There is hereby adopted by the city council, for the purpose
of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life
and property from fire or explosion, the International Fire Code,
2018 edition, as referenced in the International Building Code, and
the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter
deleted, modified or amended. One (1) copy is filed in the office
of the city secretary, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated
as if fully set out herein. The provisions thereof shall be controlling
within the city limits.
(1965 Code, sec. 9-18; Ordinance
adopted 12/1/92, sec. 1; Ordinance
adopted 4/6/04; 1989 Code, sec.
7-56; Ordinance adopting 2016 Code; Ordinance adopted 5/6/19; Ordinance 05182020, sec. 5, adopted 2/3/20)
(a)
Whenever
the term “International Fire Code” is used in the city’s
Code of Ordinances, it shall be held to mean the International Fire
Code, as currently adopted, as referenced in the International Building
Code.
(b)
Whenever the word “municipality” is used in the International Fire Code adopted in section 5.04.001, it shall be held to mean the City of Schulenburg.
(c)
Whenever
the term “counsel” is used in the International Fire Code,
it shall be held to mean the city attorney of Schulenburg.
(1965 Code, sec. 9-20; Ordinance
adopted 4/6/04; 1989 Code, sec.
7-57; Ordinance adopting 2016 Code)
The International Fire Code shall be enforced by the city fire
marshal.
(1965 Code, sec. 9-28; Ordinance
adopted 4/6/04; 1989 Code, sec.
7-58; Ordinance adopting 2016 Code)
The fire marshal shall have power to modify any of the provisions
of the International Fire Code upon application in writing by the
owner or lessee, or his or her duly authorized agent, when there are
practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter
of the code, provided that the spirit of the code shall be observed,
public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The particulars
of such modification when granted or allowed and the decision of the
fire marshal thereon shall be entered upon the records of the department
and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant.
(1965 Code, sec. 9-25; Ordinance
adopted 4/6/04; 1989 Code, sec.
7-59; Ordinance adopting 2016 Code)
Whenever the fire marshal shall disapprove an application or
refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the
provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning
of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant
may appeal from the decision of the fire marshal to city council within
thirty (30) days from the date of the decision appealed.
(1965 Code, sec. 9-26; 1989 Code,
sec. 7-60)
(a)
It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions of the code adopted in section 5.04.001 or fail to comply therewith, or to violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, to build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or to fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the bureau of fire prevention or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein. The imposition of one (1) penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time, and, when not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
(1965 Code, sec. 9-29; 1989 Code,
sec. 7-61)
