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HomeMy WebLinkAboutG26-06 Ordinance No. G26-06 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE "INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, 2003 EDITION"AS THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE FOR THE CITY OF ELGIN 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 to read as follows: "Chapter 16.12 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE Section: 16.12.010 Adopted 16.12.020 Additions, Insertions and Changes. 16.12.010 ADOPTED-EXCEPTIONS. That a certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Elgin, being marked and designated as the International Property Maintenance Code, 2003 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as and shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Elgin for establishing minimum regulations governing the construction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, location, occupancy, and maintenance of all buildings and structures; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said International Property Maintenance Code, 2003 Edition are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this ordinance, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in this chapter. 16.12.020 ADDITIONS, INSERTIONS AND CHANGES. The International Property Maintenance Code, 2003 Edition, is amended and revised in the following respects: Section 101.1, entitled "Title", shall be amended to read as follows: These regulations shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Elgin, hereinafter referred to within this chapter as "this code." Section 101.3, entitled "Intent" shall be amended to read as follows: This code shall be construed to secure its expressed intent, which is to ensure public health, safety and welfare insofar as they are affected by the continued occupancy and maintenance of structures and premises. Existing structures and premises that do not comply with these provisions shall be altered or repaired to provide a minimum level of rhealth and safety as required herein. Repairs, alterations, additions to and change of occupancy in existing buildings shall comply with the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. Section 102.3, entitled "Application of other codes", shall be amended to read as follows: Repairs, additions or alterations to a structure, or changes of occupancy, shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. Nothing in this code shall be construed to cancel, modify or set aside any provision of Title 19 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976. Section 103.1, entitled "General", shall be amended to read as follows: The property maintenance division of the department of code administration and development services is hereby created and the executive official in charge of the department of code administration and development services shall be known as the code official. Section 103.2, entitled "Appointment", shall be amended to read follows: The code official shall be appointed by the city manager. Section 103.5, entitled "Fees", shall be amended to read as follows: The fees for activities and services performed by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this code shall be as indicated in of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. Section 106.4, entitled "Violation penalties", shall be amended to read as follows: Penalties shall be in accordance with the provisions set forth in Chapter 1.20 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. Section 107.1, entitled"Notice to person responsible," shall be amended to read as follows: Whenever the code official determines that there has been a violation of Section 108 of this code or has grounds to believe that a violation has occurred, notice shall be given in the manner prescribed in Sections 107.2 and 107.3 to the person responsible for the violation as specified in this code. Section 107.3, entitled"Method of service," shall be amended to read as follows: Such notice shall be deemed to be properly served if a copy thereof is either: 1. Delivered personally; 2. Sent by certified or first-class mail addressed to the last known address. If the notice is returned showing that the letter was not delivered, a copy thereof shall be posted in a conspicuous place in or about the structure affected by the notice; or 3. Posting the notice in a conspicuous place in or about the structure affected by the notice. Section 108.2, entitled "Closing of vacant structures", shall be amended to read as follows: If the structure is vacant and unfit for human habitation and occupancy, and is not in danger of structural collapse, the code official is authorized to post a placard of condemnation on the premises and order the structure closed up so as not to be an attractive nuisance. Any enclosure order shall require the structure's window and door openings to be enclosed with wood painted in the same color as the window or door frame surrounding the opening and shall also require such wood to be positioned and secured flush with the interior border of the window or door frame surrounding the opening. Upon failure of the owner to close up the premises within the time specified in the order, the code official shall cause the premises to be closed and secured through any available public agency or by contract or arrangement by private persons and the cost thereof shall be charged against the real estate upon which the structure is located and shall be a lien upon such real estate and may be collected by any other legal resource._ Section 111.2, entitled Membership of the board, shall be amended to read as follows: The board of appeals shall consist of five members who are qualified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to the