G66-87 . • .
Ordinance No. G66-87
AN ORDINANCE
TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION
OF CURRENT BUILDING CODES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS:
Section 1 . That Chpater 16.04 entitled "Building Code" of the
Elgin Municipal Code, 1976 as amended, be and is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That Chapter 16.04 entitled "Building Code" be and
is hereby added to the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976 , as amended,
to read as
"Chapter 16.04
Building Code
16.04.O1C Short Title.
The ordirance codified in this chapter shall be known and cited
as the "Building Code" and will be referred to in this chapter as
"this code".
16.04.020. Adopted.
The regulations of the 1984 edition of the BOCA Basic National
Building Code, 4th printing, as recommended and published by the
Building Officials and Code Administrators International Inc. , pub-
lished in pamphlet form, are adopted as the regulations governing
the construction of buildings and other structures in the city with
such amendments as are hereinafter set forth in this chapter, except
as such matters as are otherwise provided for in other ordinances or
statutes, and the 1983 edition of the CABO One and Two Family Dwell-
ing Code as recommended and published by the Building Officials and
Code Administrators International , Inc. , published in pamphlet form,
are adopted as the regulations governing the construction of one and
two-family residences and buildings customarily accessory to the fore-
going with such amendments as are hereinafter set forth in this chapter.
16.04.030. Definitions.
A. Whenever the word "municipality" is used in this code, it means
the City of Elgin.
B. Whenever the term "building official " is used in this code, it
means the code enforcement officer of the Bureau of Inspection Services.
C. Whenever the term " department of building inspection" is used
in this code it means the Bureau of Inspection Services of the City
of Elgin.
16.04.040. Sidewalks, Approaches and Driveways - When Required.
A concrete sidewalk and driveway approach, conforming with the
specifications established in Chapter 13.04 of the Elgin Municipal
Code shall be required prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit
for any new building or structure which is to be erected, or which
is situated on a lot or plot of ground which abuts upon any street
in the City of Elgin unless said sidewalk is specifically exempted.
Driveways located on private property must be paved with concrete
or asphalt prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit.
16.04.050. Fence Installation.
A building permit is required prior to the construction or installa-
tion of any fence within the corporate limits of the city. Fences
shall be constructed or installed according to the regulations
established in Chapter 19 of the Elgin Municipal Code.
16.04.060. Assessor' s Receipt.
Nc certificate of use and occupancy shall be issued until and unless
an unexecuted certificate of use and occupancy has been filed with
the township assessor or the county assessor of the county in which
the property is located and that the owner of such property obtain
from the assessor, in the form prescribed by such official , a receipt
showing that the unexecuted certificate of use and occupancy has been
filed and that his property is subject to increased assessment, from
the date of issue of the certificate on a proportionate basis for the
year in which the improvement was completed. The owner of the pro-
perty shall file such receipt with the building official and a certi-
fied cop of the certificate, when issued, shall be filed with the
assessor.
16.04 .070. Street Numbers.
A. Required : All lots, buildings and structures within the corporate
limits of the city shall be assigned a street number in accordance
with the numbering system established by the Bureau of Inspection
Services.
B. Size and Type: Street numbers shall be not less than five inches
in height and be in a contrasting color from the structure. Street
numbers shall not be in script.
C. Location:
1. No person shall , prior to the start of construction of any
structure on vacant land, fail to post in a prominent location
visible from the adjoining street the temporary assigned street
number for that property.
2. No person shall occupy any structure unless the assigned
street number is mounted on the structure next to the
front entrance in a prominent location and visible from
the adjoining street. If that location is not readily
visible from the adjoining street, the number shall be
placed elsewhere in close proximity to the front entrance
where it is not obstructed.
3. The street number of multiple tenant buildings with common
entrances shall be placed in a prominent location in proxi-
mity to the adjoining street or parking area . Each tenant
space shall have the numbers or letters assigned to that
unit posted on the door of that unit.
1E.04.080. BOCA Basic National Building Code - Article 1 Amendments.
A. Section 103.0 Existing Structures is amended by adding the following :
103.4 Increase in size. If the structure is increased in floor
area or number of stories, the entire structure shall be made to
conform with the requirements of this code in respect to means of
egress, fire protection, light and ventilation.
E. Sect=or 112.0 Permits is amended as follows :
Section, 112.8 Posting of permit is deleted in its entirety.
C . Section 11L . 0 Fees is amended as follows :
Section 11L . 3. 1 Fee schedule: A fee for each plan examination,
h ii ding perr-;, t and inspections shall be paid in accordance with
Chan ter- 16.40.
G. Section 115. 0 Inspections is amended as follows :
Section 115.2 Inspections shall be required prior to pouring
footings , piers , and/or caissons. Inspections shall be required
prior to closing up walls. It is the responsibility of the con-
tractor to request required inspections, giving a minimum of eight
(8) working hours notice.
E. Section 122.0 Posting Structures is amended as follows :
Section 122. 1 Posted use and occupancy is repealed in its entirety.
F. Section 124.0 Board of Appeals is amended as follows.
Section 124.0 Board of Appeals is repealed in its entirety. Refer to
Chapter 3.60 of the Elgin Municipal Code.
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16.04.090. BOCA Basic National Building Code - Article 5 Amendments
A. Section 504.0 Unlimited Area is amended as follows:
Section 504.1 Subdivision of Existing Unlimited Area Buildings .
3. Lawfully existing unlimited area buildings divided by new
lot lines are not required to comply with the setback regu-
lations of Table 504.2, provided all of the following require-
ments are met :
1) Fire separation rating at lot line dividing building
shall be of a fire grade for use as prescribed in
Table 1402.
2) Building prior to subdivision Complied with all re-
quirements for unlimited area building regulations .
3) Building areas subdivided must be of the same use
group. Mixed use as permitted in 313 is not allowed.
4) Any addition/alteration of any portion of a building
must comply with all requirements for an unlimited
area building .
Section 504 . 3 Roof Vents is repealed in its entirety.
Table 504. 3 Roof Vents is repealed in its entirety.
B. Section 511 .0 Temporary Structures is amended as follows :
Section 511 . 1 General . The building official may issue a permit
for temporary construction. Such permit shall be limited as to
time of service, but such temporary construction shall not be
permitted for more than one year.
C. Section 512.0 Physically Handicapped and Aged is amended as
f c l l o.•:.
Section 512.0 is deleted in its entirety. Provisions for the
physically handicapped and aged shall be made in compliance with
the Environmental Barriers Act (Accessibility Standards) of the
State of Illinois as amended from time to time.
16.04. 100 BOCA Basic National Building Code - Article 6 Amendments
A. Section 612.0 Tents and Air Supported Structures and Other
Temporary Structures is amended as follows :
Section 612.2 Permits: A special temporary permit shall be
secured from the building official for all such installations.
Tents, air supported structures and other temporary structures
may be erected for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days for
religious, educational , recreational , or similar purposes.
Temporary tents may be erected for a period not exceeding fifteen
(15) days for other purposes upon written application to the
building official .
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Applications shall include a description of the tent to be
erected including the number and location of entrances and exits ;
the site on which the tent is proposed to be erected including
the location and proximity of other structures; the purpose for
which the tnet is to be erected and including a description of
any goods or merchandise to be displayed, offered for sale, bar-
tered or given away. Said application shall be made not later
than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of use of said
tent.
EXCEPTION: Open-sided tents are exempt from the provision of this
section.
B. Section 618. 3.2. Areas of refuge (compartmentation) is amended as
follows :
Section 618. 3.2 is deleted in its entirety.
Sections 618. 3.2. 1. through 618. 3.2.6. are deleted in their entirety.
16.04. 110. BOCA Basic National Building Code - Article 10 Amendments
A. Section 1007.n Timber Footings , Wood Foundations is amended as
follows :
Section 1007. 1 Timber Footings is deleted in its entirety.
Section 1007. 3 Wood Foundations is deleted in its entirety.
if . 04 . 120. BOCA Basic National Building Code - Article 14 Amendments
A. Section 1408.0 Fire Wall Openings is amended as follow:
Section 1408. 3. 1 . Hold open devices : Combination heat and smoke
actuated hold open devices shall be installed on both sides of
the wall , interconnected so that the operation of any single
device will permit the door to close. Combination smoke and heat
detectors shall be installed at the door opening and at the ceil-
ing in conformance with NFPA 80 listed in Appendix A unless other-
wise approved by the building official .
16.04. 130. BOCA Basic National Building Code - Article 17 Amendments
A. Sections 1702. 1 through 1702. 19 are repealed in their entirety
and the following is inserted:
Section 1702.2 An approved automatic sprinkler system shall be
installed throughout every building more than four stories in
height.
