79-14 ADOPTING BUILDING CODE AND REGULATING BUILDINGS AND CERTAIN ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND REPEALING SPECIFIED ORDIANCES AND PROVISIONS

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� � ` _... , , �,'�� r . ��.. V .ORDINANCE N0. 79-14 ORDINANCE ADOPTING BUILDING CODE AND REGULATING BUILDINGS AND CERTAIN ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND REPEAI,ING SPECIFIED ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS BE IT ORDAINED BY TAE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, _ ILLINOIS: Section l. This ordinance shall be known, and may be cited as "The' Building Ordinance" of the City, and 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 ordinance. Section 2 . The sarne having been dul.y placed and remained on file as required by law, and subject to the additions,modifica- tions, changes or deletions set out in this ordinance, the BOCA Basic Building Code/1978 of Building Officials and Code Administrators , International, Inc. , the same being found and declared by the Council to be regulations as defined by applicable statute, is hereby adopted by reference, effective February 1, 1979 , the same to be known, and which may be cited, as ""The 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 ordinance . Section 3. Wherever in said Code the words , "name of jurisdiction" appear 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 was expressly so set out therein.