(A) Adoption. The International Mechanical Code, 2018 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478, Chapters 1 through 15, inclusive (IMC), is hereby adopted by reference as the Town Mechanical Code as if fully set out in this chapter with the additions, deletions, insertions and changes as follows.
(B) Compliance required. No building shall be hereafter constructed, erected, enlarged, altered or moved into the town unless the same shall, as to design, construction, quality of materials and workmanship, conform with the IMC, as adopted and as amended.
(C) Purpose. The purpose of the IMC is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of mechanical systems and structures within the town and certain equipment specifically regulated in the IMC.
(D) Amendments. The following deletions, additions, insertions and changes are hereby made to the IMC as adopted by reference by division (A) above.
(1) IMC 101.1 Title is amended by the addition of the term “TOWN OF WIGGINS” where indicated.
(2) IMC 106.4.3 (Expiration) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with:
“Every permit issued by the building official under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date of such permit, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 180 days. Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained to do so, and the fee therefor shall be one half the amount required for a new permit for such work, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work, and provided further that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one year. In order to renew action on a permit after expiration, the permittee shall pay a new full permit fee.”
(3) IMC 106.5.1 (Work commencing before a permit issuance) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with:
“Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits may be subject to an investigation fee in an amount up to the amount of the permit fee that would normally be accessed for the specific type of construction activity, with any such investigation fee being in addition to all other required permit fees. The investigation fee shall be collected whether or not a permit is then subsequently issued.”
(4) IMC 106.5.2 (Fee schedule) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with:
“On buildings, structures, and mechanical systems or alterations requiring a permit; a fee for each permit shall be paid as required in accordance with the Town of Wiggins Schedule of Fees that is periodically updated from time to time. The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions of this Code shall be made by the Town.”
(5) 106.5.3 (Fee refunds) is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety and replaced with the following:
i. “The town may authorize refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.
ii. The town may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent (80%) of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
iii. The town may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent (80%) of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or cancelled before any plan reviewing is done.
iv. The town shall not authorize refunding of any fee paid except on written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.”
(6) IMC 108.4 (Violation penalties) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with:
“Penalties for Violation. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of the IMC. In addition to other sanctions set forth in the IMC, a person or entity that violates the IMC may be fined in an amount not to exceed the maximum fine amount permitted to be imposed by the municipal court or, as more fully set forth in § 151.99 of this code. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.”
(7) IMC 109.2 (Membership of board) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with:
“The members of the Board of Appeals shall be comprised of the members of the Town Board of Trustees.”
(8) IMC 109.2.1 through 109.2.6 are deleted in their entirety.
(9) IMC 109.3 (Notice of meeting) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with: “The Board of Trustees shall meet upon notice from the Town Manager, within 20 days of the filing of an appeal, or at stated periodic meetings.”
(Ord. 01-2022, passed 1-26-2022) Penalty, see § 151.99