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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
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§ 381.06 Fees for Certificates of Qualification
   (a)   Every standpipe installation, yard hydrant system, automatic sprinkler installation, or installation of other automatic fire extinguishing equipment, electrically operated interior fire alarm system and automatic fire detecting system, shall be under the responsible charge of the owner or other person designated by the owner, who is familiar with the operation of the systems in his or her charge. The person shall see that the systems are maintained in a serviceable condition. No person shall be in charge of any system or installation unless he or she applies for and receives a certificate of qualification issued by the Fire Chief and pays a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for any initial certificate or annual renewal of a certificate. The following categories require a Certificate of Qualification permit:
      (1)   Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG).
      (2)   Fire Protection Systems.
         A.   Sprinkler.
         B.   Standpipe.
         C.   Fire Pump.
         D.   Yard Hydrant.
         E.   Fire Alarm.
         F.   Smoke Control System.
         G.   Other Automatic Protection System.
   (b)   Additional fees:
      (1)   FPS initial inspection fees for Fire Alarm and Wet based systems:
Category
Fee
Category
Fee
Less than 2,500 square feet
$100.00
2,501 - 5,000 square feet
$125.00
5,001 - 10,000 square feet
$150.00
10,001 - 12,000 square feet
$175.00
12,001 - 20,000 square feet
$200.00
20,001 - 40,000 square feet
$225.00
40,001 - 60,000 square feet
$250.00
60,001 - 100,000 square feet
$275.00
100,001 - 125,000 square feet
$300.00
125,001 and over
$300.00 + $15.00 per additional 5,000 square feet
 
      (2)   Additional Inspection/Specialty fees:
Category
Fee
Category
Fee
New Cell Towers with Utility Building
$150.00
New Cell Towers
$100.00
Cellular Antennas Replacement
$50.00
New Fire Alarm Test
$150.00
Fire Control Panel Replacement
$150.00
Sprinkler Panel
$150.00
Kitchen Hood
$150.00
Underground Fire Main
$150.00
Hazardous Escort During Business Hours
$100.00
Hazardous Escort After Hours
$334.32 / 4 hour minimum – $83.58 per additional hour
Communication Permit (Annual)
$100.00
FPS Contractor Fee (Annual)
$100.00
Festival Permit
$150.00 / year
Festival Inspection Fee
$334.32 / 4 hour minimum – $83.58 per additional hour
 
      (3)   Additional Inspection/Specialty fees:
 
Category
Fee
BUSTR (Underground Tank Inspection)
$100 / hour
Knox Box Permit
$50.00
 
      (4)   HAZMAT Response fees:
 
Category
Fee
HAZMAT Response fee billed to spiller
$400.00 / 4 hours – $100.00 / man hour after the initial 4 hours
HAZMAT Specialist
$334.32 / 4 hour minimum – $83.58 per additional hour
 
   (c)   Replacement costs: any damaged supplies or equipment will be billed to the spiller.
   (d)   By the discretion of the Fire Chief, any permit fees may be waived on a case-by-case basis.
(Ord. No. 1144-2024. Passed 11-25-24, eff. 12-3-24)
§ 381.07 Fire Lines
   (a)   The Fire Chief or any fire official in charge of any fire shall have authority to establish fire lines for the purpose of facilitating the extinguishing of such fire.
   (b)   Whenever fire lines have been established, no person shall enter the limits fixed by such lines, except a member of the Police or Fire Division or any person authorized by a police or fire official.
   (c)   No person shall fail to obey the lawful order of any law enforcement officer or fireman engaged in his or her duties at the scene or in connection with a fire, accident, disaster, riot or emergency of any kind.
(Ord. No. 778-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
§ 381.08 Smoking Prohibitions and Exceptions
   (a)   Except in safe locations approved for smoking as specifically designated by the Commissioner of Building and the Fire Chief or their authorized representatives, no person shall smoke or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or match or use any spark or flame producing device in any theater, or in any retail store employing twenty-five (25) or more persons or able to accommodate three hundred (300) or more persons, or in any area of indoor assembly used for row seating and having a capacity of one hundred (100) or more persons.
   (b)   No person shall smoke or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or match in any public bus, rapid transit car or on any public or private property where combustible materials or flammable liquids are stored, handled or displayed or where the nature of the business occupation or conditions is such as to make smoking a hazard as determined by the Fire Chief or his or her authorized representatives.
   (c)   No owner, agent, occupant or person in charge of any building or premises shall fail to post and maintain signs of a size and in such locations as are determined by the Fire Chief to adequately apprise persons of the prohibitions or limitations authorized by this section.
(Ord. No. 778-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
§ 381.09 Notice of Fire
   (a)   The owner, manager or lessee of the following buildings shall at all times have a responsible person in such building who shall be charged with the duty of immediately notifying the Fire Division when fire occurs therein.
      (1)   A Class A Multiple Dwelling used in whole or in part for single room occupancy as defined in Section 3125.25(g) and which contains twenty (20) or more sleeping rooms or is used or occupied by forty (40) or more persons for sleeping purposes.
      (2)   A Class B Multiple Dwelling with twenty (20) or more sleeping rooms or used or occupied by forty (40) or more persons for sleeping purposes.
      (3)   A Class A Multiple Dwelling which is more than seven (7) stories or seventy-five (75) feet in height above grade level.
      (4)   A Class A Multiple Dwelling, occupied predominantly by elderly persons with an age of sixty- two (62) years or more, and which contains twenty (20) or more sleeping rooms or is used or occupied by forty (40) or more persons for sleeping purposes.
   (b)   Failure to have a person on duty, as required herein, constitutes a violation of this section. Each day’s operation without such a person on duty constitutes a separate offense.
   (c)   Any person who discovers a fire shall immediately notify the Fire Division and the person on duty or in charge of such building. Failure to notify as required constitutes a violation of this section.
(Ord. No. 778-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
§ 381.10 Causing Fire; Posting Notice
   (a)   No person in any Class B Multiple Dwelling by any means through carelessness, neglect or negligence shall set fire to or cause the burning of any bedding, furniture, rugs, curtains, drapes or other household furnishings or fittings or any other part of such businesses or premises in such a manner as to endanger the safety of any person or property.
   (b)   The manager, owner or lessee of any hotel, motel, rooming house, lodging house or similar place of abode shall post a copy of this section in conspicuous places upon such premises. Failure to do so constitutes a violation of this section.
(Ord. No. 778-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
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