(a) No person shall serve as a Municipal Fire Safety Inspector unless he has received a certificate issued by the Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction under former Ohio R.C. 3303.07 or Ohio R.C. 4765.55 evidencing his satisfactory completion of a fire safety inspection training program.
(ORC 3737.34)
(b) The Municipal Fire Safety Inspector, upon examination or inspection, shall issue citations when he finds conditions as specified in Ohio R.C. 3737.41 which are especially dangerous to the safety of persons, buildings, premises or property, and shall make any necessary remedial orders in connection therewith. Citation enforcement may be by use of the procedures established by Ohio R.C. 3737.42 for hearing on the citation or Ohio R.C. 3737.44 for injunctive relief or a temporary restraining order and oral order for vacation of the building or premises.
(c) The Municipal Fire Safety Inspector, upon reasonable belief and after inspection or investigation, shall, with reasonable promptness, issue a citation to the responsible person for a violation of the Ohio Fire Code or any order issued by the Ohio Fire Marshal or any Municipal Fire Safety Inspector. The citation shall fix a reasonable time for abatement of the violation. Each citation issued under this subsection shall be prominently posted by the responsible person, as prescribed by the Ohio Fire Code, at or near each place a violation referred to in the citation occurs.
(d) Right of appeal. After citation is issued and the order to remove such dangerous condition is made by the Chief Inspector or any of his or her assistant inspectors, such owner or occupant may within 24 hours appeal to the Chief of the Fire Department who shall, within five days, review such citation and order and file his or her decision thereon, and unless by his or her authority the order is revoked or modified it shall remain in full force and be complied with within the time fixed in the order or decision of the Chief of the Fire Department.
(e) Upon request of the Municipal Fire Inspector, the Law Director may institute and prosecute any necessary action or proceeding to enforce this chapter.
(Ord. 2900. Passed 3-13-06.)
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