Bellevue — Ch. 8 Buildings, Housing, and Construction § 8-25

(a) The following sections of the International Existing Building Code adopted in this article are revised as provided in this section:
(1) Throughout the 2024 Existing Building Code, any reference or use of the term "International Plumbing Code" shall be substituted with the term "Illinois Plumbing Code."
(2) Throughout the 2024 Existing Building Code, reference and use of the term "International Fire Code" shall be substituted with the term "National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code (NFPA 101)."
(3) Throughout the 2024 Existing Building Code, reference and use of the term "International Energy Conservation Code" shall be substituted with the term "Illinois Energy Conservation Code."
(4) Section 101.1 is hereby amended by substituting "Village of Bellevue, Illinois" for the words "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]."
(5) Section 103.1 is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new section R103.1 is hereby adopted in lieu thereof as follows:
Section R103.1 Department of Building Safety, Code Official defined. R103.1
General. The terms "building official" or "code official" as used in this code shall mean the duly appointed Code Official of the Village of Bellevue, Illinois and any designee thereof.
(6) Section 103.2, "Appointment," inclusive, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
(7) Section 103.3, "Deputies," inclusive, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
(8) Section 108.2 is hereby amended by substituting "by written order or resolution of the Village Board of Trustees" for the words "by the applicable governing authority."
(9) Section 108.6 is hereby repealed and a new section 108.6 is hereby adopted in lieu thereof as follows:
"108.6 Refunds. No portion of any fee shall be returned to a permit holder in the case of a building permit or a suspension, discontinuance, or abandonment of work."
(10) Section 112 Means of Appeals is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new section 112 hereby adopted in lieu thereof as follows:
Section 112 Means of Appeal. 112.1.
Construction Commission. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a Construction Commission. The owner of a building or structure may appeal to the Village's Construction Commission, as established by the Village of Bellevue Ordinance 671 (the "Construction Commission" ordinance), from any decision of the Code Official, as set forth in the Construction Commission ordinance.
112.2. Limitations on authority. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply or an equivalent or better form of construction is proposed. The Construction Commission shall have no authority to waive requirements of this code or interpret the administration of this code.
112.3. Qualifications. The construction commission shall consist of members who are qualified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to building construction, as set forth in the Construction Commission ordinance, and who are not employees of the jurisdiction.
112.4. Administration. The code official shall take immediate action without delay in accordance with the decision of the board.
(11) Section 113.4, Violation Penalties, is hereby amended by way of adding the following text:
113.4.1 Except as otherwise provided, a person convicted of a violation of this code shall be punished by a fine to be adopted by Resolution of the Village Board. Such fine shall be a minimum fine for first time offense and increase to a maximum fine for multiple violations. With respect to violations of this code that are continuous with respect to time, each day the violation continues is a separate offense.
113.4.2 The imposition of a penalty does not prevent revocation or suspension of a license, permit or franchise.
113.4.3 Violations of this code that are continuous with respect to time may be abated by injunctive or equitable relief. The imposition of a penalty does not prevent equitable relief.
(12) Section 114.2, Stop Work Orders--Issuance, shall be amended to include the following text: "The work order shall conform to Section 4 of Village of Bellevue Ordinance 671."
(13) Section 114.4, Stop Work Orders--Failure to Comply, shall be amended to include the following text: "Each day that work continues shall be considered a separate violation."
(14) Sections 117.3 and 117.4 are hereby repealed in their entirety and new section 117.3 Failure to Comply and section 117.4 Salvage Materials shall state "(See applicable Illinois law on demolition of unsafe structures)."
(15) The village hereby includes Appendix B Supplementary Accessibility Requirements as part of the adoption of the 2024 International Existing Building Code so as to provide additional accessibility provisions for existing buildings in conjunction with the Illinois Accessibility Code and ADA standards. Should there be conflicting language between Appendix B and Illinois Accessibility Code, the requirements of the Illinois Accessibility Code shall take precedence.
(b) The provisions of the adopted existing building code shall not apply to:
(1) Any interior, non-structural work performed on buildings or other structures in existence on the date of the ordinance from which this section is derived; and
(2) Buildings or structures less than 140 square feet in size.