SB1511 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1511

Introduced 2/18/2009, by Sen. David Koehler

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/5-1063	from Ch. 34, par. 5-1063
55 ILCS 5/5-1114	from Ch. 34, par. 5-1114

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may by resolution or ordinance require that each occupant of a residential dwelling located outside the limits of cities, villages, and incorporated towns obtain an occupancy permit issued by the county. Provides that in actions for the violation of any county ordinance, the first process shall be a summons, "a notice to appear", or a warrant. Provides that the county sheriff of the county where the violation occurs may issue a notice to appear. In the case of a violation of a county's building code or property maintenance code, the county's code enforcement officer may issue the notice to appear.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Sections 5-1063 and 5-1114 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1063) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1063)

Sec. 5-1063. Building construction, alteration and maintenance. For the purpose of promoting and safeguarding the public health, safety, comfort and welfare, a county board may prescribe by resolution or ordinance reasonable rules and regulations (a) governing the construction and alteration of all buildings, structures and camps or parks accommodating persons in house trailers, house cars, cabins or tents and parts and appurtenances thereof and governing the maintenance thereof in a condition reasonably safe from hazards of fire, explosion, collapse, electrocution, flooding, asphyxiation, contagion and the spread of infectious disease, where such buildings, structures and camps or parks are located outside the limits of cities, villages and incorporated towns, but excluding those for agricultural purposes on farms including farm residences, but any such resolution or ordinance shall be subject to any rule or regulation heretofore or hereafter adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to "An Act to regulate the storage, transportation, sale and use of gasoline and volatile oils", approved June 28, 1919, as amended; (b) for prohibiting the use for residential purposes of buildings and structures already erected or moved into position which do not comply with such rules and regulations; and (c) for the restraint, correction and abatement of any violations.

In addition, the county board may by resolution or ordinance require that each occupant of an industrial building, a or commercial building, or a residential dwelling located outside the limits of cities, villages and incorporated towns obtain an occupancy permit issued by the county. Such permit may be valid for the duration of the occupancy or for a specified period of time, and shall be valid only with respect to the occupant to which it is issued.

Within 30 days after its adoption, such resolution or ordinance shall be printed in book or pamphlet form, published by authority of the County Board; or it shall be published at least once in a newspaper published and having general circulation in the county; or if no newspaper is published therein, copies shall be posted in at least 4 conspicuous places in each township or Road District. No such resolution or ordinance shall take effect until 10 days after it is published or posted. Where such building or camp or park rules and regulations have been published previously in book or pamphlet form, the resolution or ordinance may provide for the adoption of such rules and regulations or portions thereof, by reference thereto without further printing, publication or posting, provided that not less than 3 copies of such rules and regulations in book or pamphlet form shall have been filed, in the office of the County Clerk, for use and examination by the public for at least 30 days prior to the adoption thereof by the County Board.

Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, any county adopting a new building code or amending an existing building code under this Section must, at least 30 days before adopting the building code or amendment, provide an identification of the building code, by title and edition, or the amendment to the Illinois Building Commission for identification on the Internet. For the purposes of this Section, "building code" means any ordinance, resolution, law, housing or building code, or zoning ordinance that establishes construction related activities applicable to structures in the county.

The violation of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Section, except for a violation of the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly and the rules and regulations adopted under those provisions, shall be a petty offense.

All rules and regulations enacted by resolution or ordinance under the provisions of this Section shall be enforced by such officer of the county as may be designated by resolution of the County Board.

No such resolution or ordinance shall be enforced if it is in conflict with any law of this State or with any rule of the Department of Public Health.

(Source: P.A. 92-489, eff. 7-1-02.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-1114) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1114)

Sec. 5-1114. Violation of ordinance. Except as provided in Section 10-302.5 of the Illinois Highway Code, in all actions for the violation of any county ordinance, the first process shall be a summons, a notice to appear, or a warrant. A warrant or summons for the arrest of an accused person may issue from the circuit court upon the affidavit of any person that an ordinance has been violated, and that the person making the complaint has reasonable grounds to believe that the party charged is guilty thereof. Every person arrested upon a warrant or summons shall be taken, without unnecessary delay, before the proper judicial officer for trial. The county sheriff of the county where the violation occurs may issue a notice to appear. In the case of a violation of a county building code or property maintenance code, the county code enforcement officer provided for by the county in its respective building or property maintenance code may issue the notice to appear.

(Source: P.A. 89-120, eff. 7-7-95.)