Highland Park — Title XVII Ch. 174 Property Maintenance and Housing Code § 174.103

The following amendments to the International Property Maintenance Code, 2024 Edition, shall control whenever a conflict arises between the amendments set forth in this Section and the provisions of the International Property Maintenance Code, 2024 Edition: 1)
Section 103.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
1.1.1 Creation of agency. The Department of Community Development, Building Division"" is hereby created and the official in charge is known as the "Building Official."
2) Section 104.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
2.1.1 Fees. The fees for activities and services performed by the City in carrying out its responsibilities under this Code shall be as indicated in the following schedule.
3) Section 104.1.1 shall added to the International Property Maintenance Code, and shall read as follows: 104.1.1 Re-inspection fees. The fee to be paid for the third inspection of any single phase of compliance as required by the Code Official, and for each subsequent inspection, shall be in the amount set forth in the Annual Fee Resolution.
4) Section 104.1.2 shall added to the International Property Maintenance Code, and shall read as follows: 104.1.2 Placard removal fee. The fee for the removal of a placard indicating that a structure or equipment is found by the Code Official to be unsafe, unfit for human occupancy, unlawful or condemned shall be in the amount set forth in the Annual Fee Resolution.
5) Section 104.1.3 shall added to the International Property Maintenance Code, and shall read as follows: 104.1.3 Occupancy inspection. The fee for an inspection to approve occupancy of a structure shall be in the amount set forth in the Annual Fee Resolution, and shall be paid prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the [structure].
6) Section 104.1.4 shall added to the International Property Maintenance Code, and shall read as follows: 104.1.4 Administrative fee. The fee for repairs, temporary safeguards, removal of hazardous conditions, demolition, or any other remedial action taken by the City pursuant to this Code shall be in the amount equal to the costs incurred by the City to take such action, plus an administrative fee in the amount set forth in the Annual Fee Resolution.
7) Section 104.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
7.1.1 General. The code official and other officers named who may assist them in enforcement of this code are hereby authorized to use the police power of the City in such manner and to such extent as the character of the violation and the urgency, hazards, rights and interest of the public health and safety may justify and demand for the case involved.
8) Section 106.1 shall be deleted and replaced with the following, to read as follows:
8.1.11 Application for appeal . All appeals shall be taken up in the process prescribed in City of Highland Park Building Regulations, Sec. 170.103 . - Appeal Process. Except that the written application provided by the Office of City Manager for appeal is filed within ten days after the day the decision, notice or order was served.
9) Section 106.2 shall be deleted and replaced with the following, to read as follows:
106.2 Limitations of authority. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply or an equivalent or better form of construction is proposed.
10) Sections 106.3 and 106.4 shall be deleted in their entirety.
11) Section 107.4 shall be deleted in its entirety.
Please reference City of Highland Park Building Regulations, Section 174.999
12) Section 108.4 Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to fines established by the City of Highland Park's Annual Fee Resolution.
Please reference City of Highland Park Building Regulations, Section 174.999
13) Section 109.4.2. shall be amended to read as follows:
109.4.2 Method of service. Such notice shall be deemed to be properly served where a copy thereof is served in accordance with one of the following methods: 1.
A copy is delivered personally to the owner or to the owner's agent or representative.
2. A copy is sent by certified or registered mail addressed to the owner at the last known address with the return receipt requested.
3. A copy is delivered in any other manner as prescribed by local law.
If the certified or registered letter 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 such notice. Service of such notice in the foregoing manner upon the owner's agent or upon the person responsible for the structure shall constitute service of notice upon the owner.
14) Section 302.4 shall be amended to reads as follows:
302.4 Weeds. All premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of eight inches. All noxious weeds shall be prohibited. 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. Upon failure of the owner or agent having charge of a property to cut and destroy weeds after service of a notice of violation, they shall be subject to prosecution in accordance with Section 107.3 and as prescribed by the authority having jurisdiction.
Upon failure to comply with the notice of violation, any duly authorized employee of the jurisdiction or contractor hired by the jurisdiction shall be authorized to enter upon the property in violation and cut and destroy the weeds growing thereon, and the costs of such removal shall be paid by the owner or agent responsible for the property.
15) Section 302.9 shall be retitled and amended to read as follows:
302.9 Removal of Graffiti and Restoration of Vandalized Properties.
16) Section 302.9.1 shall be added to the International Property Maintenance Code, and shall read as follows: 302.9.1 Definitions . For purposes of this Section 302.9, the word "graffiti" shall mean any sign, symbol, marking, name, initial, word, diagram, sketch, picture or letter that is inscribed, engraved, drawn or otherwise placed on the surface of any building, structure, wall, or pavement including, driveways, sidewalks, and pathways without the consent of the owner thereof.
