The city hereby adopts the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code as the official fire code of the city. The material contained in the 2021 International Fire Code, although fully adopted and incorporated herein by reference, shall not be included in the formal municipal codification of ordinances. The material contained in the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code shall instead be maintained in the office of the city secretary. The purpose of maintaining these records separate and apart from the municipal codification is to avoid the inclusion of detailed technical construction materials, subject to frequent change, that would unreasonably lengthen the code.
(Ordinance 411 adopted 8/14/2023)
(a) 
The city hereby adopts all local amendments recommended by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) to the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code (Option A) as presented in exhibit J attached to Ordinance No. 411.
(b) 
The material contained in exhibit J, although fully adopted and incorporated by reference, shall not be included in the formal municipal codification of ordinances. The material contained in exhibit J shall instead be maintained as a public record in the office of the city secretary. This exhibit will be available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours. The purpose of maintaining these records separate and apart from the municipal codification is to avoid the inclusion of detailed technical construction materials, subject to frequent change, which would unreasonably lengthen the code.
(c) 
The city may from time-to-time determine that additional local modifications to the code adopted herein are necessary and appropriate to meet the unique building needs of the city. To effectuate modifications, the city council may enact individual ordinances amending this article fully setting forth the change to be made in the specific code. Such subsequent amendments shall be consolidated as an exhibit to this article and shall be maintained as a public record in the office of the city secretary.
(Ordinance 411 adopted 8/14/2023)
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 each violation. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. The city may also bring suit for injunction against any person, firm or corporation that shall violate or threaten to violate any of the provisions of this article, in order to prevent a continued violation or such threatened violation.
(Ordinance 411 adopted 8/14/2023)