1503.02 FILE AND DISTRIBUTION COPIES.

   At least one copy of the 2017 Ohio Fire Code as adopted by Section 1503.01, shall be on file with the Clerk of Council.  At least one copy shall also be on file in the County Law Library.  In addition, the Clerk of Council shall have copies available for distribution to the public, at cost. 
(Ord. 2018-127.  Passed 7-16-18.)

1503.03 DEFINITIONS.

   (a)    Whenever the word "Municipality" is used in the Fire Prevention Code adopted in Section 1501.01, it shall be held to mean the City of Beachwood, Ohio.

   (b)    Whenever the term "Director of Law" is used in the Fire Prevention Code adopted in Section 1501.01, it shall be held to mean the Law Director of the City.

(Ord. 1988-30. Passed 1-19-88.)

1503.04 FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER.

   (a)    The position of Fire Prevention Officer in the Fire Department of the City is hereby established, which position shall be operated under the supervision of the Fire Chief and under the direction and control of the Safety Director. Such person shall be referred to and known as the Fire Prevention Officer and shall be appointed by the Fire Chief if he or she is a member of the Fire Department; otherwise he or she shall be appointed by the Mayor. The Fire Chief shall designate such other Fire Department members as assistant fire safety inspectors as he or she may from time to time deem necessary.

   (b)    The Fire Prevention Officer shall enforce all provisions of this Fire Prevention Code. He or she shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are set forth in other sections of this Fire Prevention Code and other ordinances and as may be conferred and imposed from time to time by law.

(Ord. 1988-30. Passed 1-19-88.)

1503.05 APPEALS.

   Whenever the Fire Prevention Officer disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that this Fire Prevention Code does not apply or that the true intent and meaning of this Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal that decision to the Fire Chief within fifteen days from the date of the decision appealed. If the Fire Chief refuses to overrule the decision, the applicant may appeal to the Safety Director within twenty days from the date of the decision appealed.

(Ord. 1988-30. Passed 1-19-88.)

1503.06 MODIFICATIONS.

   The Fire Chief, or the Safety Director on appeal under Section 1503.05, shall have the power to reasonably modify any of the provisions of this Fire Prevention Code upon application in writing by the owner or lessee or his or her duly authorized agent when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of this Code, provided that the spirit of this Code shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification, when granted or allowed, and the decision of the Fire Chief or the Safety Director thereon, shall be entered upon the records of the Fire Department and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant.

(Ord 1988-30. Passed 1-19-88.)

1503.07 CERTIFICATIONS.

   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Section 1503.07 was repealed by Ordinance 2002-135, passed August 5, 2002.)

1503.08 USE OF EXISTING INCINERATORS.

   Summary Abatement. Any existing incinerator may, at any time, be shut down and the firing door padlocked, chained, sealed, tagged and/or removed from the premises by order of the Fire Prevention Bureau, when immediately necessary to abate a nuisance, protect persons or property or prevent a violation of the law.

(Ord.  2002-135.  Passed 8-5-02.)