[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Tatum as Ch. 8, Art II, §§ 8.15 through 8.21, of the 1984 Code; amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Town Clerk-Treasurer of the Town of Tatum, being marked and designated as the "International Fire Code, 2009 edition," as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the Town of Tatum, New Mexico, for the purpose of regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises as herein provided; and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor. Each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fire Code on file in the office of the Town Clerk-Treasurer are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 138-2 of this chapter.
The following sections of the 2009 International Fire Code are hereby revised:
A. 
Section 101.1, Title: replace "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]" with "the Town of Tatum, New Mexico."
B. 
Section 109.3, Violation penalties, is revised to read as follows: "Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall be subject to the penalty set forth in Chapter 53, Municipal Court, § 53-11, of the Code of the Town of Tatum. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense."
C. 
Section 111.4, Failure to comply, is revised to read as follows: "Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to the penalty set forth in Chapter 53, Municipal Court, § 53-11, of the Code of the Town of Tatum."
The geographic limits referred to in certain sections of the 2009 International Fire Code are hereby established as follows:
A. 
Chapter 34, Flammable and Combustible Liquids.
(1) 
Section 3404.2, Tank storage, Subsection 3404.2.9.6.1, is revised to read as follows: "Locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited. The storage of Class I and II liquids in aboveground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited within the corporate limits of the Town of Tatum."
(2) 
Section 3406.2, Storage and dispensing of flammable and combustible liquids on farms and construction sites, Subsection 3406.2.4.4, is revised to read as follows: "Locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited. The storage of Class I and II liquids in aboveground tanks is prohibited within the corporate limits of the Town of Tatum."
B. 
Chapter 35, Flammable Gases and Flammable Cryogenic Fluids. Section 3506.2, Limitations, is revised to read as follows: "Storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers outside of buildings is prohibited within the corporate limits of the Town of Tatum."
C. 
Chapter 38, Liquefied Petroleum Gases. Section 3804.2, Maximum capacity within established limits, is revised to read as follows: "The aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed a water capacity of 2,000 gallons (7,570 l) within the corporate limits of the Town of Tatum, so as to restrict the storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas."