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A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN APPEAL FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORLAND PARK BUILDING CODE REGARDING FIREPLACE VENTING (CRYSTAL TREE)
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park has adopted the 2006 Edition of the International Building Code with specific amendments as the Orland Park Building Code; and
WHEREAS, the Orland Park Building Code Section 2802 (found at item 184 of the amendments to the IBC) provides that no unvented fireplaces may be installed in any building without the approval of the code official; and
WHEREAS, the Orland Park Code official has reviewed a request to install two unvented fireplace units in the Crystal Tree Country Club, a certain building under development at this time in the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Code Official’s review addressed the available ventilation in the room(s) in which the fireplaces would be installed, and determined that adequate ventilation will be available for public safety; and
WHEREAS, because the ventilation will be adequate, the code official has recommended that the corporate authorities approve the request for a variance from the Orland Park Building Code and the Building Committee of the Village Board has reviewed the request as well and has recommended permitting such use.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
The above provisions are hereby incorporated into this Resolution as fully as if restated in this Section in their entirety.
SECTION 2
Pursuant to the calculations of the Code Official of the Village, the volume of air available in the room(s) the fireplaces are proposed to be installed far exceeds the minimum required by the National Fuel Gas Code. (The National Fuel Gas Code would require 2,000 cubic feet of air space per unvented unit; the two units requested have a total of 26,000 cubic feet of air available.) Therefore, subject to the conditions enumerated in Section III below, a variance from the strict application of Subsection 2802 of the Orland Park Building Code is granted to permit two unvented fireplace units to be installed in the Crystal Tree Country Club in the Cocktail Lounge and the Dining Room/Grill Room.
SECTION 3
The variance approved in Section II above is conditioned on the petitioner submitting to the Building Department the specifications for each of the fireplace units and the BTU/hr rating of each unit, and that the BTU/hr conforms to the requirements set by the Code Official.
SECTION 4
All other requirements of the Orland Park Building Code not specifically varied by this Resolution, shall be met.
SECTION 5
If any section, paragraph, clause, phrase or part of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Resolution.
SECTION 6
A certified copy of this Resolution shall be provided to the developer of Crystal Tree Country Club and to the Orland Park Building Department
SECTION 7
This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption, approval and publication as required by law.