(A) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of § 31.25-1 through 31.30 hereby adopted or who shall fail to comply with any judicial warrant, lawful order, or regulation made thereunder or who builds in violation of any specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder or any permit issued thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. In the name of the city, the City Fire Marshal, through the City Attorney, may enjoin the construction or erection of any facility, building or structure which does not conform to the provisions of the Code.
Chapter | Amount of Penalty |
1. Knox Box/Fire Dept Connection (FDC) Caps | $500.00/day (may be issued after 30 days and written notice) Knox Boxes installed at locations that have an alarm that is monitored for dispatch of fire department. Knox FDC Caps installed to prevent obstruction in sprinkler system. |
2. Burning without a Permit Residential | $50.00 (1st offense); $100.00 (2nd offense may be issued after one written notice) |
3. Burning without a Permit | $500/stack or pile (1st offense); $1,000.00/stack or pile (2nd offense) (no notice required) |
4. Chapter 10 Violation | $500/day (may be issued w/o notice usual practices is after 30 days and written notice) |
5. Locked Exit/Exit Obstruction | $500 (1st offense); $1,000.00 (2nd offense May be issued w/o notice, in usual practice, verbal and written warnings precede citation) |
6. Fire Detection/Protection | $250 (1st offense); $500/day for any recurring violation (may be issued w/o notice, in usual practice, verbal and written warnings precede citation) |
NOTE: Assembly, Hazardous, Institutional Systems must be in service at all times or immediate fire watch provided or shut down and fine; All others a fire watch must be provided in a reasonable period of time and maintained. | |
7. Access During Construction | $1,000.00/day (May be issued w/o notice, in usual practice, verbal and written warnings precede citation.) |
8. Occupancy without CO | $500/day (May be issued w/o notice, in usual practice, verbal and written warnings precede citation.) (Issued immediately for new structures and after 30 days for existing, disconnection of utility service may be used in lieu of fines.) |
9. General Violation | $100.00 (Issued after 30 days written notice. This fine is issued per item and not violation.) |
10. False Alarm > 3 per 90 days | $250.00 (May be issued w/o notice, in usual practice, issued on fourth violation within 90 days after one written notice on the third violation. Alarms in rapid succession are considered an individual occurrence.) |
11. Fire Lane Parking Violations | $100.00 (May be issued w/o notice, when vehicle is not occupied.) |
12. Knox Program Maintenance | $100.00 (May be issued w/o notice when Knox box is found to contain no key or incorrect key. In usual practice one written warning precedes citation.) |
13. Overcrowding | $500.00 (1st offense); $1,000.00 (2nd offense Issued at the time of violation after occupancy overcrowding conditions have been corrected. Third offense may constitute court proceedings. Offense runs calendar year.) |
14. Matters Not Provided For | Any other violation of the fire code or City Ordinance not specifically codified shall be fined $250.00. |
(D) Civil penalties must be paid within three working days after a citation has been issued by the Fire Chief for a violation. The Fire Marshal is authorized to issue written citations in the name of the city for violations.
(Ord. 98-09, passed 4-6-98; Am. Ord. 98-15, passed 4-6-98; Am. Ord. 02-07, passed 2-4-02; Am. Ord. 11-07, passed 4-18-11)