The 2018 International Residential Building Code as adopted herein by reference is amended as provided in this section.
(A) Section R101.1 “Title” is hereby amended to read as follows: These provisions shall be known as the Residential Code for one- and two-family dwellings of the county, and shall be cited as such and will be referred to herein as “this code”.
(B) Section R103.1 “Creation of enforcement agency” is hereby amended to read as follows: The Community Development Department shall be the Department of Building Safety and the person in charge thereof shall be the Community Development Administrator.
(C) Section R104.8 “Liability” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(D) Section R104.10.1 “Flood hazard areas” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(E) Section R105.3.1.1 “Determination of substantially improved or substantially damaged existing buildings in flood hazard areas” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(F) Section R105.3.2 “Time limitation of application” is hereby amended to read as follows: Time limitation of application. An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be subject to the time limitations set forth in § 157.565.
(G) Section R105.4 “Validity of permit” is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence and substituting the following in lieu thereof: The building official shall post notice when a structure is in violation of this code or of any other ordinances, in accordance with § 154.008, and may seek to prevent occupancy or use of the structure pursuant to §§ 154.010 and 154.999.
(H) Section R106.1 “Submittal documents” is hereby amended to read as follows: The construction documents shall be drawn to scale and show the size and depth of the footing/foundation, the dimensioned floor plan, the plan elevations, the electrical plan, and the plumbing plan.
(I) Section R106.1.4 “Information for construction in flood hazard areas” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(J) Section R106.3.1 “Approval of construction documents” is hereby amended to read as follows: Approval of construction documents shall be approved in writing or by a stamp which states “Approved”. One set of construction documents so reviewed shall be retained by the building official. The last set of construction documents shall be returned to the applicant, shall be kept at the site of work, and shall be open to inspection by the building official or his or her authorized representative.
(K) Section R108.5 “Refunds” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(L) Section R108.6 “Work commencing before permit issuance” is hereby amended to read as follows: Work commencing before permit issuance. Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in §§ 154.010 and 154.999, in addition to any required permit fees.
(M) Section R109.1.3 “Floodplain inspections” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(N) Section R109.1.6.1 “Elevation documentation” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(O) Section R110 “Certificate of occupancy” is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following language is substituted in lieu thereof:
(1) No building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification (which could affect the fire hazard requirements) of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the Community Development Administrator has issued a certificate of occupancy, as provided in § 157.585; and
(2) Issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of other county ordinances.
(P) Section R111 “Service utilities” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(Q) Section R112 “Board of Appeals” is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following language is substituted in lieu thereof: The Board of Appeals shall be the same as the Board of Appeals under the 2018 International Mechanical Code and shall follow the procedures and regulations under § 109 of that Code.
(R) Section R113.2 “Notice of violation” is hereby amended to read as follows: In accordance with §§ 154.008, 154.010, and 154.999, the building official is authorized to serve a notice of violation or order on the person responsible for the erection, construction, alteration, extension, repair, moving, removal, or demolition of a building or structure in violation of the provisions of this code, or in violation of a detail statement or a plan approved thereunder, or in violation of a permit issued under the provisions of this code. Such order shall direct the discontinuance of the illegal action or condition and the abatement of the violation.
(S) Section R113.3 “Prosecution of violation” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(T) Section R113.4 “Violation penalties” is hereby amended to read as follows: Any person who violates a provision of this code or fails to comply with any of the requirements hereof or who erects, constructs, alters, or repairs a building or structure in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the building official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be subject to the penalties as prescribed by §§ 154.005 and 154.999.
(U) Section R114 “Stop work order” is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following language is substituted in lieu thereof: Whenever the Community Development Administrator finds any work regulated by this code being performed in a manner that is contrary to the provisions of this code, the Administrator is authorized to issue a stop work order in accordance with §§ 154.010 and 154.999.
(V) Section R301.1 “Application” is hereby amended to read as follows: Buildings and structures, and all parts thereof, shall be constructed to safely support all loads, including dead loads, live loads, roof loads, flood loads, snow loads, wind loads, and seismic loads as prescribed by this code. The design and construction for flood loads shall meet the requirements of § 152.07. The construction of buildings and structures in accordance with this code shall result in a system that provides a complete load path capable of transferring all loads from their point of origin through the load-resisting elements to the foundation.
