55 ILCS 5/5-1063
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1063)Sec. 5-1063. Building construction, alteration and  maintenance. For the purpose of promoting and  safeguarding the public health, safety, comfort and welfare, a county  board may prescribe by resolution or ordinance reasonable  rules and regulations (a) governing the construction and alteration of all  buildings, structures and camps or parks accommodating persons in house  trailers, house cars, cabins or tents and parts and appurtenances thereof  and governing the maintenance thereof in a condition reasonably safe from  hazards of fire, explosion, collapse, electrocution, flooding,  asphyxiation, contagion and the spread of infectious disease, where such  buildings, structures and camps or parks are located outside the limits of  cities, villages and incorporated towns, but excluding those for  agricultural purposes on farms including farm residences, but any such  resolution or ordinance shall be subject to any rule or regulation  heretofore or hereafter adopted by the State Fire Marshal  pursuant to "An Act to regulate the storage, transportation, sale and use  of gasoline and volatile oils", approved June 28, 1919, as amended; (b) for  prohibiting the use for residential purposes of buildings and structures  already erected or moved into position which do not comply with such rules  and regulations; and (c) for the restraint, correction and abatement of any  violations.In addition, the county board may by resolution or ordinance require  that each occupant of an industrial or commercial building located outside  the limits of cities, villages and incorporated towns obtain an occupancy  permit issued by the county.  The county board may by resolution or ordinance require  that an occupancy permit be obtained for each newly constructed residential dwelling located outside  the limits of cities, villages, and incorporated towns, but may not require more than one occupancy permit per newly constructed residential dwelling. Such permit may be valid for the duration of  the occupancy or for a specified period of time, and shall be valid only  with respect to the occupant to which it is issued. A county board may not impose a fee on an occupancy permit for a newly constructed residential dwelling issued pursuant to this Section. If, before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, a county board imposes a fee on an occupancy permit for a newly constructed residential dwelling, then the county board may continue to impose the occupancy permit fee.Within 30 days after its adoption, such resolution or ordinance shall be  printed in book or pamphlet form, published by authority of the County  Board; or it shall be published at least once in a newspaper published and  having general circulation in the county; or if no newspaper is published  therein, copies shall be posted in at least 4 conspicuous places in each  township or Road District. No such resolution or ordinance shall take  effect until 10 days after it is published or posted. Where such building  or camp or park rules and regulations have been published previously in  book or pamphlet form, the resolution or ordinance may provide for the  adoption of such rules and regulations or portions thereof, by reference  thereto without further printing, publication or posting, provided that not  less than 3 copies of such rules and regulations in book or pamphlet form  shall have been filed, in the office of the County Clerk, for use and  examination by the public for at least 30 days prior to the adoption  thereof by the County Board.Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General  Assembly,  any county adopting a new building code or amending an existing  building code under this Section must, at least 30 days before adopting the  building code or  amendment, provide an identification of the building code, by title and  edition, or the amendment for identification under Section 10.18 of the Capital Development Board Act.  For the purposes of this Section, "building code" means any ordinance,  resolution, law,  housing or building code, or zoning ordinance that establishes construction  related activities  applicable to structures in the county.The violation of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Section,  except for a violation of the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 92nd  General Assembly and the rules and regulations adopted under those  provisions,  shall be a petty offense.All rules and regulations enacted by resolution or ordinance under the  provisions of this Section shall be enforced by such officer of the county  as may be designated by resolution of the County Board.No such resolution or ordinance shall be enforced if it is in conflict  with any law of this State or with any rule of the Department of Public  Health.  (Source: P.A. 99-639, eff. 7-28-16.)