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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. CIT CL RK 0 3