O-68-11 Ord Amending Chapter 15 of Lemont Municipal Code-One and Two Family DwellingsVILLAGE OF L MONT
ORDINANCE NO. v
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE LEMONT, ILLINOIS
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO THE
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE FOR ONE AND TWO FAMILY
DWELLINGS, 2006 EDITION AS AMENDED
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT
THIS 14 DAY OF14(thydx, 2011
Published in pamphlet form by
Authority of the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of
Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will and
DuPage, Illinois, this N i day of 1■10004, 2011.
ORDINANCE NO.,0 2k 1/
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 15 of the Lemont, Illinois Municipal Code
Relating to Additional Amendments to the International Residential Code for One and
Two Family Dwellings, 2006 Edition as Amended
WHEREAS, the Village of Lemont ( "Village ") is an Illinois Municipal Corporation
pursuant to the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and the Statutes of the State of Illinois;
WHEREAS, the Village Board finds that certain model building codes, including residential
codes, may be adopted and amended by municipalities; and,
WHEREAS, the Village Board further finds that the residential codes of the Village may be
amended to provide for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare, and is
otherwise in the public interest; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT and BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COOK, DUPAGE AND WILL
COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, as follows:
SECTION 1: The foregoing findings and recitals, and each of them, are hereby adopted as
Section 1 of this Ordinance and are incorporated by reference as if set forth verbatim herein.
SECTION 2: The Lemont, Illinois Municipal Code ( "Village Code "), as amended, is
hereby further amended by in the manner and form shown below with additions being underlined,
so that Section 15.06.020 (28) shall hereafter provide as follows:
(28) Section R317.2 Townhouses. Delete in its entirety and in lieu
thereof substitute the following new section R317.2:
Section R317.2 Townhouses. Townhouses shall be vertically
separated by a U.L. listed self - supporting, structurally independent
masonry wall with a minimum fire - resistance rating of not less than 2-
hours. Where the exception of Section R317.2.2(2) is chosen, the joint
system shall be sealed at the top of the wall with an approved U.L. listed,
2 -hour rated joint sealant system. In addition, said masonry separation wall
shall be void of any membrane penetrations or through penetrations. If
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townhouses are stacked one above the other, they shall be horizontally
separated by a U.L. - listed pre -cast concrete floor /ceiling assembly with a
minimum fire- resistance rating of no less than 2- hours. Exterior soffits,
mansard roofs and other similar features shall be firestopped in line with,
and as an extension of, the required dwelling unit separation wall with
construction having a minimum fire resistance rating of 2- hours. The
requirement of a structurally independent masonry wall shall not be
required for any approved subdivision currently under construction where
building plans have been approved for the following subdivisions:
Limestone Development, Singer Landings, Ashbury Wood Phase III and
Woodglen Subdivision.
Exception: The townhouses may be vertically separated by a U.L.
listed, self - supporting, structurally independent gypsum board assembly
with a minimum fire resistance rating of not less than 2 -hours where the
entire building or structure is fully protected by an approved fire sprinkler
system.
SECTION 3: That the Village Clerk of the Village of Lemont be and is directed hereby to
publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form, pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Illinois, made
and provided.
SECTION 4: Should any Section or provision of this Ordinance be declared by a Court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance
as a whole or any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid,.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval
and publication as provided by law.
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PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL, AND DUPAGE,
ILLINOIS, on this fL4 day of Npu►nber , 2011.
PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE BOARD MEMBERS:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN
Debby Blatzer i
Paul Chialdikas
Clifford Miklos
Ron Stapleton
Rick Sniegowski
Jeanette Virgilio
ATTEST:
CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN
Village Clerk
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BRIA K. REAVES
President