(a) 
The city council hereby adopts the following 2015 editions of the International Codes, including all amendments and annual supplements published thereto, including appendix chapters, inclusive, which are on file in the office of the fire marshal officer for permanent record and inspection:
(1) 
International Fire Code, 2015 edition.
(A) 
Adopted.
The city council adopts the International Fire Code, 2015 edition, as published by the International Code Council, and its appendices.
(B) 
Amendments.
The city council adopts Option B of the NCTCOG regional amendments to the International Fire Code.
(2) 
International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2015 edition.
(A) 
Adopted.
The city council adopts the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2015 edition, as published by the International Code Council, and its appendices.
(B) 
Amendments.
The city council adopts Option B of the NCTCOG regional amendments to the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code.
(3) 
National Fire Protection Association 101 Life Safety Code, 2015 edition.
(A) 
Adopted.
The city council adopts the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 Life Safety Code, 2015 edition, as published by the NFPA, and its appendices.
(b) 
Said codes are hereby adopted as the fire codes of the city for regulating conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion in the city, providing for issuance of permits, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Fire Code, 2015 edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc., and the secondary publications referenced above. The city may replace the 2015 editions with a more current updated version, provided, however, such versions are kept as provided herein.
(Ordinance O-15-03 adopted 8/26/2003; Ordinance O-10-17 adopted 9/25/2017; 1997 Code, sec. 34.09)
Permits and associated fees shall be issued and enforced in accordance with the code.
(Ordinance O-15-03 adopted 8/26/2003; 1997 Code, sec. 34.08)
(a) 
The following shall be and are hereby declared to be the limits of the fire zones within the city to comply with the International Building Code, as adopted and as it may be amended.
(b) 
The fire zones will be in reference to the planning and zoning map which is displayed in the office of the building official at city hall. All areas designated by the planning and zoning commission and the city council as areas office and professional services district (OPD), neighborhood retail (NR), thoroughfare commercial (TC) and manufacturing-industrial (MI) are to be known as fire zones or any other area that may be designated outside of a given area by the fire authority.
(c) 
Fire Zone One will consist of OPD, NR and TC areas along the thoroughfares and within Jack County Court House Square: beginning within the center of the intersection of North Main and Union Streets; thence west along the center of Union Street to the center of North Knox Street; thence south on the center of North Knox Street to the center of West College Street; thence west along the center of West College Street to a line within the center of Gwaltney Street; thence south on a line with the center of Gwaltney Street 300 feet from the center of West Belknap to a point 200 feet west of the center of South Knox Street; thence south from that point within 200 feet of the center of South Knox Street to Lost Creek; thence east above the north bank of Lost Creek across South Main Street to a line within the center of South Church Street; thence north on a line with the center of South Church Street to the center of McComb Street; thence east on the center of McComb Street to a line with the center of East Street; thence north on a line with the center of East Street to the center of East Thompson Street; thence west on the center of East Thompson Street to the center of North Church Street; thence north on the center of North Church Street to the center of Oakwood Avenue; thence west on a line with the center of Oakwood Avenue to the center of North Main Street.
(d) 
Fire Zone Two will consist of OPD, NR, TC and MI and other designated areas within 200 feet of the center of North and South Main Streets, within 200 feet of designated areas along the center of West Belknap Street, beginning with boundaries of Fire Zone One, then to the city limits and all areas designated within the residential sections of the city.
(e) 
Within Fire Zone One, no building or structure of wooden, ironclad, stucco or veneer type construction, or any building whose outside walls contain wood supports, shall be permitted. Brick walls shall be not less than 12 inches thick, except one-story buildings with floor areas of 750 square feet or less may have walls eight inches thick.
(f) 
No building shall hereafter be built, enlarged or altered within Fire Zone One except in accordance with this chapter and the International Building Code, as adopted and as it may be amended.
(g) 
Within Fire Zone Two, no buildings shall hereafter be built, enlarged or altered within the designated areas in the city unless the outside walls are constructed of brick, blocks, stone, tile, concrete or other fireproof materials and in accordance with the International Building Code, as adopted and as it may be amended.
(1984 Code, sec. 9-11; Ordinance adopted 8/28/1984; Ordinance O-22-05 adopted 12/13/2005; 1997 Code, sec. 92.02)
The city hereby offers a reward of $500.00 for the arrest and conviction of any person found guilty of committing the crime of arson within the corporate limits of the city. This reward is a standing offer and shall be paid out of the general fund of the city.
(1984 Code, sec. 9-2; Ordinance adopted 9/6/1915; Ordinance 79 adopted 5/27/1947; Ordinance 261 adopted 3/23/1971; Ordinance O-2205 adopted 12/13/2005; 1997 Code, sec. 92.01)