97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5852
 
Introduced 2/16/2012, by Rep. Luis Arroyo
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Create the Vertical Construction Masonry Composition Act. Provides that vertical commercial construction started after July 1, 2013 must contain at least 15% masonry components unless the use of the masonry components would cause the building to be structurally deficient.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning construction.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Vertical Construction Masonry Composition Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Commercial building" means any building, other than a 
8residential building for 4 or fewer families, that is 
9constructed for the purpose of generating revenue for the 
10owner.
11    "Masonry construction" means construction of commercial 
12buildings by utilizing concrete, mortar, brick, stone, and 
13similar materials.
14    "Vertical commercial construction" means construction of a 
15commercial building rising 15 or more feet above the surface of 
16the ground.

 
17    Section 10. Vertical construction; masonry component 
18requirement.
19    (a)   Except as provided in subsection (b), all vertical 
20commercial construction started after July 1, 2013 must include 
21masonry construction for at least 15% of the building's 
22components.


 
 
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1    (b)   The masonry component requirement established under 
2subsection (a) may be reduced to a lesser percentage upon 
3certification by an architect licensed under the Illinois 
4Architecture Practice Act of 1989 or a structural engineer 
5licensed under the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989 
6that the statutorily required percentage of masonry components 
7would be structurally deficient in relation to the size of the 
8building. A reduction under this subsection may only reduce the 
9masonry component of the building to the amount necessary to 
10maintain the structural integrity of the building.