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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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1394.12 CONDITIONS OF COMPLIANCE.
   Owners of residential buildings shall comply with the requirements of this chapter, as follows:
   (a)   For two to ten dwelling units, the owner shall comply within thirty days of the effective date of this chapter (Ordinance 84-116, passed May 21, 1984).
   (b)   For eleven to fifty dwelling units, the owner shall comply within sixty days of such effective date.
   (c)   For over fifty dwelling units, the owner shall, within sixty days of such effective date, submit to the Division of Fire a plan of compliance which is subject to approval by the Fire Chief. Such plan shall include such information as may be required by the Chief.
   (d)   For existing residential buildings provided in Section 1394.06, the owner shall, within ninety days of the effective date of this chapter, submit to the Division of Fire a plan of compliance which is subject to approval by the Fire Chief. Such plan shall include such information as may be required by the Fire Chief.
   (e)   For the purposes of this section, each sleeping room in a rooming or boarding house or in a dormitory shall be considered a separate dwelling unit.
(Ord. 84-116. Passed 5-21-84.)
1394.13 DESTROYING OR TAMPERING WITH DETECTORS AND ALARM SYSTEMS.
   No person shall, without privilege to do so, knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy, render inoperable or otherwise improperly tamper with any smoke detector or fire alarm system, the property of another or the property of the offender, when required or placed for the safety of others, so as to destroy or diminish its effectiveness or availability for its intended purpose.
(Ord. 84-116. Passed 5-21-84.)
1394.14 TIME LIMIT FOR CORRECTION OF VIOLATIONS.
   Any person who is found to be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall correct such violation within thirty days of being notified of such violation by the Fire Marshal or any other law enforcement officer.
(Ord. 84-116. Passed 5-21-84.)
1394.99 PENALTY.
   (a)   Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of Sections 1394.01 to 1394.05 is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues.
   (b)   Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of Sections 1394.06, 1394.07 and 1394.10 through 1394.12 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both, for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues.
   (c)   Whoever violates Section 1394.13 is guilty of criminal mischief, a misdemeanor of the third degree, and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both, for each offense. If a violation of Section 1394.13 creates a risk of physical harm to any person, as defined in Section 501.01(c) of the General Offenses Code, criminal mischief is a misdemeanor of the first degree with a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment of not more than six months, or both, for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues.
(Ord. 84-116. Passed 5-21-84.)