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1968-004a .y ORDINANCE NO. 68 �- 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 PREVENTION AND PROVIDING OFFICERS THEREFOR AND DEFINING -THEIR POWERS AND -DUTIES:. _ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE. SECTION -1. Adopt-ion -o f Fire -Prevention Code: There is hereby adopted by the Village of Buffalo Grove 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 1965 edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which code not less than three (3) copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the Village 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 Buffalo Grove. SECTION 2.- Establishment and duties of-Bureau-of Fire Prevention. a. The Fire Prevention Code shall be enforced by the Fire Marshal. The Chief of said Buffalo Grove Fire Department is hereby appointed ex officio Village Fire Marshal. The Fire Marshal shall appoint such members of the department as he deems necessary to act as a Fire Prevention Bureau. The same shall be operated under the supervision of the Fire Marshal. b. The Fire Marshal in charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be appointed by the President, by and with the consent of the Board of Trustees. His appointment shall continue during good behavior and satisfactory service. c. The Fire Marshal may detail such members of the fire depart- ment,as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary. The Fire Marshal shall recommend to the President and Board of Trustees the employment of technical inspectors, who, when such authorization is made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their fitness for the position. The examination shall be open to members and non - members of the fire department, and appointments made after examination shall be for an indefinite term with removal only for cause. d. A report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be made annually and transmitted to the chief executive officer of the municipality; it shall contain all proceedings under this code, with such statistics as the Fire Marshal may wish to include therein; the Fire Marshal shall also recommend any amendments to the code which, in his judgment, shall be desirable. SECTION -30 Definitions. a. Wherever the word "Municipality" is used in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean the Village of Buffalo Grove. b. Wherever the term 'Corporation Counsel' is used in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean the Attorney for the Village of Buffalo Grove. SECTION 4. Establishment of Limits of Districts in which Storage of -Ex2losIves and Blasting - Agents -is to be -Prohibited. The limits referred to in section 12.5 b of the Fire Prevention Code, in which storage of explosives and.blasting agents is prohibited, are hereby established as follows: -2- Within the Village limits. 'q b SECTION -5. Establishment of Limits of Districts in which Storage of Flammable Liquids in Outside Aboveground Tanks is to be - Prohibited. a. The limits referred to in section 16.22a of the Fire Prevention Code in which storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited, are hereby established as follows: Within the Village limits. b.. The limits referred to in section 16.51 of the Fire Prevention Code, in which new bulk plants for flammable or combustible liquids are prohibited, are hereby established as follows: Within the Village limits. SECTION 6. Establishment of Limits in which Bulk Storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gases -is to be":Reest-rictp a The limits referred to in section 21.6a of the Fire Prevention Code, in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby established as follows: Within the Village limits. SECTION T. Modifications. The President and Board of Trustees shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code upon application in writing by the owner or lessee, or his duly authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code, provided that the spirit of the code shall be observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification when granted or allowed and the decision of the corporate authorities thereon shall be entered upon the records of the Fire Department and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant. PP nt. SECTION 8. Apps Whenever the Fire Marshal shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for,'or when it is claimed that the -3- �a provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Fire Marshal to corporate authorities within 30 days from the date of the decision appealed. SECTION -9.- New Materials, Processes or Occupancies which may Require Permits.- The corporate authorities and Fire Marshal shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancies, which shall require permits, in addition to those now enumerated in said code. The Fire Marshal shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his office, and distribute copies thereof to interested persons. SECTION 10. Penalties.- a. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the code hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the corporate authorities or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such violation and non- compliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $500.00. