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Ordinance amending Section 150.16 2018 ICC International Building Code Amendments of the Lake County, Illinois Code of Ordinances to require provisions for bird-friendly building design in unincorporated Lake County.
Staff Summary
• Based on Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment (PBZ&E) Committee consensus and consultation with the American Bird Conservancy (ABC), staff has prepared amendments to the adopted 2018 ICC International Building Code, Chapter 24, Section 2410.
• The recommended amendments have been formatted into a document ready for codification as reflected in “Exhibit A”. The Ordinance will become effective sixty days after County Board adoption of “Exhibit A” at its scheduled meeting on June 11, 2024.
Body
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board adopted the ICC International Building Code 2018 on June 13, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Code requires periodic review to maintain relevancy and address changing conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment (PBZ&E) Committee made a recommendation to the Lake County Board to initiate the process of adoption of the corresponding bird-friendly building regulations for unincorporated Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Building and Development Department drafted proposed amendments to the text of the Lake County Code of Ordinances related to bird-friendly building design along with associated technical changes and submitted proposed amendments to the PBZ&E Committee; and
WHEREAS, your PBZ&E Committee duly considered the proposed text amendments aforedescribed and recommends that the text amendments as specified in Exhibit A be approved; and
WHEREAS, three copies of said amendments have been filed in the Office of the Lake County Clerk pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5-6002, in compliance with the filing requirements prescribed therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Lake County Board that the amendments to Section 150.16 2018 ICC International Building Code Amendments of the Lake County, Illinois Code of Ordinances as attached in Exhibit A be adopted and made effective sixty days from County Board adoption; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the Clerk of the County Board shall keep a record of this action.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on June 11, 2024.