The 2018 International Property Maintenance Code as adopted herein by reference is amended as provided in this section.
(A) Section 101.1 is hereby amended to read as follows: 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code of the county, hereinafter referred to as “this code”.
(B) Section 103.1 is hereby amended to read as follows: 103.1 General. The county’s Community Development Department and County Health Department shall be the Departments of Property Maintenance and the Community Development Administrator and the County Director of Health shall be in charge thereof.
(C) Section 103.2 “Appointment” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(D) Section 103.4 “Liability” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(E) Section 103.5 “Fees” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(F) Section 106.3 “Prosecution of violation” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(I) Section 107.2 “Form” is hereby amended to read as follows: Such notice prescribed in § 107.1 shall be in accordance with all of the following:
(1) Be in writing;
(2) Include a description of the real estate sufficient for identification;
(3) Include a statement of the violation or violations and why the notice is being issued;
(4) Include a correction order allowing a reasonable time to make the repairs and improvements required to bring the dwelling unit or structure into compliance with the provisions of this code;
(5) Inform the property owner of the right to appeal; and
(6) Include a statement of the right to file a lien.
(J) Section 107.5 “Penalties” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(K) Section 107.6 “Transfer of ownership” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(L) Section 108.2.1 “Authority to disconnect service utilities” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(M) 108.3 “Notice” is hereby amended to read as follows: Whenever the code official has condemned a structure or equipment under the provisions of this section, notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place in or about the structure affected by such notice and served on the owner or the person or persons responsible for the structure or equipment in accordance with § 107.3. If the notice pertains to equipment, it shall also be placed on the condemned equipment. The notice shall be in the form prescribed in § 107.2. All notices shall also comply with § 154.008.
(O) 108.5 “Prohibited occupancy” is hereby amended to read as follows: Any occupied structure condemned and placarded by the code official shall be vacated as ordered by the code official. Any person who shall occupy a placarded premises or shall operate placarded equipment, and any owner or any person responsible for the premises who shall let anyone occupy a placarded premises or operate placarded equipment shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by §§ 154.010 and 154.999.
(P) Section 109.3 “Closing streets” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
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Section 109.5 “Costs of emergency repairs” is hereby amended to read as follows: Costs incurred in the performance of emergency work shall be paid by the county. The State’s Attorney may institute appropriate action against the owner of the premises where the unsafe structure is or was located for the recovery of such costs.
(R) Section 110.3 “Failure to comply” is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following language is substituted in lieu thereof: If the owner of a premises fails to comply with a demolition order within the time prescribed, which shall not be less than 15 days’ notice, the code official shall request the State’s Attorney’s Office to apply to the circuit court for an order of demolition pursuant to § 5-1121 of the Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/5-1121).
(S) Section 111 “Means of appeal” 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.
(T) Section 202, “General definitions”. The definitions of “strict liability offense”, “person”, and “inoperable vehicle” are hereby deleted. The following definitions are hereby added.
(1) INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle from which, for a period of at least seven days, the engine, wheels, or other parts have been removed, or on which the engine, wheels, or other parts have been altered, damaged, or otherwise so treated that the vehicle is incapable of being driven under its own motor power.
(2) LITTER. Any discarded, used or unconsumed substance or waste. LITTER may include, but is not limited to, any garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, glass, metal, plastic, or paper containers or other packaging material, motor vehicle parts, furniture, appliances, oil, carcass of a dead animal, any nauseous or offensive matter of any kind, any object likely to injure any person, or anything else of any unsightly or unsanitary nature, which exists upon any private property within the jurisdiction of the county. This definition specifically excludes used or antiquated farm equipment.
(3) PERSON. Any individual, partnership, copartners, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, or any other legal entity, or their legal representative, agent, or assigns.
(U) Section 302.8 “Motor vehicles” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(V) Section 302.4 “Weeds” is hereby amended as follows: Refer to § 91.47.
(W) Section 304.14 “Insect screens” is hereby amended to read as follows: During the period from April 1 to November 1, every door, window, and other outside opening required for ventilation of habitable rooms, food preparation areas, food service areas, or any area where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged, or stored shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting screens of not less than 16 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25 mm), and every screen door used for insect control shall have a self-closing device in good working condition.
Exception: Screens shall not be required where other approved means, such as air curtains or insect repellant fans are employed.
(X) Section 602.3 “Heat supply” is hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases, or lets one or more dwelling units or sleeping units, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during the period from October 1 to April 1 to maintain of not less than 68°F (20°C) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and toilet rooms.
(2) Exceptions:
(a) When the outdoor temperature is below the winter outdoor design temperature for the locality, maintenance of the minimum room temperature shall not be required, provided that the heating system is operating at its full capacity. The winter outdoor design temperature for the locality shall be as indicated in the State of Illinois Plumbing Code; and
(b) In areas where the average monthly temperature is above 30°F (-1°C) a minimum of 65°F (18°C) shall be maintained.
(Prior Code, 7 TCC 5-4(b)) (Res. LU-21-06, passed 7-28-2021)