property maintenance code and two members at large who may or may not have such experience and training. The board shall be appointed by the mayor and city council. Section 111.2.1, entitled "Alternate members", shall be deleted in its entirety. Section 111.2.4, entitled "Secretary", shall be amended to read as follows: The code official shall designate a qualified person to serve as secretary to the board. The secretary shall maintain a detailed record of all board proceedings within the department. Section 111.2.5, entitled "Compensation of members", shall be deleted in its entirety. Section 111.3, entitled"Notice of meeting", shall be amended to read as follows: The board shall meet upon notice from the chairman or at stated periodic meetings. Section 111.4, entitled "Open hearing", shall be amended to read as follows: All hearings before the board shall be open to the public. The appellant, the appellant's representative, the code official or his designee and any person whose interests are affected shall be given an opportunity to be heard. A quorum shall consist of not less than four board members._ Section 111.5, entitled "Postponed hearing", shall be deleted in its entirety. Section 111.6, entitled "Board decision", shall be amended to read as follows: The board shall modify or reverse the decision of the code official only by a concurring vote of a majority of the board members present at the time of such vote._ Section 111.7, entitled "Court review", shall be amended to read as follows: The appellant shall have the right to apply to the appropriate court for a writ of certiorari to correct errors of law. Application for review shall be made in the manner and time required by law following the issuance of the board's written decision. Section 201.3 entitled "Terms defined in other codes" shall be amended to read as follows: Where terms are not defined in this code and are defined in the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as in that codes. Section 202, entitled "General Definitions", shall be amended so that the definition of the term "Dwelling Unit", as set forth within said section, reads as follows: Dwelling unit. When used in this chapter, the term "dwelling unit" shall be ascribed the same meaning for that term as defined in Title 19 of this code Section 301.2, entitled"Responsibility", shall be amended to read as follows: The owner of the premises shall maintain the structures and exterior property in compliance with these requirements, except as otherwise provided for in this code. No person shall occupy or permit any other person to occupy premises which are not in a sanitary and safe condition and which do not comply with the requirements of this chapter. Occupants of a dwelling unit, rooming unit or housekeeping unit are responsible for keeping in a clean, sanitary and safe condition that part of the dwelling unit, rooming unit, housekeeping unit or premises which they occupy and control. Section 302.3, entitled"Sidewalks and driveways", shall be amended to read as follows: All sidewalks, walkways, stairs, driveways,parking spaces and similar areas shall be kept in a proper state of repair and maintained free from hazardous conditions. All driveways, parking lots and parking spaces paved with asphalt shall be regularly maintained with periodic sealcoating to protect the asphalt surface from the damaging effects of water, gasoline, oil, salt and chemicals whenever cracks in the asphalt surface are present. No driveway, parking lot or parking space may be created or expanded by using gravel or any similar loose stone surface. All parking lot striping shall be maintained. All striping applied to driveways, parking lots and parking spaces shall be maintained so that the paint or other material used for the striping is clearly visible and the purpose for which the striping has been applied is readily recognizable. Section 302.4, entitled "Weeds", shall be amended to read as follows: All premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds in excess of 8 inches. Weeds shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants and vegetation, other than trees or shrubs provided: however, this term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens. All noxious weeds shall be prohibited. Noxious weeds shall include the following: ragweed, giant and common; Canada thistle, all varieties; perennial sow thistle; European bind weed; hoary cress; leafy spurge; and Russian knapweed. Section 302.8.1, entitled "Motor vehicle sales", shall be created to read as follows: The selling of previously owned vehicles from any premises zoned for residential use is permitted, subject to the following restrictions: 1. Not more than two (2) vehicles may be offered for sale during any twelve (12) month period. 2. A vehicles being offered for sale must be titled to the current resident or of the property upon which the vehicle is being offered for sale. 3. A vehicle may be offered for a period not exceeding twenty-one (21) days within a twelve (12)month period. 