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(a) No person shall knowingly violate any provision of the Avon Lake Fire Code as adopted herein or any order pursuant thereto.
(b) No person shall fail to comply with the fire prevention measures or fire protection activities as prescribed in the Avon Lake Fire Code, or fail to obtain a permit or license for the various uses or activities as required by this code, or fail to comply with the city application and plan submission and processing requirements including payment of designated fees.
(Ord. 66-08, passed 5-12-2008)
In all cases of conflict between the Avon Lake Fire Code, as adopted in § 1608.01, and any other municipal ordinance or technical code adopted thereby, the stricter standard or code shall control, except in the case of the Ohio Building Code, which shall control in any case, except as provided in § 1409.10(a).
(Ord. 66-08, passed 5-12-2008)
Record of all tests, inspections and maintenance required by the Avon Lake Fire Code or other OFC recognized standards required under this chapter shall be submitted to the Avon Lake Fire Department by the person or entity performing such tests, inspections or maintenance in a manner prescribed by the Fire Chief.
(Ord. 84-2018, passed 5-14-2018)
(a) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Fire Code, or violates or fails to comply with any order made hereunder, or builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved by the city or in violation of a permit issued hereunder, or fails to comply with such an order or permit as affirmed or modified by a court of proper jurisdiction after appeal, shall, severally for each and every violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both.
(b) The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and all persons are required to abate, remedy or remove such violations or defects within a time period based on the seriousness of the hazard(s). When not otherwise specified, each ten-day period beyond the date of remedy that the prohibited condition(s) are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
(c) The application of the penalty provided for in division (a) of this section shall not be held to prevent or preclude the enforced abatement, remedy or, removal of the hazardous conditions through other legal measures or actions.
(Ord. 66-08, passed 5-12-2008)