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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 1244 - 9/12/1978 - FIRE PREVENTION CODEORDINANCE NO. 1244 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING FIRE PREV12TEION CODE, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE NO[J, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois: Section One: That Article III of Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Elk Grove Village is hereby repealed. Section Two: That Chapter 6 of the Pt micipal Code of the Village of Elk Grove Village is hereby amended by adding the following Article and by incorporating the provisions, requirements and procedures established i within said Article: l Article III - Fire Prevention Code 6.301 Adoption: There is hereby adopted by the Village of Elk Grove Village for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion the BOCA (Building Officials & Code Administrators International Inc.) Basic Fire Prevention Code 1975 Edition, save and except such portions as are here in after deleted, modified or amended; 6.302 COPIES OF CODE: Three (3) copies of the 1975 BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code, Building Official and Code Administrations International Inc. are on file in the offices of the Village Clerk. 6.303 JURISDICTION: The jurisdiction of the Fire Prevention Code shall include property and structures within the Village of Elk Grove Village. 6.304 CREATION OF THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU: A Fire Prevention Bureau is hereby created in the Fire Department of the Village of Elk Grove Village. Said Bureau shall be under the direction of the Chief of the Fire Department subject to the general direction of the Village Manager. 6.305 NUABERS: A. The Chief of the Fire Department shall select a person to be, in addition to any other responsibilities he may have, the Officer in Charge of the Fire Prevention Bureau who shall serve in such capacity at the discretion of the Chief of the Fire Department. B. The Chief of the Fire Department may also select additional persons as Inspectors to be assigned to the Fire Prevention Bureau under the supervision of the Officer in Charge of the Bureau. N 6.306 DUTIES: It shall be the duty of the Officer in Charge of the Fire Prevention Bureau to: A. Enforce all laws and ordinances of the State, County and Village, covering the following: 1. The prevention of fires; 2. The storage and use of explosives and flammables; 3. The maintenance of automatic and other fire alarm systems, and fire extinguishing equipment; 4. The maintenance, regulation and adequacy of means of egress; 5. The investigation of the cause and origin of fires. 6. The Officer in Charge of the Fire Prevention Bureau shall perform such other duties as may be required from time to time, including making recommendations to improve this Code. B. Provide technical staff assistance and support to the Building Commissioner of the Village of Elk Grove Village in the follow- ing areas: 1. Examination of plans for new construction, reconstruction or alteration of structures and to advise the Building Commissioner thereon of the extent of non-compliance with established Village requirements and codes relating to life safety and fire prevention alerting and supression systems. 6.306 2. Inspection of construction in progress to advise the Building Commissioner thereon of non-compliance with life safety and fire prevention, alerting and supp- ression systems previously approved for said construction. 3. Review of existing and new standards, codes and requirements to advise the Building Cannissioner thereon of changes considered necessary for improved life safety and fire prevention, alerting and supp- ression systems. C. A report of the Fire Prevention Bureau shall be made annually to the Fire Chief and transmitted to the Village Manager of the Village of Elk Grove Village. The report shall contain all proceedings under this code, with such data as the Chief of the Fire Department may require, including recommiendations to improve the Fire Prevention Code. 6.307 DEFINITIONS A. Whenever the word "Municipality" is used in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean the Village of Elk Grove Village. B. Whenever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall mean the Village Attorney for the Village of Elk Grove Village. C. Whenever the term, Village Manager is used in this Fire Prevention Code, it shall mean the Village Manager of Elk Grove Village. D. Whenever the term, Fire Official, or Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau is used in this Fire Prevention Code, it shall mean the Fire Chief of the Fire Department of the Village of Elk Grove Village. E. Whenever the term Building Commissioner is used in this Fire Prevention Code, it shall mean the Building Commissioner of the Village of Elk Grove Village. 