Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-31.1-2 – Code hearing department
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-31.1-2
- Code: means any municipal ordinance, law, housing or building code or zoning ordinance that establishes construction, plumbing, heating, electrical, fire prevention, sanitation or other health and safety standards that are applicable to structures in a municipality or any municipal ordinance that requires, after notice, the cutting of weeds, the removal of garbage and debris, the removal of inoperable motor vehicles, or the abatement of nuisances from private property;
(b) "Building inspector" means a full time state, county or municipal employee whose duties include the inspection or examination of structures or property in a municipality to determine if zoning or other code violations exist;
(c) "Property owner" means the legal or beneficial owner of a structure;
(d) "Hearing officer" means a municipal employee or an officer or agent of a municipality, other than a building inspector or law enforcement officer, whose duty it is to:
(1) preside at an administrative hearing called to
determine whether or not a code violation exists; |
(2) hear testimony and accept evidence from the
building inspector, the building owner and all interested parties relevant to the existence of a code violation; |
(3) preserve and authenticate the transcript and
record of the hearing and all exhibits and evidence introduced at the hearing; |
(4) issue and sign a written finding, decision and
order stating whether a code violation exists. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-31.1-1 The corporate authorities of any municipality may adopt this Division and establish a Code Hearing Department within an existing code enforcement agency or as a separate and independent agency in the municipal government. The function of the hearing department is to expedite the prosecution and correction of code violations in the manner set forth in this Division.
|