The following provisions of the International Building Code, 2015, are hereby revised through addition, insertion or change:
(A) In § 101.1 (page 1), insert “the Village of Swansea, Illinois”;
(B) In § 101.4.3, Plumbing, replace “International Plumbing Code” with “Illinois State Plumbing Code”;
(C) Amend § 102.1, General, by adding the following sentence to the end of the existing paragraph;
(D) Amend § 1101.2, Design, to read as follows:
“1101.2 STANDARD: Buildings and facilities shall be designed and constructed to be accessible in accordance with this code and the Illinois Accessibility Code, as published by the State of Illinois Capital Development Board.”
(E) Add § 310.7, General - Concrete and Masonry Construction,
“In all Use Group R-1, R-2 and R-4 structures containing four or more units, the following shall apply:
(a) Use of Brick - A minimum of twenty five percent (25%) of the exterior side of exterior walls shall be faced with brick. Door and window openings shall be excluded from the calculation.”
(F) Replace Chapter 29 with the following:
“The provisions of the Illinois State Plumbing Code shall govern the erection, installation, alteration, repairs, relocation, addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing equipment and systems.”
(G) Replace Section 105.5 Expiration with the following:
“Every permit except demolition permits for work required to abate a violation of this code or the property maintenance code issued shall become invalid unless the work on the site authorized by such permit is commenced within 180 days after its issuance, or if the work authorized on the site by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the time the work is commenced. The building official is authorized to grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time, for periods not more than 180 days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
Demolition permits for work required to abate a violation of this code or the property maintenance code become invalid unless the work on the site authorized by such permit is commenced within 10 days after its issuance, or if the work authorized on the site by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 10 days after the time the work is commenced. The demolition permit expires upon the end of the sixtieth day after its issuance. The building official is authorized to grant, in writing, one extension not to exceed the ninetieth day after its issuance. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
(Ord. 1955, passed 4-1-2024)