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Cleveland, OH Code of Ordinances
CITY OF CLEVELAND, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND
PART ONE: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART TWO: HEALTH CODE
PART THREE: LAND USE CODE
PART IIIA: LAND USE CODE - PLANNING AND HOUSING
PART IIIB: LAND USE CODE - ZONING CODE
PART IIIC: LAND USE CODE - HOUSING CODE
PART IIID: LAND USE CODE - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
TITLE XI: FIRE PREVENTION CODE
CHAPTER 381 - ENFORCEMENT AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 383 - FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
CHAPTER 385 - FLAMMABLE MATERIALS AND GASES
CHAPTER 387 - EXPLOSIVES, INCLUDING THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR DISPLAY OF PYROTECHNICS, FLAME EFFECTS, AND LASERS
CHAPTER 389 - FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 391 - FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS; FIRE DRILLS
CHAPTER 392 - SMOKE DETECTORS, SMOKE ALARMS, AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS
CHAPTER 393 - HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS: RIGHT-TO-KNOW CODE
CHAPTER 394 - HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 395 - UNNECESSARY FIRE ALARMS
CHAPTER 396 - NOTIFICATION, ENVIRONMENTAL ABATEMENT AND SECURING OF CLOSED OR VACATED FACILITIES
CHAPTER 397 - EMERGENCY RAPID ENTRY SYSTEMS
PART IIIE: LAND USE CODE - BUILDING CODE
PART FOUR: TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE: MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND SERVICES CODE
PART SIX: OFFENSES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CODE
TITLE VIIA: CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD FORM-BASED CODE
CHAPTER 381 – ENFORCEMENT AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
381.01   Investigation of Fires
381.02   Power to Compel Attendance of Witnesses
381.03   Administering Oaths; Refusal to Testify
381.04   Right of Entry; Abatement Order and Appeal
381.05   Permits Required and Approval
381.051   Fees for Permits for Fire Protection Systems
381.052   Fees for Permits for Storage Tanks
381.053   Fees for Permits for Hazardous Substances and Explosives
381.054   Special Inspection and Testing Fees
381.06   Fees for Certificates of Qualification
381.07   Fire Lines
381.08   Smoking Prohibitions and Exceptions
381.09   Notice of Fire
381.10   Causing Fire; Posting Notice
381.101   Outdoor Grilling Restrictions
381.11   Tampering and Obstruction of Egress, Equipment
381.12   Means of Egress: Prohibitions and Maintenance
381.13   Delivery or Transfer of Flammable Liquids or Liquefied Petroleum Gases
381.14   Civil Tickets
381.99   Penalty
Cross-reference:
   Building Code enforcement, CO Ch. 3103
   Fire Chief approval required, CO 3105.11
   Fire Division organization, CO 135.21 et seq., 173.28 et seq.
   Location and assignment of fire companies, CO 135.31
Statutory reference:
   Council may invest investigative powers, RC 737.27
   Right to examine buildings, RC 3737.14
§ 381.01 Investigation of Fires
   The Fire Chief and such members of the Fire Division as may be designated by him or her are invested with the power and the duty to be present at all fires, investigate the cause thereof, examine witnesses, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers, and to do and perform all other acts necessary to the effective discharge of such duties.
   Such officers may make arrests, and enter, for the purpose of examination, any building which in his or her opinion, is in danger from fire.
(Ord. No. 1320-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
§ 381.02 Power to Compel Attendance of Witnesses
   The Fire Chief and such members of the Fire Division as may be designated by him or her may summon and compel the attendance of witnesses to testify in relation to any matter which is a proper subject of inquiry and investigation, and may require the production of any book, paper or document concerning a matter under examination and within the jurisdiction of the Division.
(Ord. No. 1320-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
§ 381.03 Administering Oaths; Refusal to Testify
   The Fire Chief and such members of the Fire Division as may be designated by him or her may administer an oath to any person appearing as a witness before him or her. No witness shall refuse to be sworn or refuse to testify, or disobey an order of the Fire Chief or his or her designees, or fail or refuse to produce a book, paper or document concerning a matter under examination and within the jurisdiction of the Division, or be guilty of contemptuous conduct after being summoned by such officer to appear before him or her to give testimony in relation to a matter or subject under investigation.
(Ord. No. 1320-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
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