Public Act 90-0434 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0434
HB0768 Enrolled LRB9003879PTcw
AN ACT concerning fire safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Truss Construction Fire Safety Act.
Section 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:
"Truss" means a framed structural unit made up of a group
of triangles arranged in a single plane in such a manner that
if loads are applied at the points of intersection of the
truss members, only compressive or tensile (nonbending)
forces will result in the members.
"Truss construction" means a structure, excluding a
residential structure, in which the roof or floor is
supported by trusses.
Section 10. Display requirement.
(a) A municipality may by ordinance require that a truss
construction emblem be affixed to the front of all or any
class of structures, excluding residential structures, within
the municipality that have truss construction.
(b) A county may by ordinance require that a truss
construction emblem be affixed to the front of all or any
class of structures, excluding residential structures, within
the unincorporated area of the county that have truss
construction.
(c) Where individual structures, excluding residential
structures, with truss construction are part of a planned
unit development or subdivision, the municipality or county
may require the truss construction emblem to be displayed at
each entrance to the development or subdivision rather than
on each individual structure.
Section 15. Registration requirement; fee.
(a) A municipality or county that requires display of a
truss construction emblem on all or any class of structures,
excluding residential structures, may require the owners of
those structures to register them with the fire department or
other appropriate agency of the municipality or county.
(b) The municipality or county may charge a reasonable
registration fee to the owners of structures that are
required to be registered under subsection (a). These fees
shall be used for reasonable costs related to identifying,
maintaining records of, and inspecting structures with truss
construction; and any other costs of implementing,
administering, or enforcing an ordinance adopted under this
Act.
Section 20. Truss construction emblem.
(a) The truss construction emblem shall have a bright
and reflective color or be made of reflective material. The
shape of the emblem shall be an isosceles triangle and the
size shall be 12 inches horizontally by 6 inches vertically.
The following letters shall be printed on the emblem in a
conspicuous size and color:
"F" to signify a floor with truss construction;
"R" to signify a roof with truss construction; and
"F/R" to signify both a floor and roof with truss
construction.
(b) The emblem shall be permanently affixed to the left
of the main entrance door at a height between 4 and 6 feet
above the ground and shall be installed and maintained by the
building owner.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.