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91_SB1681 LRB9113133DHmb 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Municipal Code by changing 2 Sections 11-38-1, 11-38-3, and 11-39-2. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by 6 changing Sections 11-38-1, 11-38-3, and 11-39-2 as follows: 7 (65 ILCS 5/11-38-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-38-1) 8 Sec. 11-38-1. All architects, builders of, or other 9 persons interested in any projected tenement, lodging house, 10 or other place of habitation, in any city with a population 11 of 50,000 or more, shall submit plans and specifications of a 12 specified building to the board of health or public health 13 board of the city, or other officer designated by the 14 corporate authorities, for their approval or rejection, as to 15 the proposed plans for the ventilation of rooms, light and 16 air shafts, windows, ventilation of water closets, drainage, 17 and plumbing. Whenever a municipality requires that a plan or 18 inspection report be submitted to the municipality, the plan 19 or inspection report shall be signed by the property owner as 20 well as the architect, builder, developer, plumber, or other 21 person performing work on the place of habitation. 22 (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.) 23 (65 ILCS 5/11-38-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-38-3) 24 Sec. 11-38-3. All plumbers or other persons interested in 25 the plumbing work, after the completion of the plumbing work, 26 and before any plumbing work is covered up in such a 27 building, or on the premises connected with such a building, 28 shall notify in writing the examining board or officer that 29 the building, or the premises, are now ready for inspection. 30 It is unlawful for any plumber or other person to cover up, -2- LRB9113133DHmb 1 or in any way conceal any plumbing work in or about such a 2 building or premises until the examining board or officer 3 approves of the plumbing work. Whenever a municipality 4 requires that a plan or inspection report regarding a place 5 of habitation be submitted to the municipality, the plan or 6 inspection report shall be signed by the property owner as 7 well as the architect, builder, developer, plumber, or other 8 person performing work on the place of habitation. 9 (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.) 10 (65 ILCS 5/11-39-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-39-2) 11 Sec. 11-39-2. Every municipality in counties containing 12 200,000 or more inhabitants which issues building permits 13 shall require each applicant for such a building permit to 14 include, in his application for said building permit, the 15 real estate index number referred to in Section 11-39-1 16 hereof. Whenever a municipality requires that a plan or 17 inspection report regarding a place of habitation be 18 submitted to the municipality, the plan or inspection report 19 shall be signed by the property owner as well as the 20 architect, builder, developer, plumber, or other person 21 performing work on the place of habitation. 22 (Source: P.A. 85-1421.)