There is hereby adopted by the village for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of the buildings and structures, including permits and penalties, a building code known as the "International Building Code, 2021 Edition" with all subsequent amendments, and all its referenced standards, one copy, of which has been and now is filed in the office of the Village Clerk. The code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein. From the date on which this section shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the construction of all commercial and industrial buildings and other structures therein contained within the corporate limits of the village. Additions, amendments, and deletions: The following sections are hereby revised as follows.
(A) Chapter 1
(1) Section 101.1 Title is amended to read: These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of The Village of Romeoville hereinafter referred to as "this code".
(2) Section 105.2 Work exempt from permit is amended to read: Building: numbers 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 are exempt from permits.
(3) Section 105.8 Construction Hours adds a new section to read: Construction may commence between the hours of 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. for Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.
(4) Section 109.2 Schedule of permit fees is amended to read: a fee for each plan examination, building permit, and inspections shall be paid in accordance with Section 150.22 of this code and Chapter 43 of the Village of Romeoville Code of Ordinances.
(5) Section 109.4 Work commencing before permit issuance is amended to read: In addition to any other fines, fees or penalties provided for by applicable provisions of this Code, when any work for which a permit is required under this code has begun or is completed without the required permit having been obtained, the amount of the fee for the issuance of the required permit under such circumstances shall be equal to the amount of the otherwise applicable fee in cases not involving work without a permit or any other violation of this Code, plus an additional amount calculated as follows: a) For permits having an otherwise applicable fee of up to and including fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00), the additional amount added shall be equal to the amount of the otherwise applicable permit fee; b) For permits having an otherwise applicable fee in excess of fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00), the additional amount added shall be equal to fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00), plus twenty five percent (25%) of the amount of the otherwise applicable permit fee.
(6) Section 109.6 Refunds is amended to read: refunds are paid in accordance with section 150.19 of this code.
(7) Section 110.3.1.2 Approval of a spot survey adds a new section to read: a spot survey indicating the top of foundation elevations and foundation distances to the lot lines must be submitted and approved prior to the commencement of framing onto a foundation.
(8) Section 113.3 Board of Appeals is deleted, and the following text added. Appeals shall be available as provided in Section 150.24 of this Chapter.
(9) Section 114.4 Violation penalties is amended to read: Any person who shall violate a provision of this Code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Building official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this Code, shall be subjected to fines in accordance with Section 150.99 of this Chapter.
(10) Section 115.3 Unlawful continuance is amended to read: Any person, firm, corporation or entity who shall continue any work in or about any building or structure after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as they may be directed to perform in order to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first occurrence, a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) for the second occurrence, and a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the third and any subsequent occurrence. As used herein, an "occurrence" shall denote any circumstance or occasion during which work is performed in violation of the preceding sentence within the scope of the permit issued or required to be issued for such work under this Chapter.
(B) Chapter 6
(1) Section 603.1.2 Piping is amended to delete "International Plumbing Code" and replace in lieu thereof the "2014 State of Illinois Plumbing Code".
(C) Chapter 11
(1) 1101.2 Design is amended to read Buildings and facilities shall be designed and constructed to be accessible in accordance with this code, ICC A117.1 and the State of Illinois Accessibility Code. The most restrictive requirements shall govern.
(D) Chapter 15
(1) Section 1507.2.8.2 Ice Barrier is amended to delete the exception in its entirety.
(E) Chapter 17
(1) Section 1701.3 Used Materials is deleted in its entirety.
(2) Section 1704.2.3 State of special inspections is amended by deleting the exceptions.
(3) Section 1705.17 Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) is amended by deleting exceptions 1 and 2 in their entirety.
(F) Chapter 18
(1) Section 1809.12 Timber footings are deleted in its entirety.
(2) Sections 1810.3.2.4 Timber and Section 1810.3.2.4.1 Preservative Treatment is deleted in their entirety.
(G) Chapter 19
(1) Section 1905.12 Cold weather requirements is deleted in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
Definitions and requirements: Cold weather defined by the American Concrete Institute (ACI) 306 as: a period of more than three consecutive days where all of the following occur:
The average daily temperature is less than forty (40) degrees Fahrenheit.
The air temperature is not greater than fifty (50) degrees Fahrenheit for more than one-half of any 24 hour period.
The average daily air temperature is the average of the highest and lowest temperatures occurring during the period from midnight to midnight.