Section 1702.3. An approved automatic sprinkler system shall be
installed in buildings less than five stories as hereafter pro-
vided:
1. Especially Hazardous Properties. Throughout every building
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2. Use Groups M, S and F.
a) Throughout every Type 1-A and 1-B buildings if over two
stories in height and more than 7,500 square feet in area .
b) Throughout every building of Type 2, 3 and 4 construction
if more than 7,500 square feet in area .
Exception: Open parking structures.
3. Garages. Throughout all garages as follows : Type 1-A and
1-B buildings over 10,000 square feet in area and in Type 2,
3 and 4 buildings over 6,000 square feet in area.
4 . Assembly Occupancies . Type A-1A, A-1-B, A-2 and A-3.
Throughout all buildings if such places of assembly are
located above or below the first or grade floor regardless
of type of construction.
Except as exempted under Section 504. 1.2 throughout all
buildings of such place of assembly over 10,000 square feet
if of Type 1 , 2-A or 3-A construction, and over 4,800 square
feet if of Type 2-6, 2-C, 3-B, or 4 construction. '
5 . Assembly Occupancies - Type A-4. Throughout all exitway
stairways , shops , kitchens, storage areas , janitor closets
or other spaces where combustible materials are stored or
handled regardless of type of construction if such building
is over 4,800 square feet in area. If a basement exceeds
2,500 square feet "13" shall apply.
6 . Institutional Buildings. Throughout all institutional
ePb. buildings regardless of type of construction .
Exception: Sprinklers may be omitted in security areas
of penal institutions .
7. Residential - Hotels . In the basements, storerooms,
kitchens, workrooms, hallways and stairways of all Use
Group R-1 occupancies other than Type 1-A or 1-6 con-
struction and more than 5,000 square feet .
8. Residential - Other Than One or Two Family. In the base-
ments, storerooms, workrooms, hallways, and stairways of
all Use Group R-2 occupancies of other than Type 1-A or
1-B construction and more than 5,000 square feet .
9. Bus garages . In all bus garages when used as passenger
terminals for four (4) or more buses; or when used for
storage or loading of four (4) or more buses .
10. Unlimited Area Buildings : In "unlimited area buildings"
as required by Section 504 .
11 . Aircraft Hangars. In aircraft hangars .
12. Storage and Workshop Areas. In all portions of Use Group A
(Assembly) , B (Business) , I ( Institutional ) or R-1 and R-2
(Residential , hotels and multifamily) occupied for storage ,
workshops or similar purposes .
Exception: Individual storage or workshop areas located
entirely within a dwelling unit.
13. Basement . In every story or basement of all buildings where
there is not provided at least twenty (20) square feet of
opening entirely above the adjoining grade level in each
fifty (50) lineal feet of exterior wall in the story or base-
ment, on at least two sides of the building. Openings shall
have a minimum dimension of not less than twenty-two inches .
Such openings shall be unobstructed to allow firefighting
and rescue operations from the exterior.
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Exception: If the area of a basement exceeds 2,500 square
feet, an automatic suppression system is required.
For the purposes of this section, an opening in an exterior
wall qualifies as follows :
a) Doors or access panels may be included in the determination
of openings.
b) Windows may be included in the determination of openings if
they provide a breakable glazed area of not less than twenty-
two inches in its least clear dimension.
14 . Painting Rooms . In spray painting rooms or shop when painting,
brushing , dipping, or mixing is regularly conducted using
flammable materials.
1 . Trash Rooms and Chutes . In rooms or areas used for inciner-
ation, trash, laudry collection, or similar uses . At alter-
nate floor levels and at top of all chutes used in conjunction
with these rooms or area . If 2,500 square feet, Section
13 shall apply.
Exception: Such room located entirely within and serving a
single dwelling unit.
1E . Unenclosed Vertical Openings . In unenclosed vertical openings
between floors as required by Sections 620 and 816.6.
17 . Range Hoods . In range hoods in accordance with the mechanical
code listed in Appendix B and as follows :
a) System operation: When the fire suppression system is
activated, all gas and electrical sources serving cooking
appliances , grease consuming appliances or fume incinerators
and equipment associated with the hoods shall be automati-
cally deactivated. Such gas and electrical sources shall
not be capable of reactivation except by manual means after
the fire suppression system has been serviced and is again
ready for action.
b' Actuation: Hood and duct suppression (extinguishing)
systems shall provide for both automatic and manual actuatior
of the system.
Exception: Automatic sprinkler systems need not be provided
with means for manual actuation.
c ) Manual station location: A manual station for actuation of
the suppression (extinguishing ) system shall be located at
or near one of the means of egress from the area but not
nearer than ten (10) feet to the range hood unless otherwise
specifically approved, and shall be securely mounted not less
than 4', feet nor more than 5 feet above the floor.
d) Maintenance: The system shall be maintained at full operating
capacity by the owner or tenant and shall be serviced ever
six (6) months.
e) Nozzle accessibility: All nozzles shall be accessible for
cleaning and replacement.
f) CO2 system installation: CO2 (carbon dioxide) suppression
(extuinguishing) systems shall be installed in accordance
with this section and Section 1708.6.
g) Dry chemical system installation: Dry chemical (approved
dry chemical extinguishing media) suppression systems shall
be installed in accordance with this section and Section 1710.6.
18. Alternate Protection. In special use areas of buildings or
structures, an automatic fire alarm system may be installed
in lieu of a fire suppression system when approved by the
building official and fire department and when such fire
suppression system installation would be detrimental or danger-
ous to the specific use or occupancy and special use areas are
separated in accordance with the requirments of Article 14,
Table 1402.
16.0. 140. BOCA Basic National Building Code - Article 18 Amendments
A. Section 1807.0 Excavations is amended as follows :
Section 1807 .2. 1 . Deep excavations is amended by inserting the
following dimensions: "three (3) feet, six (6) inches".
Sectior 1807 .2.2. Shallow excavations is amended by inserting
the follov.ing dimensions: "three (3) feet, six (6) inches".
16.0. 150 BOCA Basic National Building Code - Article 20
Article 20 Electrical Wiring, Equipment and Systems is deleted in its
entiret_, . Refer to Chapter 16.24 of the Municipal Code of Elgin.
16.04. 160 BOCA Basic National Building Code - Article 22 Amendments
Article 22 Plumting Systems is deleted in its entirety. Refer to
Crarter 16 . 20 of the Municipal Code of Elgin.
16.04. 170 BOCA Basic National Building Code - Article 24 Amendments
Article 24 Energy Conservation is deleted in its entirety.
/�• 16.04. 180 CABO One & Two Family Dwelling Code - Chapter 1 Amendments
f Section R-109 Permit is amended as follows:
R-109. 1 Permit Required. Delete the second paragraph in its entirety.
R-109.2 Permit Fees. Permit fees shall be paid in accordance with
Chapter 16.48.
16.04 . 190 CABO One & Two Family Dwelling Code - Chapter 2 Amendments
A. Section R-202 Design Criteria is amended as follow:
Table R-202 Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria is amended
h) inserting the following under the respective headings:
Roof Live Load - lbs per sq. ft. 30
Roof Snov. Load - lbs per sq. ft. 30
Wind Pressure in lbs per sq. ft.- buildings or portion thereof
less than 30' in height - 25 - and portions of building
30' to 49' in height - 35
Seismic Condition by Zone - net applicable
Subject to Damage from Weathering - Yes
Frost Line Death - 42" below grade
Subject to Damage from Termite - Moderate to Heavy
or Decay - Slight to Moderate
B. Section R-210 Private Garages is amended as follows :
Delete R-210. 1, R-210.2 and R-210. 3 and amend to read as follows :
P-210. 1 Attached garages.
1 . Construction same as required for the dwelling .
2. If door opening occurs between garage and dwelling ,
provide 6" curb at the service door or construct
garage floor 6" lower than adjoining floor.
3. Installation of house heating unit or other fuel burning
appliance in garage space not permitted. Install one-
hour fire-rated partition between space containing house
heating unit and garage space. Doors are not permitted
common to heater room and/or garage.
4 Wood frame walls and doors common to dwelling and garage:
Finish on garage side to be one-hour fire-rated construction.
Where gable-type breezeway connection is used, a one-hour
fire-rated bulkhead shall be established in the attic space
directly above and continuous from the interior one-hour
fire-rated garage wall . Where rooms occur over the garage
area, ceilings and all walls shall be of one-hour fire-
rated construction. Service doors common to dwelling are
to be one-hour fire-rated. Solid core wood door, 1 3/4" ,
will be considered in lieu of a fire-rated door.
