HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - MC-83-278 - 10/17/1983 - Ch 7 Ext wall materials;smoke detectorssub-soil drORDINANCE NO. MC-83-278
AN ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
McHENRY, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 7-19 of the, "Municipal Code,
City of McHenry, Illinois" be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 7-19. EXTERIOR WALL MATERIALS. A minimum
seventy-five percent of the exterior walls of all
buildings and structures, and of all additions to
existing buildings and structures, hereafter
erected upon any premises which are classified
under the Zoning Ordinance of the City of McHenry
as "R-4" Multi -Family District, "R-4A" Multi -Family
District and "R-4B" Multi -Family District, shall be
faced with brick, brick or masonry veneers, natural
or cast stone veneers or other masonry materials.
SECTION 2. That Chapter 7 of the "Municipal Code,
City of McHenry, Illinois" be and the same is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following provision as and
for Section 7-20 thereof:
Section 7-20. SMOKE DETECTORS. The installation
of any building hereafter constructed which is to
be used for sleeping or lodging purposes, including
two-family dwellings, multiple family dwellings,
hotels and motels, nursing homes and convalescent
homes, (but excluding detached single family
dwellings) shall have a smoke detector installed
and in operating condition on each level of every
dwelling unit in said building and, in addition
thereto, (except single family dwellings) in the
hallways and stairways thereof as hereafter
provided. A smoke detector required under this
section shall be approved by Underwriters
Laboratory, Inc., or other comparable testing firm.
Each required smoke detector shall be mounted on
the ceiling, or a wall not more than 12" from the
ceiling, at a point centrally located in a hallway
or area giving access to rooms used for sleeping
purposes and not more than 25 feet apart in such
hallway or area. In an efficiency dwelling unit
the detector shall be centrally located on the
ceiling of the main rooms. Where sleeping rooms
are on an upper level, a detector shall be placed
at the center of the ceiling directly above the
stairway. Hallway, stairway and basement detectors
shall be installed as part of an interconnected
system. When activated, the detector shall provide
an audible alarm in the dwelling unit. Smoke
detectors with D.C. power supply only are
permitted, as are detectors with A.C. power supply
backed by a secondary supply which is D.C. An A.C.
only powered unit is not permitted. Where
A.C.-D.C. combination units are used, it is
required that all A.C. lines be wired directly to
the building's power supply. The installation of
A.C. powered detectors shall conform to all
electrical standards adopted by the City. All D.C.
power detectors shall have built in protection to
warn of battery failure.
SECTION 3. That Chapter 7 of the "Municipal Code,
City of McHenry, Illinois", be and the same is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following provision as and
for Section 7-22 thereof:
Section 7-22. SUB -SOIL DRAINS: DISCHARGE INTO
SANITARY SEWER PROHIBITED. Sub --soil drains shall
be provided around foundations enclosing habitable
or usable spaces located below grade and which are
subjected to ground water conditions. Drains shall
be installed at or below the area to be protected
and shall discharge by gravity or by mechanical
means into a drainage system approved by the
Building Inspector. No person shall discharge or
cause to be discharged storm water, foundation
drain water, ground water, roof run-off surface
drainage, cooling waters, or any other unpolluted
water into any sanitary sewer.
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SECTION 4. Any person, firm or corporation violating
any provision of this ordinance shall be fined not less
than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) for each offense committed on each day
during, or on which, a violation occurs or continues.
SECTION 5. All ordinances, or parts thereof, in
conflict with the terms and provisions hiereof, be and the
same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be published in
pamphlet form by and under the authority of the corporate
authorities of the City of McHenry, Illinois.
SECTION 7. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval and publication
in pamphlet form, as provided by law.
PASSED this 17th day of October, 1983.
AYES: BOLGER, DATZ, SMITH, SERRITELLA, NOLAN, BUSSE
McCLATCHEY, SNELL
NAYS: NONE
ABSTAINED: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
NOT VOTING: NONE
APPROVED this 17th day of October, 1983.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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