Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director of Development Customer Services Department
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 12 (“Housing”), Chapter 20 (“Public Health”) and Chapter 22 (“Streets And Sidewalks”) of the Oak Park Village Code
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Overview
Overview
Village staff in conjunction with the Building Code Advisory Commission (“BCAC”) are recommending an update to standardized building codes which regulate the maintenance of residential and commercial property. The ordinance adopts the 2009 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) with local amendments. This ordinance would remove or amend specific sections of the existing Village Code in order to support the new property maintenance code once adopted.
Body
Staff Recommendation
Adopt the Ordinance.
Fiscal Impact
NA.
Background
Village staff presented an overview of the ordinance at the November 2, 2015 meeting. Based on input from the Board at that meeting, revisions have been made. The attached ordinance reflects those revisions. Village Staff and the BCAC have discussed IPMC adoption and local amendments at meetings for the past two years. In the winter of 2015, Development Customer Services staff met with the Oak Park Area Association of REALTORS, Oak Park members of the Building Owners and Managers Association, and the Oak Park Business Association Council to solicit their input on the IPMC and local ammendments. The Village’s current housing code is outdated and does not result in consistent implementation of property maintenance standards. By adopting the IPMC, the community will have a standardized code that easily accessible and understandable. Additionally, it will result in uniform and consistent enforcement standards throughout the Village. Village staff will be trained on the new code and property maintenance inspections uniformity and consistency will be stressed.
Alternatives
Subject to the Village Board’s discussion, staff will prepare any necessary amendments to the Village ordinances. Alternatively, the Village Board could choose to not adopt the ordinances. Implementation of the Village’s e-governance platform depends upon the IPMC going into effect by December 1, 2015.
Previous Board Action
This is the second reading of the ordinance as revised per Board input at the November 2, 2015 meeting. The Board also discussed the adoption of the 2009 IPMC with local amendments earlier in the agenda. On October 6, 2014, the Board adopted codes that regulate the construction of, alteration of, and addition to buildings: the 2009 International Building Code, the 2009 International Residential Code, the 2009 International Existing Building Code, the 2009 International Fire Code, the 2009 International Mechanical Code, the 2009 International Fuel Gas Code, the Storm Drainage Provisions (Chapter 11) in the 2009 International Plumbing Code, and the 2008 National Electric Code, with amendments. The 2009 IPMC and the proposed local amendments address the maintenance of existing properties and are consistent with these previously adopted codes.
Citizen Advisory Commission Action
Over the last two years, the Building Codes Advisory Commission has reviewed the property maintenance codes in concert with the building codes that address new construction and significant alterations. The BCAC recommends that the Village Board adopt the 2009 IPMC with local amendments. This ordinance would support that recommendation by amending sections of the existing code to better align with the 2009 IPMC with local amendments.
Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments
NA.
Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities
NA.
Performance Management (MAP) Alignment
A goal of the Development Customer Services Department is customer service expectations.