[HISTORY: Adopted by the Commissioners (now Town Council) of the
Town of Denton 4-2-1979 by Ord. No. 173.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is hereby adopted by the Town Council of Denton for the purpose of prescribing minimum requirements and controls to safeguard life, property and public welfare from the hazards of fire and explosion arising from the storage, handling or use of substances, materials or devices and from conditions hazardous to life, property and public welfare in the use or occupancy of buildings, structures, sheds, tents, lots or premises, the certain Fire Prevention Code known as the "BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code," prepared by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., being particularly the 1975 Edition, as amended in 1976, save and except such modification as is set forth in § 56-2 below.
Article 1, Administration and Enforcement, Section F-100.1, shall read
as follows:
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F-100.1 Title: These regulations as set forth herein shall
be known as the "Fire Prevention Code of the Town of Denton" and is herein
referred to as such or as "this code."
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[Amended 6-16-2003 by Ord. No. 424]
Any person, persons, firm or corporation who shall violate this chapter,
or any part thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof
shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $500 for each and every violation
thereof, and each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be
deemed a separate and distinct offense.
Said BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code is hereby adopted and incorporated
as fully as if set out at length herein, and not less than three copies of
said Fire Prevention Code have been and are now filed in the office of the
Clerk of the Town of Denton.
