G-222 - 05/24/1977 - AGREEMENT - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, VILLAGE OF OAK
BROOK, ILLINOIS, BY ADDITION TO SECTION 12-403 THEREOF OF SUB-
SECTION (9) REQUIRING CLOSED SYSTEM AIR CONDITIONING
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Oak Brook, Du Page and Cook Counties, Illinois, find that the conservation of
water is necessary to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Village
of Oak Brook and those using Village water; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of
Waterways, has promulgated regulations requiring certain water conservation
measures be implemented in connection with the allocation of Lake Michigan
waters; and
WHEREAS, the installation and use of closed system air
conditioning is more conducive to the conservation of water than other air
conditioning systems; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees deem the passage
of this Ordinance to be in the best interest and in furtherance of the general
welfare of the Village of Oak Brook.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board
of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook, Du Page and Cook Counties, Illinois,
that:
SECTION 1: The provisions of the preamble hereinabove set forth are hereby
restated herein as though herein fully set forth.
SECTION 2: Section 12-403 of the Code of Ordinances, Village of Oak Brook,
Illinois, as amended, is hereby amended by addition of the following. subsection
C (9) at the end thereof:
(9) Open System Air Conditioning
All buildings containing, or in which it is proposed
to install, an air-conditioning system as defined
herein shall comply with the following provisions:
A. Definitions
1. Air-conditioning: Cooling or
dehumidification, or both, of space
for human occupancy, food preser-
vation, industrial processing or data
processing.
2. Air-conditioning System: One or
more air-conditioning units, utilizing
water cooled condensers, the water
for which passes through a common
meter, whether or not the units are
owned by the property owner, tenant,
f
or a combination thereof. Sub-
metering of individual air-conditioning
units serving the same or adjacent
space under one property owner or
tenant shall not create separate
systems.
3. Installed Capacity: The total
number of tons of refrigeration
installed on one air-conditioning system.
4. Ton of Refrigeration: One compressor
horsepower (12, 000 B. T. U. ), the heat
required to melt ice at the rate of one
ton of ice in twenty-four (24) hours.
5. Water-conserving Device: A cooling
tower, spray pond, evaporative condenser
or other equipment by which water is
cooled and recirculated, thereby limiting
the use of additional water to that
necessary to replace water lost through
evaporation.
B. No air-conditioning system shall be erected, installed,
altered, converted, remodeled, structurally repaired,
moved, or its use changed without a permit from the Buil-
ding Commissioner. A condition of such a permit shall
be that the air-conditioning system be equipped with a -
water conserving device approved by the Building
Commissioner.
C. All owners of air-conditioning systems on the effective
date of this Ordinance shall, within 30 days of said
effective date, notify the Building Commissioner of the
installed capacity of said system, the average daily water
consumption of said system since its installation, whether
or not it contains a water-conserving device, and the
projected useful life of said system.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and approval as by Statute in such case made and provided. This Ordi-
nance shall be published in pamphlet form.
SECTION 4: All ordinances, rules, . and regulations of the Village of Oak Brook
which are in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to
the extent of the conflict.
SECTION 5: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordi-
nance is for any reason held to be invalid, such determination shall not affect the
validity of any remaining portion of this Ordinance.
PASSED this a day of 1977.
AYES: `I
NAYS: o
ABSENT: o
APPROVED this day of 1977.
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