The following sections of the International Fire Code, 2018 edition, are amended as follows:
IFC 105.4.2.1 Fire Department System Drawings:
For each hydraulically calculated automatic sprinkler system identified on the submitted drawing, the applicant shall provide the Village with a copy of the hydraulic nameplate.
IFC 106 Re-Inspection Fee:
The Code Official may allow up to thirty (30) calendar days to correct any non-compliance with the Fire Code or violation(s) of the Fire Code, including but not limited to any Fire Code Compliance action matter or any Fire Code corrective action matter. If the non-compliance condition or the violation(s) has not been corrected after the expiration of the allowed compliance action period, a re-inspection fee of $100.00 will be imposed on the owner, occupant, operator or the person responsible for the non-compliance condition or the violation(s) for each subsequent inspection by the Village that is required to check for compliance. This re-inspection fee is a separate fee that must be paid by the owner, occupant, operator or the person responsible for the non-compliance condition or violation(s) and does not replace any other penalties for Code violations that are allowed by the code.
IFC 106 False Alarm Fee:
A charge of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per call or response shall be assessed to the property owner or the automatic fire alarm equipment owner, if the alarm is installed and maintained by someone or some company other than the property owner, which initiates a response by the Western Springs Fire Department, for a false alarm being given or transmitted by these facilities to the Western Springs Fire Department.
False Alarm Payment Time Period: A false alarm charge shall be for the second false alarm transmitted and responded to in any capacity by the Western Springs Fire Department during any ninety (90) consecutive calendar day period, whether caused by malfunctioning or intentionally or negligently misused or abused facilities or equipment or inadequately maintained and which results in a fire suppression and/or rescue apparatus and equipment being unnecessarily called to the property in response thereto. All false alarm charges shall be paid to the village within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of an invoice for such charges.
IFC 109 Board Of Appeals: Delete in its entirety.
IFC 507.5.4 Obstruction To Fire Hydrants And IFC 912.4 Obstruction To Fire Department Connections:
No person shall park a vehicle or store equipment in front of a fire hydrant, fire department standpipe or sprinkler system connection, nor within fifteen (15) feet on each side thereof, unless the licensed driver is seated behind the steering wheel and the engine is running.
IFC 901.7 System Out Of Service:
No automatic fire detection or fire suppression systems shall be out of service for more than twelve (12) hours for additions, alterations, maintenance or repairs without the advance written approval of the Western Springs Fire Department. When an automatic fire detection or fire suppression system is out of service for any reason, notice thereof shall be given immediately to the Western Springs Fire Department. In addition, the building owner or designated representative, prior to taking any such system out of service for more than twelve (12) hours, shall notify all tenants and occupants of any building affected by the
system taken out of service that no automatic fire detection or fire suppression system is in operation and for what time period that will be the case. The building owner or designated representative shall notify the Western Springs Fire Department.
IFC 902 Definition Of Fire Area:
The aggregate floor area bounded by the exterior walls of a building; regardless of fire walls, fire barriers, or fire resistance-rated horizontal assemblies. The area shall not be subdivided into multiple fire areas to permit the omission of automatic fire sprinklers.
IFC 903 Automatic Sprinkler Systems For New Construction:
An Automatic fire sprinkler system, including a manual fire alarm system, shall be installed in use groups A, B, E, H, I, M, S, F and U (commercial, institutional or mixed-use commercial/residential) in compliance with the most current applicable NFPA fire code.
Additions/Alterations: An automatic fire sprinkler system, including a manual fire alarm system, shall be installed throughout the existing building in use groups A, B, E, H, I, M, S, F and U (commercial, institutional, or mixed use commercial/residential) in compliance with the most current applicable NFPA code for the following: additions and alterations exceeding 2,500 square feet in gross floor area, additions in buildings resulting in an overall gross area of 2,500 square feet or greater alterations to existing buildings (exceeding a gross floor area of 2,500 square feet).
IFC 903.3.9 Sprinkler System Calculations:
Provide a minimum of 10% but not less than 5 psi minimum safety factor in the fire protection system hydraulic calculation. The system demand shall be 5 psi minimum below the seasonal low water flow test supply.
IFC 903.4.2.1.1 Exterior Appliances:
Visual/Audible Exterior Appliances. A visual/audible appliance supervised by the fire alarm system blue horn/strobe shall be provided above the fire department connection. A blue 75cd weatherproof strobe light shall be provided above the fire department connection. The strobe light shall be supervised by the fire alarm system and shall operate upon water flow activation.
IFC 903.4.3 Floor Control Valves:
Indication control valves and water flow valves shall be provided at the point of connection to the riser on each floor in multiple story buildings (instead of just high rises).
IFC 907.5.2.3.5 Visible Alarms:
In single story Multi-Tenant Group M buildings, alarms shall ring by tenant activation, by a fire sprinkler flow switch for each space or manual and automatic fire detection and shall include a weatherproof clear outside strobe over the entrance to each tenant space as directed by the fire department. All outside strobes shall be 75 candela minimum.
IFC 912.3 Fire Department Connections:
All new fire department connections shall be a four inch (4") storz connection with a 30-degree downturn.
Installation of fire alarm, fire sprinkler and knox box requirements as set forth at section 9-2-4 (amendments to international building code) of the municipal code of Western Springs, as
revised from time to time, are incorporated by reference in their entirety into this chapter, except for the “Violation; Fines And Penalties” provision, which cannot be adopted by reference and must be specifically adopted within this chapter as required by state law:
Violation; Fines And Penalties: Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each violation for each day that the violation continues, and each day that the violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense subject to a separate penalty. Such a fine shall be in addition to any other fee or charge authorized pursuant to the terms of this chapter.
(Ord. 18-2927, 7-23-2018; amd. Ord. 22-3098, 9-26-2022)