4. Any vehicle being offered for sale shall be operable and properly licensed. The selling of previously owned vehicles from any property in the city not zoned for residential use is prohibited unless the property on which the previously owned vehicle is being sold has been issued a certificate of occupancy or a certificate of reoccupancy for a land use that permits the sale of previously owned vehicles at that location. Section 302.10, entitled"Residential storage", shall be created to read as follows: Household items incidental to and commonly and customarily associated with a dwelling unit shall be stored entirely within an enclosed building. Section 302.11, entitled"Commercial storage", shall be created to read as follows: Items incidental to and commonly and customarily associated with the principal use established on any premises zoned for business, commercial or industrial land uses shall be stored within an enclosed building. The prohibitions of this section shall not apply to any lawfully established "commercial operations yard," as that term is defined in the Elgin Municipal Code. Section 302.12, entitled"Refuse collection area", shall be created to read as follows: All premises with more than four (4) dwelling units located in either the RC2 Residence Conservation District or the RC3 Residence Conservation District, and all premises located in the MFR Multiple-Family Residence Zoning District, CF Community Facility District, RB Residence Business District, NB Neighborhood Business District, AB Area Business District, CC1 Center City District, CC2 Center City District, ORI Office Research Industrial District, GI General Industrial District or CI Commercial Industrial District shall establish a refuse collection area on the premises. The refuse collection area shall be screened from view from adjoining property and public rights of way by a solid fence or wall at minimum structure height of six (6) linear feet and shall not be located within a required building setback from any type of lot line and such refuse collection areas. For the purposes of this section "refuse collection area" shall be defined as any portion of the premises where refuse is stored in approved enclosures such as a "garbage can" or"garbage dumpster" until removed by a refuse disposal service. Section 302.13, entitled"Mobile storage containers", shall be created to read as follows: No mobile storage container shall remain on the exterior property area of any premises for more than fourteen (14) days within any twelve (12) month period while such property is owned by the same record owner. Mobile storage containers shall be placed on a paved surface and the placement of the mobile storage container shall not encroach the public right-of-way. For the purposes of this section, a "mobile storage container" shall be defined as any container designed for on-site, exterior storage that is capable of being transported to distant locations by a commercial motor vehicle and is generally sized to accommodate the contents of an approximately 1200 square-foot or greater dwelling unit. Section 302.14, entitled"Holiday decorations", shall be created to read as follows: Decorations, including signs, that are clearly incidental, customary, and commonly associated with a national, local, or religious holiday, may be displayed for a period of not more than sixty (60) days within a calendar year, and may be of any type, number, area, height, location, illumination or animation,provided that no such holiday decoration or sign shall be utilized for the purpose of advertising. Section 302.2.15, entitled"Groundcover", shall be created to read as follows: Groundcover. Exterior property not covered by approved paving material shall be covered by natural groundcover in sufficient quantities to reasonably cover all otherwise rik exposed soil or ground, except as otherwise provided herein. Alternatively, any exterior property not covered by approved paving material may be covered by decorative stone or mulch in sufficient quantities to reasonably cover all otherwise exposed soil or ground provided such decorative stone or mulch does not to exceed twenty-five percent of the total area of the zoning lot. All groundcover shall comply with the noxious weed and height provisions of Chapter 9.16 and Chapter 16.12 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following: A. Cultivated flowers and gardens; B. Active construction sites; C. Areas maintained and utilized for organized sporting or entertainment purposes,which purposes require the existence of particular surfaces other than as provided herein; provided, however, that no such purpose shall be deemed to constitute an exception to the provisions of Chapter 9.16 and Chapter 16.12 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. D. Areas which are physically incapable of supporting natural groundcover. Section 302.16, entitled"Tree maintenance", shall be created to read as follows: A. Dead, decayed or hazardous trees located on private property shall be pruned or removed under the direction and supervision of the code official or his or her representative. B. The owner of a lot or parcel of land upon which a dead, decayed, diseased, defective or hazardous tree is found and fails to comply with an order of the code official to remove or prune such tree within 30 days of the notice ordering such removal shall be deemed in violation of this section. C. The code official shall be authorized to order the removal or pruning of any dead, decayed, diseased, defective or hazardous tree, located on private property in the city. D. The code official or his or her representative shall be authorized to enter upon any premises within the city to remove or treat a dead, decayed, diseased, defective or hazardous tree if the owner of such premises fails to comply with the code official's order to prune or remove the tree. E. When the city has pruned or removed a dead, decayed, diseased, defective or hazardous tree in accordance with this section, and such owner refuses or neglects to pay the cost of the city's pruning or removal of the dead, decayed, diseased, defective or hazardous tree within ten (10) days after the city's mailing of a statement of the costs for the pruning or removing the dead, decayed, diseased, defective or hazardous tree, the code official, or his or her designee, on behalf of the city, shall file a notice of lien within sixty (60) days after such cost and expense is incurred in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county in which the property