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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2151 03/04/1969 ---.. .- ". ORDINANCE NO. 2151 Aj''J ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT 'tJ1IEREAS. the Building Cormni ttee of the Village of Mount Prospect on February 5. 1969. held a public hearing to deternrlne the feasibility of making changes to the Fire Prevention Code. Article IV. Chapter 24 of the Municipal Code of rllount Prospect; and \lliEREAS. the Building J ommittee by a vote of 2-0 recommended to the President and Board of Trustees to amend the said Fire Prevention Code in order to re- quire that exit doors of public buildings and places swing with the exit trave 1; and \tJHEREAS. the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of rllount Prospect have determined that the same is for the best interest of the Village of Mount Prospect. NOW. THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION ONE: That Section 24.403 of Article IV, Chapter 24 of the MuniCipal Code of Mount Prospect of 1957, as amended, be and is hereby amended in its entirety b~ removing the subj ect matter therein to a new Section 24.411 and substituting there- fore regulations for entrance and exit doors, so that the said Section 24.403 shall hereafter be and read as follows: "Section 24.403. Entrance and Exit Doors A. Every room and every building open to the pUblic, i.e. every place to vlhich the general public has a right to resort, which room or building exceeds fifty (50) sq. ft. in area shall have all entrance and exit doors hung to swing in the direction of exit travel, unless such doors are equipped with an emergency release bracket that will disengage the door operator and permit the door to swing outward under total pressure of not more than fifteen (15) pounds. 1. Unless so equipped, doors swinging inward only shall not be accepted and are hereby declared unlawful. 2. Where separate doors are provided for ingress and egress use, the entrance door(s) shall be clearly marked 'ENTRANCE ONLY' in letters not less than six (6) inches in height and legible from both inside and outside, un- less such doors are equipped with an emergency release bracket that will disengage the door operator and penni t the door to swing outward under total pressure of not more than fifteen (15) pounds. 3. Where entrance and exit doors are arranged to be opened by mechanical devices of any kind, they shall be so constructed that the door may be opened to swing with the direction of exit travel and will so release under a total pressure of not more than fifteen (15) pounds . B. A presently existing door which does not conform to the pro- visions of this Section at the date of passage of this ordinance shall be eliminated or made to conform herewith in accordance with the following schedule: ~ ~ 1. A room or building having at least fifty (50) but not exceeding seven hundred and fifty (750) square feet of space for use by the general public shall conform with the provisions of this Section within six (6) months of the date of passage of this Ordinance. 2. A room or building having more than seven hundred and fifty (750) but not exceeding fifteen hundred (1500) square feet of space for use by the general public, shall conform with the provisions herein within twelve (12) months of the date of passage of this Ordinance. 3. A room or building having more than fifteen hundred (1500) square feet of space for use by the general public shall conform with the provisions herein within eighteen (18) months of the date of passage of this Ordinance." SECTION 'rI.I/O: That a new Section 24.412 be created within Article IV of Chapter 24 of the fllunicipal Code of Mount Prospect of 1957, as amended, containing definitions so that the said Section 24.412 shall be and read as follows: "Section 24.412. Definitions A. Whenever the word 'municipality' is used in this Article, it shall be construed to refer to the Village of tllount Prospect." SECTI01'J THREE: That the penalties Cor violation of Section One hereof shall be as follows: A. Any person vlho 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 staternent 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 affirrred or mod- ified by the Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall sever- ally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $200. The imposition of one penalty for any and all such persons shall be required to correct such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall con- stitute a separate offense. B. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. SEgr'ION FOUR: If any part or parts of this Ordinance shall be held to be unconstitutional, such unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts. The Board of Trustees hereby declares that it would have passed the remaining parts if it had known that any part or parts hereof would be declared unconstitutional. SECTlOO' FIVE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law. AYES : 6 NAYS: 0 PASSED AND APPROVED this A~~ ,/ / i/Jh Ii:~~~, ~ / ~ /Village Clerk ~