2020-02 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 67.2 - Residential Building Code

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.�_ _ ORDINANCE NO.��*O '' �a` ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE -CHAPTER 67.2— -RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE— BE IT 4RDAINED, BY THE CITY CQUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Sectian 1. That Chapter b7.2 of the City Code af the City of Decatur, I1linois, be, and the same is hereby modified and amended, effective February 1, 2020, by amending language to Sectians 4, 9, 10 and 15 reflecting the amendrnent. Said Sectians 4, 9, 10 and 15, as so modified and amended, shall provide as follows: 4. BUILDING INSPECTIQNS. Whenever in said Code reference is made to the"cade afficial", such shall be taken to mean and sha11 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 Div'rsion of the Commurtity Developrnent Department as fully as if said designation was set out therein in lieu af such words. (Amended, Ordinance No.2017-07, February 6,2017) (Amended, Ordinance No.2010-03, February 1,2010) (Amended, Ordinance No.2009-39,May 18,2009) 9. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. Applicatian for a perrnit required by said Code or this Chapter shall be made by the awner or the person or the persan or entity in or entitled to possession of the premises where the proposed work is ta be dane, or by the agent of either, or by the engineer, architect or contractor connected with such work. All applications far building perrnits shatl be accornpanied by cornplete and finalized plans, specifications, and cost estimates. 10. FEE. No permit shall be issued except upon prior payment of the total building fees as set forth in Chapter 67, Section 9. The fee schedule set forth is cumulative, and is in addition to all other fees required by applicabte pravisions of the municipal code, unless specifically noted to the contrary.All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by complete and�nalized plans, specifications, and cost estimates. 15. RE-INSPECTION FEES. A re-inspection fee of$45 sha11 be assessed the appiicant for a constructian permit, or in the case af a cambined permit, against the licensed subcontractor, who has requested an inspectian which cannat be completed andlor appraved by the Inspectian Division for any of the fallowing reasans: 1) The work far which the inspection has been requested is not installed or completed to the extent that an inspection can be made; 2} The inspection reveals that there are vialations which should have been found and carrected by warkers while simply checking their work before calling for an inspection.