is located. Said lien shall be a lien against the real estate superior to all other liens and encumbrances except tax liens. However, said liens shall not be valid to any purchaser whose rights in and to such real estate have arisen subsequent to the removal of the dead, decayed, diseased, defective or hazardous tree and prior to the filing of notice of lien, and said lien shall not be valid as to any mortgagee, judgment, creditor or other lien payment whose rights in and to such real estate arise prior to the filing of such notice. The notice of lien shall consist of a sworn statement, setting out a description of the real estate sufficient for the identification thereof, the amount of money representing the cost and expense and administrative fee incurred and payable for the service, and the date or dates when such cost and expense was incurred. F. After the notice of lien provided for in this section has been filed, upon payment to the city for the cost and expense of said lien and payment of the release of lien fee by the owner or any other persons interested in the property, the lien shall be released by the city clerk on behalf of the city. The fee for issuing a release of lien filed pursuant to this section shall be $25.00. Section 302.17, entitled"Dead or decaying plants", shall be created to read as follows: All exterior property areas shall be maintained free from dead or decaying plants. The prohibitions of this section shall not apply to any tree stump with a height of not more than twenty-four inches (24") above the ground. Section 304.13.3, entitled"Exterior window covering", shall be created to read as follows: No exterior surface on any window, skylight or door shall be covered or insulated with any material consisting of plastic, paper, foil or fiberglass, with the exception of manufactured storm windows utilizing what is commonly referred to as "plexiglass." Section 304.14, entitled "Insect screens", shall be amended to read as follows: During the period from May 1 to October 31, every door, window and other outside opening utilized or required for ventilation purposes serving any structure containing habitable rooms, food preparation areas, food service areas, or any areas where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged or stored, shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting screens of not less than 16 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25 mm) and every swinging door shall have a self-closing device in good working condition. Exception: Screen doors shall not be required where other approved means, such as air curtains or insect repellant fans are employed. Section 305.3, entitled "Interior surfaces", shall be amended to read as follows: All interior surfaces, including windows and doors, shall be maintained in good, clean and sanitary condition. Peeling paint, cracked or loose plaster, decayed wood, and other defective surface conditions shall be corrected. Floors located in kitchens, bathrooms and toilet rooms shall be installed and maintained with materials rendering the floors impervious to water. Section 401.2, entitled "Light, Ventilation and Occupancy Limitations; Responsibility", shall be amended to read as follows: The owner of the structure shall provide and maintain light, ventilation and space conditions in compliance with these requirements. A person shall not occupy any premises or permit another person to occupy any premises that do not comply with the requirements of this chapter. Section 401.3 entitled "Alternative devices" shall be amended to read as follows: In lieu of the means for natural light and ventilation herein prescribed, artificial light or mechanical ventilation complying with the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, shall be permitted. Section 403.5, entitled "Clothes dryer exhaust", shall be amended to read as follows: Clothes dryer exhaust systems shall be independent of all other systems and shall be exhausted in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions unless the manufacturer's instructions expressly authorize interior venting. The owner or occupant of the dwelling unit shall have the burden of demonstrating the clothes dryer venting system conforms with the manufacturer's instructions. Section 404.4.2, entitled "Access from bedrooms", shall be amended to read as follows: Bedrooms shall not constitute the only means of providing interior access to other bedrooms or habitable spaces. Exception: Dwelling units that contain fewer than two bedrooms. r eft Section 501.2, entitled "Plumbing Facilities and Fixtures Requirements; Responsibility", shall be amended to read as follows: The owner of the structure shall provide and maintain such plumbing facilities and plumbing fixtures in compliance with these requirements. A person shall not occupy any premises or permit another person to occupy any premises which does not comply with the requirements of this chapter. Section 505.1, entitled "General" shall be amended to read as follows: Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower, drinking fountain, water closet or other plumbing fixture shall be properly connected to either a public water system or to an approved private water system. All kitchen sinks, lavatories, laundry facilities, bathtubs and showers shall be supplied with hot or tempered and cold running water in accordance with the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. Section 507.1, entitled "Storm drainage; General", shall be amended to read as follows: Drainage of roofs and paved areas, yards and courts, and other open areas on the premises shall not be discharged in a manner that creates a public nuisance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this code, sump pump drainage shall not be discharged onto