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HomeMy WebLinkAboutG15-94 4 CITY OF ELGIN ORDINANCE NO. G15-94 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16 . 12 ENTITLED "PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE" OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN ON THIS 27TH DAY OF APRIL, 1994 Published in pamphlet form by authority of the City Council of the City of Elgin, Kane and Cook Counties, Illinois, on this 28th day of April, 1994 . STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ss . COUNTY OF KANE ) CERTIFICATE I , Dolonna Mecum, certify that I am the duly appointed and acting municipal clerk of the City of Elgin, Cook and Kane Counties, Illinois . I further certify that on April 27, 1994, the Corporate Authorities of such municipality passed and approved Ordinance No. G15-94, entitled An Ordinance Amending Chapter 16 . 12 Entitled "Property Maintenance Code" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976 , as Amended which provided by its terms that it should be published in pamphlet form. tek The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. G15-94, including the Ordinance and a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a copy of such Ordinance was posted in the municipal building, commencing on April 28, 1994, and continuing for at least ten days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available for public inspection upon request in the office of the municipal clerk. DATED at Elgin, Illinois, on April 28, 1994 . tCLe/ 4-/LAA-Q n\LA7.L11-1,-- Municipal Clerk (SEAL) Ordinance No. G15-94 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16 . 12 ENTITLED "PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE" OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS: Section 1 . That Chapter 16 . 12 entitled "Property Maintenance Code" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by adding Section 16 . 12 .070 to read as follows : 16 . 12 .070 Appeals Board. In order to protect existing structures in the jurisdiction by vigorous enforcement of the provisions of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a code appeals board, hereafter referred to as the board, consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the mayor and city council . Section 2 . That Chapter 16 . 12 entitled "Property Maintenance Code" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as e'' amended, be and is hereby further amended by adding Section 16 . 12 .080 to read as follows : 16 . 12 . 080 Petition. Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provision of this code, or of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall have the right to request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the board; provided that such person shall file, in the office of the code administration and preservation director, a written petition requesting such hearing and containing a statement of the grounds therefore within 20 days after the day the notice was served. Section 3 . That Chapter 16 . 12 entitled "Property Maintenance Code" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by amending Section 16 . 12 . 090 to read as follows: 16 . 12 .090 Membership. Each member shall be a licensed professional ,,. engineer or architect, or a builder or superintendent of building construction, with at least ten years experience, for five years of which that board member shall have been in responsible temk charge of work; and there shall not be more than two members of the board selected from the same profession or business; and at least one of the professional engineers shall be a licensed structural or civil engineer or architectural engineering experience. Each member shall have been a resident of the City of Elgin for at least one year prior to appointment. The mayor and city council shall appoint for a term of one year an alternate member of such board in addition to the five members above provided for, who shall act with full power only when a member of the board refuses to vote because of interest or when a member is absent. The code administration and preservation director shall appoint one member of the department who shall act as secretary to the board. Section 4 . That Chapter 16 . 12 entitled "Property Maintenance Code" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by amending Section 16 . 12 . 100 to read as follows : 16 . 12 . 100 Vote. eft- The board shall hear all appeals relative to the enforcement of this code, and by a concurring vote of the majority of its members shall reverse or affirm wholly or partly, or modify, the decision appealed from, and shall make such order or determination as in the opinion of the board ought to be made. Failure to secure such concurring votes shall be deemed a confirmation of the decision of the code official . Section 5 . That Chapter 16 . 12 entitled "Property Maintenance Code" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby .further amended by amending Section 16 . 12 . 110 to read as follows : 16 . 12 . 110 Financial Interest. A member of the board shall not participate in any hearings or vote on any appeal in which that member has a direct or indirect financial interest, or is engaged as a contractor, or is engaged in the preparation of plans and specifications, or in which that member has any personal interest. Section 6 . That Chapter 16 . 12 entitled "Property Maintenance Code" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by amending Section 16 . 12 . 120 to read as follows : 16 . 12 . 120 Records . The secretary of the board shall keep a record of each meeting so that the record shows clearly the basis for each decision made by the board. Section 7 . That Chapter 16 . 12 entitled "Property Maintenance Code" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by deleting Section 16 . 12 . 130 . Section 8 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are hereby repealed. Section 9 . That this ordinance is in full force and effect immediately after its passage and publication in the manner provided by law. Geor/VanDeVoorde, Mayor Presented: April 27, 1994 Passed: April 27, 1994 low Omnibus Vote: Yeas 6 Nays 0 Recorded: April 28, 1994 Published: April 28, 1994 Attest: kit-4\--;A_, -E /7 Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk