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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1962-015-O-62• 403 15-0-62 AN ORDINANCE Amending Article II "Building Code" Sections 10-10 to 10-13 inclusive, of the Code of the City of Evan- ston, 1957, as amended, adopting the BOCA Basic Building Code 1960 Edition. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That Article II, Sections 10-10 to 10-13, inclusive, of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, as amended, be amended so that same shall hereafter be and read as follows: Section 10-10 - Adoption BOCA Basic Buildinq Code - Exceptions-, • Pursuant to authority granted by the Illinois Revised Statutes 1961, Section 1-2-4 of the Illinois Municipal Code, the City hereby adopts by reference as criteria for the issuance of construction, reconstruction, alteration, and installation permits the provisions of the BOCA Basic Building Code of the Building Officials Conference of America, Inc., 1960 Edition, Sections 100.1 to 2004.93 and appendices A to M, inclusive, and Supplement No. 1 to the 1960 • edition of said code, but excepting therefrom Sections 107.0 to 107.9, inclusive; 108.0 to 108.7, inclusive; 114.2; 118.3 to 118.6, in- clusive; 119.0 to 119.3, inclusive; 120.1; 123.3; 127.0 to 127.52, inclusive; 128.0 to 123.6, inclusive; 301.0 to 301.3, inclusive; 304.0 to 304.4, inclusive; 312.7 to 312.8, inclusive; 315.0 to 315.5, inclusive; 425.0 to 425.9, inclusive; 1104,0 to 1104.2, inclusive; 1400.0 to 1416.3, inclusive; 1700.0 to 1706.43, inclusive; and Sections 425.0 to 425.52, in- clusive, and Section 1707.1 of said Supplement No. 1 which excepted sections are not adopted by this ordinance, but are expressly excluded; provided that: • • 404 1. Any reference in the BOCA Code to the "Building official" shall be read as meaning "the Director of Building and Zoning of the City of Evanston;" and 2. Any reference in said code to the "municipality" shall mean the "City of Evanston;" and 3. Any permit issued by the Director of Building and Zoning shall become invalid if the authorized work is suspended or abandoned for a period of six months after the time of commencing the work, or not commenced within six months after the issuance of any permit; and 4. The penalty for any unlawful con- tinuance of a stop -work order issued by the Director of Building and Zoning provided for under Sections 124.1 and 124.2 of said Code • shall be the penalty provided for under Sec- tion 10-13 of this ordinance; and 5. "Fire District No. 1" as referred to in said Code shall be the area housing highly congested business, commercial, manufacturing and industrial uses, or in which such uses are developing. The limits of Fire District No. 1 in the city shall be the same as those provided for under the official Zoning Ordi- nance and shall include all areas exclusive of those zoned for residential use. "Outside fire limits" as referred to in said Code shall be all those areas not included in Fire Dis- trict No. 1; and 6. The use of roofs for airplane storage and landing, as referred to in Section 415.14 of said Code, shall be subject to the approval of the Civil Aeronautics Authority and the City Council; and 7. The depth of excavations provided for under Sections 1308.21 and 1308.22 of said Code shall be seven feet; and 0 -2- 405 8. All advisory or text notes, other than the rules and regulations contained in the BOCA Basic Building Code 1960 Edition and Supplement No. 1, be and the same are hereby expressly excluded from this ordinance; and 9. In the event that any provision of the BOCA Basic Building Code 1960 Edition and Supplement No. 1, to the 1960 edition of said code, is in conflict With any provision of the Zoning Ordinance or any provision of any fire prevention ordinance or safety control ordi- nance, or any amendment thereto, of the city, the latter shall prevail and the conflicting provision of the BOCA Basic Building Code shall be cf no effect. Section 10-11 - Application - Copies Filed - Severabilityo • The regulations of the BOCA Basic Building Code of the City shall apply to all matters concerning the erection, construction, altera- tion, addition, repair, removal, demolition, use, location, occupancy, and maintenance of all buildings and structures, and their service equipment as herein defined, and !,hall apply to all existing or proposed buildings and structures in the City. Three copies of the BOCA Basic Building Code 1960 Edition and Supplement No. 1 thereto, adopted by reference in Section 10-10 of this Code, shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk, and there kept available for public use, inspection, and examination, at least 30 days prior to the adoption thereof by this ordinance. The intention of the City Council is hereby expressed that the provisions of this ordinance are severable and that the invalidity of any section hereof or any portion of any section hereof shall not affect any other section or portion of section of this ordinance. • -3- • Section 10-12 - Savinq from Repeal: The following ordinances are hereby expressly saved from repeal - (a) Plumbing Code of the City of Evan- ston, adopted by the City Council July 16, 1951, as amended. (b) An ordinance amending Section 429 of Article IV of Chapter XIX of the Evanston Municipal Code of 1927, as amended, ;pertaining to FEES FOR PERMITS, adopted by the City Coun- cil December 13, 1948. (c) An ordinance regulating the erec- tion, construction, alteration, and location of signs, other advertising structures, mar- quees, canopies, awnings, and street clocks, • adopted by the City Council on August 4, 1958. Section 10-13 - Penalty for Violations. - • Any person who shall violate any provi- sion of the BOCA Basic Building Code or who shall fail to comply with any of the require- ments thereof, or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure, in violation of any approved plan or direction of the Director of Building and Zoning or of any permit or certificate issued under the provisions of the BOCA Basic Building Code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dol- lars nor more than two hundred dollars in the case of a first offense, and by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars for each and every sub- sequent offense. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. 406 m • W I SECTION 2- All ordinances in con- flict herewith are hereby repealed, except those expressly saved from repeal. SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication, according to law. • INTRODUCED April 16 , 1962 ADOPTED May 28 , 1962 APPROVED May 28 1962 /s/ William A. Nott Mayor Pro Tem ATTEST: /s/ Maurice F. Brown City Clerk Approved as to form; /s/ Rex A. Bullinger Corporation Counsel Published: June 7, 1962 Code Page 103A �i -5-