or across any adjacent building, premises or public street or sidewalk. eft Section 601.2, entitled "Mechanical and Electrical Requirements; Responsibility", shall be amended to read as follows: The owner of the structure shall provide and maintain mechanical and electrical facilities and equipment in compliance with these requirements. A person shall not occupy any premises or permit another person to occupy any premises not comply with the requirements of this chapter. Section 602.2, entitled "Residential occupancies", shall be amended to read as follows: Dwellings shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 65°F. (18°C) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms based on the winter outdoor design temperature for the locality indicated in Appendix D of the 2003 International Plumbing Code. Cooking appliances shall not be used to provide space heating to meet the requirements of this section. Section 602.3, entitled "Heat supply", shall be amended to read as follows: Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling unit, rooming unit, dormitory or guest room on terms, either express or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply sufficient heat during the period from October 1 to May 31 to maintain a temperature of not less than 65°F (18°C) in all habitable rooms,bathrooms, and toilet rooms. Exception: When the outdoor temperature is below the winter outdoor design temperature for the city, maintenance of the minimum room temperature shall not be required r provided that the heating system is operating at its full design capacity. The winter outdoor design temperature for the locality shall be as indicated in Appendix D of the 2003 International Plumbing Code. Section 602.4, entitled"Occupiable work spaces", shall be amended to read as follows: Indoor occupiable work spaces shall be supplied with heat during the period from October 1 to May 31 to maintain a temperature of not less than 65°F. (18°C) during the period the spaces are occupied. Exceptions: 1. Processing, storage and operation areas that require cooling or special temperature conditions. 2. Areas in which persons are primarily engaged in vigorous physical activities. Section 604.2 entitled "Service" shall be amended to read as follows: The size and usage of appliances and equipment shall serve as a basis for determining the need for additional facilities in accordance with the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. Dwelling units shall be served by a three-wire, 120/240 volt, single-phase electrical service having a rating of not less than 60 amperes. Section 701.2, entitled "Fire Safety Requirements; Responsibility", shall be amended to read as follows: The owner of the premises shall provide and maintain such fire safety facilities and equipment in compliance with these requirements. A person shall not occupy any premises or permit another person to occupy any premises that do not comply with the requirements of this chapter. Section 702.1 entitled "General" shall be amended to read as follows: A safe, continuous and unobstructed path of travel shall be provided from any point in a building or structure to the public way. Means of egress shall comply with the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. Section 702.2 entitled "Aisles" shall be amended to read as follows: The required width of aisles in accordance with the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended shall be unobstructed. Section 702.3 entitled "Locked doors" shall be amended to read as follows: All means of egress doors shall be readily openable from the side from which egress is to be made without the need for keys, special knowledge or effort, except where the door hardware conforms to that permitted by the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. Section 702.4, entitled"Emergency escape openings", shall be amended to read as follows: Every sleeping room located in a basement in residential and group home occupancies shall have at least one openable window or exterior door approved for emergency egress or rescue; or shall have access to not less than two approved independent exits. Every basement area in residential and group home occupancies which includes a kitchen or an area with cooking facilities shall have at least one exterior door approved for emergency egress, or shall have access to not less than two approved independent exits. Exception: Buildings equipped throughout with an automatic fire suppression system. Section 704.1 entitled "General" shall be amended to read as follows: All systems, devices and equipment to detect a fire, actuate an alarm, or suppress or control a fire or any combination thereof shall be maintained in an operable condition at all times in accordance with the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. Section 704.2, entitled "Smoke alarms", shall be amended to read as follows: A. DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this section: "Approved smoke detector" or "detector" means a smoke detector of the ionization or photoelectric type, which complies with all the requirements of the Rules and regulations of the Illinois State Fire Marshal. "Dwelling unit" means a room or suite of rooms used for human habitation, and includes a single family residence as well as each living unit of a multiple family residence and each living unit in a mixed-use building. "Hotel" means any building or buildings maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where lodging is offered for consideration to travelers and guests. "Hotel" includes inns, motels, tourist homes or courts, bed and breakfast establishments and lodging houses. B. INSTALLATION 1. Every dwelling unit shall be equipped with at least one approved smoke detector in an operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes. The detector shall be installed on the ceiling and at least 6 inches from any wall, or on a wall located between 4 and 6 inches from the ceiling. 