(a) The
2021 edition of the International Fire Code (IFC), as amended and
published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted in
its entirety and maintained on file in the office of the city secretary
and is fully incorporated by reference as though copied into this
article in its entirety.
(b) The
city does hereby adopt amendments to the International Fire Code,
2021 edition, a copy of which is attached to Ordinance
618-23 as exhibit A and fully incorporated herein
by reference. A copy of the adopted amendments shall be kept on file
in the office of the city secretary.
(Ordinance 486-14 adopted 1/15/15; Ordinance
618-23 adopted 2/2/2023)
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits,
neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement
of any of the provisions of this article shall be fined not more than
two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for all violations involving zoning,
fire safety or public health and sanitation, including dumping of
refuse, and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
for all other violations of this article. Each day that a violation
is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 468-13, sec. 2, adopted 10/3/13)
Wherever the words “chief” or “chief of the
bureau of fire prevention” are used in the fire code, they shall
be held to mean the fire marshal.
(Ordinance 215, sec. 2, adopted 2/14/85)
The duties of the bureau of fire prevention and fire marshal shall be governed by the provisions of the fire code and article
5.02 of the Code of Ordinances, pertaining to the office of fire marshal.
(Ordinance 215, sec. 3, adopted 2/14/85)
Whenever in the fire code there is a requirement for obtaining
a permit, such permit shall be issued and governed by the appropriate
city ordinance which is in force at that time. In the event there
is no ordinance covering the circumstances for which the provisions
of the fire code require a permit, an application for permit shall
be made in writing to the fire marshal, on a form and in a manner
prescribed by the fire marshal. The fire marshal shall submit the
application for permit to the city council, who shall render a decision
either approving or disapproving the permit.
(Ordinance 215, sec. 4, adopted 2/14/85)
No section of the fire code shall be deleted, modified or amended
without cause showing that said amendment would be in the best interests
of public safety and fire prevention.
(Ordinance 215, sec. 5, adopted 2/14/85)