Locations:
(A) Public buildings. Any building which is owned or operated by the Village of Romeoville and is generally held open to the public shall contain not less than one AED, to be placed pursuant to the direction of the Fire Chief or his or her designee, regardless of any contrary requirements of this subchapter.
(B) Private occupancies. Any occupancy, as defined in this subchapter, shall contain not less than one AED, placed in accordance with the otherwise applicable requirements of this subchapter. The placement of an AED in any occupancy, as herein defined, shall at a minimum comply with the following enumerated requirements:
(1) No AED shall be placed or located within any occupancy where the travel distance to such AED exceeds 500 feet from any other point within the building.
(2) Additional AEDs shall be placed within the occupancy as needed until the foregoing requirement is satisfied.
(3) Where the internal structure or use of an occupancy tends to prohibit or prevent persons from occupying certain areas within that occupancy (such as, but not limited to, portions of storage or distribution facilities containing racking systems), the AED shall be placed in the area within such occupancy that is most commonly and regularly occupied by persons.
(4) All AEDs shall be placed in a cabinet that is affixed to a wall within the occupancy. The bottom of the cabinet must be at least 27 inches from the floor, and the handle of the cabinet must be not more than 48 inches from the floor. Each AED cabinet shall be clearly and prominently marked with signage indicating the presence of an AED within the cabinet. Lettering on the signs shall be not less than six inches in height and shall also include an AED symbol approved by the Fire Chief or his or her designee that is visible in all directions from the cabinet. The cabinet shall also provide reasonable protection for the AED located within from tampering, vandalism, impact damage, and environmental factors such as dust, moisture, and weather.
(5) Acceptable means of tampering and vandalism protection include but are not limited to the use of cabinets with local alarms, or cabinets that are directly connected to the fire alarm system, such that the use of the cabinet triggers a fire alarm.
(6) Not all occupancies will require the use of an AED cabinet when the risk of tampering or damage to the AED unit is high. The authority having jurisdiction (Fire Chief or their designee) shall provide direction in those incidents.
(Ord. 08-0670, passed 5-21-08; Am. Ord. 09-0774, passed 8-5-09; Am. Ord. 11-0923, passed 9-21- 11; Am. Ord. 11-0935, passed 11- 2-11; Am. Ord. 12-1016, passed 11-7-12; Am. Ord. 14-1127, passed 7-16-14; Am. Ord. 17- 1347, passed 3-1-17; Am. Ord. 22-1811, passed 12-7-22)