SB2458 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2458

Introduced 1/30/2018, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

210 ILCS 115/9	from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 719
210 ILCS 115/9.17 new

Amends the Mobile Home Park Act. Requires each mobile home park to contain a storm shelter with design plans, engineering calculations, diagrams, and other data prepared by an architect licensed under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, a professional engineer licensed under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or a structural engineer licensed under the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Provides that each shelter must meet specified standards. Provides that a multi-purpose facility that contains an area meeting the standards satisfies the storm shelter requirements.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Mobile Home Park Act is amended by changing Section 9 and by adding Section 9.17 as follows:

(210 ILCS 115/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 719)

Sec. 9. Each mobile home park licensed or to be constructed under the provisions of this Act shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the requirements of Sections 9.1 to 9.17 9.16, inclusive, of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-540, eff. 1-1-14.)

(210 ILCS 115/9.17 new)

Sec. 9.17. Storm shelters required. Each mobile home park shall contain a storm shelter with design plans, engineering calculations, diagrams, and other data prepared by an architect licensed under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, a professional engineer licensed under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or a structural engineer licensed under the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Each shelter must have:

(1) the ability to withstand wind speeds of 200 miles per hour;

(2) 12 square feet of floor space per mobile home pad in the park;

(3) a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet;

(4) 2 exits, including at least one exit that is accessible by individuals with physical disabilities;

(5) underground electrical service;

(6) interior lighting and an emergency lighting system supplied from storage batteries or an on-site generator; and

(7) a location that is centrally located in relation to all mobile homes in the park.

A multi-purpose facility that contains an area meeting the standards in paragraphs (1) through (7) satisfies the requirements of this Section.