A. Adoption of Code: The “2012 International Building Code,” as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the minimum requirement for construction within the Village, and is incorporated by reference herein.
B. Amendments to Code: The following information shall be incorporated into the applicable provisions and sections of the 2012 International Building Code:
1. Section 101.1 These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of the Village of Roxana, Illinois, hereinafter referred to as ‘this code’.
2. Section 105.8 is hereby adopted in addition to the Building Code and is hereby incorporated as if fully set forth as follows:
[A] 105.8 Building Permit Fees. The fee schedule for building permits shall be as follows:
1. Fifty dollars ($50.00) for construction with a value of not more than fifty-thousand dollars ($50,000.00);
2. One-hundred dollars ($100.00) for construction with a value of more than fifty-thousand dollars ($50,000.00) but not more than one-hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00); and
3. One-hundred dollars ($100.00) plus one-tenth (1/10) of one percent (1%) of the value of the construction in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).
4. Notwithstanding the above, no building permit fee shall be charged for the construction, remodeling, modifying or building of any residential unit or accessory building which is located upon a presently improved parcel of real estate located within the Village limits.
3. Section 114.4, Violations, is hereby amended and adopted in addition to the Building Code and is hereby incorporated as if fully set forth therein by adding the following:
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 guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine or not less than one-hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), but not more than seven-hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).
It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Code. Each day a violation occurs shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense for which a separate penalty may be imposed.
The building and zoning administrator shall not be required to file a corrective order or stop order as a pre-requisite to court action.”
4. Section 113, Board of Appeals, is hereby replaced in its entirety as follows:
[A] Any appeals referred to in the Building Code of the Village of Roxana shall be referred to the presently existing Board of Zoning Appeals.
[B] The procedures of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be those which are set forth in the Zoning Code of the Village of Roxana, except that: (1) no notice need be published in a newspaper and (2) that hearings may be held (7) days after notice is given to adjoining property owners.
5. Section 115.3, Unlawful continuance, is hereby amended and adopted in addition to the Building Code and is hereby incorporated as if fully set forth therein by adding the following:
Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure 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 conditions, shall be liable to a fine of not less than one-hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), but not more than seven-hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).
It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Code. Each day a violation occurs shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense for which a separate penalty may be imposed.
The building and zoning administrator shall not be required to file a corrective order or stop order as a pre-requisite to court action.
(Ord. 549, 5-15-1989; amd. Ord. 552, 6-19-1989; 2012 Code; Ord. 1046, 6-17-2019)