City of Hometown, IL
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Chapter 21 Building Code
- The Code
- Ch 1 City Government
- Ch 2 Appointed City Officers
- Ch 3 Taxes
- Ch 4 Policies
- Ch 5 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 11 Licenses
- Ch 14 Traffic
- Ch 15 Health Regulations
- Ch 16 Combined Waterworks and Sewerage System
- Ch 17 Animals
- Ch 18 Miscellaneous Regulations
- Ch 19 Miscellaneous Offenses
- Ch 21 Building Code
- Ch 21 Art 1 Adoption of Building Codes
- § 21.01 Adoption of Building Code.
- § 21.02 Adoption of Residential Code.
- § 21.03 Adoption of Mechanical Code.
- § 21.04 Adoption of Energy Conservation Code.
- § 21.05 Adoption of Building Code.
- § 21.06 Adoption of Residential Code.
- § 21.07 Adoption of Mechanical Code.
- § 21.08 Adoption of Energy Conservation Code.
- § 21.09 through § 21.13. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 2 Additions to International Building Code
- § 21.14 Definitions.
- § 21.15 Residential buildings defined.
- § 21.16 Insulation.
- § 21.17 Concrete pour heat ducts.
- § 21.18 "A" frame houses.
- § 21.19 Roofs.
- § 21.20 New or replacement furnaces.
- § 21.20.1 New or replacement hot water heaters.
- § 21.21 Smoke detectors and heat-sensing devices.
- § 21.22 False alarms.
- § 21.23 Front porches and decks.
- Ch 21 Art 3 Fire Prevention
- § 21.24 Fire limits; exceptions.
- § 21.25 Adoption of Fire Prevention Code.
- § 21.26 Carbon monoxide alarms and detectors.
- § 21.27 through § 21.33. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 4 Permits and Fees
- § 21.34 Permit required; minimum fee.
- § 21.35 Fees.
- § 21.36 Costs included in estimate.
- § 21.37 Final determination of cost.
- § 21.38 Certificates of occupancy.
- § 21.39 Reinspections.
- § 21.40 through § 21.43. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 5 Saving Clause
- § 21.44 Effect on other actions and provisions.
- § 21.45 through § 21.53. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 6 Administration and Enforcement
- § 21.54 Scope.
- § 21.55 Building official.
- § 21.56 Duties of Building Commissioner.
- § 21.57 Deputy Building Commissioners.
- § 21.58 Short title for building officers.
- § 21.59 Authority to enter premises.
- § 21.60 Personal liability of building officers.
- § 21.61 Building permit required.
- § 21.62 Permit waived for ordinary repairs.
- § 21.63 Duration of building permits.
- § 21.64 Issuance of permits.
- § 21.65 Application for permit.
- § 21.66 Plans and specifications not required.
- § 21.67 Plans and specifications to be filed in duplicate.
- § 21.68 Plan and specification requirements.
- § 21.69 Professional certification of plans.
- § 21.70 Alteration of stamped plans prohibited.
- § 21.71 Permit, plans and specifications on job site.
- § 21.72 Plans and specifications to remain on file.
- § 21.73 Payment of fees required for permit validity.
- § 21.74 Construction in compliance with approved plans required; authority to stop work.
- § 21.75 Revocation of permit; conditions for reissuance.
- § 21.76 through § 21.83. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 7 Board of Building Appeals
- § 21.84 Purpose and creation.
- § 21.85 Members; term of office; meetings; rules of procedure.
- § 21.86 Filing of appeals; fee.
- § 21.87 Hearings.
- § 21.88 Powers.
- § 21.89 Effect of appeal.
- § 21.90 through § 21.93. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 8 Eaves and Second Story Additions
- § 21.94 Requirements.
- § 21.95 Second floor additions; construction standards.
- § 21.96 through § 21.103. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 9 Garages
- § 21.104 Attached and built-in garages.
- § 21.105 One-story detached garages.
- § 21.106 Heaters in detached garages.
- § 21.107 Roof pitch.
- § 21.108 Fences.
- § 21.109 through § 21.113. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 10 Tool Sheds
- § 21.114 Size, construction and location.
- § 21.115 Roof and color.
- § 21.116 Electrical requirements.
- § 21.117 through § 21.123. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 11 Property Development
- § 21.124 Purpose.
- § 21.125 Garages.
- § 21.126 Side drives.
- § 21.127 Vestibules.
- § 21.128 Trailers and outbuildings.
- § 21.129 Easement over lot line.
- § 21.130 Fences.
- § 21.131 Uniformity of colors and exterior.
- § 21.132 Storage pods.
- § 21.133 (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 12 Plumbing Code
- § 21.134 Adoption of Plumbing Code.
- § 21.135 Licensed plumber required.
- § 21.136 Plumbing inspection.
- § 21.137 Inspection fees; permit required.
- § 21.138 Reinspection fee.
- § 21.139 Misuse of plumber's name.
- § 21.140 Adoption of manual of procedures for processing sewer permits.
- § 21.141 Overhead sewers.
- § 21.142 Prohibited connections to sanitary drains.
- § 21.143 Compensatory fill.
- § 21.144 Water saving regulations.
- § 21.145 Cross-connection control; backflow prevention.
- Ch 21 Art 13 Electrical Code
- § 21.146 Adoption of Electrical Code.
- § 21.147 Minimum standards for service changes on dwelling-type occupancies.
- § 21.148 Exit signs and emergency lights.
- § 21.149 Minimum standards for electrical apparatus when making housing inspections.
- § 21.150 Electrical fees; permit required.
- § 21.151 Electrical sign permit fees.