5. Hot air heat duct openings shall be a minimum of 4' over
floor of garage with a fusable link fire damper. Cold air
returns are not permitted.
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R-210.2 Detached frame garages.
Comply with construction requirements for one-story
dwellings with the following exceptions :
(a) Foundation walls and footing may not be less
than 42" below finish grade 6" minimum thickness
at the top and shall be flared to not less than
12" at the bottom.
(b) Grade beam construction permitted consisting of a
4" concrete floor on a minimum of 4" of crushed stone,
sand or gravel poured monolithically with a minimum
10" thickened outer edge with a width of 20" around
perimeter of building, said 20" grade beam to be of
equal depth and on undisturbed soil . (See illustration)
(c) Studs, maximum spacing 24" 0.C. (16" 0.C. if square
footage is over 400 square feet) . Doubling of studs
not required on jambs of openings less than 3' 5" wide.
(d) Wall sheathing and building paper may be omitted if
corner bracing is used. Each corner is to be braced
from top outward in two directions to a minimum of
72" from corner at sill plate, and may be applied on
the inside surface of studs , minimum 1" x 4".
(e) Corner post may be two 2" x 4" or one 4" x 4".
(f) Top plate may be single, provided rafters occur directly
over studs and plate at corners is lapped to provide tie.
(g) Rafter ties at eaves not less than 2" x 4", maximum
spacing 6' O.C.
(h) Concrete floor, minimum 4" of concrete on minimum 4'
of crushed stone. sand or gravel .
R-210. 3 Detached masonry or masonry veneer garages.
Comply with construction requirements for one-story dwell-
ings with the following exception: .
Combined foundation wall and footing allowed provided it
goes down 42" below grade and the bottom is flared to 16" .
Wall width shall be wide enough to support wall above but
in no event less than 8" minimum width.
R-210.4 Maximum height on a detached residential garage is twelve
(12) feet. (See illustration. )
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BUILDING HEIGHT
tek "Building height" means the vertical
distance measured from the established
average grade at the foundation to the
highest point of the underside of the ceil-
ing beams, in the case of the flat roof;
to the deck line of a mansard roof; and
to the mean level of the underside of
rafters between the eaves and the ridge of
a gable, hip, or gambrel roof. Chimneys,
spires, towers, elevator penthouses, tanks,
and similar projections other than signs
shall not be included in calculating the
height.
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BUILDING HEIGHT
Point A is the ridge of the roof.
Point B is the average level of the under-
side of the rafters between the eaves and
the ridge of the roof.
Point C is the underside of the rafters at
the eave.
Point 0 is the minimum grade at the
foundation.
Point E is the average grade at the
foundation.
Point F is the maximum grade at the
foundation.
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established grade to the highest point of the roof surface for flat 1 % I
roofs;to the deck line of mansard roofs;and to the average height
between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.
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C. Section R-211 Exits is amended to read as follows:
R-211. 1 Emergency Egress Openings is amended by adding:
"Basements or cellars: Provide direct access to
outside by a door or a window having an openable
area at least two (2) feet wide and thirty (30)
inches high, stool not more than three (3) feet
above floor. Where basement is within five (5)
feet of exterior entrance door, this will consti-
tute direct access.
D. Section R-216 Smoke Detectors is amended to read as follows:
R-216. 1 Smoke Detectors Required is amended by adding:
"A smoke detector is also required in basements
and cellars. "
16.04.200 CABO One & Two Family Dwelling Code - Chapter 3 Amendments
A. Section R-302 Materials is amended as follows :
R-302.2 Wood Foundations is deleted in its entirety.
B. Section R-303 Footings is amended to read as follows :
1. General .
a . Design for proper distribution of superimposed loads.
Minimum depth in all instances shall be forty-two (42)
inches below grade.
b. Material : Cast in place concrete.
c. Reinforce with steel bars where footings cross or bear
on filled trenches or other unstable soil .
d. Footing dimensions are based upon soils of average
bearing capacity (3,000 pounds per square foot) .
For soils of lesser bearing capacity or where unusual
loading conditions exist, larger footings will be
required. The building official may require soils
borings and/or engineer designed footings and foundation.
2. Wall Footings.
Minimum dimensions for spread footings shall be eight (8)
inches deep by eighteen (18) inches wide except that masonry
veneer onframe and solid masonry walls shall be ten (10)
inches deep by twenty (20) inches wide.
3. Pier, Post and Column Footings.
a . Dwellings : Minimum area 6.25 square feet; thickness
1: ir,';Ps. (Not perry t--„ under exterior walls . )
b. Porcht : and Decks: Minimum eight (3) inch diameter,
forty-two (42) inches below grade.
4. Chimney Footings: Minimum thickness twelve (12) inches;
minimum projection each side, six (6) inches. Pour integral
with wall footing when chimney occurs in outside wall or
inside bearing wall .
C. Table No. R-304.4 is amended by deleting "6" where it appears
under "Nominal Thickness (inches)".
D. Figure No. R-303 Minimum Foundation Requirements is amended
by referring Section R-303 and Table R-304.4 for required
depths and thickness.
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16.04. 210 CABO One & Two Family Dwelling Code - Chapter 4 Amendments
Figures No. R-404.9. 1 (four illustrations) are amended by noting
that "Firecutting is required".
16.04.220 CABO One & Two Family Dwelling Code - Chapter 8 Amendments
Chapter 8 Roof Coverings shall be amended as follows:
Section R-803.1 High Slope Application for Asphalt Roofing
shall be amended by deleting "at any point" and inserting
"at the head lap".
Section R-810 Reroofing : No more than three (3) layers of
roofing shall be allowed. Reroofing over wood shakes shall
not be allowed.
16 .04. 230 CABO One & Two Family Dwelling Code - Chapter 9 Amendments
Section R-901 General shall be amended by adding:
"Spark arrestors with a minimum of 1/2 inch wire mesh or equiv-
alent shall be required on all fireplace chimneys. "
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16.04.240 CABO One & Two Family Dwelling Code - Part V
Part V Plumbing is deleted in its entirety. Refer tc Chapter
16 . 20 of the Municipal Code.
16.04.250 Building Operations .
Construction or alteration operations shall not be carried on
prior to sunrise or after sunset if accompanied by loud or
annoying noises unless approved in writing by the building
official .
16.04 .260 Conflicts With Other Provisions.
In all instances where the provisions of the building codes
adopted it this chapter conflict with specific provisions of
the elec . ical , plumbing, heating or fire prevention codes of
the city, either as presently adopted or to be adopted or
amended in the future, the specific provisions of these indi-
vidual codes shall supercede and take precedence over the con-
flicting provisions in the building code."
Section 3. That Chapter 16.08 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976
as amended, entitled "Building Operations" be and is hereby repealed.
Section 4 . That Chapter 16.16 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976,
as amended, entitled "Signs, Awnings and Billboards" be and is
hereby repealed.
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Section 5. That Chapter 16.20 entitled "Plumbing Code" of the Elgin
Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby repealed.
Section 6. That Chapter 16.20 entitled "Plumbing Code" be and is
hereby added to the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, to read
as follow:
"Chapter 16 .20
Plumbing Code
16.20.010 Short Title.
The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known and cited
as the "plumbing code" and will be referred to in this chapter
as "this code".
16.20.020 Adopted.
The regulations of the 1986 edition of the Illinois State Plumbing
Code, as recommended and published by the Illinois Department of
Public Health, published in pamphlet form, are adopted as the
regulations governing the practice of plumbing in the city with
such amendments as are hereinafter set forth in this chapter, except
as such matters as are otherwise provided for in other ordinances or
statutes.
16.20.030 Permit Fees.
Permit fees shall be in accordance with Chapter 16.48 of the municipal
code.
16.20.040 Definitions.
The following words and phrases used in this code shall have and
include the several meanings given in this section:
A. "Building official " means the director of the Bureau of Inspectior.
Services or his designated appointee.
E. "Health department" means the division of the Bureau of Inspection
Services.
C. "Licensed plumber" means a person who has a certificate of regis-
tration in effect, issued in accordance with the State of Illinois
Plumbing License Law and who is engaged in the business of plumbing
as an individual or as an employee or officer of a firm, partner-
ship, corporation or company.
D. "Plumbing inspector" means such person duly licensed by the State
of Illinois as a licensed plumber and appointed as an agent of the
building official and authorized by the building official to enforce
the provisions of this code and other city ordinances.