When cold weather concrete is in effect; footings, trenches, foundations, and piers shall be poured only on frost-free soil. The architect and/or engineer of record shall provide to the building official a cold weather concrete outline meeting ACI 306 requirements for review. Concrete must be protected for not less than forty-eight (48) hours with insulating blankets.
Flatwork: After the first frost, the Building Official shall determine whether flatwork can continue. No flatwork will be allowed outside of buildings or garages from November 15th to April 1st without the approval of the Building Official. Flatwork is allowed in a building or garage, as long as the inside temperature is maintained at not less than fifty (50) degrees Fahrenheit for not less than 48 hours.
The use of heaters that expel gases into the area above a concrete floor shall be vented to the outside to avoid carbonation, which may cause dusting to the concrete surface.
(2) Section 1907.1 General is amended to delete the number "3-1/2 inches (89 mm)" and in lieu thereof "4 inches (102 mm)".
(H) Chapter 23
(1) Section 2308.5.1 Size, height, and spacing of wood studs. In the section "Bearing Walls", delete all references to "24" in the column "Supporting roof and ceiling only" and the column "Supporting one floor, roof, and ceiling" and substituting in lieu thereof "16 (406mm)".
(2) Section 2308.5.2 Framing details are amended by deleting exception 2.
(3) Section 2308.5.3.2 Top plates are amended by deleting the exception.
(4) Section 2308.7 Ceiling joist and rafter framing is amended to delete in the second sentence "1-inch (25 mm)" and substituting in lieu thereof "2 inches (51 mm)".
(I) Chapter 29
(1) Section 2902.3 Required public toilet facilities is amended to read: Customers, patrons and visitors shall be provided with public toilet facilities in structures and tenant spaces intended for public utilization. The number of plumbing fixtures located within the required toilet facilities shall be provided in accordance with the 2014 State of Illinois Plumbing Code. Employees shall be provided with toilet facilities in all occupancies. Employee toilet facilities shall either be separate or combined employee and public toilet facilities.
(2) Section 2902.3.1 Access is amended to add at the end of the third sentence "and the State of Illinois Accessibility Code".
(3) Section 2902.3.2 Location of toilet facilities in occupancies other than covered mall buildings is amended to delete the exception in its entirety. All other plumbing sections in chapter 29 are deleted in their entirety. All other plumbing requirements shall be referenced in the 2014 State of Illinois plumbing Code as adopted and amended by the Village of Romeoville.
(J) Chapter 30
(1) Section 3001.3 Accessibility is amended to read: Passenger elevators are required to be accessible by Chapter 11, the requirements of ICC A117.1-2017, the State of Illinois Accessibility Code and Chapter 91 of the Fire Prevention Code of ordinances. The most restrictive shall govern.
(2) Section 3002.4 Elevator car to accommodate ambulance stretcher is amended to read: Refer to Chapter 91 of the Fire Prevention Code of Ordinances for requirements.
(3) Elevators and Conveying Systems is amended to add the following new sections:
Section 3009 Inspections.
Section 3009.1 Periodic tests and inspections. Periodic tests shall be required on all new and existing power elevators, and periodic inspections shall be made of all new and existing equipment subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Section 3009.1.1 Periodic tests: Periodic tests shall be made by the Code Official, or by an approved agency, and shall be made at the expense and responsibility of the owner. Where such tests are not made by the Code Official, the approved agency shall submit a detailed report of the tests to the Code Official on approved forms not more than five (5) business days after completion of the tests.
Section 3009.1.2 Periodic inspections: Periodic inspections shall be made by the Code Official or by an approved agency. The fee for such an inspection/ re-inspection will incur a cost of $75.00 per inspection/re-inspection. Where such inspections are not made by the Code Official, the approved agency shall submit a detailed report of the inspection to the Code Official on approved forms no later than the next business day.
Section 3009.2 Posting a certificate of compliance: The owner or lessee shall post the last issued certificate of compliance within the elevator car.
(K) Chapter 33
(1) Section 3305.1 Facilities required is amended to delete the language "International Plumbing Code" and insert in accordance with the Municipal and the 2014 State of Illinois Plumbing Code.
(Ord. 2689-99, passed 9-1-99; Am. Ord. 05-0252, passed 4-6-05; Am. Ord. 11-0923, passed 9-21-11; Am. Ord. 17-1347, passed 3-1-17; Am. Ord. 22-1762, passed 3-16-22; Am. Ord. 22-1812, passed 12-7-22)