A certain document, one copy of which is on file in the office of the city secretary, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2018 edition, appendixes B–N (excluding A) and any amendments that become an official part of said code, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the fire code of the city regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions [hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the city and providing for the issuance of permits for hazardous uses or operations; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions] and terms of said fire code on file in the office of the city are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in section 5.04.002 of this article.
(Ordinance 143-12 adopted 12/27/12; Ordinance 229-19 adopted 12/9/2019)
The following sections are hereby revised:
Section 101.1. Insert: City of Columbus.
Section 103.2. Substitute: the fire code official shall be appointed by chief appointing authority of jurisdiction.
Section 109. Delete in its entirety.
Section 110.3.3. Delete section item.
Section 110.4. Substitute. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $1,000.00. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
Section 112.4. Insert: $25.00, $1,000.00.
Section 505.1.1. Insert: Each commercial building in the downtown area and in shopping centers shall be marked at the back doors when necessary to distinguish ownership of back entrances and exits with the address on the back of such building or structure by contracting colors so that it is plainly visible and legible. The size, color, and location of such address shall be determined by the fire official.
Section 505.1.2. Insert: Each building in a multifamily dwelling, such as an apartment house or complex, condominium, or townhouse, shall have a separate building number affix to it. The size, color, and location of such building numbers shall be as determined by the fire official.
Section 1103.5.3. Insert: December 1, 2020.
Section 5704.2.9.6.1. Insert: City Limits of Columbus.
Section 5706.2.4.4. Insert: City Limits of Columbus.
Section 5806.2. Insert: City Limits of Columbus.
Section 6104.2. Insert: City Limits of Columbus.
Appendix A. Not adopted.
(Ordinance 143-12 adopted 12/27/12; Ordinance 229-19 adopted 12/9/2019)
A permit shall not be issued until the fees which are on file in the city secretary's office have been paid. No amendment to a permit shall be approved until the additional fee, if any, due to an increase in the estimated cost of the installation, shall have been paid.
(Ordinance 229-19 adopted 12/9/2019)
If any person commences any work for which a permit is required before obtaining the necessary permit from the city, he shall be subject to the penalty prescribed in section 1.01.009.
(Ordinance 229-19 adopted 12/9/2019)
The requirements of this article shall control should they conflict with the International Fire Code as adopted by the city.
(Ordinance 229-19 adopted 12/9/2019)