99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB2611

 

Introduced , by Rep. Dan Brady

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Vertical Construction Masonry Composition Act. Provides that vertical commercial construction must contain at least 15% masonry components unless the use of the masonry components would cause the building to be structurally deficient.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning construction.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Vertical Construction Masonry Composition Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Commercial building" means any building, other than a
8residential building for 4 or fewer families, that is
9constructed for the purpose of generating revenue for the
10owner.
11    "Masonry construction" means construction of commercial
12buildings by utilizing concrete, mortar, brick, stone, and
13similar materials.
14    "Vertical commercial construction" means construction of a
15commercial building rising 15 or more feet above the surface of
16the ground.
 
17    Section 10. Vertical construction; masonry component
18requirement.
19    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all vertical
20commercial construction must include masonry construction for
21at least 15% of the building's components.
22    (b) The masonry component requirement established under

 

 

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1subsection (a) may be reduced to a lesser percentage upon
2certification by an architect licensed under the Illinois
3Architecture Practice Act of 1989 or a structural engineer
4licensed under the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989
5that the statutorily required percentage of masonry components
6would be structurally deficient in relation to the size of the
7building. A reduction under this subsection may only reduce the
8masonry component of the building to the amount necessary to
9maintain the structural integrity of the building.