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