HomeMy WebLinkAboutG69-12 Ordinance No. G69-12
AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE"NFPA 101, LIFE SAFETY CODE, 2012 EDITION"
AS THE LIFE SAFETY CODE OF THE CITY OF ELGIN
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That Chapter 16.29 entitled "Life Safety Code" of the Elgin Municipal Code,
1976, as amended, be and is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That Chapter 16.29 entitled "Life Safety Code" be and is hereby added to the
Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, to read as follows:
CHAPTER 16.29
LIFE SAFETY CODE
SECTION:
16.29.010: Adopted; Exceptions.
16.29.020: Fire Prevention Bureau.
16.29.030: Addition, Insertions, and Changes.
'" 16.29.040: Conflicts With Other Provisions.
16.29.010: ADOPTED; EXCEPTIONS:
That a certain document, one copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City
of Elgin, being marked and designated as the "NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2012 Edition," as
published by the National Fire Protection Association, be and is hereby adopted as and shall be
known as the Life Safety Code of the City of Elgin for establishing minimum requirements, with
due regard to function, for the design, operation, and maintenance of buildings and structures for
safety to life from fires; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and
terms of said NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2012 Edition are hereby referred to, adopted, and
made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and
changes prescribed in this chapter.
16.29.020: FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU:
A. The life safety code shall be enforced by the Fire Marshal of the Fire Prevention Bureau
of the City of Elgin Fire Department, sometimes referred to in this chapter as the Fire
Department, which is established and which shall be operated under the supervision of
the Chief of the Fire Department.
B. The Chief of the Fire Department may detail such members of the Fire Department as
inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary. The Chief of the Fire Department shall
recommend to the City Manager the employment of technical inspectors.
16.29.030: ADDITIONS, INSERTIONS, AND CHANGES:
The NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2012 Edition is amended and revised in the following respects:
CHILD CARE FACILITIES
A. Day Care Centers. Those facilities regulated under Chapters 16 and 17 (Day-Care
Centers) of the Life Safety Code shall include only:
1. Any facility licensed as a Day Care Center by the State of Illinois Department of
Children and Family Services;
2. Any unlicensed facility that regularly provides day care for less than 24 hours per
day for more than 8 children in a family home, or more than 3 children in a
facility other than a family home;
3. Part day child care facilities, as defined in the State of Illinois Child Care Act of
1969 (225 ILCS 10/1 et seq.).
B. Family Day-Care Homes. Those facilities regulated under Chapters 16 and 17
(Family Day-Care Homes) of the Life Safety Code shall include only:
1. Any facility licensed as a day care home by the State of Illinois Department of
r"'" Children and Family Services;
2. Any unlicensed facility that is a family home that receives more than 3 up to a
maximum of 12 children for less than 24 hours per day. The number counted
includes the family's natural or adopted children and all other persons under the
age of 12. This subsection (B)(2) does not affect facilities that receive only
children from a single household.
C. Group Day-Care Homes. Those facilities regulated under Chapters 16 and 17 (Group
Day-Care Homes) of the Life Safety Code shall include only:
1. Any facility licensed as a group day care home by the State of Illinois Department
of Children and Family Services; or
2. Any unlicensed facility that is a family home that receives more than 3 up to a
maximum of 16 children for less than 24 hours per day. The number counted
includes the family's natural or adopted children and all other persons under the
age of 12.
D. For purpose of determining the classification of a child care facility, current State of
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services guidelines will be applied.
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CHILD-TO-STAFF RATIOS
Child-to-Staff ratios in day care facilities shall comply with 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406, 407
and 408, and with the State of Illinois Child Care Act of 1969 (225 ILCS 10/1 et seq.).
Any conflicting provisions of the Life Safety Code are inapplicable.
ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS
Chapter 24 (One- and Two-Family Dwellings) is adopted as recommended guidelines
only.
EXITS IN DAY CARE HOME OR GROUP DAY CARE HOME OCCUPANCIES
When clients occupy a level below the level of exit discharge in a day care home or
group day care home occupancy, exiting shall be provided in accordance with the
requirements of the applicable edition of the Life Safety Code, or with the following:
A. Primary Means of Egress
1. If an exit discharging directly to the outside at the basement level is not provided,
and therefore occupants must traverse another level of the home to exit, the path
of egress through the level of exit discharge shall be separated from the remainder
of that level of the home by construction providing a minimum fire resistance
rating of 1-hour, or
2. The home shall be equipped with smoke detectors permanently powered by the
building's electrical system and wired so that the actuation of one detector will
actuate all the detectors in the dwelling. At least one such smoke detector shall be
located on each level of the occupancy (excluding unoccupied attics), and the path
of egress through the level of exit discharge (from the basement door to the
exterior door of the home) must be protected by automatic fire sprinklers. Listed
residential sprinklers shall be used and the installation shall be made in
accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard #13D, Installation
of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured
Homes - 2010 edition.
B. Secondary Means of Egress
If a window is used where the size is not in accordance with the applicable edition of
the Life Safety Code, the owner or operator of the day care or group day care home
must demonstrate to an on-site representative of the Office of the State Fire Marshal
that all occupants (staff and clients) can escape through the window to the exterior of
the home in 3 minutes or less. The bottom sill of any window used as a secondary
means of escape shall be within 44 inches of the floor as required by the Life Safety
Code, or a permanently fixed stair or ramp shall be installed at the window to allow
occupants to be within 44 inches of the bottom window sill when standing atop the
stair or ramp.
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16.29.040: - CONFLICTS WITH OTHER PROVISIONS:
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When a provision of this chapter conflicts with any other provision of the Elgin Municipal Code,
1976, as amended, regulating the same subject matter, the more stringent or restrictive provision
shall apply. Where the conflict involves circumstances or conditions where the level of
restrictiveness is not clear or applicable, the other provisions of the Elgin Municipal Code shall
apply.
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance be and are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately after its
passage in the manner provided by law.
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David J. .Main ' ayor
Presented: October 24, 2012
Passed: October 24, 2012 ., .. �..,.,
Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 7 Nays: 0 :; :�
Recorded: October 24, 2012 •
Published: October 26, 2012 d `�! .
•Attest: _ `
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Kimberly Dewis, Cit Clerk
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