(815 ILCS 670/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
"International Residential Code" means the International Residential Code for
One and Two Family Dwellings published by the International Code Council, as
now
or hereafter amended by the Council.
"New residential construction" means any original construction of a
single-family home or a dwelling containing 2 or fewer apartments,
condominiums,
or town houses.
"Residential building code" means an ordinance, resolution, law, housing or
building code, or zoning ordinance that establishes, for residential building
contractors, construction-related
activities
applicable to single-family or 2-family residential structures.
"Residential building contractor" means any individual, corporation, or
partnership that constructs a fixed building or structure for sale or use by
another as a residence or that, for a price, commission, fee, wage, or other
compensation, undertakes or offers to undertake the construction of any
building or structure to be used by another as a residence, if the individual,
corporation, or partnership reasonably expects to earn a financial profit from
that activity.
(Source: P.A. 93-778, eff. 1-1-05.) |