(a) Incorporating of National Standards and Codes. The standards and requirements as set out and established by the 2009 edition of "The National Fire Codes" published by the National Fire Protection Association (but not including standards and requirements directed to the operation of local fire departments, NFPA 5000, NFPA 900 AND NFPA 101A) and have the same force and effect as if set out verbatim in this rule and are hereby adopted and promulgated by the City Council as part of the City Fire Prevention Code. The Fire Chief shall make use of the standards and requirements within the incorporated publications in all matters coming under his or her jurisdiction. A copy of The National Fire Codes has been filed with the City Recorder and a copy of the Table of Contents of that publication is included in Appendix A of this ordinance. Information regarding the purchase of The National Fire Codes or separate volumes of the Codes may be obtained by writing to the National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269.
(b) National Standards and Codes. Modification of Fireworks Display Rule. The "Rule of the State Fire Marshal For The Display of Fireworks" as contained in N.F.P.A. 1123 and 1126 of the 2006 edition of The National Fire Codes has the same force and effect and controls the display of fireworks as if set out verbatim in this article and is hereby adopted and promulgated by the City Council as a part of the Fire Prevention Code, but with Subdivisions 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 changed to read as follows:
(1) 4.2.1. Upon receipt of the application at least 15 days in advance of the date set for this display, the Chief of the Fire Department shall make, or cause to be made an investigation of the site of the proposed display for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of this article are complied with in the case of the particular display. He or she shall confer with the Chief of the Police Department, or the County Sheriff if the site for the proposed display is to be outside the limits of a municipality, about the application and whether issuance of a permit would be consistent with public safety. If a display is properly lawful, the Chief of Police or the County Sheriff, if the site of the proposed display is outside the limits of a municipality and the Chief of Fire Department shall together endorse the application, stating that they approve the display as being in conformance with all parts of the law and with this ordinance. Failure to approve the application by both the Fire Chief and Police Chief or County Sheriff is sufficient cause for the State Fire Marshal to deny a permit."
(2) 4.2.2. The application, following endorsement by the Chiefs of the Fire and Police Departments or County Sheriff shall be sent to the State Fire Marshal who shall then, upon receipt of evidence of financial responsibility as required by law in such cases, issue a non-transferable permit authorizing the display."
(c) National Standards and Codes, Table of Contents. The National Fire Codes as published by National Fire Protection Association are adopted by this article and are set forth in Appendix A of this ordinance.
(Ord. 215. Passed 10-19-10.)