- § 21.152 through § 21.153. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 14 Fuel Oil Storage Tanks
- § 21.154 Use and location.
- § 21.155 through § 21.163. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 15 Private Residential Swimming Pools
- § 21.164 Definitions.
- § 21.165 Type; height.
- § 21.166 Location.
- § 21.167 Fences.
- § 21.168 Sanitary conditions.
- § 21.169 Electrical requirements.
- § 21.170 Inspection and use.
- § 21.171 Permit fee.
- § 21.172 (Reserved)
- § 21.173 (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 16 Public Buildings
- § 21.174 Responsibility.
- § 21.175 Inspections.
- § 21.176 Fire appliances.
- § 21.177 Fire drills.
- § 21.178 Removal of fire protection equipment.
- § 21.179 Doors.
- § 21.180 Exit lights.
- § 21.181 Compliance with disability and accessibility laws.
- § 21.182 through § 21.183. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 17 Dangerous Buildings
- § 21.184 Definitions.
- § 21.185 Nuisances.
- § 21.186 Prohibition.
- § 21.187 Abatement.
- § 21.188 Removal of damaged buildings.
- Ch 21 Art 18 Cable TV
- § 21.189 Permit required; application.
- § 21.190 Contractors.
- § 21.191 Occupation of streets.
- § 21.192 Fees.
- § 21.193 Applicability.
- Ch 21 Art 19 Compliance and Enforcement
- § 21.194 Compliance required.
- § 21.195 Nuisances.
- § 21.196 Enforcement procedure.
- § 21.197 Stop-work orders; permit cancellation.
- § 21.198 Responsibility of architects and other professionals.
- § 21.199 Time frame for completion of work.
- § 21.200 Occupancy permits.
- § 21.201 Certificates of housing inspection.
- § 21.202 through § 21.203. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 20 Penalty
- § 21.204 General penalty; additional remedies.
- Ch 21 Art 20A Administrative Adjudication of Code Violations
- § 21.204.1 Establishment of Code Hearing Department; definitions.
- § 21.204.2 Hearing procedures not exclusive.
- § 21.204.3 Violation notice and report.
- § 21.204.4 Subpoenas; defaults.
- § 21.204.5 Continuances; representation at code hearings.
- § 21.204.6 Hearing officer to preside; evidence.
- § 21.204.7 Defenses to code violations.
- § 21.204.8 Findings, decision and order.
- § 21.204.9 Review under Administrative Review Law.
- § 21.204.10 Judgment on findings.
- § 21.204.11 Maintenance of property under federal government contracts; penalties.
- § 21.204.12 Nonexclusivity of remedies.
- Ch 21 Art 21 Housing Regulations
- § 21.205 Purpose.
- § 21.206 Scope, applicability and conflict.
- § 21.207 Severability.
- § 21.208 Definitions.
- § 21.209 Kitchen and bathroom equipment and facilities.
- § 21.210 Heat and heating equipment.
- § 21.211 Electrical facilities.
- § 21.212 Light and ventilation.
- § 21.213 Minimum space, use and location.
- § 21.214 Means of access and egress.
- § 21.215 Garbage and rubbish disposable facilities.
- § 21.216 Protection from insects, rodents and pests.
- § 21.217 Identification of dwellings and dwelling units.
- § 21.218 General maintenance.
- § 21.219 Responsibilities of owners and operators.
- § 21.220 Responsibility of occupants.
- § 21.221 Additional responsibilities of owners and operators of hotels and motels.
- § 21.222 Transfer of responsibility.
- § 21.223 Rules and regulations.
- § 21.224 Inspections and right of entry.
- § 21.225 Notice of violations.
- § 21.226 Effect of noncompliance.
- § 21.227 Designation of dwelling as unfit for human habitation.
- § 21.228 Effect of designation of dwelling as unfit for human habitation.
- § 21.229 Designation of building or dwelling as dangerous and public nuisance.
- § 21.230 Effect of designation of building or dwelling as dangerous and public nuisance.
- § 21.231 Emergency cases.
- § 21.232 Assistance of City Attorney.
- § 21.233 Additional remedies.
- § 21.234 Appeals.
- § 21.235 Notice of suspected abandonment.
- § 21.236 Effect of notice of suspected abandonment.
- § 21.237 Designation of dwelling unit as abandoned dwelling unit.
- § 21.238 Effect of designation of dwelling unit as abandoned dwelling unit.
- § 21.239 Fee for inspection of abandoned dwelling unit.
- § 21.240 through § 21.303. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 22 Satellite Earth Stations
- § 21.304 Definitions.
- § 21.305 Permit required.
- § 21.306 Application for permit; fee; notification of abutters.
- § 21.307 Location restrictions.
- § 21.308 Construction specifications.
- § 21.309 Variances.
- § 21.310 through § 21.403. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 23 Solar Energy Collector Systems
- § 21.404 Definitions.
- § 21.405 Permit required.
- § 21.406 (Reserved)
- § 21.407 Restrictions on solar right.
- § 21.408 Solar access permit.
- § 21.409 Application for permit; review and determination; notice; appeals.
- § 21.410 Prior existing uses.
- § 21.411 Variances; fee.
- § 21.412 Location restrictions; installation and testing.
- § 21.413 through § 21.503. (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Art 24 Rental Housing
- § 21.504 Definitions.
- § 21.505 Registration required.
- § 21.506 Time for registration.
- § 21.507 Inspections required.
- § 21.508 Notice of inspections; results of inspection.
- § 21.509 Code violations.
- § 21.510 Other remedies.
- Ch 22 Zoning
- Ch 30 General Provisions
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hometown
as Ch. 21 of the 2001 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
