PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE

      Chap. 1610.   International Fire Code.

      Chap. 1612.    Fire Code Administration and Enforcement.

      Chap. 1613.   Open Burning and Outdoor Burning.

      Chap. 1614.   Fireworks.

      Chap. 1620.   Fire Lanes.

      Chap. 1630.   Life Safety Code.

      Chap. 1641.   Regulated Flood Prone Hazard Areas.

CHAPTER 1610 International Fire Code

1610.01   Adoption by reference.

1610.02   Purpose.

1610.025   Code Official; Board of Fire Code Appeals.

1610.03   File and distribution copies.

1610.04   Conflicts.

1610.99   Penalty.

   CROSS REFERENCES

   Fires and fire protection generally - see M.C.L. Secs. 29.1 et seq., 41.181, 125.401 et seq., 750.240 et seq.

   Fire Department - see ADM. Ch. 238

   Smoke control - see GEN. OFF. 622.01; P. & Z. Chapter 1240 (Zoning Code)

   Fireworks - see GEN. OFF. 662.01(b)(14)

   Fire alarm systems - see S.U. & P.S. Ch. 1066

   Flammable materials and explosives - see P. & Z. Chapter 1240 (Zoning Code)

1610.01 ADOPTION BY REFERENCE.

   Pursuant to Section 6.5 of the Howell City Charter, the International Fire Code, 2018 edition, including Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and N, as published by the International Code Council, are hereby adopted by reference as if the same were fully set forth herein, save and except such portions as may be hereinafter amended or deleted, and the same shall hereafter be known as the Fire Prevention Code for the City of Howell.

(Ord. 701. Passed 1-17-2000; Ord. 759. Passed 7-26-04; Ord. 892. Passed 5-4-15; Ord. 925. Passed 7-22-19.)

1610.02 PURPOSE.

   The purpose of Chapter 1610 is to adopt the International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, as an enforceable regulation governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises.

(Ord. 542. Passed 3-25-91; Ord. 759. Passed 7-26-04; Ord. 925. Passed 7-22-19.)

1610.025 CODE OFFICIAL; BOARD OF FIRE CODE APPEALS.

   (a)   All references made in the Fire Prevention Code to the code official shall be a reference to the Howell Area Fire Authority Chief, or his or her designee, and the Howell Area Fire Authority Chief is hereby given authority and charged with the administration and enforcement of this Code.

   (b)   The Board of Zoning Appeals, formed pursuant to Chapter 1240, Article 12 of the Zoning Ordinance, is hereby constituted as the Board of Fire Code Appeals and shall decide all appeals pursuant to the Code, notwithstanding anything contained in this Fire Prevention Code to the contrary.

(Ord. 542. Passed 3-25-91; Ord. 759. Passed 7-26-04.)

1610.03 FILE AND DISTRIBUTION COPIES.

   Printed copies of the Fire Prevention Code, as adopted in Section 1610.01, shall be kept in the office of the City Clerk, available for inspection by and distribution to the public at all times.

(Ord. 542. Passed 3-25-91; Ord. 759. Passed 7-26-04.)