2025-76 Ordinance Amending City Code - Chapter 70 - Property Maintenance Code

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(t) 304.18.2 by deleting the words "that is rented, leased or let"following the words"housekeeping unit". (u) 304.18.3 by deleting the words "rented, leased or let" following the word "housekeeping unit" and adding the words "and maintained to prevent the entrance of rats, rain and surface drainage water"at the end of the sentence. (v) 305.2 by adding the words 'free of deterioration" following the words"structurally sound". (w) 305.3 by adding "Bathrooms and toilet rooms shall be provided with floors of moisture resistant materials, and every toilet, bathroom and kitchen floor surface shall be constructed and maintained so as to permit such floor to be kept in a clean and sanitary condition"at the end of the paragraph. (x) 305.4 by adding: And constructed so as to be safe to use and capable of supporting the anticipated loads and shall be free of deterioration. The maximum riser height for the steps shall be 9" and the minimum tread depth shall be 8" with variation not exceeding 3/4" in the depth of adjacent treads or in the height of adjacent risers. (y) 305.7 by adding: Lead-based paint. Interior and exterior painted surfaces of dwellings and child and day care facilities, including fences and outbuildings, which contain in excess of 0.06 percent lead by weight shall be removed or covered in an approved manner. Any surface to be covered shall first be marked with warnings as to the lead content of such surface. (a) 308.2.2 by deleting the words "without first removing the doors"following the word"premises". (aa) 309.4 by deleting the last sentence of the paragraph "If infestation is caused by failure of an occupant to prevent such infestation in the area occupied, the occupant shall be responsible for extermination". (bb) 404.8 by adding the following: "Below Grade Rooms. Rooms partially or completely below grade shall not be used as habitable space unless (1) floors and walls are water-tight so as to prevent entry of moisture; (2) all habitable rooms shall be provided with aggregate glazing of not less than 8% of the floor area of such rooms; (3) where windows are provided as a means of egress or rescue, the windows shall have the bottom of the clear opening not more than 44" above the floor; (4) the minimum net clear opening for the below grade room windows to be used for egress or rescue shall be 5 square feet; and, (5) means of egress and emergency escape are provided in accordance with this code. (cc) 502.5 by replacing International Plumbing Code with Illinois Plumbing Code in the first sentence. (dd) 505.1 by replacing the International Plumbing Code with the Illinois Plumbing Code in the last sentence. (ee) 602.2 by deleting the words "Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code" and replacing with the words "the Illinois Plumbing Code"following the words "indicated in".