Pursuant to the provisions of § 3(k) of Public Act 279 of 1909, State of Michigan, being M.C.L.A. §§ 117.1 through 117.38, as amended, the Uniform Fire Code, 1988 Edition, including the appendices listed under Division I through Division V inclusive, as promulgated and published by International Conference of Building Officials, 5360 S. Workman Mill Rd., Whittier, California, 90601, is hereby adopted by reference by the city for the purpose of prescribing regulations consistent with nationally recognized good practice for the safeguarding to a reasonable degree of life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises.
(1991 Code, § 9.91)