(a)
The International
Fire Code, 2015 edition, to include appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, H,
and I references thereto, are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference
as the fire code of the city, subject to and including by reference
such revisions, corrections, additions and deletions as shall appear
in this article. In the interpretation and application, the provision
of this article shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for
the promotion of public health, safety, morale, and general welfare.
A copy of the fire code is on file in the city fire marshal’s
office and the city secretary’s office.
(b)
Any person
aggrieved, officer, department, or board of the city affected by any
decision of the fire marshal and/or fire chief under this article,
shall have the right to request a hearing before the fire prevention
board of appeals in accordance with those provisions of the international
building and international fire codes.
(c)
In the
event there is a conflict between this article and the adopted codes
herein and any city, state or federal law, the more restrictive requirements
shall govern unless the less restrictive requirements are preemptive
under state or federal law.
(d)
A violation
of this chapter is a strict liability offense, and requires no culpable
mental state.
(e)
Amendments,
modifications, and deletions to the 2015 International Fire Code are
adopted as follows.[1]
[1]
Editor’s note–The 2015 IFC amendments are included as an attachment to this chapter.
(Ordinance 2016-12 adopted 8/2/16)
A company or other organization that buys and sells goods,
makes products, or provides services.
Any area in which businesses are established and built for
the purpose of financial gain.
Any structure or building which is used or intended to be
used in a capacity which engages in commerce or is in business for
financial gain.
(Ordinance 2014-14 adopted 5/13/14)
Fees established for obtaining permits from the fire department fire prevention division shall be as established by city council and set forth in Article 5.400 of this code. If commencement of a particular process is started before a permit is obtained, for which there is a required permit fee, the fire marshal may impose a triple permit fee.
(Ordinance 2014-14 adopted 5/13/14)
Any response made to a hazardous material incident by the fire
department, shall be billed to the responsible party for services
rendered at a minimum rate as stated in the master rate and fee schedule.
(Ordinance 2021-24 adopted 9/9/21)
(a)
The recipients
of emergency firefighting service, which utilizes firefighting foam
or other like chemicals shall pay a fee for the use of the foam chemical
to the city for its use of said agent, in an amount sufficient to
restore the amount of foam for the emergency.
(b)
For the
purposes of this section, the amount of the fee to be paid shall be
no greater than the low bid received by the city in response to a
request made for the purchase of firefighting foam following the emergency
in question.
(c)
The recipient
of emergency service utilizing the foam shall have 30 days from the
date of receiving the bill to pay said fee.
(Ordinance 2014-14 adopted 5/13/14)
A fee as stated in the master rate and fee schedule shall be
assessed to any individual that a fire unit of the fire department
rescues or attempts to rescue at a low water crossing or other areas
that were barricaded or blocked due to high water.
(Ordinance 2021-24 adopted 9/9/21)
The following fee is established for fire personnel on fire
watch for special events:
(1)
A fee
in the amount of the actual labor cost incurred for the personnel
used shall be charged for standby personnel during special events.
(2)
This fee
shall apply when fire watch is requested by an individual.
(Ordinance 2014-14 adopted 5/13/14)
Should fire department equipment be damaged or destroyed during
the course of responding to an emergency incident which is the result
of an accidental, careless, negligent or intentional act, the party
receiving the emergency service shall be responsible for the costs
of repair or replacement of any such damaged or destroyed equipment
and shall be billed accordingly.
(Ordinance 2014-14 adopted 5/13/14)