17) Section 302.9.2 shall be added to the International Property Maintenance Code, and shall read as follows:
302.9.2 Notices and Orders . The owner of any property shall remove, or cause the removal of all graffiti from the property, and shall clean, repair, paint, and otherwise restore the affected building, structure, wall, or pavement so that no graffiti is visible from any public or private right-of-way, within five business days after receipt of a notice. The notice shall be delivered to the owner or agent either by personal service, first-class mail to the person listed to receive the tax bill for the general taxes on the property, or if such person cannot be located or a notice sent by first class mail is returned to the City as undeliverable, by posting the notice in a conspicuous place upon the subject property.
18) Section 302.9.3 shall be added to the International Property Maintenance Code, and shall read as follows:
302.9.3 Removal of Graffiti by City . Upon the failure or refusal of the property owner or agent to comply with the notice, and to remove graffiti and restore the property within seven calendar days, in accordance with Section 302.9 of this Code, the City shall have the right, but not the obligation, to enter the property and cause the graffiti to be removed.
19) Section 302.9.4 shall be added to the International Property Maintenance Code, and shall read as follows:
302.9.4 Penalty . Any person who violates this Section 302.9 shall be liable for any and all fines imposed pursuant to Section 107.4 of this Code, and the reimbursement to the City for all costs incurred by the City in removing graffiti pursuant to Section 302.9.2 of this Code.
20) Section 304.7.1 shall be added to the International Property Maintenance Code, and shall read as follows: 304.7.1 Temporary Roof Coverings. Temporary roof coverings such as tarpaulins(tarps) shall be allowed not more than 90 consecutive days of a calendar year.
21) Section 304.14 shall be amended to read as follows:
304.14 Insect screens. During the period from April 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 services area, 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 and every swinging door shall have a self-closing device in working condition.
22) Section 308.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
22.11 Accumulation of rubbish or garbage. The owner shall be responsible for keeping all exterior property and premises, and the interior of every structure, free from any accumulation of rubbish or garbage.
23) Section 308.2 shall be amended to read as follows:
308.2 Disposal of rubbish. Disposal of rubbish: Every occupant and/or owner of a structure shall dispose of all rubbish in a clean sanitary manner by placing such rubbish in approved containers.
24) Section 308.2.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
24.1.11 Rubbish storage facilities. The owner and/or occupant, jointly and severally, of every occupied premises shall supply approved covered containers for rubbish, and the owner and/or occupant, jointly and severally, shall be responsible for the removal of rubbish.
25) Section 308.3 shall be amended to read as follows:
308.3 Disposal of garbage. Every occupant of a structure shall dispose of garbage in a clean and sanitary manner by placing such garbage in an approved garbage disposal facility or approved garbage containers. The owner of a structure shall be ultimately responsible to ascertain and ensure that all garbage is so disposed of per this code.
26) Section 309.6 shall be added to the International Property Maintenance Code, and shall read as follows:
309.6 Feeding of wildlife. It shall be unlawful for any person or property owner to feed or allow the feeding of wildlife by placing or leaving any food, feed or seed at the exterior of any public or private property, with the exception of the use of elevated bird feeders or otherwise permitted chicken coops, per City of Highland Park Ordinance, Section 90.260 .
27) Section 507.2 shall be added to the International Property Maintenance Code, and shall read as follows:
507.2 Sump pump discharge. Sump pump discharge shall be provided in a manner that is not a nuisance to neighboring properties in accordance with Chapter 171 of the City of Highland Park Building Regulations.
28) Section 602.2 shall be amended to read as follows:
602.2 Residential occupancies. Dwellings shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms based on the winter outdoor design temperature for the locality indicated in Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code. Residential occupancies shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit without any supplemental sources (i.e. cooking appliances, portable space heaters, etc.). Exception: In areas where the average monthly temperature is above 30 degrees Fahrenheit (minus one degree Celsius), a minimum temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius) shall be maintained.
29) Section 602.3 shall be amended to read as follows:
602.3 Heat supply. Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling units, sleeping units, rooming units, dormitories or guestrooms on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during the period from October 1 to May 1 to maintain the room temperatures specified in Section 602.2 in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and toilet rooms.
30) Section 602.4 shall be amended to read as follows:
602.4 Occupiable Work Spaces. Indoor occupiable work spaces shall be supplied with sufficient heat during the period from October 1 to May 1 to maintain a minimum temperature of not less than 65 degrees F. (18 degrees 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 activities.