E. "rr .ote stormwater disposal system" means the system of pips,
catch basins, dry wells, foundation and drain appurtenances inter-
cepting surface water and underground stormwater not discharging
into the public right-of-way.
16.20.050 Licensed Plumbers - Bond
Licensed plumbers shall provide the city with a surety bond in the
amount of five thousand ($5,000) dollars, such bond to be conditioned
that all plumbing work be performed in accordance with the provisions
of this code.
16.20.060 Street Work Permit.
In addition to permits required under this chapter, a street work permit
must be obtained from the Engineering Division and such liability
rft. insurance as may be required shall be filed with the city for all
work done in the public right-of-way.
16.20.070 CABO One & Two Family Dwelling Code - Amendments
A. Chapter 19 Fuel Supply System shall be deleted in its entirety.
B. Part V. Chapters 20 thru 25 shall be deleted in its entirely.
16.20.080 State of Illinois Plumbing Code - Amendments
A, Section 89C.Table D Plumbing Material Equipment, Use Restrictions
And Applicable Standards is amended by prohibiting the use of the
following materials:
NC. 51 Asbestos Cement Non-Pressure Sewer Pipe
NC. 52 Asbestos, Cement Non-Pressure, Small Diameter Sewer Pipe (4,5,6 in. )
NC. 53 Asbestos Cement, Perforated Underdrain Pipe
NC. 54 Asbestos Cement Pressure Pipe
NO. 55 Asbestos Cement Storm Drain Pipe
NC. 56 Asbestos Cement Storm Drain Pipe
NC. 57 Bituminized Fiber Drain & Sewer Pipe, Homogeneous Wall
NO. 58 Bituminized Fiber Drain & Sewer Pipe, Laminated Wall
NO. 59 Bituminized Fiber Pipe, Perforated for Septic Tank
Disposal Fields, Homogeneous Wall
(PK NC. 6C Bituminized Fiber Pipe, Perforated for Septic Tank
Disposal Fields, Laminated Wall
NC. 71 Acrylonitrile/Butadiene//Styrene (ABS) Plastic Pipe
Scheds 40 & 80
NC. 72 Acrylonitrile/Butadiene/Styrene (ABS) Plastic Pipe
(SDR/PR & Class T)
N . 73 Socket-Type Acrylonitrile/Butadiene/Styrene (ABS)
Plastic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 40
NC, 7u SocketType Acrylonitrile/Butadiene/Styrene (ABS) Plastic
Pipe Fittings Schedule 80
NC . 75 Threaded Acrylonitrile/Butadiene/Styrene (ABS) Plastic
Pipe Fittings Schedule 80
NC. 79 Polybutylene (PB) Tubing
NC . 80 Polybutylene (PB) Pipe/SDR I.D. Base
N_•. 81 Polybutylene (PB) Pipe/SDR O.D. Base
NC. 82 Polybutylene (PB)
NO. 83 Polyethylene (PE) Corrugated Tubing & Fittings
NO. 84 Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40 & 80.
Based on Outside Diameter
NO. 85 Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (SDR/PR) I.D. Base
NO. 86 Butt Fusion Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe Fittings, Sched. 40
NO. 87 Butt Fusion Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe Fittings, Sched. 80
NO. 88 Socket Fusion, Polyethylene (PE), Plastic Pipe Fittings, SDR 11
NO, 89 Plastic Insert Fittings for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe
NO. 90 Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Tubing
92 Chlorinated (Polyvinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe, Tubings & Fittings
NO. 93 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Pipe Schedule 40, 80 & 120
NO. 96 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Tubing
NO. 97 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Pipe SDR/PR
NO. 98 Socket Type Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Pipe
Fittings, Schedule 40
NO. 99 Socket Type Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC Plastic Pipe Fittings
Schedule 80
NO. 100 Solvent Cements for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic
Pipe and Fittings
NO. 101 Threaded Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Pipe Fittings,
Schedule 80
NO. 102 Bell/End Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe
NO. 103 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Line Couplings, Socket
Type
NO. 104 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Drain, Waste & Vent
Pipe & Fittings
NC. 110 Caulking, Lead Wood & Pig Lead
B. Section 890.620 Type of Joints is amended as follows :
1 ) Bituminized Fiber Pipe Joints is deleted in its entirety.
m;2)A)B)C) Joints and Fittings in Plastic Pipe is deleted in
its entirety.
P) No-Hub Soil Pipe Joints is amended by adding as follows :
"This material is approved for above concrete floor
installation only. "
C . Section 890.760 Cleanout Clearance is amended as follows :
b`. Small Pipes is amended by adding as follows:
"Cleanouts shall be of the same nominal size of the
diameter of pipe. "
G. Sectior. 890. 1620 Water 5u.-,ply Control Valves is amended as follows :
a ` Change "gate-type" to "full-flow".
d; Change to read as follows:
"All residentail units shall be equipped with separate
shut-off valves on all plumbing fixtures excluding bath,
shower and laundry tray. In two-family or multiple
dwellings , each family unit shall be controlled by an
arrangement of shut-off valves which permit each unit
to be shut off without interference with the water supply
to any other family unit or portion of the building. "
E. Section 890. 1630 Water Supply Distribution is amended as follows:
a ) Water Service Pipe Sizing is amended by changing as follows :
"three-quarter (3/4 ) inch nominal diameter" to "one (1) inch
nominal diameter 1 .D. Type K copper."
and by adding a new subsection as follows:
d) Separate Water Services. Separate water services shall be
required from the street main for each residential unit
that will be separately metered. In lieu of separate services,
meters shall be located in a central area accessible to
meter personnel for repair or shut-off. "
F. 890. 1660 Safety Devices is amended as follows:
c) Combination Pressure-Temperature Relief Valves is amended
by adding the following:
"1) Water heater relief valves shall be not less than three-
quarter (3/4) inch and the discharge pipe will be the same
size as the valve opening."
d) Relief Discharge Outlet is amended by adding the following:
"An open-site drain shall be provided within five (5) feet
of any relief valve. "
C. 890. 1750 Determination of Sizes for Drainage System is amended as
follows:
b Minimum Size of Building Drain, Horizontal Branch is amended
by deleting 4 ) in its entirety and inserting the following:
"4) A maximum distance of twenty (20) feet of two (2) inch
cast iron pipe under a floor will be allowed. Three (3)
inch cast iron shall be used if the distance is greater.
A minimum size of four (4) inch underground floor drain
piping shall be required in all commercial and industrial
buildings and in all multiple dwellings in excess of four
(4 ) units. "
f) Minimum Size of Stack Vent is amended by deleting in its
entirety and inserting as follows:
"f) Minimum Size of Stack Vent. Any structure in which
a building drain is installed shall bave at least one (1 )
stack per unit carried one size larger through the roof to
the outside atmosphere but which is not less than three (3)
inches in diameter. No penetration of fire wall will be
allowed. "
H. 892. 277C Sanitary Wastes Below Sewer is amended by adding the
following to b) Design:
"Depth of sump is determined by providing sufficient
storage capacity to prevent short-cycling of pump unit.
The minimum storage capacity between high and low liquid
levels shall be twice the rated capacity of pump in
G.P.M. for its design installation. "
I. 890. 1970 Fixtures Back-To-Back is amended by adding the following:
"Minimum of four (4 ) inch arms on all one and one-half
(112) or two (2) inch cross drainage tees for back to back
fixtures. "
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J. 890. 1980 Fixture Trap Vents is amended as follows:
a ) Distance of Trap From Vent is deleted in its entirety.
K. 890.2000 Installation of Vents for Fixture Traps is amended
as follows:
a ) Hydraulic Gradient is deleted in its entirety.
L. 890.2010 Installation of Wet Venting is amended as follows:
a) Single Bathroom Groups; b) Double Bath; c) Multistory
Bathroom Groups are deleted in their entirety,
and by adding the following:
"A wet vent is permitted for basement water closets only.
all other wet type vents will not be allowed. "
M. 890.2020 Stack Venting is deleted in its entirety.
N. 890.20r.D Circuit And Loop Venting is amended as follows :
a ) Batter, Venting is deleted in its entirety. .
b; Dual Branches is deleted in its entirety.
0. 890.2190 Size and Length of Vents is amended as follows:
e) Size of Circuit Vents is deleted in its entirety.
F. E9: Exhibit c is amended as follows :
Table P "Horizontal Circuit and Loop Vent Sizing Table" is
amended to read "Loop Vent Sizing Table".
1E .20.092 Loy; Pressure Gas Piping and Gas Appliance Code.
