Bellwood CHAPTER 124: LICENSING OF MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS FOR RENT § 124.27

(A) Every owner, agent or person in possession, charge or control of a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units shall be responsible for maintaining the shared or public area of the multiple- family building and premises thereof in a clean and sanitary condition. Every occupant of a multiple- family building or dwelling unit shall keep that part of the multiple-family building, dwelling unit and premises thereof which he occupies and controls in a clean and sanitary condition.


(B) Every occupant of a multiple-family building shall dispose of all his rubbish, garbage and any other waste which might provide food for rodents in a clean and sanitary manner, by placing it in the garbage disposal facilities or garbage storage containers required by the garbage and refuse provisions of this code. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to supply such facilities or containers for all dwelling units in a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units and for all dwelling units located on premises where two or more dwelling units share the same premises. In other cases, it shall be the responsibility of the occupant to furnish such facilities or containers.


(C) Every occupant of a single-family home for rent shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents, or other pests therein or on the premises, and every occupant of a multiple-family building in a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units shall be responsible for such extermination whenever his dwelling unit is the only one infested. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this division, whenever infestation is caused by failure of the owner to maintain a multiple-family building in a rat-proof or reasonably insect-proof condition, extermination shall be the responsibility of the owner. Whenever infestation exists in two or more of the dwelling units in any multiple-family building, or in the shared or public parts of any multiple-family building containing two or more dwelling units, extermination thereof shall be the responsibility of the owner.


(D) Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall keep all plumbing fixtures therein in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be responsible for the exercise of reasonable care in the proper use and operation thereof.


(E) No person shall operate a multiple-family building, single-family dwelling unit for rent, or rooming house unless he holds a current, unrevoked operating license issued by the village in accordance with § 124.03 of this code for the specific named multiple-family building, single-family dwelling unit for rent, or rooming house.


(F) The owner of a dwelling unit shall be responsible for providing and hanging all screens and double or storm doors and windows whenever the same are required under the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, except where there is a written agreement between the owner and occupant. In the absence of such an agreement, maintenance or replacement of screens, storm doors and windows, once installed in any given season, shall thereafter become the responsibility of the occupant for the remainder of each season.


(G) Tenants and landlords are responsible for complying with procedures and remedies prescribed in ILCS Chapter 80 with the additional provision that no tenant shall be forcibly evicted prior to a hearing and judgment in an appropriate court.


(H) The owner of a dwelling unit shall provide an adequate level of maintenance, to include repainting exterior surfaces when needed, maintaining windows and doors in good order, maintaining porches, steps, walks and fences, maintaining proper drainage of surface water, and adequate repair of draining tiles.


(I) No person owning, or in possession or control of any building or premises, shall use the same, permit the use of the same, or rent the same to be used for any business or employment or residential use, or for any purpose of pleasure or recreation, if such use shall, by its boisterous nature disturb or destroy the peace of the neighborhood in which such building or premises is situated, or be dangerous or detrimental to health.


(1) In residential zoning districts, any property use shall conform with the performance standards stated below for residence district boundaries, provided the performance standards shall in every case be applied at the boundaries of the lot on which such use is established:



Octave Band Center Frequency (H7)
Maximum Sound Pressure Levels (dB) Along District Boundaries Residence
31.5
72
63
71
125
65
250
57
500
51
1000
45
2000
39
4000
34
8000
32
A-scale levels (for monitoring purposes)
55 dB (A)





(2) Test procedures to determine whether maximum noise levels emitted by property uses along property lines meet the above noise limits shall be in substantial conformity with ANSI Standard S1.41961 or IEC Standard 123-1961; ANSI Standard S1-12-1967; ANSI Standard S1.11-1966; IEC Standard 1979-1965, IEC Standard 225-1966; SAE Recommended Practice J184.


(Ord. 03-43, passed 8-20-03; Am. Ord. 03-59, passed 11-12-03)