A. Definitions used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
"Building Code" means the Indiana Building Code found within 675 IAC 13.
"Class 1 structure" has the meaning ascribed thereto in I.C. 22-12-1-4.
"Class 2 structure" has the meaning ascribed thereto in I.C. 22-12-1-5.
"Commission" refers to the Indiana Fire Prevention Building Safety Commission as established by I.C. 22-12-2-1.
"Crowd Manager" has the meaning ascribed thereto in 675 IAC 22-2.5.
"Cut Sheet" means specification sheet that provides and describes the technical specifications of a particular product.
"Division of Fire and Building Safety" refers to the Division of Fire and Building Safety of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security established pursuant to I.C. 10-19-7-1.
"Emergency" means a sudden, unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.
"False Alarm" means an alarm caused by mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation or lack of proper maintenance, or an alarm activated by a cause that cannot be determined.
"Fire Chief" means the chief officer of the fire department or fire territory serving the jurisdiction.
"Fire Code" refers to the Indiana Fire Code found within 675 LAC 22.
"Fire Department" refers to the Columbus Fire Department and has the meaning ascribed thereto in I.C. 36-8-17-2.
"Fuel Gas Code" refers to the Indiana Fuel Gas Code found within 675 IAC 25.
"General Administrative Rules" means the General Administrative Rules of the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building and Safely Commission located at 675 IAC 12.
"IAC" means the Indiana Administrative Code.
"IC" means the Indiana Code of the Indiana General Assembly.
"Initiating device "A fire alarm system initiating device is a device that transmits a signal to the fire alarm control unit indicating that the device has undergone a change of state.
"Key Box" has the meaning ascribed thereto in 675 IAC 22.
"Mechanical Code" means Indiana Mechanical Code found within 675 IAC 18.
"Notice of Violation" means a written notice issued by the Fire Department usually in the form of an inspection report listing violations.
"Owner" has the meaning ascribed thereto in 675 IAC 22.
"Person" has the meaning ascribed thereto in I.C. 22-12-1-18.
"Qualified Person" means a person who either holds current National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) certification in the fire protection system being installed, serviced, or repaired, or has successfully completed a course of instruction specific to the equipment being installed, serviced, or repaired. Such instruction shall have been approved by the manufacturer of the equipment or their authorized representative.
"Municipality" is used in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean the city.
"Corporation counsel" is used in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean the attorney for the city.
"Critical fire district" is used in this chapter, it shall be held to mean that same area referred to as the "fire limits" in section 15.08.010.
B. Terms not defined. Where terms are not defined in this Fire Prevention Code and are defined in the General Administrative Rules, the Indiana Building Code. Indiana Fire Code, Indiana Mechanical Code, or Indiana Fuel Gas Code, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as in those codes. Where terms are not defined through the methods authorized, such terms shall have ordinarily accepted meanings such as the context implies. (Ord. 2-2019, 2019)