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AN ORDINANCE
• I' Adopting the One and Two Family Dwelling Code,
First Edition, 1983, Thereto by Reference,
Adding New Title 4, Chapter 11:
"The One and Two Family Dwelling Code"
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston is.
desirous of adopting certain criteria which will simplify the
design and construction of one and two family.buildings in the
City of Evanston; and
WHEREAS, the One and Two Family Dwelling Code has
been authorized and copyrighted by the Building Officials and
Code Administrators International, Inc., the International
Conference of Building Officials, and the Southern Building,
Code Congress International; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston has
caused three (3) copies of said code to be kept on file for a
• period of thirty (30) days prior to the adoption of this Y,
ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Title 4 of the Code of the City of
Evanston, 1979, as amended, be further
amended by adding the following chapter, Chapter 11:
4-11-1: ADOPTION OF THE ONE AND TWO FAMILY 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 the One and Two
Family Code, 1983 Edition, as authorized and
copyrighted by Building Officials,and Code
Administrators International, Inc., International
conference of Building Officials, and Southern Code
Congress International; which code may be used for
the design and construction of all detached one and
two family dwellings not more than three stories in
• height and their accessory structures in lieu of the
code for use group R-3 structures in the B.O.C.A.
Basic Building Code,
(B) Any reference to "administrative authority," or
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"building official" shall mean the Director of
Building and Zoning of the City of Evanston. Any
reference to "municipality" shall mean the City of
Evanston.
4-11-2: PENALTY: any person who shall violate any
provision of the One and Two Family Dwelling
Code, 1983, as adopted, shall be guilty of a violation
punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars
($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for
each and every offense. A separate offense shall be
deemed committed for each day that said violation
continues.
SECTION 2: It is the intention of the City
Council that the provisions of this
ordinance and the One and Two Family Dwelling Code, are
severable and that the invalidity of any section or part of any
section of this ordinance and the code hereby adopted shall_ not
affect any other section or portion of this ordinance.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage,
approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: // 1984.
Adopted: D y ?j 1984.
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