A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Belle, being marked and designated as International Fire Code, 2006, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City of Belle in the State of Missouri for 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; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said Fire Code on file in the office of the City of Belle are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Article, including any additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article or any portion of the Code adopted in this Article shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the City or County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.