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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...
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