2018-65 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 67.2 Residential Building Code

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CHAPTER 67.2 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE 1. APPLICABILITY. This Chapter shall have, along with the Code adopted hereby, the scope and applicability set out in said code except as modified by the provisions of this Chapter. 2. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE. The same having been duly placed and remained on file as required by law and subject to the additions, modifications, changes or deletions set out in this Chapter,The International Residential Code/2015 of the International Code Council, the same being found and declared by the Council to be regulations as defined by applicable statute, is hereby adopted by reference and the same to be known, and which may be cited as, "The Residential Building Code" of the City, and which shall have the scope and applicability as therein set out, except as modified by the provisions of this Chapter. 3. SUBSTITUTIONS. Whenever in said Code the words, "name of the jurisdiction" or "jurisdiction" appears in brackets, said Code is modified by removal of said brackets and substitution of the words"the City of Decatur, Illinois", in lieu of the words contained therein,and said Code shall be taken and construed as if such were expressly so set out therein. 4. BUILDING INSPECTIONS. Whenever in said Code reference is made to the"code official", such shall be taken to mean and shall be construed to refer to the Building Inspections Manager or his designee as fully as if said designation was set out therein in lieu of such words; whenever reference is therein made to the Department of Building Inspections or similar reference, such shall be taken to mean and shall be construed to refer to the Building Inspections Division of the Economic and Community Development Department as fully as if said designation was set out therein in lieu of such words. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2017-07, February 6, 2017) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2010-03, February l, 2010)