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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5, CHAPTER 1 (BUILDING CODE) AND CHAPTER 5 (FIRE CODE) OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE IN REGARD TO FIRE ALARM MONITORING AND SUPERVISION
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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 to protect the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Municipal Adoption of Codes and Records Act (50 ILCS 220/2) authorizes municipalities to adopt nationally recognized building and fire prevention codes; and
WHEREAS, the Village has adopted the model fire code of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 72), with amendments, in regulating fire suppression, detection and protective signaling systems; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the sections of the Village Code regulating the monitoring and supervision of fire suppression, detection and protective signaling systems installed within the Village provide for monitoring such signaling systems at locations providing the best communication capability to the Fire Protection Districts providing fire protection services within the Village for purposes of dispatching necessary fire suppression equipment in the most expeditious manner; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the residents and businesses of the Village that fire suppression, detection and protective signaling systems be monitored by “remote supervising stations” (i.e., operated by the Fire Protection District).
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
The above recitals are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2
Title 5 (BUILDING), Chapter 1 (BUILDING CODE), Section 13 is hereby ame...
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