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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2820
Introduced 2/5/2004, by Bill Brady SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Illinois Residential Building Code Act. Provides that a contract to build a home in any municipality or unincorporated portion of a county that does not have a residential building code in effect must include, as part of the construction contract, the applicability of a residential building code that is agreed to by the home builder and the home purchaser. The home builder and the home purchaser may agree to adopt any municipal residential building code or county residential building code that is in effect in any county or municipality that is within 100 miles of the location of the new home. If the home builder and the home purchaser fail to agree to a residential building code or if no residential building code is stated in the contract, the International Residential Code shall, by law, be adopted as part of the construction contract. Effective
January 1,
2004.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2820 |
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LRB093 19631 LRD 45372 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to housing.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Illinois Residential Building
Code
Act.
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| Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide |
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| minimum
requirements
for safety and to safeguard property and |
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| the public welfare by regulating and
controlling
the design, |
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| construction, installation, and quality of materials of new
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| residential
construction as
regulated by this Act.
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| Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
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| "International Residential Code" means the International |
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| Residential Code for
One and Two Family Dwellings published by |
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| the International Code Council, as
now
or hereafter amended by |
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| the Council.
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| "New residential construction" means any original |
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| construction of a
single-family home or a dwelling containing 2 |
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| or fewer apartments,
condominiums,
or town houses.
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| "Residential building code" means an ordinance, |
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| resolution, law, housing or
building code, or zoning ordinance |
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| that establishes, for residential building
contractors, |
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| construction-related
activities
applicable to single-family or |
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| 2-family residential structures.
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| "Residential building contractor" means any individual, |
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| corporation, or
partnership that constructs a fixed building or |
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| structure for sale or use by
another as a residence or that, |
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| for a price, commission, fee, wage, or other
compensation, |
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| undertakes or offers to undertake the construction of any
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| building or structure to be used by another as a residence, if |
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| the individual,
corporation, or partnership reasonably expects |
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| to earn a financial profit from
that activity.
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