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ORDINANCE NO. 5465
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23, ARTICLE XVI
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
Passed and approved by
the President and Board of Trustees
the 3rd day of November, 2004
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois,
the 4th day of November, 2004
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ORDINANCE NO. 5465
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 23, ARTICLE XVI OF THE
THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: Section 23.1603, entitled "Definitions," of Article XVI, Chapter 23, of the
Mount Prospect Village Code shall be amended by adding the following definitions in their
proper alphabetical place within the Section:
CONVERSION BUILDING: Any structure in a condominium conversion project.
CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION PROJECT: The property which is being
converted into condominiums from that which is or has been wholly or partially
occupied before the recording of condominium instruments by persons other than
those who have contracted for the purchase of condominiums.
SECTION 2: Section 23.1612, entitled "Condominium Conversions - Occupancy
Certificates, Inspections and Fees," of Article XVI, Chapter 23, of the Mount Prospect Village
Code shall be deleted in its entirety, and a new Section 23.1612 inserted in lieu thereof, entitled
"Condominium Conversions - Occupancy Certificates, Inspections and Fees," to be and read as
follows:
23.1612:
CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS - OCCUPANCY
CERTIFICATES, INSPECTIONS AND FEES:
A.
No unit in a conversion building shall be occupied unless and until an
occupancy certificate has been issued for such unit by the director of
community development.
B.
Before an occupancy certificate may be issued for a unit, such unit and the
common areas of the conversion building must be inspected by the village
for compliance with applicable village ordinances. No occupancy
certificate shall be issued by the village for any unit unless and until the
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common areas of the conversion building and unit are in compliance with
applicable village ordinances.
C.
A conversion building shall be protected throughout with an automatic
sprinkler system installed and maintained fully operational, in compliance
with sections 24.202(C) through 24.202(0) of this code, and NFPA 13,
Standard for the Installation of Automatic Sprinklers, subject to the
following exceptions:
1.
Conversion buildings, which have code-compliant exits leading
from every condominium unit directly to the outside of the
conversion building and to the public way, may comply with the
sprinkler system design and installation requirements of NFP A
13R, in lieu ofNFPA 13.
2.
Conversion buildings, which have three (3) stories or less, may
comply with the sprinkler system design and installation
requirements ofNFPA 13R, in lieu ofNFPA 13, upon written
approval of the Fire Chief. Said approval shall be based upon the
Fire Chief's opinion that the construction features of the existing
conversion building do not create a significant hazard to fire
fighters or conversion building occupants in the event of a fire.
D.
In conversion buildings, which have three (3) stories or more, standpipes
shall be installed and maintained fully operational, in accordance with
section 24.203 of this code, except that the less restrictive standpipe
design requirements in section 24.203(f) of this code may be utilized in
three (3) story conversion buildings.
An automatic fire alarm system shall be installed and maintained fully
operational in conversion buildings, which have three (3) stories or less.
Said system shall consist of the following:
1.
Audiovisual devices and manual pull stations in all common areas
of the conversion building in accordance with NFP A 72. The audio
devices shall be sufficient to alert occupants in each unit.
a.
Exception: Conversion buildings, which have code-
compliant exits leading from every condominium unit
directly to the outside of the conversion building and to the
public way, are not required to install and maintain
audiovisual devices and manual pull stations in all common
areas.
2.
Hardwired smoke detectors in each unit in accordance with section
24.204(3) of this code.
3.
Fire alarm systems shall be monitored as provided in Section
24.204(A)(4) of this code.
F.
In conversion buildings, which have four (4) stories or more, fire alarm
systems shall be installed and maintained fully operational, in accordance
with section 24.204(A)(5) of this code.
G.
Conversion buildings shall have adequate driveways for access by the fire
department, as deemed appropriate by the Fire Chief.
H.
Conversion buildings shall comply with the fire prevention code, as set
forth in Chapter 24 of this code. In the event that any provision of this
section conflicts with the fire prevention code, the provision of this section
shall govern.
I.
The fees for inspection of a condominium conversion project shall be as
follows:
1.
The fee for inspection of the common areas of a condominium
conversion project is set forth in appendix A, division II of this
code. Said fee shall apply to groups of ten (10) or fewer
condominium units within a condominium conversion project, and
shall be payable on or before the date upon which the common
areas of the conversion condominium project are inspected by the
village.
2.
The fee for the inspection of individual units of a condominium
conversion project is set forth in appendix a, division II of this
code, and shall be payable on or before the date upon which each
such unit is inspected by the village.
J.
The developer of a conversion condominium project shall arrange the
dates and times for the inspections required by this section with the
director of community development.
SECTION 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.
Skowron, Wilks, ladel, Farley
AYES:
None
NA YES:
Corcoran, Hoefert, Lohrstorfer
ABSENT:
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PASSED and APPROVED this ~ day of
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