6.308 PROHIBITION OF STORAGE AND LOCATION OF CERTAIN MATTER! A. Storage of flammable liquids in outside above ground tanks referred to in section F-2903.0 paragraph F 2903.1 of the BOCA Basic Fire Pre- vention Code 1975 Edition is hereby prohibited. B. New bulk plants for flammable liquids referred to in section F 2902.0 of the BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code 1975 Edition is hereby pro- hibited. C. Bulk storage of liquified petroleum gas referred to in section F-3100.0 of the BOCA sic Fire Prevention Code 1975 E(" ion is hereby prohibited Mess: 1. Said storage is in accordance with all requirements of the 1976 Edition of Pharplet 58 of the National Fire Protection Association. 2. A security fence six feet (6') in height with barbed wire above is constructed and provided around all such tank in- stallations, said fence shall be so constructed as to screen from view the lower six feet (6') of the tank installation. 3. The plans for said bulk storage and construction are approved by the Fire Chief as being safe from fire hazards and in accordance with the provisions hereof. 4. That no tanks be installed in the flood plain, except when provided with devices capabld of anchoring the tank to pre- vent its going afloat under flood conditions. 5. That no transfilling operations be allowed except that which is required from the mobile tank, truck or railroad on to the stationary above ground storage tank. 6.309 AMQUENTS OF THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE Appendix B of the BOCA (Building Officials & Code Administrator Interna- tional Inc.) Basic Fire Prevention Code is thereby deleted and amended to read: A. Accepted Engineering Practice, Standards and Codes 1. Basic Building Code, BOCA 1975, one and two family dwelling Code 1975 Edition. 2. Basic Mechanical Code, BOCA 1975 Edition. 3. Basic Plumbing Code, BOCA 1975 Edition. 4. National Fire Codes, NFiPA 1978 Edition. B. Where ever the Fire Prevention Code makes reference to permit being required. those sections are hereby deleted. 6.310 MDIFICATIONS The Fire Prevention Bureau may modify any provision of the Fire Prevention Code upon application in writing thirty (30) days from the date of an order by Bureau submitted by the owner or lessee, or his duly authorized agent, when there are practical 6.310 difficulties in carrying out the strict letter of the Code, provided that the spirit of the Code shall be observed and public safety secured. The particulars of such modification when granted or allowed and the decision of the Fire Prevention Bureau shall be entered upon the records of the department and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant and to the Village Manager. 6.311 APPEALS: A. Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a license or permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may, upon payment to the Village Treasurer a sum equal to the estimated costs for publication and court reporter services, appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department to the President and Board of Trustees within thirty (30) days frau the date of the decision on the modification application. B. The said President and Board of Trustees shall designate a time and place for a public hearing thereon and the applicant and Fire Chief may present pertinent information. The decision of the President and Trustees shall be final. A refund of crony not used for the foregoing shall be made to the applicant by the Village Treasurer. 6.312 NEW MATERIALS OR PROCESSES WHICH MAY REQUIRE PERMITS: The Chief of the Fire Department, the Officer in Charge of the Fire Prevention Bureau, and the Building Commissioner shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, in addition to those now enumerated in said code. The Chief of the Fire Department shall post such list in a conspicuous place in the Fire Department Headquarters Station, Office of the Building Department, Office of the Village Clerk, and make copies thereof available to other interested persons. 6.312 Section Three: Savings Clause. If any section, sub -section, or sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason declared or held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision or decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. Section Four: Ordinances Repealed. All other Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances heretofore enacted by the Village of Elk Grove Village in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section Five: Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation viol- ating any provision of this Ordinance shall be fined not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Fiv6 Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day, commencing from date of official notification, during or on which a violation or failure to comply occurs or continues. Section Six: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and ordinance of the Village of Elk Grove Village. PASSED this 12th day of September , 1978. APPROVED this 12th day of September , 1978. VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0 ATTEST: Deputy Village Cleft Published in Pamphlet Form this 'kthday of September 1978, in the Elk Grove Daily Herald