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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Title 4, Chapter 15 of the City Code
Regarding Dangerous Buildings
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That section 4-15-1 of the Evanston City Code of 1979, as
amended, be, and it hereby is, further amended to read as follows:
SECTION 4-15-1: DANGEROUS, UNSAFE BUILDINGS DEFINED: All
buildings or structures which have any or all of the following defects shall
be deemed dangerous or unsafe buildings and public nuisances:
a. Those which have improperly distributed loads upon the floors or
• roof or on which the same are overloaded, or which have
insufficient strength to be reasonably safe for the purposes used,
imposed loads or for the intended design load.
b. Those which have been damaged by fire, wind or other causes so
as to have become dangerous to life, limb or property of the
occupants or others.
C. Those which have parts thereof which are so attached that they
may suddenly fall and injure persons or damage property.
(Ordinance 27-0-79)
d. Those which are in a state of dilapidation, deterioration or decay;
have faulty construction; lack ventilation; are overcrowded; are
open, vacant or abandoned; are in danger of collapse or failure;
and are dangerous to anyone on or near the premises.
e. Those which have sewerage or plumbing facilities which are
backed -up or otherwise unsanitary.
f. Those which have been designated by the City as unsafe for
• human habitation.
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g. Those which are fire hazards, which lack code compliant means of
ingress and egress, or which lack required operational smoke
detectors.
h. Those which are manifestly unsafe or unsecured as to endanger
life, limb or property.
Those from which the electrical, plumbing, heating or other facilities
required by this Code have been removed, disconnected,
destroyed or which cannot safely perform their intended use.
j. Those to which the utility services have been removed,
disconnected, tampered with, destroyed or interrupted.
k. Those which have become unsanitary, which are vermin -infested or
insect -infested, or which are littered with refuse.
I. Those that endanger life or property by the presence of toxic or
flammable fumes, gases, vapors or materials.
SECTION 2: That Section 4-15-2 be, and it hereby is, further amended to read •
as follows:
SECTION 4-15-2: NUISANCES DECLARED; ABATEMENT:
a. All dangerous or unsafe buildings or structures as hereinabove
defined, are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be
closed, secured, repaired, vacated or demolished' as hereinafter
provided.
b. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain a building or structure
in violation of this Chapter.
SECTION 3: That section 4-15-8, as amended, is hereby further amended, to
read as follows:
SECTION 4-15-8: PENALTY:
a. Any person found to have violated the provisions of this Chapter •
shall be punished by a fine of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) per
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violation. Subsequent offenses may be prosecuted in Circuit Court
and punishable as a misdemeanor by incarceration in the County
jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months and/or a fine not to
exceed One Thousand Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars
($1,500.00).
b. A separate and distinct offense shall be regarded as committed
each day on which such person or persons shall violate the
provisions of this Chapter.
SECTION 4: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage
and approval and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
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Adopted:
ATTEST:
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Approved as to form.
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