2. Every single family residence shall have at least one approved smoke detector installed on every story of the dwelling unit, including basements but not including unoccupied attics. In dwelling units with split levels, a smoke detector installed on the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent lower level if the lower level is less than one full story below the upper level; however, if there is an intervening door between the adjacent levels, a smoke detector shall be installed on each level. 3. Every structure which (1) contains more than one dwelling unit, or(2) contains at least one dwelling unit and is a mixed-use structure, shall contain at least one approved smoke detector at the uppermost ceiling of each interior stairwell. The detector shall be installed on the ceiling, at least 6 inches from the wall, or on a wall located between 4 and 6 inches from the ceiling. 4. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of a structure to supply and install all required detectors. The owner shall be responsible for making reasonable efforts to test and maintain detectors in common stairwells and hallways. It shall be the responsibility of a tenant to test and to provide general maintenance for the detectors within the tenant's dwelling unit or rooming unit, and to notify the owner or the authorized agent of the owner in writing of any deficiencies which the tenant cannot correct. The owner shall be responsible for providing one tenant per dwelling unit with written information regarding detector testing and maintenance. The tenant shall be responsible for replacement of any required batteries in the smoke detectors in the tenant's dwelling unit, except that the owner shall ensure that such batteries are in operating condition at the time the tenant takes possession of the dwelling unit. The tenant shall provide the owner or the authorized agent of the owner with access to the dwelling unit to correct any deficiencies in the smoke detector which have been reports in writing to the owner or the authorized agent of the owner. 5. The requirements of this Section shall apply to any dwelling unit in existence on July 1, 1988, beginning on that date. Except as provided in subsections 6 and 7, the smoke detectors required in such dwelling units may be either battery powered or wired into the structure's AC power line, and need not be interconnected. 6. In the case of any dwelling unit that is newly constructed, reconstructed, or substantially remodeled after December 31, 1987, the requirements of this Section shall apply beginning on the first day of occupancy of the dwelling unit after such construction, reconstruction or substantial remodeling. The smoke detectors required in such dwelling unit shall be permanently wired into the structure's AC power line, and if more than one detector is required to be installed within the dwelling unit, the detectors shall be wired so that the actuation of one detector will actuate all the detectors in the dwelling unit. 7. Every hotel shall be equipped with operational portable smoke-detecting alarm devices for the deaf and hearing impaired of audible and visual design, available for units of occupancy. Specialized smoke-detectors for the deaf and hearing impaired shall be available upon request by guests in such hotels at a rate of at least one such smoke detector per 75 occupancy units or portions thereof, not to exceed 5 such smoke detectors per hotel. Incorporation or connection into an existing interior alarm system, so as to be capable of being activated by the system,may be utilized in lieu of the portable alarms. Operators of any hotel shall post conspicuously at the main desk a permanent notice, in letters at least 3 inches in height, stating that smoke detector alarm devices for the deaf �.. and hearing impaired are available. The proprietor may require a refundable deposit for a portable smoke detector not to exceed the cost of the detector. C. TAMPERING Anyone tampering or interfering with the effectiveness of a smoke detector shall be in violation of this code. Section 704.3, entitled "Power source", shall be deleted in its entirety. Section 704.4, entitled "Interconnection ", shall be deleted in its entirety. Chapter 8, entitled "Referenced Standards", in the subsection of said chapter entitled "Codes", shall be amended to delete the words "IPC-03 International Plumbing Code 201.3, 505.1, 602.2, 602.3" and replace said language with the following: Illinois Plumbing Code, as amended (77 Illinois Administrative Code, Chapter I, Subchapter R, Part 890) 102.3, 201.3, 505.1." Section 2. That Section 1.20.060, subparagraph B, of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, entitled "Violation and Settlement Schedule," be and is hereby further amended to read as follows: `B. Citations issued for violation of those sections specified above in subsection A of this Section may be settled and compromised by payment of the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) if paid within ten (10) days of service of the citation and one hundred dollars ($100.00) if paid after such ten (10) day period, but before filing "., of a complaint in the Circuit Court of Kane County." Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are hereby repealed. Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately after its passage in the manner provided by law. Ed Schock, Mayor Presented: April 12, 2006 Passed: April 12, 2006 Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 7 Nays: 0 Recorded: April 13, 2006 Published: Attest: Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk