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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: __11-C.
AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING
CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE I, BUILDING CODE, FILE NUMBER:
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: April 22, 2019
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-0-0016 COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: May 6, 2019
STAFF REVIEW: John Fincham, Asst. Comm. Dev. Dir. SIGNATURE ] Oh
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
Ball Horticultural (BH) is planning an expansion of its site at 622 Town Road. Part of the expansion involves new production
greenhouses and supporting structures. Because of the nature of materials used in construction of greenhouses and their
operational configuration, the installation of a fire-sprinkler system is not desirable as their functionality can be impacted by
the ventilation openings utilized. Because of that, BH has requested relief from the City’s local amendments requiring them.
The attached Ordinance modifies the West Chicago Building Code by adopting Appendix C of the 2015 International
Building Code (IBC). Appendix C was previously omitted from the Code as it addressed agricultural uses and was deemed
unnecessary by staff when adoption of the IBC was originally proposed. As BH’s operations can be classified as agricultural
under this appendix, adoption of it now helps to limit the modification of sprinkler requirements to BH’s operations.
Further, to allow certain agricultural structures, such as production greenhouses, crop production shelters, sheds, barns
providing for storage of equipment and supporting structures all used exclusively in agriculture to be constructed without the
installation of fire sprinklers, an exception to the sprinkler requirements is being added for agricultural uses. This will allow
BH to proceed with its proposed expansion without installation of a fire-sprinkler system that may not operate properly.
The proposed exceptions neither lessen the base provisions of the 2015 International Building Code or 2015 International
Fire Code nor will they apply to any office, laboratory, and maintenance building. Current Code requirements for fire alarm
systems are also not affected by these proposed changes. The West Chicago Fire Protection District is aware of these
proposed amendments and has no objection.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Consideration of the proposed amendments to the building code.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Committee voted unanimously in favor of the proposed amendments.