The following code is hereby adopted by the city, and all construction in the city shall conform to the standards set out in the following code published by the International Code Council, Inc., with amendments as published: 2021 International Fire Code.
(1988 Code, secs. 6-4, 7-4(a); Ordinance adopting Code; Ordinance 2023-24 adopted 11/14/2023)
The fire code official as described in the 2021 International Fire Code shall be the fire marshal of the city.
(1988 Code, sec. 7-4(b); Ordinance 2023-24 adopted 11/14/2023)
Notwithstanding section 907 of the International Fire Code, no person shall be required to install and maintain smoke detectors in single-family dwellings, except where required by law. All multi-dwelling units shall comply with section 907.
(1988 Code, sec. 7-4(c))
(a) 
Unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, store, offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail or use or explode any fireworks within the corporate limits of the city or within five thousand (5000) feet outside the city limits; provided, however, that the fire marshal is hereby authorized to issue permits for the possession, use and discharge of supervised public displays of fireworks to qualifying operators approved by the fire marshal. This section shall not apply within any portion of such five thousand foot area which is contained within the territory of another municipality.
(b) 
Penalty.
The doing or performing of any act in violation of subsection (a) shall be a violation of this Code of Ordinances.
(c) 
Display permits.
Applications for display permits shall be made in writing to the fire marshal at least ten (10) days in advance of the date of display. The permittee shall furnish a bond or certificate of insurance in a minimum amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the payment of all damages which may be caused either to a person or persons or to property by reason of the permitted display and arising from any acts of the permittee, his agents, employees or subcontractors. Such applicant shall identify his previous experience in handling and discharge of fireworks or shall otherwise demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the fire marshal his competency to handle said fireworks. In the event the fire marshal denies a permit to the applicant, said applicant may appeal the fire marshal’s decision to the city manager by filing a written appeal with the city secretary requesting a hearing. Said appeal shall be heard by the city manager not later than fifteen (15) days after the date said written appeal is filed with the city secretary.
(d) 
Enforcement.
The chief of police, fire chief, or fire marshal or their designees are hereby authorized to seize, take, remove or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner, any stock of fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored, held, possessed or discharged by any person in violation of this article.
(e) 
Display permit fee.
A nonrefundable display permit fee, as established by city council, shall be assessed when such permit is requested.
(Ordinance adopting Code)
The following local amendment shall be made to the adopted 2021 International Fire Code:
Section 506.1. Where required. Lock boxes are required in commercial structures where access to or within a structure or an area is restricted because of secured openings or where immediate access is necessary for life-saving or firefighting purposes. An exception to this requirement exists for any commercial building with construction completed prior to the passage of this section. For any commercial building constructed prior to adoption of this section, where the owner is seeking to obtain a remodel or addition permit, a lock box must be installed on said commercial building as part of the remodel or addition. The owner of any commercial building constructed prior to the passage of the ordinance may, but is not required to, install a lock box as provided by this section. However, the owner of any commercial building constructed prior to the passage of this section that chooses to not install a lock box as provided by this section shall be required to sign a waiver releasing the City of Liberty from any liability resulting from damages caused when accessing their commercial building.
(Ordinance 2024-12 adopted 8/13/2024)