Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 180 - HEALTH/LIFE SAFETY CODE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS › Subpart C - CONSTRUCTION AND LIKE ACTIVITIES › Section 180.230 - Certificate of Occupancy

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A certificate of occupancy shall be obtained prior to any
				  occupancy of a facility, including a vehicular facility.
a) General Certificate of Occupancy
When the work covered by a building permit is complete or a
				  facility complies with the requirements of this Part, and upon presentation of
				  accurate safety reference plans for the facility certified by an architect or
				  engineer to be in compliance with this Part (see Section
				  180.120
				  ), the regional superintendent shall issue a general certificate of occupancy.
				  The general certificate of occupancy shall state the specific facility for
				  which a design professional has certified compliance with this
				  Part.
b) Certificate of
				Partial Occupancy
When requested to do so, a regional superintendent shall
				  issue a certificate of partial occupancy before completion of the entire work
				  covered by a permit, provided that his or her inspection indicates that some
				  areas can be occupied safely prior to full completion. The certificate of
				  partial occupancy shall state the exact portions of the facility for which a
				  design professional has certified compliance with this Part.
c) Certificate of Occupancy for a Temporary
				Facility
When requested to do so, a regional superintendent shall
				  issue a one-year certificate of occupancy for a temporary facility, allowing
				  use of a facility that does not comply with all the requirements of this Part,
				  provided that all the following requirements are met.
1) Use of the facility is necessary to meet a
				temporary need of the school district, as verified by the regional
				superintendent.
2) The school board
				presents a plan either for replacement of the temporary facility with a
				facility meeting the requirements of this Part or for the elimination of the
				temporary need upon which the request is based. The school board's plan
				includes positive action to accomplish this end within a specified period of
				time, during which the certificate may be annually renewed.
3) The facility has been surveyed by a design
				professional, whose report is attached identifying the respects in which the
				facility fails to comply with the requirements of this Part and certifying that
				this noncompliance does not jeopardize the general health and safety of the
				students and others who occupy the facility.
4) If the facility is a premanufactured unit,
				such as a mobile home, trailer unit, or other, similar structure, the
				application shall include evidence that all of the following conditions exist:
A) The facility has received the seal of
				approval issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health pursuant to the
				Modular Dwelling and Mobile Structure Safety Act [430 ILCS 115 ];
B) The facility is anchored as specified in
				the Illinois Mobile Home Tiedown Act [210 ILCS 120 ];
C) The facility is separated from other
				buildings by the distance required pursuant to the standards referenced in
				Section
				180.60;
				and
D) The facility is connected to
				the fire alarm system and intercom or telephone system of a nearby school
				building, if this type of system is present.