For the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the
installation, repair and alteration of low pressure gas piping
and appliances, that code known as National Board of Fire Under-
writers (N.F.P.A. ) Pamphlet No. 54 entitled "Installation of Gas
Appliances and Gas Pipin " as recommended by the National Fire
Protection Association shall be followed.
16.20. 100 Conflicts With Other Provisions.
In all instances where the provisions of these codes adopted in
this chapter conflict with specific provisions of the building,
electrical , heating or fire prevention codes of the city, either
as presently adopted or to be adopted or amended in the future,
the specific provisions of these individual codes shall supercede
and take precedence over the conflicting provisions in this code."
Section 7. That Chapter 16.24 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976,
as amended, entitled "Electrical Code" be and is hereby repealed.
Section 8. That Chapter 16.24 entitled "Electrical Code" be and
is hereby added to the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended to
read as follows:
"Chapter 16.24
Electrical Code
16.24.010 National Electrical Code adopted.
The standards and specifications, rules and regulations of the
1984 edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
as contained in the code known as the "National Electrical Code"
are hereby adopted as the rules and regulations for the installa-
tion, alteration and repair of electrical equipment, subject
however, to the additional standards and specifications, rules and
regulations herein set forth, and except where they are in conflict
with the provisions of this code. A copy of this code shall be on
file in the office of the Bureau of Inspection Services and in the
office of the city clerk. It shall be mandatory that all equipment,
material , devices and appliances covered by the provisions of this
code shall be tested and listed by a standard testing laboratory,
of nationally accepted stature, which performs services equal to or
greater than those performed by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
In those instances where it is impossible to receive such an approval ,
the Bureau of Inspection Services shall make the determination of
acceptability.
16.24 .02C Definitions.
A. "Electrical contractor " as used in this chapter, means any person,
firm or corporation engaged in the business of installing or alter-
ing by contract, electrical equipment for the utilization of elec-
tricity supplied for light, heat or power, not including apparatus ,
conductors, or other equipment installed for or by public utilities
including common carriers which are under the jurisdiction of the
Illinois Commerce Commission for use in their operation as public
utilities; but the term "electrical contractor" does not include
employees employed by any person, firm or corporation to do or
supervise such work.
B. "Electrical equipment" as used in this chapter, means conductors
and equipment installed for the utilization of the electricity
supplied for light, heat or power, but does not include radio appar-
atus or equipment for wireless reception of sounds and signals, and
does not include apparatus, conductors and other equipment installed
for or by public utilities, including common carriers, which are
under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission for use
rik in their operation as public utilities.
C. "Owner" as used in this chapter shall mean any person who is the
owner-occupant of a single family detached residence where specific
electrical work is to be done.
16.24.030 Bureau of Inspection Services.
The Bureau of Inspection Services is responsible for enforcing the
provisions of the rules and regulations relating to the installation
or alteration of all electrical equipment as herein provided
and shall consist of a qualified electrical inspector and such other
qualified employees as may from time to time be provided for by the
city council . The Bureau of Inspection Services shall be a division
of the Fire Department of the city of Elgin, under the supervision
of the chief of said department or his designee.
16.24.050 Electrical committee.
The electrical committee shall recommend safe and practical standards
and specification for the installation or alteration of elec-
trical equipment in the city, designed to meet the necessities and
conditions in this particular locality; shall recommend reasonable
rules and regulations governing the issuance of permits; and shall
recommend reasonable fees to be paid for the inspection of all elec-
trical equipment installed or altered within this municipality;
provided that such standards, specifications, rules, regulations and
fees shall not become active until adopted by ordinance duly passed
by the city council . All such permit fees shall be paid to the city
when approved by the Bureau of Inspection Services .
16 .24.060 Permits-Required.
A. It is unlawful to install or alter any electrical equipment
in the city without first obtaining a permit as herein provided.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to install or alter
any electrical equipment shall apply to the Bureau of Inspection
Services for the necessary electrical permit. Electrical plar;s and
specifications for proposed installation or alteration of multiple
family dwellings consisting of three or more units and commercial
or industrial installations or alterations must be submitted to the
Bureau of Inspection Services for approval and shall be sealed by
a registered architect or registered professional engineer. The
reasonable valuation, estimated cost (labor and material ) of the
improved value, shall be furnished before the electrical permit
shall be issued. The electrical inspector shall inspect all such
electrical equipment installed or altered in the city and such work
shall conform to the requirements of this chapter.
B. Permits for work performed under this code may be issued only to
registered electrical contractors or to the owner-occupant of single
family detached residences . Electrical contractors shall furnish
bona fide proof of their current electrical contractors registration.
16.24,070 Inspection and approval .
A. Electrical installations or alterations shall not be concealed or
covered up before same has been inspected and approved by the elec-
trical inspector or by his duly authorized agent. Any person, firm,
corporation, or contractor who violates any portion of this section
shall be charged with the duty of uncovering or opening up for in-
spection any such electrical installation or alteration by whatever
means necessary and shall also be subject to the requirements and
penalty of Chapter 1 .20 of the Elgin Municipal Code. When the elec-
trical installation or alteration is ready for a rough-in inspection,
it shall be the duty of the person in charge of such installation or
alteration to request such inspection. The Bureau of Inspection Ser-
vices shall have eight regular working hours after such notification
to make the necessary inspection.
B. When the temporary or permanent service is installed it shall be the
responsibility of the person, firm or corporation installing the
electrical work to notify the Bureau of Inspection Services and the
local utility company. The Bureau of Inspection Services shall make
an inspection of the work to assure compliance with the requirements
of this chapter and shall then notify the local utility within a
reasonable time.
C. The inspection department shall be properly notified eight regular
working hours in advance for service, rough and final inspection.
No inspection shall be considered to be automatic. Owners doing
their own work must be present for the inspection. When the required
inspections have been made and accepted, a notice of approval will
be posted on or in the building. Anyone failing to call for in-
spections shall be subject to the penalties as prescribed in Sectior
A above.
D. All assembly, business , educational , factory, industrial , high hazard,
institutional , mercantile, multiple family residential , storage and
utility occupancies using electricity for either lighting, heating
and/or power, shall have such installations subject to reinspection
at least annually. The Bureau of Inspection Services shall furnish
the person, firm or corporation in charge of the premises inspected,
a written notice of such changes or alterations as may be required.
Such changes shall be made within thirty {30) days after receipt of
such written notice, unless in the opinion of the electrical inspector,
such changes should be made at once, at the end of which time the
inspection department shall reinspect the changes or alterations
required by the written notice.
16.24.090 Registration of electrical contractors.
A. Regulations. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
engage in the business of installing electric conductors to be used
for light, heat or power, or to engage in the business as an elec-
trical contractor before complying with the rules and regulations as
herein set forth; provided, however, that if such person, firm or
corporation is registered in another city or village as an electrical
contractor and has paid the registration fee as required by law to
such city or village located within the state, then such electrical
contractor shall not be required to register or pay a registration
fee for the period covered by his certificate to the city.
B. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to engage in the business
of an electrical contractor must first make a written application
and pay a nonrefundable examination fee of one hundred dollars to
the Bureau of Inspection Services. Each applicant shall be required
to pass an examination as provided by the electrical committee which
shall require each applicant to answer a reasonable number of ques-
tions in writing to indicate that he has sufficient knowledge and
technical training to install , alter, repair or maintain electrical
equipment. Following the successful passing of the examination, the
committee shall transmit their approval to the Bureau of Inspection
Services who shall register the applicant and issue a certificate of
registration to the applicant.
C. Fee. Such applicant shall pay to the city an annual fee of twenty-
five dollars which shall expire on the thirty-first day of December
of the year in which it was issued.
D. Electrical contractor registrations may be reviewed and approved or
revoked for reasonable cause, at any time by the electrical committee.
16.24. 100 Adoption of local utility company information and
requirements for the supply of electric service.
A. The provisions of the rules and regulations regarding the installa-
tion, alteration, and use of electrical equipment as last adopted by
the electrical supply company now supplying the city are hereby made
a part of this chapter. A copy of such rules and regulations shall
be on file in the Bureau of Inspection Services.
E. Adoption of metering sequences and location of metering equipment.
The provisions of the rules and regulations regarding the installa-
tion, alteration, and use of metering equipment as last adopted by
the local utility company now supplying the city and identified as
Operating Instruction No. 1-2-D-16, are hereby made a part of this
chapter. A copy of such rules and regulations being now on file in
the office of the Bureau of Inspection Services.
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16.24 . 110 Service Capacity and Equipment-Residential Installations .
A. Single and Duplex Family Dwellings .
1. The minimum service capacity for each dwelling unit shall be a
one hundred amp service with a minimum 16 branch circuit panel .
