HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1193 03/21/1967
ORDINANCE NO. 1193
AN O~'DINANCE ESTABLISHING ~nNnl1L1f.1 HEATING FOn r1ULTI-FAMILY
D1;JELLINGS
NOW, 'l'HEREF'OI-~E, BE IT ORDAUJED BY THE PPESIDB.JT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF 'filE VILLAGE OF Iv'OUNT PHOSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That Chapter 19 of the Nunicipal Code of Mount
. Prospect of 1957, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by adding
thereto an entire new Article VI and said new Article VI of Cr~pter 19 to be
and read as follows:
AR'I'ICLE VI: Minin1Um Heating for f1lul ti.-Family Dvlellir,gs.
19.601. Definition: The term "multi-family dwellir,g" is
hereby defined to mean any building, or portion thereof,
containing tr~ee or more dwelling units.
19.602. Heat Required: It shall be the duty of every
person owning or controlling any multi-family dwelling in
which heat is furnished from a heating plant used in corrnnon
for the purpose of heating the various rooms and apartments
therein, to furnish heat to such rooms and apartments fran
September fifteenth of each year to June first of the
succeeding year, so that the occupants thereof may secure,
without such undue restriction of ventilation as to interfere
with proper sanitary conditions, a minimum temperature of
65 degrees Fahrenheit at 6:30 a.m., 68 degrees at 7:30 a.m.,
and 70 degrees at 8:30 a.m., and thereafter until 10:30 p.m.,
averaged throughout the apartment. Vlritten notice of complaint
concerning lack of heat in such room or apartment shall first
be given by occupant to such person by registered mail before
a violation of this Section shall be deemed to exist.
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19.603. Failure to Furnish Heat: Failure to furnish the
heat required sb.all not constitute an offense where it is
due to a breakdown of the heatir~ plant, if diligence is
used to have such plant repaired (unless such breakdown has
been caused by a violation of the Village of Mount Prospect
Code) nor where it is due to strikes, to a general shortage
of fuel, to any act of the tenant who ~.akes the complaint,
or to any cause beyond the OI'lner' s control, unless written
notice of such failure to furnish the heat required shall
first have been given to the owner or agent of the building
by registered mail by the Village, and the temperature
reading herein provided for shall not be made until after the
delivery of such registered letter to the addressee thereof.
19.604. Method of Determining Heat: For the purpose of
determining whether or not the temperature in any such room
or apartment is in accordance with the provisions of
Section 19.602, the Director of Buildings shall cause
ter:1perature readings to be made by means of a standard
Fahrenheit thermometer in not less than two separate rooms
in such ~partment, or if the apartment consists of only one
room, then in two opposite parts of the room as near the
extremes as practicable, such thermometer to be placed at
a point not less than four feet not more than six feet away
from any door or window.
19.605. Penalties: Any person who shall violate any
provisions of this Ordir~ce and fails to comply with any
of t,he requirements thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of not less than $25.00 and not more
than $500.00, and each day such violation is permitted to
exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SEC'l'ION THO: 'l'his Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided
.by law.
AYES: 5
HAYS: 0
PASSED AND APPROVED this 21st day of r'1arch, 1967.
ATrEST:
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