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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. -2-