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or -4- r • C;b w remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. b. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. The Fire Marshal shall have the right to order removal of prohibited com- ditions upon giving written notice thereof. SECTION -11. Repeal -of - Conflicting Ordinances. All former ordinances or parts thereof conflicting or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance or of the code hereby adopted are hereby repealed. SECTION 12. Validity. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this ordinance or of the code hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of corporate authorities that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid. SECTION -13. Date -of Effect. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its approval, passage and publication as required by law. ATTEST: ;yes 3` - ,0y'd -e,-- 'V'7- / Cler . Nays . .. C to 1 7,7-3(a, Ordinance NO.- 0.68 -4; also recommend any amend -, merits to the code which, in hiss AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING ;judgment, shall be desirable. " A FIRE PREVENTION CODE SECl'ION 3. Definitions. PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS' a. Wherever the word "Mu -. GOZRNING CONDITIONS I nfcipality" is used in the Fire, HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND Prevention Code, it shall be;_ PROP RTY FROM FIRE OR held to mean the Village of EXPLOSION, AND ESTAB. Buffalo Grove. I LISHING;A BUREAU OF FIRE b. Wherever the term "Cor- PREVENTION AND PROVID- poration Counsel is used in the ING OFFICERS THEREFOR lFire Prevention Code, it shall AND: DEFINING THEIR I be held to mean the Attorney 1, POWERS AND DUTIES for the to of Buffalo Grove. BE, IT 'ORDAINED BY THE I SECTION A. Establishment of PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF JLimits of Districts in which; TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE Storage . of Explosives a n d!1 OF BUFFALO GROVE. I Blasting Agents is to be Pro -1 SECTION 1. Adoption of Fire hibited. Prevention Code. I The limits referred to in sec There is hereby adopted by! tion 12.5b of the Fire Preven - the, Village of Buffalo Grove for tion Code, in which storage of the purpose of prescribing reg - I explosives and blasting agents ulations governing conditions I is prohibited, are hereby estab- 1 committee to determine and otherwise specified, each ten hazardous to life and property 1 lished as follows: Within thei, specify, after giving affected j days that prohibited conditions from fire or explosion, that cer- I Village limits. lain code known as the Fire I SECTION 5. Establishment of persons y opportunity ate ia to be I are maintained shall constitute Prevention Code recommended' Limits of Districts ill which card, any new materials, hi c- a separate offense. by the American Insurance As- I Storage of Flammable Liquids shall or occupancies, which I b. The application of the I sociation, being w Outside Aboveground Tanks, require permits, in aced above malt shall not be held g particular) the g lion to those now enumerated I to prevent the enforced remov- . 1965 edition thereof and the I is to be Prohibited. P whole thereof, save and except' a. The limits referred to in ''in said code. The Fire Marshal al of prohibited conditions. The such portions as are hereinafter section 16.22a of the Fire Pre - shat post such list in a con- Fiigre Marshal shall have the i icuous deleted, modified or amended, vention Code in which storage distribute place thereof to a n- hib tedoconditionsmupvon of of which code not less than of flammable liquids in outside', terested persons. upon giving ' three (3) copies have been and aboveground tanks is prohibited, p written notice thereo . now are filed in the office of are hereby established as fol- SECTION 10. Penalties. I SECTION 11. Repeal of Con. the Clerk of the Village and the ;lows: Within the Village limits. a Any Person who shall via - flitting Ordinances. same are hereby adopted and b. The limits referred to in' late of the adopted of the All former ordinances or parts' incorporated as fully as if set section 16.51 of the Fire Pre - Y or fail to thereof conflicting or nconsist out at length herein, and from ve•ntion Code, in which new bulk : comply therewith, or who shall ent with the provisions of this the date on which this'ordinance plants for flammable or cone- violate or fail to comply with ordinance or of the code hereby shall take effect, the provisions bustible liquids are prohibited, any order made thereunder, or adopted are hereby repealed thereof shall be controlling are hereby established as fol- who shall build n violation of SECTION 12. Validity. within the limits of the Villagee lows: Within the Village limits. any detailed statement of speci- Should any section, para- of Buffalo Grove, SECTION 6. Establishment of fications or plans submitted and graph, sentence, or word of this SECTION 2. Establishment and; Limits in which Bulk Storage of ! approved thereunder, or any ordinance or of the code hereby, duties of Bureau of Fire pre_ Liquefied Petroleum Gases is to ' l certificate or permit issued adopted be declared for any vention. be Restricted. thereunder, and