HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - MC-03-829 - 11/03/2003 - CH 7 BLDG REGSORDINANCE NO. M1-'-03-829
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MCHENRY-
VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 7 BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS AND
CHAPTER 22 SWIMMING POOLS
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of McHenry, McHenry County as follows:
SECTION 1: That Section 7.5 of Chapter 7 of the City of McHenry Code of Ordinances
entitled "Duration of Permit" is hereby deleted in its entirely and the following language shall be
substituted:
"Sec. 7-5. (a)Duration of Minor permits. A minor permit shall be any permit issued for an accessory
use listed in Table 19: Permitted Obstructions of Required Yards of the City of McHenry Zoning
Ordinance. A minor permit shall expire and become invalid if a substantial construction start is not
made within sixty (60) days after the issuance of said permit and, or if construction is not fully
completed within six (6) months after the issuance of said permit. In any of the aforesaid cases, no
further construction shall be permitted until a new application has been submitted and approved and
all fees have been paid in connection with the application for said minor permit or a letter of
extension from the Community Development Director is issued.
(b)Duration of Major permit. A major permit shall be any permit not classified as a minor permit. A
major permit shall expire and become invalid if a substantial construction start is not made within
sixty (60) days after the issuance of said permit, construction is not completed within one (1) year
after the issuance of said permit, or, if the building whose construction is authorized thereby has not
had and passed a final inspection and a Certificate of Occupancy is not issued within two (2) years
after the issuance date of said permit. In any of the aforesaid cases, no further construction shall be
permitted until a new application has been submitted and approved and all fees have been paid in
connection with the application for said major permit or a letter of extension from the Community
Development Director is issued".
SECTION 2: That Section 7-26 entitled "Spotted Surveys" is hereby added to and made a
part hereof of Chapter 7 of the City of McHenry Code of Ordinances, consisting of the following
language:
"Sec. 7-26. Spotted surveys. A stamped and signed spotted survey, performed by a licensed
professional land surveyor in the State of Illinois, shall be required for all new major permits after a
building foundation has been poured and passed inspection but prior to the start of any framing.
Said spotted survey shall indicate the finished elevation of the top of the building foundation, the
distance from the foundation to the location of all property corners and any additional information as
required".
SECTION 3: That Section 7-27 entitled "Minimum floor elevation" is hereby added to and
made a part hereof of Chapter 7 of the City of McHenry Code of Ordinances, consisting of the
following language:
"Sec. 7-27. Minimum floor Elevation. The basement, crawl space or lowest floor elevation of any
building shall be a minimum of one (1) foot above the seasonal high water level as determined by a
licensed professional soils engineer'.
"Sec. 7-27. Minimum floor Elevation. The basement, crawl space or lowest floor elevation of
any building shall be a minimum of one (1) foot above the seasonal high water level as
determined by a licensed professional soils engineer".
SECTION 4: That Section 7-35 of Chapter 7 of the City of McHenry Code of
Ordinances entitled "Electrical service, wiring and grounding" is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following language:
"(e)...All lighting fixtures located above tubs and showers shall be ground fault interrupter (GFI)
protected".
SECTION 5: That Section 22-20 of Chapter 22 of the City of McHenry Code of
Ordinances entitled "Fences" is hereby amended by adding the following language to the
beginning of the first paragraph:
"A barrier shall be defined as any structure utilized or has the ability to be utilized as an
obstruction for entry".
SECTION 6: That Section 22-20 of Chapter 22 of the City of McHenry Code of
Ordinances entitled "Fences" is further amended by deleting the term "fence" in the first
sentence and in lieu thereof, "barrier" shall be substituted.
PASSED THIS 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER , 2003
AYES: BOLGER, GLAB, LOW, MURGATROYD, WIMMER, PETERSON, CONDON
NAYS:
NONE
ABSTAINED: NnmF
ABSENT: NONE _
NOT VOTING: NONE _
APPROVED THIS 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER , 2003
ATTEST:
C.
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