The fire limits of the City of Hometown are established as the limits of the City. Beginning at the center point of the intersection of 87th Street and Pulaski Road, running south on Pulaski Road to the center of the intersection of Pulaski Road and 91st Street. Running West from the center point of 91st Street and Pulaski Road to the center point of the intersection of 91st Street and Kilpatrick Avenue. Running north from that point to the center point of the intersection of Kilpatrick Avenue and 90th Street. From that point west on 90th Street to the center point of the intersection of 90th Street and Cicero Avenue. Running north on Cicero Avenue to the center point of the intersection of 87th Street and Cicero Avenue. Running east from that point to the point of beginning. Except that in the areas shown on the Zoning Map as A Single-Family, B Two-Family and C Multiple-Family Dwelling Districts where buildings have already been constructed of frame construction on a lot or parcel of land, said lot or parcel may continue to be used for buildings of frame construction.
[Amended 6-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004; 2-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2-2007; 7-26-2016 by Ord. No. 4-2016; 3-14-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
(A) 
2021 International Fire Code as published by the International Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Fire Prevention Code of the City with the following changes, additions or insertions:
(1) 
Section 101.1, insert "City of Hometown."
(2) 
Section 103.2, change to read: "The code official is the Fire Inspector."
(3) 
Section 107.2, add the following: "The code official shall establish a schedule of permit fees which are required to be paid in conjunction with the issuance of any required permit."
(4) 
Section 111, delete in full. All appeals shall be taken as provided in the Building Code.
(5) 
Section 112.4, change to read: "A penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $750 is hereby imposed for each violation of this Code. Each day that a violation occurs shall be considered a separate violation and subject to penalty."
(6) 
Section 903.2, add the following: "Automatic sprinkler systems are required to be installed in residential structures only as provided in the Hometown Municipal Code."
(7) 
Section 5704.2.9.6.1, add the following: "The code official shall establish the limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids and above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited."
(8) 
Section 5706.2.4.4, add the following: "The code official shall establish the limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids and above-ground tanks is prohibited."
(9) 
Section 5806.2, add the following: "The code official shall establish the limits in which the storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers is prohibited."
(10) 
Section 6104.2, add the following: "The code official shall establish the limits in which the storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas."
(11) 
Appendix B, Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings, is hereby adopted.
(12) 
Appendix C, Fire Hydrant Locations and Distribution, is hereby adopted.
(13) 
Appendix D, Fire Apparatus Access Roads, is hereby adopted.
(14) 
Appendix E, Hazard Categories, is hereby adopted.
(15) 
Appendix F, Hazard Ranking, is hereby adopted.
(16) 
Appendix G, Cryogenic Fluids-Weight and Volume Equivalents, is hereby adopted.
(17) 
Appendix H, Hazardous Materials Management Plan (HMMP) and Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement (HMIS) Instructions, is hereby adopted.
(18) 
Appendix I, Fire Protection Systems - Noncompliant Conditions, is hereby adopted.
(19) 
Appendix J, Building Information Sign, is hereby adopted.
(B) 
In the event that the 2021 International Fire Code does not contain provisions on an issue, then the provisions of the Life Safety Code, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, shall govern unless waived by the code official for due cause in hardship situations.
[Added 2-13-2007 by Ord. No. 3-2007]
(A) 
Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this section:
APPROVED CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM
A carbon monoxide alarm that complies with all the requirements of the rules and regulations of the Illinois State Fire Marshal, bears the label of a nationally recognized testing laboratory, and complies with the most recent standards of the Underwriters Laboratories or the Canadian Standards Association.
DWELLING UNIT
A room or suite of rooms used for human habitation, and includes a single-family residence as well as each living unit of a multifamily residence and each living unit in a mixed-use building.
(B) 
Carbon monoxide detectors.
(1) 
Every dwelling unit shall be equipped with at least one approved carbon monoxide alarm in an operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes. The carbon monoxide alarm may be combined with smoke-detecting devices, provided that the combined unit is an approved carbon monoxide alarm and provided that the combined unit emits a warning in a manner that clearly differentiates the hazard.
(2) 
Every structure that contains more than one dwelling unit shall contain at least one approved carbon monoxide alarm in operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes.
(3) 
It is the responsibility of the owner of a structure to supply and install all required carbon monoxide alarms. It is the responsibility of a tenant to test and to provide general maintenance for the carbon monoxide alarms within the tenant's dwelling unit or rooming unit, and to notify the owner or the authorized agent of the owner in writing of any deficiencies that the tenant cannot correct. The owner is responsible for providing one tenant per dwelling unit with written information regarding carbon monoxide alarm testing and maintenance.
(4) 
The tenant is responsible for replacement of any required batteries in the carbon monoxide alarms in the tenant's dwelling unit, except that the owner shall ensure that the batteries are in operating condition at the time the tenant takes possession of the dwelling unit. The tenant shall provide the owner or the authorized agent of the owner with access to the dwelling unit to correct any deficiencies in the carbon monoxide alarm that have been reported in writing to the owner or the authorized agent of the owner.
(5) 
The carbon monoxide alarms required under this section may be either battery-powered, plug-in with battery back-up, or wired into the structure's AC power line with secondary battery backup.
(C) 
Prohibitions.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to install or maintain a carbon monoxide alarm as required by this section.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with, remove, destroy or disconnect any installed carbon monoxide alarm.
(3) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove batteries from an installed carbon monoxide alarm except for the purpose of contemporaneously replacing such batteries.
(D) 
Exemptions. The following residential units shall not require carbon monoxide detectors:
(1) 
A residential unit in a building that:
(a) 
Does not rely on combustion of fossil fuel for heat, ventilation, or hot water;
(b) 
Is not connected in any way to a garage; and
(c) 
Is not sufficiently close to any ventilated source of carbon monoxide, as determined by the Building Commissioner, to receive carbon monoxide from that source.
(2) 
A residential unit that is not sufficiently close to any source of carbon monoxide so as to be at risk of receiving carbon monoxide from that source, as determined by the Building Commissioner.