§ 10-267. Additions, amendments, insertions and deletions.

The following sections of the Fire Code are hereby revised as follows:

INSERT Section 101.1 Title: "Village of Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois", for [Name of Jurisdiction].

AMEND SECTION 103 DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PREVENTION: The office of the Village Inspector, as that office is authorized, established and provided for in Chapter 2, Article III, Division 11 of the Village Code, shall be the designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of the Fire Code and all references in the Fire Code to the "fire code official" shall be deemed and construed to be references to the "Village Inspector".

DELETE Section 105.6 Required operational permits

AMEND SECTION 108 BOARD OF APPEALS: The Board of Code Appeals, as that board is created, established and provided for in Chapter 2, Article IV, Division 3 of the Village Code, shall be the board to which any person shall have the right to appeal a decision of the Village Inspector under this code, and all references in this code to the "board of appeals" or the "board" shall be deemed and construed to be references to the Board of Code Appeals.

ADD SECTION 109.3 Violations penalties: Penalties for violations of this code shall be as otherwise specified in Section 1.23 of Chapter 6 of the Village Code.

ADD Section 111.4 Failure to comply: Penalties for unlawful continuances after having been served with a stop work order shall be as otherwise specified in Section 1.23 of the Village Code.

ADD Section 307.1.1 Prohibited Open Burning: Subject to the provisions of Sections 307.4 and 307.5, the "open burning" of leaves between the hours of 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. shall be permitted on any Saturday during the months of April, May, October and November only, provided such "open burning" of leaves is located not less than three (3) feet from any public right-of-way.

AMEND Section 307.2 Permit Required. A permit shall be obtained from the fire code official prior to kindling a fire for recognized silvicultural or range or wildlife management practices, prevention or control of disease or pests, or a bonfire. Application for such approval shall only be presented by and permits issued to the owner of the land upon which the fire is to be kindled.

ADD Section 307.4.2 Recreational fires: An outdoor fire burning fuel for pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking, warmth or similar purposes where the fuel being burned is contained in an outdoor fireplace, barbeque grill, barbeque pit, fire bowl, fire pit, campfire ring or similar device and has a total fuel area of 3 feet or less in diameter and 2 feet or less in height shall be permitted, provided that no "Municipal Waste" or "Landscape Waste" (as such terms are defined in Section 28-19 of the Village Code, as supplemented and amended) other than logs and untreated lumber shall be burned in such cases.

ADD Section 401.6. Key Lock Box Systems. The following buildings or structures shall be equipped with a key lock box system at or near the main entrance of any such building or structure or at such other location on any such building or structure as may be approved by the Fire Chief of the Village Fire Department:

1.

Any commercial or industrial building or structure protected by an automatic alarm system or an automatic suppression system;

2.

Any multi-family residential building or structure that has restricted access through locked doors and have a common corridor or hallway for access to any dwelling units;

3.

Any governmental building or structure;

4.

Any nursing home facility; and

5.

Any other commercial or industrial building that is secured in a manner that restricts access during an emergency.

ADD Section 401.6.1. Installation Requirements. The owner of any building or structure described in Section 401.6 above shall install or cause to be installed a key lock box system and maintain such system in operational condition in accordance with the following schedule:

1.

Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy in connection with any newly constructed building or structure or portion thereof;

2.

Prior to December 31, 2004 in connection with any commercial or industrial building described in part 1 of such Section 401.6;

3.

Prior to December 31, 2004 in connection with any building or structure described in parts 2 to 5 of such Section 401.6.

ADD Section 401.6.2. Key Lock Box System Requirements. The key lock box system required by Section 401.6 shall consist of a lock box, vault or other similar device which is approved by the Fire Chief of the Village Fire Department and which contains a key to each of the following areas:

1.

Any locked point of access in the exterior of any such building or structure;

2.

Any locked point of access to any common area, such as corridor, hallway or utility room contained within any such building or structure;

3.

Any locked mechanical room;

4.

Any locked electrical room; and

5.

Any other area that may be required by the Fire Chief of the Village Fire Department.

ADD Section 401.6.3. Rules and Regulations. The Fire Chief of the Village Fire Department may establish rules and regulations for the placement and maintenance of a key lock box system within the Village, including any approved type of any such key lock box system. Any such rules and regulations or amendments thereto proposed by the Fire Chief of the Village Fire Department shall be submitted to the President and Board of Trustees and Administrative Officer of the Village and shall become effective fourteen (14) days after the date of any such submission.

ADD Section 3204.3.1.1 Location: The geographic limits in which the storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers is prohibited is hereby specified to be any area other than an area zoned for industrial use under the Zoning Ordinance of the Village.

ADD Section 3404.2.9.5.1 Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited: The geographic limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited is hereby specified to be any area other than an area zoned for industrial or commercial use under the Zoning Ordinance of the Village, provided, however, that if located in an area zoned for commercial use, including any use permitted in the C-4 Commercial/Industrial District, the capacity of any such above-ground tank shall be limited to a maximum capacity of 3,000 water gallons unless any such above-ground tank or tanks are used exclusively for the storage of a Class II liquid to provide fuel for back-up power generation, in which event a separate above-ground tank with maximum capacity of up to 3,000-water gallons shall be permitted for each back-up generator up to a maximum of six (6) generator(s).

ADD Section 3406.2.4.4 Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited: The geographic limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in above-ground tanks is prohibited is hereby specified to be any area zoned for residential use under the Zoning Ordinance of the Village.

ADD Section 3804.2 Maximum capacity within established limits: The geographic limits in which the storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas is hereby specified to be any area zoned for residential or commercial use under the Zoning Ordinance of the Village.

(Ord. No. 2090, § 1(6.7.2), 5-8-2007; Ord. No. 2231, § 1, 10-12-2010; Ord. No. 2592, § 1, 12-11-2018)