[1]
Editor's note—Ordinance 4068, adopted 3/3/1983, repealed Ordinance 3179, adopted 10/19/1978, Ordinance 3512, adopted 8/28/1980, and Ordinance 3513, adopted 8/28/1980, which ordinances had been codified as § 17-4, adopting and amending the 1976 Uniform Fire Code. Ordinance 3179 had also been codified as §§ 17-5—17-7, concerning limits within which tank storage of combustibles, bulk storage of LP gas and storage of explosives are prohibited Ordinance 4857, adopted 1/9/1986, repealed the aforesaid Ordinance 4068, and Ordinance 4693, adopted 6/13/1985, which constituted former § 17-4. Ordinance 5554, adopted 12/15/1988, repealed Ordinance 4857, adopted 1/9/1986, and Ordinance 5377, adopted 1/21/1988, which constituted former § 17-4.
(a)
Adopted.
The City of Irving hereby adopts the provisions contained in the 2024 International Fire Code as published by the International Code Council, Inc., a copy of which is on file in the Office of the City Secretary of the City of Irving, with amendments, modifications, and deletions as set forth in subsection (b) of this section. In this Chapter 17C of The Land Development Code of the City of Irving, Texas, the words "this code" shall mean the International Fire Code as adopted by the City of Irving.
(b)
Amendments, modifications and deletions.
[1]
Editor's note–The 2024 IFC Amendments are included as an attachment to this chapter.
(c)
Penalty.
(1)
A person who violates a provision of this chapter or fails to perform an act required of the person by this chapter commits an offense. A person commits a separate offense each day or portion of a day during which the violation is committed, permitted, or continued.
(2)
An offense under this chapter is a strict liability offense and the culpable mental state required by the Texas Penal Code is hereby specifically negated and clearly dispensed with for the commission of an offense under this chapter.
(3)
An offense under this chapter is a misdemeanor offense and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000.00.
(4)
The criminal remedies in this section are in addition to and cumulative of the remedies available to the city for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall limit any and all other civil or administrative remedies available to the city in seeking to enforce the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to a petition for injunctive relief to require compliance with this chapter.
(Ordinance 6013, §§ 1, 2, adopted 8/29/1991[2]; Ordinance 6260, § 1, adopted 6/3/1993; Ordinance 6432, § 1, adopted 6/9/1994; Ordinance 6531, §§ 1, 2, adopted 11/30/1994; Ordinance 7212, § 1, adopted 2/19/1998; Ordinance 7552, § 1, adopted 10/7/1999; Ordinance 8583, § 1, adopted 12/15/2005; Ordinance 8775, § 1, adopted 3/22/2007; Ordinance 2009-9139, § 1, adopted 12/3/2009; Ordinance 2012-9408, § 1, adopted 12/13/2012; Ordinance 2014-9609, § 1, adopted 9/4/2014; Ordinance 2015-9753, § 1, adopted 12/10/2015; Ordinance 2016-9844, § 1, adopted 9/8/2016; Ordinance 2020-10324, § 2, adopted 4/16/2020; Ordinance 2023-10699, § 1, adopted 2/9/2023; Ordinance 2024-11012 adopted 10/3/2024; Ordinance 2026-11242 adopted 2/26/2026; Ordinance 2026-11254 adopted 3/26/2026)
[2]
Editor's note—This ordinance also repealed former § 17-4, which derived from Ordinance 5554, adopted 12/15/1988; Ordinance 5614, adopted 5/11/1989; Ordinance 5637, adopted 6/22/1989; and Ordinance 5970, adopted 5/23/1991.
[1]
Editor's note—Former § 17-5, which pertained to liquefied petroleum gas motor vehicle fuel dispensing stations and derived from Ordinance 7552, adopted 10/7/1999, was repealed 12/15/2005 by Ordinance 8583.
(a)
Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the owner, operator, user or person in charge of any fire alarm system or any premises with a fire alarm system shall pay a service fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each false alarm notification emitted from an alarm site that is in excess of five (5) false alarms during any twelve (12) months.
(b)
For installations of new alarm systems, no service fee will be assessed during the first fifteen (15) days after installation, and false alarm notifications during that period will not be counted in determining when a service fee will be assessed.
(c)
If a person is charged a false alarm fee for an alarm signal answered by the fire department, the fire chief may waive the charge if the person charged is able to show that the alarm occurred as a result of weather, such as high winds or lightening or as a result of a power outage.
(d)
A false alarm notification means the activation of an alarm system that results in notification to city fire personnel and response by city fire emergency personnel at a time when the responding personnel find no evidence of smoke, fire, or any other situation that the alarm system was intended to report.
(Ordinance 8455, § 1, adopted 3/17/2005)