(A) The provisions of this chapter shall be supplemental to the Indiana Fire Code, as adopted by the Commission at 675 IAC 22.
(B) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to maintenance of fire prevention and life safety features as herein described.
(C) When any provision of this chapter is found to be in conflict with any rule of the Commission, the rule of the Commission shall prevail.
(D) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to existing conditions, as well as to the conditions arising after the adoption thereof. Buildings, systems, uses, processes, and equipment in existence on the effective date of this chapter shall be permitted to continue so long as they are maintained in a condition that is equivalent to the quality and fire resistive characteristics that existed when the building was constructed, altered, added to or repaired.
(Ord. CO-03-05, passed 8-25-03; Am. Ord. 14-08, passed 8-11-14)