G-126 - 11/24/1970 - FIRE CODE - Ordinances 'GWU:mk
�. ORDINANCE NO.'
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. G-10-1, AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING A FIRE PREVENTION .CODE, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS
GOVERNING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM
FIRE OR EXPLOSION, AND ESTABLISHING A BUREAU OF FIRE PRE-
VENTION AND PROVIDING OFFICERS THEREFOR AND DEFINING THEIR
POWERS AND DUTIES, PASSED AND APPROVED JANUARY 28,: 1969 , BY
THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE .VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
Whereas, at least three (3) copies of that. certain code known
as "The Fire Prevention Code" recommended by the American -Insurance
Association, being particularly the 1970 edition thereof, have been
and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the Village of Oak
Brook and have been kept available there for public..use, inspection
and examination for a thirty (30) day period, pursuant to the pro-.
.. visions of Division 3 of Article 1 of the Illinois Municipal Code
of 1961; and
Whereas, the corporate authorities of the Village of Oak Brook
deem it to be in the interest of public health and safety to adopt
by reference the regulations of "The Fire Prevention Code" of the
American Insurance' Association, 1970 Edition, with certain modifi-
cations.
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the.
Village of Oak Brook, DuPage County, Illinois:
Section 1. That Section 1 of Ordinance No. G-102, entitled
"An Ordinance Adopting A Fire Prevention Code Prescribing Regula-
tions Governing Conditions Hazardous To Life and Property From
Fire or Explosion, . and Establishing A Bureau of Fire Prevention
and Providing Officers Therefor, and Defining Their. Powers and
Duties" , passed and approved January 28 , 1969, be and it is hereby
amended and as amended shall read as follows:
."Section 1. Adoption of Fire Prevention Code.
"There is hereby adopted by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook, DuPage County, Illinois ,
~' for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions
hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, that
certain code known as the Fire Prevention Code recommended by
the American Insurance Association, being particularly the 1970
edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such
portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended (by
Section T of this ordinance) , of which code not less than three
(3) copies have been and now are filed in the office of
the Clerk of the Village of Oak Brook and the same are hereby
adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein,
and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the
provisions thereof shall be -controlling within the limits of the
Village of Oak Brook. "
Section 2. That Section 7 of the . aforesaid Ordinance No. G-101
is amended and as amended shall read as follows:
"Section 7. 'Amendments Made In the Fire Prevention Code.
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"The Fire Prevention'Code is amended and changed in the
following respects:
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" (a) The following Articles and ,Sections are deleted
to-wit:
"Articles 2 and 3,. Section 16.65 and Article 17.
" (b) The following Sections are "amended and as amended shall
read as follows:
"Section '11. 3. ' Lighting of Exit Ways.
" (a) Adequate emergency lighting shall be
installed in all assembly, educational, industrial,
institutional, mercantile, office, storage, resi-
dential and multi-family occupancies . All emergency
lighting shall have an alternate source of power such
as automatic generators, battery powered systems or
two separate power feeds from different generating
stations. The emergency lighting system shall be
installed so as to sufficiently illuminate all means
of egress such as corridors, stairwells, exit doors
and any other means of travel that leads to an exit,
:- except as provided for in Section 11.3- (b) , 11.3- (c) ,
and 11.3- (d) .
" (b) If it is a mercantile occupancy with less
than 7,000 square feet, one floor and at ground level
with adequate outside light provided by windows or
other means, then emergency lights shall not be required.
" (c) If it is an industrial or storage occupancy
with less than 7 ,000 square feet, one floor, and at
ground level with adequate outside illumination pro-
vided by windows or other means, then emergency lights
shall not be required.
11 (d) it is a multi-family occupancy of less than
one story-with no occupancy below grade and corridors
not to exceed 150 feet in length then emergency lights
shall not be required. "
"Section 14. 4. Automatic Sprinkler Systems.
« (a) General
"Automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed
in all assembly, educational, industrial, insti-
tutional, mercantile, storage, office and resi-
dential occupancies except as provided for in
Section 14. 4- (b) and Section 14.4- (c) .
• " (b)' Mercantile Occupancy
"A mercantile occupancy of one story, at ground
- level, and having a total area of less than 7 ,000
square feet does not require an automatic sprinkler
" system.
".(c) Office Occupancies
"An office occupancy shall not require a complete
automatic sprinkler system provided adequate
". ,. automatic fire detection and manual alarm systems
a are installed. However, all basement areas,
verticle chutes, below grade areas, and parking
- garages of office occupancies, shall require
automatic sprinkler systems.
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" (d) 'Installation
"Automatic sprinkler systems shall be
installed so as to. provide 'reasonable safety
to persons and property. Evidence that auto-
matic sprinkler systems have been installed in
in accordance with the applicable standard
specified for this Section 14.4- (e) in Article
31 of this code shall be evidence that such
automatic sprinkler systems provide reason-
able safety to person and property. "
"Section 27 .1. Definitions.
" (a) Decorative material shall include all such
material as curtains „ draperies, streamers ,
surface coverings applied over the building
interior finish for decoration, acoustical
or other effect, and also cloth, cotton,
batting, straw, vines , leaves, trees and
plastics used for decorative effect, this
shall also include all floor coverings and
all materials one fortieth (1/40) of an inch
or less in thickness applied directly to and
adhering tightly to a noncombustible base.
" (b} Place of assembly shall mean a room or space
used for assembly or educational occupancy
for 100 or more occupants or which has a floor
area of 1,500 square feet or more used for such
purposes. Such room or space shall include any
similar occupied connecting room or space in
the same story, or in a story or stories above
or below where entrance is common to the rooms
or spaces. "
"Settiori 27. 4. Pyroxylin Coated Fabric.
"Pyroxylin coated materials shall not be used as a
surface covering on any interior finish or fixed
furnishings."
Secticn '3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and ter its passage_12d`..approval and publication as required
by law.
PASSED and APPROVED' by=