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AN ORDINANCE
Revising the Evanston Housing Code,
Title 5, Chapter 1, Section 5-1-1 (A), of the
City Code of the City of Evanston, to provide for
Adoption of the B.O.C.A. Basic/National Existing
Structures Code, 1987, to add new Section 5-1-3(A)
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E.S. 107.2 and to Revise Section 5-1-3(A) ES-111.2.2
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 5-1-1(A) of the City Code
of the City of Evanston, 1979, as
amended, be and it is hereby further amended to read as
follows:
5-1-1: ADOPTION OF B.O.C.A. BASIC/NATIONAL
EXISTING STRUCTURES CODE:
(A) Pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter 24,
Section 1-2-4 of the Illinois Revised Statutes and
pursuant to its home rule powers, the City of
Evanston hereby adopts by reference as its standard
for the maintenance of existing buildings for human
occupancy and habitation, the B.O.C.A. Basic/National
Existing Structures Code, Second Edition, 1987, with
the amendments below stated. All advisory or text
notes, other than the rules and regulations contained
in the B.O.C.A. Basic/National Existing Structures
• Code, Second Edition, 1987, be and the same are
hereby expressly excluded from this Chapter.
SECTION 2: That Section 5-1-3(A) Article 1,
of the City Code of the City of Evanston, be and it is hereby
further amended by adding ES-107.2 to read as follows:
ES.107.2 Form: Such notice prescribed in Section
ES-107.1 shall:
1. Be in writing.
2. Include a description of real estate sufficient for
identification;
3. Include a statement of the reason or reasons why it
is being issued;
4. Include a correction order allowing reasonable time
for the repairs and improvements required to bring
the dwelling unit or structure into compliance with
the provisions of this code, and;
5. Include for condemnation, emergency and demolition
cases only, an explanation of the owner's right to
seek modification or withdrawal of the notice by
petition to an appeals board or appropriate review
board.
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SECTION 3: That Section 5-1-3(A) Article 1
E.S. 111.2.2 of the City Code of the City
of Evanston be amended to read as follows:
ES-111.2.2 Vote: The board shall hear all appeals
relative to the enforcement of the condemnation,
• demolition and emergency provisions of this code and by a
concurring vote of the majority of its members may reverse
or affirm wholly or partly, or may modify, the decision
appealed from, and shall make such order of determination
as in its opinion ought to be made. Failure to secure
such concurring votes shall be deemed a confirmation of
the decision of the code official.
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The decision of the board shall not be final and binding
until reviewed by the Planning and Development Committee
at its next regularly scheduled meeting following issuance
of the board's decision. The Committee shall have
authority to reverse or affirm wholly or in part, or
modify, the decision of the board by the concurring vote
of a majority, except that failure of the Committee to act
or to reach a concurring vote shall constitute approval of
the board's decision.
SECTION 4: All references throughout this
Title 5, Chapter 1 to the B.O.C.A.
Basic/National Existing Structures Code, 1984, shall hereafter
read "B.O.C.A. Basic/National Existing Structures Code/1987,
Second Edition."
SECTION 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6: This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage,
approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: Ve"J-�, 1987.
Adopted:
ATTEST• ,
Ci Clerk
ro ed as t orm:
Corporation Counsel
1985.
A oved: 1983.
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