from which no reason to be invalid, it is the a. The Fire Prevention Code! The limits referred to n sec- appeal has been taken, or who intent of corporate authorities shall be enforced by the Fire'tion 21.6a of the Fire Preven- shall fail to comply with such that it would have passed all '; Marshal. The Chief of said lion Code, in which bulk storage an order as affirmed or modi- other portions of this ordinance Buffalo Grove Fire Department of liquefied petroleum gas is re- tied by the corporate authorities independent of the elimination is hereby appointed ex officio stricted, are hereby established or by a court of competent jur- herefrom of any such portion as Vill age Fire Marshal. The Fire as follows: Within the Village `sdictron, within the me fixed may be declared invalid. Marshal shall appoint such limits. erein, shall severally for each SECTION 13. Date of Effect. members of the department as SECTION 7. Modifications. and every such violation and This ordnance shall take ef- he deems necessary o act as a The President and Board of lon- compliance respectively, be feet and be n force from and Fire Prevention Bureau. The Trustees shall have power , 3ui ty of a misdemeanor, pun- after its approval, passage and same shall be operated under modify any of the provisions o: ishablo by a fine of not less publication as required by law. the supervision of the Fire I the Fire Prevention Code upon: than $10.00 nor more than Ayes 5; Nays 0; Absent 1. Marshal. application in writing by the $500.00. The imposition of one APPROVED: b. The Fire Marshal in charge owner or lessee, or his duly au -, penalty for any violation shall sl DONALD J. THOMPSON of the Bureau of Fire Preven- thorized agent, when there are not excuse the violation or per. President tion shall be appointed by the practical difficulties in the way; mit it to continue; and all such ATTEST: President, by and with the con -,of carrying out the strict letter, 9ersons shall be required to sl DOROTHY C. HOPKINS sent of the Board of Trustees. of the code, provided that the correct or remedy such viola- Clerk His appointment shall continue i spirit of the code shall be ob :ions or defects within a rea- Published in Wheeling Herald', during good behavior and satis- I served, public safety secured, : sonable time; and when not April 3, 1968. factor service. land substantial justice done. - — - C* a Fire Marshal may de- The particulars of such modif- tail such members of the fire cation when granted or allowed i department as inspectors as and the decision of the corpo- shall from time to time be nec- rate authorities thereon shall be essary. The Fire Marshal shall entered upon the records of the! recommend to the President (Fire Department and a signed; and Board of Trustees the em -;copy shall be furnished the ap ployment of technical inspec -1 plicant. ' tors, who, when such authoriza - !SECTION 8. Appeals. tion is made, shall be selected i Whenever the Fire Marshal j through an examination to de- I shall disapprove an application! termine their fitness for the po -Ior refuse to grant a permit ap-! sition. The examination shall be plied for, or when it is claimed open to members and non -mem that the provisions o' the code !iers of the fire department, and j do not apply or that the True appointments made after ex- intent and meaning of the code amination shall be for an in.' have been misconstrued or definite term with removal only wrongly interpreted, the appplf -, for cause. ; cant may appeal from the deci -1 d. A report of the Bureau of ! sion of the Fire Marshal to cor- Fire Prevention shall be made orate authorities within 30 days annually and transmitted to the; from the date of the decision chief executive officer of the'' appealed. municipality; it shall contain' SECTION 9. New Materials, i all proceedings under this code,Processes or Occupancies which; with such statistics as the Fire ;may Require Permits. :Marshal may wish to include; The corporate authorities and therein; the Fire Marshal shall I Fire Marshal shall act as a n i CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION PADDOCK PUBLICATIONS, INC. A Corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY That it is the publisher of Wheeling Herald That said Wheeling Herald. is a secular newspaper and has been published Tri- weekly in the Village of Wheeling , County of Cook and State of Illinois, continuously for more than one year prior to, on and since the date of the first publication of the notice hereinafter referred to and is of gen- eral circulation throughout said Village, County and State. I further certify that Wheeling Herald is a newspaper as defined in "an Act to revise the law in relation to notices" as amended by Act approved July 17, 1959 —Ill. Revised Statutes, Chap. 100, Para. 1 and 5. That a notice of which the annexed printed slip is a true copy, was published in said Wheeling Herald , on the 3rd day of April , A.D. 196--::--. 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, the said PADDOCK PUBLICA- TIONS, Inc., has caused this certificate to be signed and its corporate seal affix- ed hereto, by FRANCIS E. STITES, its Secretary, at Arlington Heights, Illinois, this 3rd day of April , A.D. 196A—. PADDOCK PUBLICATIONS, INC. By�,`' Secretary.