Four (4 ) spaces for branch circuits shall be provided for future
use. Split buss, aluminum conductors and tandem breakers are
prohibited.
2. Where the disconnecting means is installed within a building
and where conduit of service entrance is not covered by a suit-
able fireproofing material (such as a two (2) inch concrete
covering) the disconnecting means shall be located within five
(5) feet of the point where such conduit enters the building.
3. Service entrance conductors shall be continuous (without splice)
from service head to meter fitting and service disconnecting
means. Duplex service entrance conductors shall have an ampacity
of two =1 -one *2 copper conductors when one service riser is
used, in an overhead installation. The neutral shall be identified
as white. All single family and duplex dwellings requiring
separate riser installations shall have a minimum service capacity
two e2 -one *3 copper conductors. Note: Revision of services
not requiring a change in service panel may continue the use of
tandem breakers. All other revisions will conform to new service
requirements .
4 . Service risers shall be rigid galvanized conduit (heavywall ) , from
service head to inside disconnecting means . Minimum size conduit
shall be one and one quarter (114) inch or larger. Rigid aluminum,
PVC Schedule 40 and IMC conduit is not permitted for service.
E. N' lti_le Family Dwellings.
1 . Requirements are the same as for single or duplex dwellings .
2. Panels shall be installed in each dwelling unit. Each dwelling
service main breaker must be marked so it is easily identified
as to which unit is being served. Minimum raceway shall be one
and one-quarter (1:4) inch electrical trade size. Maximum service
disconnects shall comply with the current publication of the
National Electrical Code.
3. The neutral must be white. Conductors shall be continuous (without
splice) from service disconnecting means to dwelling unit distri-
bution panels.
4. Each meter socket shall be identified as to which apartment unit
it serves.
C. Mobile Homes.
1. The connection from the distribution panels in a mobile home to
the power source shall be made with a proper conduit (la" heavy
wall ) which has been approved by the city.
2. In addition, each mobile home shall have an approved grounding
system to the shell and metal framework. Grounding requirements
shall conform to Section 16.24.130.
3. Where the disconnecting means is installed within a building and
where conduit of service entrance is not covered by a suitable
fireproofing material (such as a two (2) inch concrete covering)
the disconnecting means shall be located within five (5) feet of
the point where such conduit enters the building.
16.24. 115 Service Entrance Equipment - Residential Underground.
A. Single and Duplex Family Dwellings.
Service meter raceway to be a minimum 200 amp, located in con-
formance with operating instruction No. 1-2-D-16 as found in
this chapter.
B. Multiple Family Dwellings .
1. Requirements are the same as for single or duplex dwellings .
Service panels shall be installed in each dwelling unit. Each
dwelling unit service main breaker must be marked so it is easily
identified. Minimum raceway shall be one and one quarter (11)
inch electrical trade size. Maximum service disconnects shall
comply with the National Electrical Code.
2. The neutral shall be identified in white.
C. Mobile Homes.
1. The minimum service capacity for each dwelling shall be a one
hundred amp service with a minimum 10 branch circuit panel . Two
spaces for branch circuits shall be provided for future use.
Split buss, aluminum conductors and tandem breakers are prohibited.
2. The connection from the distribution panels in the mobile home to
the power source shall be made with a proper conduit (144" heavywall )
which has been approved by the city.
3. Each mobile home shall have an approved grounding system to the
shell and metal framework. Grounding requirements shall conform
to Section 16.24.130.
16.24. 120 Service capacity and equipment - commercial , industrial
and large service installations.
A. Single Occupancy. When service installations are required by the
local utility to be installed indoors, service raceways shall enter
such compartments as directly as possible.
B. Multiple Occupancy. When service installations are required by the
local utility to be installed indoors, service raceways shall enter
such compartments as directly as possible. Full size service con-
ductors or busway sahll be extended to a main service distribution
center. Such distribution center shall consist of:
1. Service conductor gutter with appropriate indivudual main
over-current disconnects and metering facilities;
2. Distribution cabinets and panel containing appropriate main
switch and fuse or circuit breaker circuits, the load sides
of which shall extend the individual metering facilities
adjacent to the distribution center;
3. Tap boxes that are weather tight and self locking shall be
accepted in multiple meter installations.
C. Fittings. There shall be no junction or outlet boxes in a service
run. Except as noted in B.3 above. Weather tight fittings shall
be used in service runs, from service head to meter cabinets.
Rigid galvanized (heavywall ) shall be used on all services from
service head to inside disconnecting means. Schedule 40 PVC and
IMC conduit will not be permitted. Dissimilar metals shall not be
used. Revision of services shall conform to new service requirements .
D. Pad mounted transformer. All underground conduit shall be 4" PVC or
rigid galvanized pipe. In the case of PVC, a concrete envelope will
be required with voltages 480v and higher. One spare conduit will be
installed on all underground services.
16.24. 130 Grounding.
A. Services shall be grounded to a metallic cold water pipe and to a
supplementary electrode, as provided by the National Electrical Code .
Where this supplementary electrode is a ground rod, the rod shall be
a minimum 3/4" x 10 feet one piece copper clad or stainless clad rod
driven to a depth of at least nine feet six inches (9'6") .
Where ground rods are used, there shall be one rod installed for each
400 amps of service capacity or fraction thereof with spacing between
rods as per the National Electrical Code.
B. Where the service is supplied from a pad mounted transformer, the
grounding grid for the transformer may be used as the supplementary
electrode provided the number of rods are sufficient for the service
capacity.
C . Grounding to building fire sprinkler systems is prohibited.
D. The grounding electrode conductor shall be enclosed in a conduit alorc
its entire length. This conduit shall be suitable for the location
and shall be effectively bonded to ground at each end.
16 .24 . 140 Outlet boxes .
A. An outlet box shall be installed for all types of outlets . All outlet
boxes shall be metal and they shall provide at least the minimum free
space for the maximum number of wires indicated in the National Elec-
trical Code. Boxes shall not be less than one and one-half inches in
depth. Boxes shall be fitted with covers and/or plates so as to forr-
a complete enclosure. Unused and open knockouts shall be securely
closed. Raceways shall not enter a box through a knockout for a smal -,
size raceway.
B. All boxes shall be fully accessible in a manner to permit inspection
or modification of wiring contained therein without removing any por-
tion or structure or finished surfaces .
C. Front edges of boxes and covers shall be set as nearly flush with the
finished surfaces as possible, but shall not be more than one-eighth
inch back of finished surface.
D. All outlet boxes shall be independently and solidly supported from
the structure. Raceways entering boxes shall not be construed as
proper support, nor shall the box be the support for the raceway.
E. A four inch square box shall be used with a suitable flush cover
as outlet demands. Should it be impossible, owing to construction
of the building, a single gem box with the depth not less than two
and one-half (210 inches may be used, providing not more than one
raceway enters. Ganging of gem boxes is prohibited in new construction.
F. A four inch octagon box, minimum depth one and one-half inches may
be used in unfinished basement for lights or for garage lights,
commercial or industrial lighting when using a four inch porcelain
light receptacle or swivel-type cover with rigid conduit stem to
light bulb socket, providing that not more than two knockouts are
used.
G. Back-to-back box nipples with locknuts shall be used between boxes.
16.24. 150 Fixtures and Outlets Required.
A. The minimur number of outlets for connection of permanent lighting
fixtures and convenience receptacles in residential buildings shall
be as follows : A light shall be installed directly over every
kitchen sink, bathroom lavatory and utility sink in addition to the
general lights in the room. Stairways, halls, passageways, corridors,
rik garages, patios, and rooms accessible by more than one entry or exit
shall have a ceiling light or outlet controlled by three-way or four-
way switches. One lighting outlet for each three hundred (300) square
feet or fraction thereof in basements or cellars.
B. All outlet receptacles shall be three (3) pole ground type and shall
be installed so that no point along the floor line in any wall space
is more than six (6) feet, measured horizontally, from an outlet in
that space including any wall space two (2) feet wide or greater,
and the wall space occupied by sliding panels in exterior walls. The
receptacle outlets shall , insofar as practicable, be spaced equal dis-
tances apart. Floor receptacles may be used only by special permis-
sion. A duplex wall receptacle shall be installed in each hallway,
foyer, or stair landing. Outside receptacles shall be watertight and
be of the ground-fault circuit interrupter type. Electric clothes
dryers shall have a separate circuit and approved receptacle to meet
load requirements.
