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City of Sikeston, MO
Scott County
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[R.O. 2009 §8.16.01]
The City of Sikeston hereby adopts the National Fire Protection Code (NFPA) Chapters 19, 21 and 33 of the 2006 Edition. A copy of which shall be maintained by the Department of Public Safety in the Fire Division Command Office and upon request shall be made available for public inspection.
[R.O. 2009 §8.16.05]
All health care facilities, ambulatory care facilities and residential board and care facilities within the City of Sikeston shall install and maintain sprinkler systems in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association Standard 13R. A copy of which shall be maintained by the Department of Public Safety, Fire Division at its Command Office.
[R.O. 2009 §8.16.20]
A. 
All new and existing affected businesses, as defined above, shall be subject to the requirements of this Article.
B. 
No grandfather exemption shall be permitted under this Article.
[R.O. 2009 §8.16.25]
A. 
Affected businesses are required to have their sprinkler systems tested annually by a qualified company. Certification of the annual inspection shall be maintained on the premises in the sprinkler control room of the affected business.
B. 
This certification shall be made available, upon demand, to representatives of the Sikeston Code Enforcement Office or to the Director of Public Safety or his/her designee during the course of their inspections. It shall also be made available when and if Department of Public Safety officials conduct an investigation to determine the cause and origin of a fire.
[R.O. 2009 §8.16.30; Ord. No. 5663 §III, 1-06]
Any facility that is required to maintain a business licenses issued by the City of Sikeston shall have said business license revoked when it is found the affected business has not met the requirements of this Article. The license shall remain revoked until all conditions of this Article are met.
Any person who shall violate any provision of the code adopted in this Article or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan of or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provision of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.