Fire Code Information:
The East Side Fire Protection District has officially adopted the 2018 International Fire Code (IFC) as the governing fire and life safety standard for all new construction, remodeling, and change-of-use projects within our jurisdiction. This means that business, commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential properties (other than single-family homes and duplexes) must meet the updated requirements for fire protection systems, emergency access, fire alarm and sprinkler installations, egress, hazardous materials, and overall fire-resistant construction features. All plans submitted for building or renovation will be reviewed for compliance with the 2018 IFC to ensure a safe environment for occupants, employees, and the community.
The following amendment to the 2018 International Fire Code are also adopted:
(1) The District reserves the right to send out any plan review to a third-party consultant. The third party consultant shall invoice all review fees directly to the contractor or building owner.
(2) A Knox Box, containing all necessary keys to access and navigate the building, shall be installed at all commercial and industrial occupancies equipped with a fire alarm or sprinkler system. This shall be retroactive to include existing structures.
(3) A horn/strobe or bell shall be mounted on the exterior of the buildings protected by sprinkler systems to signify water flow on the system.
(4) Sprinkler systems are optional for single and two-family dwellings.
Burn Information
Unincorporated Areas:
Common yard waste may be burned on the site that it is generated.
Burning of garbage or items that are not yard waste is not permitted.
The fire must be attended at all times.
Means (water) to extinguish/control the fire must be readily available.
Village of Shiloh:
(2) It shall be unlawful except in an Non-Urban (NU) Zoning District to:
(a) Openly burn any debris or trash except for common yard waste (i.e. leaves, tree/scrub limbs, grass and the like) and only that which is generated on the property on which it is being intentionally burnt. It is further unlawful to burn at any time any noxious or poison weeds, vegetation and/or shrubs, such as, but not limited to, poison ivy, poison oak, sumac or other related vegetation that is determined to be noxious or poisonous and is a threat to the well being and public health of the general community. Violations are subject to immediate abatement and violators are required to pay all costs associated with abatement of the violation(s);
(b) Burning will be permitted between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday between March 15 through June 1 and from October 15 through December 15;
(c) Burning on any public or utility easement is prohibited; and
(d) Burning that creates an excessive amount of smoke is prohibited.