C. Kitchen and dining area: A wall receptacle shall be installed at
each counter space twelve (12) inches or wider but distance between
receptacles on single counter space shall not be more than six (6)
feet. A receptacle shall be installed in spaces provided for refri-
gerators, ranges, and other permanently installed appliances. No
receptacle shall be permitted within two (2) feet of a kitchen sink
and any receptacle within six (6) feet shall be of a ground fault
circuit interrupter type.
D. Not less than one fixture or wall receptacle in each room shall be
controlled by a wall switch adjacent to entry doors.
E. An outside light fixture controlled by an interior switch or by
photo cell shall be installed at each entrance and porch.
F. Garages attached or detached shall have switch controlled interior
lighting. At least one receptacle shall be provided for each garage.
G. Each clothes closet or storage area of six (6) square feet or larger
shall have a ceiling light. Walk-in closets shall have a light con-
trolled by a wall switch.
H. All new construction shall have at least one general lighting circuit
for each five hundred (500) square feet of area or fraction thereof.
I. All detached structures requiring electrical service must be served
by underground conductors installed per Section 16.24.180 of this
code in an approved manner and shall be suitably protected against
physical damage.
16.24.160 Conductors.
A. The use of aluminum conductors is prohibited.
B. All conductors shall be insulated and of a type approved for the
purpose for which they are used. (It is not hereby intended to
prohibit use of bare wire for bonding raceways or equipment to
ground. ) The use of uninsulated wire for neutral conductors is
prohibited.
C. Conductors installed in raceways which are in concrete slabs or
walls in direct contact with earth, fill , or are otherwise subject
to excessive moisture, shall have not less than type THWN, MTW and
AW ' insulation.
C. Connections of conductors to terminal parts shall be mechanical
electrical secure without damaging the conductors and shall be made
b} means of pressure conductors, (including set screw type) or
splices to flexible leads either soldered, brazed, or welded, except
that Number 8 AWG or smaller conductors may be connected by means
of clamps or screws with terminal plates having upturned lugs.
Terminal for more than one conductor shall be so listed.
E. Conductors shall be so spliced or joined as to be mechanically and
electrically secure. Joints must be soldered with a fusible metal
or alloy, or brazed or welded, unless an approved splicing device
is used. All splices and joints and the free ends of conductors
shall be covered with an insulation equal to that on the conductors.
AWG No. 12 and No. 14 wire splices must be soldered. If the power
supply wires to each individual fixture are cut, then each separate
free conductor (pigtail ), a minimum length of six inches each, shall
be provided and such splices shall conform to this section. Mechani-
cal connectors may be used to attach light fixture wires to the free
end of the power supply conductors (pigtails) or uncut power supply
conductors.
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16.24.170 Over-current protection - Branch circuit devices.
ro- Except as may be specifically approved by the electrical inspector,
each occupancy shall be provided with fuse or circuit breaker type
branch circuit over-current devices for the number of circuits as
required to serve the minimum loads stated herein, except that for
single family dwellings, the minimum shall be not less than one
circuit for every three hundred fifty square feet or fraction there-
of of floor area. The floor area shall be computed from the outside
dimensions of the building or area involved, including one-half the
area of basement, enclosed porches , garages and breezeways.
16.24. 180 Underground Service.
A. Services must be installed underground as required by the city of
Elgin subdivision regulations, Chapter 18.28.040.
6. The underground primary and secondary cable and the service cable
are covered by General Order 160, the Illinois Commerce Commission
and therefore under their jurisdiction.
C. PVC conduit containing conductors at 480v or greater shall be en-
cased in a minimum of two (2) inches of concrete.
16 .24.190 Raceways or conduit.
A. New work . All new interior installations or alterations shall be
approved metal raceways. All raceways exposed to the weather shall
be in rigid heavy wall conduit and approved type boxes and fittings.
Flexible metal conduit shall comply with Article 350 of the National
Electrical Code. Exception: 3/8" flexible steel conduit may be
used where length does not exceed six (6) feet, conductors are limited
to two number 12 A.W.G. Rigid aluminum conduit can only be used by
special written permission from the Bureau of Inspection Services.
Dissimilar metals shall not be used.
E. Old Work. New installations of one or more concealed extensions and/
or additional outlets or open construction due to remodeling or repair
in single or two family dwellings shall be in rigid conduit, electrical
metallic tubing, or flexible metal conduit and shall be bonded to the
ground. One or more concealed extensions, in more than a two family
dwelling shall be minimum one-half (%Z) inch electrical trade size race-
way. In basements , exposed extensions or additional outlets shall be
in rigid conduit or electrical metallic tubing. Exposed flexible ex-
tensions from basement floor to upper floor shall not exceed eighteen
(18) inches in length. Existing and new installations must comply with
the applicable section, sections, or parts of this code. Any flexible
conduit longer than six (6) feet shall have a grounding conductor in-
stalled.
C. Raceways in concrete. All raceways installed in a concrete base or
slab shall be rigid galvanized heavywall conduit, electrical metallic
tubing, PVC Schedule 40 or approved floor duct. Ary permanently exposed
risers emerging from the concrete base or slab shall be rigid galvanized
heavywall conduit. All raceway connection or fittings installed in or
under concrete base, slab or underground shall be PVC Schedule 40. Rigid
steel or electrical metallic tubing shall not be used underground, in
or underneath concrete bases or slabs in contact with the earth or fill .
D. Raceway Fittings. All raceway fittings , locknuts, bushings , couplings
or connectors shall provide secure mechanical and electrical joints.
E. Bushings . Where a raceway enters a box or other fitting, an insulating
bushing should be used to protect the wires from abrasion unless the
design of the box or fitting is such as to afford equivalent protection.
For electrical trade size one inch or larger or for installations of
more than one hundred fifty volts to ground, insulating bushings shall
be used or approved equal where raceways enter enclosures. Ungrounded
conductors of No. 4 or larger shall conform to Article 373-6(b) of the
National Electrical Code.
16.24.200 Smoke Detectors .
Required smoke detectors shall be connected to a 120 volt circuit.
In residential occupancies , smoke detectors are required on all floor
levels and must be installed and shall be operating when final elec-
trical inspection is made. Where sleeping rooms are not contiguous,
smoke detectors shall be required in each such area of a residence.
16.24.210 Remote water meter readers .
In new construction or major remodeling, a one-half (1 ) inch or larger
UL listed conduit shall be installed for the remote reader. It shall
be located one (1) foot from the inside water meter to a location on
the front of the house or adjacent to gas meter at a minimum two (2) feet
in height from finished grade. This conduit must be marked or identified
on the exterior of the building for the water meter installer. Remote
readers are not available for water meters over one and one-half (1'i)
inch in size. The conduit shall be installed when rough electrical
inspection is made.
16.24.220 Signs and border lighting.
A. All signs must bear the approval stamp of the Underwriters Laboratories .
E. Sign and border lighting shall be wired with No. 12 wire and a maximum
of one thousand five hundred watts per circuit will be permitted . Sign
lighting supply shall be taken only from such points on the wiring
system for which correct fusing can be provided.
C. All outdoor electric signs shall be controlled by a disconnect installed
on or near the outside of the sign and shall be accessible.
D. On all neon signs , the high voltage transformer and high voltage equip-
ment shall be installed in approved metal boxes, and all metal parts
shall be grounded to the conduit.
E. All wiring for permanent free-standing electrical signs and billboards
shall be underground installed as per Chapter 16.24.180 of this code .
All exposed wiring shall be encased in rigid galvanized or PVC Schedule
40 conduit.
F. Illuminated temporary or portable signs shall be connected to a ground
fault protected interrupter type of receptacle and shall not be subject
to mechanical injury.
16.24.230 Conflicts With Other Provisions.
In all instances where the provisions of this code adopted in this
chapter convlidt with specific provisions of the building, plumbing,
heating or fire prevention codes of the city, either as presently
adopted or to be adopted or amended in the future, the specific
provisions of these individual codes shall supercede and take pre-
cedence over the conflicting provisions in this code."
Section 9. That Section 16.28.010 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976 ,
as amended, be and is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"16 .28.010 Adoption of Fire Prevention Code
There is hereby adopted by the city for the purpose of pre-
scribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and
property from fire or explosion, that certain code known as the
BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code published by the Building Officials
& Code Administrators International Inc. , being particularly the
1984 edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such
portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which
code is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at
length herein, and from the date on which the ordinance codified
in this chapter shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be
controlling within the limits of the jurisdiction of the city."
