(A) Adoption. There is hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of buildings and structures, the most current edition of that certain housing code known as the “2015 International Property Maintenance Code,” published by the International Code Council, Inc. and the amendments prescribed in division (B) below are hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Village of Tremont, Illinois” (the “Property Maintenance Code”). The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to maintain on file one copy of the Property Maintenance Code as herein adopted.
(B) Amendments. The Property Maintenance Code is hereby adopted with the following amendments as follows:
(1) Section 101.1. Section 101.1 is hereby amended by substituting “Village of Tremont, Illinois” for the words “[NAME OF JURISDICTION].”
(2) Section 103. Section 103 is hereby amended as follows:
“Section 103 Code Official and Department;
103.1 General. The term “department of property maintenance inspection” wherever used in this code shall mean the Code Compliance Officer of Tremont, Illinois. The terms “code official” and/or “building official” as used in this code shall mean the duly appointed Code Official of the Village of Tremont, Illinois and any designee thereof.”
(3) Section 103.5. Section 103.5 is hereby repealed, and a new § 103.5 is hereby adopted in lieu thereof as follows:
“103.5 Fees. The fees for activities and services performed by the code official in carrying out his or her responsibilities under this code shall be as established by written order or resolution of the Village Board.”
(4) Section 106.4. Section 106.4 is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new § 106.4 is hereby adopted in lieu thereof as follows:
“106.4 Violation Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this code or shall fail to comply with any order issued pursuant to any section of this code, upon conviction therefor, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 114.4 of Section 3, Commercial Building Code.”
(5) Section 108.8. The following is added as § 108.8:
“In accordance with ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5 subsection 11-31-2, if the Code Enforcement Officer determines upon due investigation that any building or structure located within the village fails to conform to the minimum standards of health and safety as set forth in this chapter, and the owner or owner of such building or structure fails, after due notice to cause such property so to conform, the village may make application to any court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction requiring compliance with the applicable section of this chapter or for such other order as the court may deem necessary or appropriate to secure such compliance.”
(6) Section 110.3. The following paragraph is added to § 110.3:
“The village may demolish, repair or cause the demolition or repair of dangerous or unsafe buildings or uncompleted or abandoned buildings in accordance with ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5 subsection 11-31-1. The cost of such demolition or repair is recoverable from the owner or owners of such real estate and is a lien therein, which is a lien superior to all prior existing liens except taxes, provided that within 60 days after such repair or demolition notice of the lien in the office of the recorder of deeds.”
(7) Section 111. Section 111 is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new § 111 is hereby adopted in lieu thereof as follows:
“Section 111 Means of Appeal
“111.1 Means of Appeal. Any person affected by a decision of the code official or a notice of order issued under this code shall have the right of appeal per the provisions established by Section 113 of the Commercial Building Code, if provisions of this code shall regulate the procedures for such appeals.”
(8) Section 112.4. In § 112.4, “Failure to Comply,” the words “of not less than [amount] dollars or more than [amount] dollars” shall be replaced with “to be established by resolution of the Village Board.”
(9) Section 202. In § 202 General Definitions the following definition shall be added:
“Responsible Party. Except as otherwise specified herein, the owner or owner’s designated agent shall be responsible for the maintenance of buildings, structures and premises. In addition, any other person or entity who may be reasonably considered to have a role or responsibility in the creation, continuation, or correction of any violation of this code shall be a responsible party of additional responsibility for such violation.”
(10) Section 302.4. Section 302.4, “Weeds,” shall have “eight inches” inserted as the jurisdiction requirement.
(11) Section 304.14. In § 304.14, “Insect Screens,” “from April 1st to October 31st” shall be inserted.
(12) Section 602.3. In § 602.3, “Heat Supply,” “from September 15th to June 1st” shall be inserted.
(13) Section 602.4. In § 602.4, “Occupiable Work Spaces,” “from September 15th to June 1st,” shall be inserted.
(14) Section 704.2.1. The following § 704.2.1, shall be amended to add item 4., as follows:
“Dwellings equipped with battery-operated smoke detection devices and carbon monoxide detection devices located inside a dwelling unit shall have batteries provided by the owner at the beginning of tenancy. Thereafter, it shall be the responsibility of the occupant to ensure batteries are energized and effective during the term of occupancy.”
(Prior Code, § 150.15) (Ord. 19-113, passed 10-21-2019)