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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5, CHAPTER 3, OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE (ELECTRICAL CODE)
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WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park (the “Village”) have the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate rules and regulations that pertain to its government and affairs and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1, the Village may pass all ordinances and make all rules and regulations proper or necessary, to carry into effect the powers granted to municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the Village desires to amend several provisions of Title 5, Chapter 3 (Electrical Code) of its Village Code; and
WHEREAS, the Village has determined that the amendments set out below are in the best interests of the Village and its residents and will enhance the public safety and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
Title 5, Chapter 3, Sections 5-3-5 (ADOPTION) and 5-3-6 (DELETIONS) of the Orland Park Village Codes are hereby amended by replacing all reference to the National Electrical Code 2014 with the National Electrical Code 2017.
SECTION 2
Title 5, Chapter 3, Section 5-3-7 (AMENDMENTS) is hereby amended as follows:
A. All references to the “National electrical Code 2014” are replaced with the “National Electrical Code 2017.”
B. The following is added to as a final paragraph to Subsection 4 (C) (COUNTER TOPS) of said Section 5-3-7:
“Island/peninsula counter tops shall have one receptacle per the listed island lengths and configurations listed below.
a. 48” or less = 1 receptacle;
b. 49” to 96” = 2 receptacles;
c. 97’ to 120” - 3 receptacles;
d. Island/peninsula greater than 120”subject to building official approval;
e. Any island non-rectangular or with turns in direction shall have at minimum 1 receptacle for every 48”length of counter.
Receptacles shall not be in the upright position and shall be readily accessible.”
SECTION 3
Title 5, Chapter 3, Section 5-3-7 (AMENDMENTS) is hereby further amended by deleting Subsection 5 thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“5. Article 230 is hereby amended to add section 230.23 (D) to read as follows:
230.23 (D) Min. Service Size Single Family Dwellings:
All services to single family dwellings exceeding 4, 500 square feet of occupied
Area shall be required to have a 400 ampere single phase service.
Exception: Garages shall not be included in the gross area calculations of the single family dwellings for the sole purpose of calculation of electrical demand.”
SECTION 4
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION 5
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision or decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 6
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
SECTION 7
The Village Clerk be and hereby is authorized and directed to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form.