Section 10. That Section 16.28.020.B. of the Elgin Municipal Code ,
1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended to read as follows :
"E. The building official in charge of the bureau of inspection
services shall be assigned by the chief of the fire department on
the basis of his qualifications . "
Section 11 . That Section 16 .28.030.C. of the Elgin Municipal Code,
1976 , as amended, be and is hereby further amended to read as follows :
"C. Wherever the "chief of bureau of inspection services" is men-
tioned in the Fire Prevention Code it shall mean the "building
official " in charge of the bureau of inspection services. "
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Section 12 . That Chapter 16.32 entitled "Warm Air Heating Code" of
the Elgin Municipal Code,1976, as amended, be and is hereby repealed .
rb- Section 13. That Chapter 16.32 entitled "Heating , Ventilating and
Air Conditioning Code" be and is hereby added to the Elgin Municipal
Code, 1976, as amended to read as follows:
"Chapter 16.32
Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Code
16.32.010 Short Title.
The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known and cited
as the "H.V.A.C. Code" and will be referred to in this chapter as
"this code".
16.32.020 Adopted.
The regulations of the 1984 edition of the BOCA Basic National
Mechanical Code as recommended and published by the Building
Officials and Code Administrators International Inc. , published
in pamphlet form, are adopted as the regulations governing the
installation of heating, ventilating and/or air conditioning systems
in all public or private buildings or structures in the city with
such amendments as are herinafter set forth in this chapter, except
as such matters as are otherwise provided for in other ordinances or
statutes; and the 1983 edition of the CABO One and Two Family Dwell-
ing Code as recommended and published by the Building Officials and
Code Administrators International , Inc. , published in pamphlet form,
are adopted as the regulations governing the installation of heating
and air conditioning systems in one and two family residences and
buildings customarily accessory to the foregoing with such amendments
as are hereinafter set forth in this chapter.
16. 32.030 Warm Air Heating Contractor - Registration
A. Warm air heating contractor as used in this code means any
person, employee or officer of a firm or corporation engaged
in the business of installing or altering warm air heating
equipment who has been registered by the Warm Air Heating
Committee or who has been registered as a warm heating con-
tractor by another municipality in accordance with the statutes
of the State of Illinois.
B. Regulations. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to engage in the business of installing warm air heating equip-
ment before complying with the rules and regulations as herein
set forth.
C. Application.
1. Any person, employee or officer of a firm or corporation
desiring to engage in the business of a warm air heating
contractor must first make a written application to the
Bureau of Inspection Services on forms provided for that
purpose. When such written application is properly sub-
mitted, the B.I.S. shall administer a written examination
to the applicant.
2. The Warm Air Heating Committee shall review the examination
and shall determine upon the qualifications of the applicant.
3. Upon approval of the applicant, the required annual fee shall
be paid and the B. I.S. shall issue the applicant a certificate
of registration.
D. Fees for registration.
The applicant shall pay the amount of $100.00 to take the written
examination. Upon sucessfully passing the examination the annual
fee of $25.00 shall be paid. A renewal fee of $25.00 shall be
paid each calendar year by no later than January 31st of the year
for which the fee is due.
E. Suspension of Warm Air Heating Registration. The committee
shall have the authority to suspend, for cause, any warm air
heating registration granted under this chapter for violation
thereof, after a hearing held before the committee upon due
notice being given to the party charged with such violations.
Such notice shall be in writing and sent by registered mail to
the party charged, not less than five days prior to the hearing.
16.32.040 Warm Air Heating Contractor - Bond
Prior to doing work in the city, a warm air heating contractor
shall provide the city with a surety bond in the amount of five
thousand ($5,000) dollars, such bond to be conditioned that all
warm air heating work be performed in accordance with the provisions
of this code.
16. 32.050 Permits Required.
A. A permit is required to install or alter any heating, ventila-
ting or air conditioning equipment in the city. Application
shall be made to the Bureau of Inspection Services. Upon approval ,
a permit shall be issued and the fees as required in Chapter 16.48
shall be paid.
B. Permits for work to be performed under this code shall be issued
only to warm air heating contractors, as defined herein; to con-
tractors doing work based on plans and specifications sealed by
an architect or mechanical engineer; or the owner or lessee-
occupant of one or two family dwellings.
C. Permits are also required to install or alter any ductless furnace
which shall be in conformity with the regulations as set forth in
the National Fire Protection Association Pamphlet No. 54.
16. 32.060 BOCA Basic National Mechanical Code - Article 1 Amendments
A. Section M-114.4 Annual boiler inspection fee schedule. Delete
in its entirety.
B. Table M-114.4 Inspection fee schedule. Delete in its entirety.
C. M-122.0 Appeals. Delete Sections M-122. 1 thru M-122.8 and amend
to read as follows:
M-122. 1 Appeals. The owner of a building or structure or a
representative of the owner, may appeal a decision of the building
official in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.60.050
of the municipal code.
16.32.070 BOCA Basic National Mechanical Code - Article 5 Amendments
Section M-500. 1 Scope is amended to read as follows:
Section M-500.1 Scope. In addition to other requirements of this code
and of Chapter 16.04.130.A.17, the provisions of this article shall
govern the construction, installation, alteration, and repair of all
kitchen exhaust equipment.
16.32.080 BOCA Basic National Mechanical Code - Article 10 Amendments
Article 10 Combustion Air. Delete Sections M-1000.0 thru M-1005.2 and
amend to read as follows:
M-1000. 1 Combustion air shall be provided in accordance with the
National Fire Protection Association Pamphlet No. 54.
16.32.090 BOCA Basic National Mechanical Code - Article 19 Amendments
Section M-1900. 1 Scope is amended by adding the following:
"This Article shall be used as a guideline only."
16.32.100 CABO One & Two Family Dwelling Code - Chapter 13 Amendments
A. Section M-1310 Circulating Air Suppy - Area Requirements is
deleted in its entirety.
B. Section M-1312 Conditioned Air Supply - Area Requirements is
deleted in its entirety.
16.32. 110 CABO One & Two Family Dwelling Code - Additional Requirements
The following requirements shall apply to one and two family dwellings:
A. Prohibited Return Ducts. In new or new conversions to multiple
residential occupancies , no return duct of a mechanical warm
air heating system shall recirculate air from one dwelling
unit to another dwelling unit.
E. Supply Ducts Required: Installations for residential structures
on slabs shall have supply lines from the furnace to the registers
ernedded and anchored in the slab on which the building is erected.
In bi-levels and tri-levels in that portion of a building that
has a concrete slab floor for living quarters, heating outlets
shall be located no less than twelve inches (12" ) measured from
to of grill to finished floor. For return air requirements,
refer to Section M-1311.
Additions to existing buildings may have wall heaters which vent
to the outside and bring in outside air for combustion.
Exception: Sites with a high water table, as determined by the
building official , may be exempt from these requirements.
C. Underground duct systems of metal or other approved materials
installed in or below concrete floors or slabs shall be encased
in at least two inches of concrete or shall be installed in
accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations, and shall
be securely anchored every six (6) feet prior to encasement in
the concrete.
D. Gas piping materials shall be black I.P.S. steel or other approved
piping or tubing and appropriate fittings designed for use with
fuel gas. Only approved pipe joint compounds shall be used.
E. Return air and supply air ducts shall be sized in accordance
with length and resistance.
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F. Where air diffusing supply grilles are placed in the baseboard
or immediately above on interior walls, air velocities shall not
exceed four hundred feet per minute; where air grilles are placed
in the baseboard or immediately above or in the floor on exterior
walls, air velocities shall not exceed five hundred feet per
minute. Where placement of grilles is above head level , velocity
shall be from five hundred to seven hundred feet per minute. All
living quarters shall be supplied with at least twelve minute air
changes and all supply grilles are to be directly connected to
either the heating unit or the master duct line. Velocity at the
return air grille is not to exceed four hundred feet per minute.
G. For a residential air system, the main or master supply line
shall be sized for an air velocity not to exceed one thousand
feet per minute.
H. All branch lines shall be sized for an air velocity not to
exceed six hundred feet per minute.
16.32. 120 Conflicts With Other Provisions.
In all instances where the provisions of these codes adopted in
this chapter conflict with specific provisions of the electrical ,
plumbing, building or fire prevention codes of the city, either
e as presently adopted or to be adopted or amended in the future,
the specific provisions of these individual codes shall supercede
and take precedence over the conflicting provisions in this code.
Section 14 . That Chapter 16.36 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976,
as amended, entitled "Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems"
be and is hereby repealed.
Section 15. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance be and are hereby repealed.
Section 16. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and publication in the manner provided
by law.
( nrga Van T)P Vnnrr1 .
George VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: December 9, 1987
Passed: December 9, 1987
Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
s/ Marie Yearman
Marie Yearman, City Clerk