(A) Adoption:
1. International Fire Code: The city of Burley hereby adopts the "international fire code", 2003 edition, with appendices thereto, published by the International Code Council, Inc., and such later editions as may be so published and adopted by the state fire marshal as the minimum standards for the protection of life and property from fire and explosions in the city of Burley.
2. Uniform Fire Code: For the purposes of this chapter, and as elsewhere as appropriate in this code, the term "uniform fire code" shall be deemed to refer to the international fire code", 2003 edition, with appendices and later editions as published and adopted by the state fire marshal. (Ord. 1186, 8-17-2004)
(B) Establishment And Duties Of Bureau Of Fire Prevention:
1. The uniform fire code as adopted and amended herein shall be enforced by the fire department of the city which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the chief of the fire department.
2. The chief of the fire department shall recommend to the city the employment of technical inspectors, who, when such authorization is made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their fitness for the position. The examination shall be open to members and nonmembers of the fire department, and appointments made after examination shall be for an indefinite term with removal only for cause.
(C) Definitions:
1. Wherever the word "jurisdiction" is used in the uniform fire code, it is the city of Burley.
2. Where the party responsible for the enforcement of the uniform fire code is given the title of "fire marshal", add the following definition:
Fire marshal is the chief of the Burley fire department.
(D) Amendments To The Uniform Fire Code: The uniform fire code is amended by the deletion of sections 7902.2.2.1 and 7904.2.5.4.2, in which the storage of flammable or combustible liquids is restricted, and which sections are not adopted hereby.
(E) Appeals: Whenever the chief disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the chief to the city council, which shall form an appeals panel within thirty (30) days from the date of the decision appealed.
(F) New Material, Processes Or Occupancies Which May Require Permits: The mayor, the chief and the city administrator shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancies for which permits are required in addition to those now enumerated in the fire code. The chief of the bureau of fire prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place at the bureau of fire prevention and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
(G) Penalties:
1. Any person who violates any of the provisions of the uniform fire code as adopted and amended herein or fails to comply therewith, or who violates or fails to comply with any order made thereunder, or who builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who fails to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the appeals panel or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the required time, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance, respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) and/or by imprisonment for not less than one day nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violation or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
2. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. (Ord. 1104, 8-3-1998)
There is hereby adopted for the purpose of regulating and controlling life safety of the city the life safety code, 1985, published by the National Fire Protection Association, 1985 edition thereof, and as the same may hereafter be revised or amended. The same is hereby adopted and incorporated as an ordinance of the city as fully as though set forth at length herein, three (3) copies of said life safety code, 1985, together with all amendments thereto, duly certified by the city clerk, being kept on file in his office for use and examination of and by the public. (Ord. 1004, 10-6-1986)