G35-76 Ordinance No. G35-76
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE ELGIN CITY CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY 'IHE CITY COUNCIL OF Tilt CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That Section 19-1u3 of Article I of Chapter 19 of the
City Code of Elgin is nereby amended by amending Section 1202.1 of
Article i2 to read as follows:
"1202.1. Where required: Fire suppression systems shall be installed
and maintained in full operating condition, as specified in this code, in the
following locations except one- and two-family dwellings.
1202.1.1. An approved automatic sprinkler system shall be installed
throughout every building more than four stories in height.
1202.1.2. An approved automatic sprinkler system shall be installed
in buildings less than five stories as hereafter provided:
'a' Especially Hazardous Properties.
Tnroughout every building classified in Use Group H.
'b' Buildings for the Manufacture, Storage or Sale of Combustible
Hoods or Merchandise.
Throughout every Class l-A and 1-B building occupied in whole
or in part for the manufacture, storage, or sale of combustible
goods or merchandise, if over two stories in height and more
than seven thousand five hundred square feet in area.
Throughout every building of Type 2, 3 and 4 construction
occupied in whole or in part, for the manufacture, storage or
sale of combustible goods or merchandise, of more than seven
thousand Live hundred square feet in area.
'c• Garages.
Throughout all garages as follows: Type 1-A, 1-B buildings
over 10,u00 square feet in area.
Type 2, 3 and 4 buildings over 6,000 square feet in area.
'd' Assembly occupancies - Type A-1-A, A-1-B, A-2 and A-3.
Throughout all buildings if such places of assembly are located
above or below the first or grade floor regaruless of type of
construction.
Throughout all buildings of such places or assembly over
10,000 square feet if of Type 1, 2-A, or 3-A construction, and
over 4,800 square teed: if of Type 2-B, 2-C, 3-B, 3-C or 4
construction.
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'e' Assembly Occupancies - Type A-4.
Throughout all exitway stairways, shops, kitchens, storage
areas, janitor closets or other spaces where combustible
materials are stored or handled regardless of type of con-
struction if such building is over 4,800 square feet in area.
If cellar or basement exceeds 2500 square feet Section 'm'
shall apply.
'f' Institutional Buildings.
Throughout all institutional buildings regardless of type of
construction.
Exception: Sprinklers may be omitted in security areas of
penal type institutions.
'g' Residential - Hotels.
In the basements, cellars, store rooms, kitchens, work rooms,
hallways and stairways of all Use Group (R-1) occupancies
other than Type 1-A or 1-B construction and less than 5000
square feet.
'h' Residential - Other than one- or two-family.
In the basements, cellars, store rooms, work rooms, hallways,
and stairways of all Use Group (R-2) occupancies of other
than Type 1-A or 1-B construction and less than 5000 square
feet.
'i' Bus garages. In all bus garages:
1. when used as passenger terminals for four (4) or more
buses; or
2. when used for storage or loading of four (4) or more
buses.
'j ' Unlimited area buildings. In "unlimited area buildings" as
required by Section 307.0.
'k' Aircraft hangars. In aircraft hangars.
'1' Storage and workshop areas.
In all portions of use groups A (assembly) , B (business) , I
(institutional) or R-1 and R-2 (residential, hotels and
multi-family) occupied for storage, workshop or similar
purposes.
Exception: Individual storage or work-shop areas located
entirely within a dwelling unit.
'm' Cellar or basement.
In every story, cellar or basement of all buildings where
there is not provided at least twenty (20) square feet of
opening entirely above the adjoining grade level in each
fifty (50) lineal feet of exterior wall in the story,
cellar or basement, on at least two (2) 'sides of the
building. Openings shall have a minimum dimension of
not less than twenty-two (22) inches. Such openings
shall be unobstructed to allow fire-fighting and rescue
operations from the exterior. ..
Exception: If the area of a cellar exceeds two thousand,
five hundred (2,500) square feet, an automatic fire
suppression system is required.
For purposes of this section, an opening in an exterior
wall qualifies as follows:
1. doors or access panels may be included in the
determination of openings;
2. windows may be included in the determination of
openings if they provide a breakable glazed area
of not less than twenty-two (22) inches in its
least clear dimension.
'n' Painting rooms.
In spray painting rooms or shops where painting, brushing,
dipping, or mixing is regularly conducted using flammable
materials.
'o' Trash rooms and chutes.
In rooms or areas used for incineration, trash, laundry
collection, or similar uses. At alternate floor levels and
at the top of all chutes used in conjunction with these
rooms or areas.
'p' Furnace rooms.
In furnace rooms, boiler rooms and rooms for similar uses.
Exception: Such room located entirely within and serving a
single dwelling unit.
'q' Unenclosed vertical openings.
In unenclosed vertical openings between floors as required by
Sections 520.0 and 616.8.
'r' Range hoods.
In range hoods, in accordance with the mechanical code listed
under Heating in Appendix B.
's' Alternate protection.
In special use areas of buildings or structures, an automatic
fire alarm system may be installed in lieu of a fire supression
system when approved by the building official and fire depart-
ment and when such fire suppression system installation would
be detrimental or dangerous to the specific use or occupancy
and special use areas are separated in accordance with the
requirements of Article 9 Table 902."
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage as provided by law and shall be published in pamphlet
form by order of the City Council.
s/ Richard L. Verbic
Richard L. Verbic, Mayor
Presented: August 11, 1976
Passed: August 11, 1976
Vote: Yeas 6 Nays 0
Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
" s/ Marie Yearman
Marie Yearman, City Clerk