A. Definitions. For the purpose of this section the term "freestanding heating or cooling device" means any device designed to collect, store or produce heat or cooling, including solar heating or water heating devices, heat pumps and air conditioning units not enclosed within a building or accessory building, but does not include a portable window air conditioner. Also, for the purpose of this chapter, a "stationary generator" shall be defined as a piece of permanent equipment that produces auxiliary, standby or backup electrical power to a whole building/structure or a portion thereof. A "freestanding heating or cooling device" and a "stationary generator" are each deemed to be a "building" as that term is used in the Zoning Ordinance.
B. Permit Required. No person shall install or replace any freestanding heating or cooling device or any stationary generator within the Village without first obtaining a permit from the Director.
C. Applications for Permit. Application for such permit shall be made on forms provided by the Director. The fee for such permit shall be set from time to time by resolution of the Village Council.
D. Standard for Permits. Any application for a permit to install or replace one or more air conditioners or freestanding cooling devices having a total capacity of eight tons or more or to install a stationary generator shall be made on a printed form provided by the Director. The application shall include plans detailing that the equipment for which the permit is sought will be screened on all four sides by a solid fence or wall at least the height of the equipment being screened, in order to reduce transmission of noise to adjacent parcels.
E. Temporary Permits: Weather Emergency. At any time from December 1st through March 31st, or in the event of a weather emergency, the Director may issue a temporary permit, which shall expire no later than the first day of May immediately following its issuance, to allow for the installation of a combined heating and cooling device or generator otherwise subject to the permit standards of subsection D of this section; provided that, the combined heating and cooling device or the generator is being installed to replace a combined heating and cooling unit of equal or lesser size or a generator that has failed and cannot be repaired; and provided further that, as soon as weather conditions permit, the owner of the property on which the combined heating and cooling device or generator is being installed proceeds to provide a solid fence or wall as required in compliance with the permit standards of subsection D of this section. For purposes of this subsection, a weather emergency shall exist: (1) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following twenty-four (24) hours for the Chicago metropolitan area includes a forecast that the temperature will be thirty-two (32) degrees Fahrenheit or below; or (2) on any day preceding a holiday or a weekend when such a forecast indicates that the temperature will be thirty-two (32) degrees Fahrenheit or below during the holiday or weekend.
(MC-5-2019, Amended, 06/04/2019; prior code § 23.31)