[Amended 12-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-068]
Wherever the phrase "Name of Jurisdiction" appears in the International
Energy Conservation Code 2015, it shall be deemed to refer to the
Village of Homer Glen. Wherever the phrase "code official" appears,
it shall be deemed to refer to the Village of Homer Glen Building
Official.
The following amendments, additions and deletions to the International
Energy Conservation Code 2015 are adopted:
A.
Section 101.5.2.3 is added to read as follows:
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3.
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Electricity or fossil fuels not used: buildings that do not
use either electricity or fossil fuel for comfort conditioning. For
purposes of determining whether this exemption applies, a building
will be presumed to be heated by electricity, even in the absence
of equipment used for electric comfort heating, whenever the building
is provided with electrical service in excess of 100 amps, unless
the Building Official determines that this electrical service is necessary
for purposes other than providing electric comfort heating.
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B.
Section 101.5.2.4 is added to read as follows:
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4.
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Otherwise exempt buildings: buildings otherwise exempt from
the provisions of the Building Code for the Village of Homer Glen
and buildings that do not contain a conditioned space.
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C.
Section 101.6 is added to read as follows:
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101.6 Other regulations.
When the provisions herein specified for health, safety, and
welfare are more restrictive than other regulations, the Energy Code
shall control; but in any case, the most rigid requirements of either
the Energy Code or other regulations shall apply whenever they may
be in conflict. Nothing herein shall be construed as authorizing any
use or construction not authorized by the zoning, subdivision, and
other applicable ordinances of the Village of Homer Glen, and the
mention of uses and building types, sizes, or configurations of the
Energy Code that are not permitted by other ordinances of the Village
of Homer Glen shall not be given any force, effect, or meaning in
the Village of Homer Glen. Terms not defined in the Energy Code shall
be defined in a manner consistent with other ordinances of the Village
of Homer Glen.
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D.
Section C109 is added to read as follows:
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C109 Appeal.
Any person aggrieved by an action taken, order issued or determination
made pursuant to this code may appeal to the Village Board of Trustees
for reconsideration. The Board of Trustees may prescribe by rule or
otherwise the manner in which such appeal should be heard.
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E.
Section 101.7.1 is added to read as follows:
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101.7.1 Court review.
Any person aggrieved following an appeal as provided in Section
101.7 may petition the Will County Circuit Court in the manner provided
by law for such relief as may be available under the circumstances.
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