “remove a violation or unsafe condition,” change to “shall be subject to the remedies allowed under 113.4 and other penalties as prescribed by law.”
(E) Section 1301.2. “[date to be inserted by Jurisdiction]” is “September 13th, 1966.”
(Res. passed 2-18-2014)