(W) Table R301.2(1) is hereby amended by deleting paragraph “g” relating to the county’s National Flood Insurance Program.
(X) Section R301.2.4 “Floodplain construction” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(Y) Section R302.1 “Exterior walls” Exception #2 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(Z)
Table R302.1(1) “Exterior walls” is hereby amended to read as follows:
TABLE R302.1(1)
EXTERIOR WALLS IN RELATION TO PROPERTY LINES.
(AA) Table R302.6 Dwelling/garage/accessory structure separation is hereby amended to read as follows:
TABLE R302.6
ATTACHED AND DETACHED GARAGES/ACCESSORY STRUCTURES LOCATED LESS THAN 5' FROM DWELLING UNIT ON THE SAME LOT.
(BB) Section 307.7 “Under-stair protect” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(CC) Section R309.3 “Flood hazard areas” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(DD) Section R313.2 “One- and two-family dwellings automatic fire systems” is hereby amended to read as follows: An automatic residential fire sprinkler system shall not be required to be installed in one- and two-family dwellings. If one is installed, however, it shall comply with the relevant code sections of the International Residential Code.
(EE) Section R322 “Flood resistant construction” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(FF) Section R408.7 “Flood resistance” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(GG) Section R302.13 “Fire protection of floors” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(HH) Section M1301.1.1 “Flood-resistant installation” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(II) Section M1401.5 “Flood hazard” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(JJ) Section M1601.4.10 “Flood hazard areas” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(KK) Section M1701.2 “Opening location” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(LL) Section M2001.4 “Flood resistant installation” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(MM) Section M2201.6 “Flood resistant installation” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(NN) Section G2404.7 “Flood hazard” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(OO) Section P2501.2 “Application” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(PP) Chapter 25 “Plumbing administration” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(QQ) Chapter 26 “General plumbing requirements” is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following language is substituted in lieu thereof: The current State of Illinois Plumbing Code shall be followed for all design and installation of plumbing systems, including sanitary and storm drainage, sanitary facilities, water supply, and stormwater and sewage disposal in buildings.
(RR) Chapter 27 “Plumbing fixtures”, Chapter 28 “Water heaters”, Chapter 29 “Water supply and distribution” are hereby deleted in their entirety.
(SS) Chapter 30 “Sanitary drainage” is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following language is substituted in lieu thereof: Chapter 94 of the County Code shall be followed for all design and installation of sanitary drainage systems.
(TT) Chapter 31 “Vents” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(UU) Chapter 32 “Traps” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(VV) Chapters 33 through 43. Chapter 33 “Storm drainage”, Chapter 34 “General requirements”, Chapter 35 “Electrical definitions”, Chapter 36 “Services”, Chapter 37 “Branch circuit and feeder requirements”, Chapter 38 “Wiring methods”, Chapter 39 “Power and lighting distribution”, Chapter 40 “Devices and luminaires”, Chapter 41 “Appliance installation”, Chapter 42 “Swimming pools” and Chapter 43 “Remote-control, signaling, and power-limited circuits” are hereby deleted in their entireties and the following language is substituted in lieu thereof:
(1) Chapter 33, Storm drainage. Chapter 151, county’s erosion, sediment, and stormwater control chapter shall be followed for all design, installation, and maintenance of stormwater control measures;
(2) Chapter 34, Electrical requirements. The NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition shall be followed for all design and installation of electrical systems, alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings, and appurtenances thereto.
(WW) Chapter 35. The following new chapter, Chapter 35 is hereby added: Chapter 35, Manufactured homes.
(1) Manufactured homes built on or after June 15, 1976 shall comply with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, 24 C.F.R. Pt. 3280 which are enforced by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development through 24 C.F.R. Pt. 3282.
(2) For manufactured homes built prior to June 15, 1976, a label certifying compliance with the Standard for Mobile Homes, NFPA 501, ANSI 119.1, in effect at the time of manufacture is required.
(3) For purposes of this chapter, MANUFACTURED HOME shall mean: A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this division (WW)(3) except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the Secretary and complies with the standards established under this chapter; and except that such term shall not include any self-propelled recreational vehicle (42 U.S.C. § 5402(6)).
(4) Violations of these standards shall be enforced pursuant to 24 C.F.R. Pt. 3282.
(Prior Code, 7 TCC 5-3(b)) (Res. LU-21-06, passed 7-28-2021)