§ 8-19. Established.

(a)

Title. This article shall be known as the "building code of the village" and will be referred to in this chapter as "this code," "this article".

(b)

Purpose. This article provides certain minimum standards, provisions and requirements for safe and stable design, methods of construction and uses of materials in buildings and/or structures hereafter erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, converted to other uses or demolished, and regulates the equipment, maintenance, use and occupancy of all such buildings and/or structures. Its purpose is to protect and foster the health, safety and well-being of persons occupying or using such buildings and the general public.

(c)

Scope. The scope of this article is as follows:

(1)

New buildings hereafter erected in, or any building hereafter moved within or into the village, shall conform to all the requirements of this article except as they are herein specifically exempted from part or all of its provisions. Any alteration, enlargement or demolition of an existing building and any installation therein of electrical, gas, heating, plumbing or ventilating equipment which affects the health or safety of the users thereof or any other persons is a "new building" to the extent of such change. The provisions of this article supplement the laws of the state pertaining to construction and use and the zoning code of the village and amendments thereto to the date this chapter was adopted and in no way supersede or nullify such laws and the said zoning code.

(2)

This code applies to all dwellings, commercial buildings/structures, swimming pools, garages, structures, buildings, and residential accessory buildings. Not included are children's play structures and agricultural buildings.

(Code 1990, § 15-1-1)