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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LIMA, OHIO
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LIMA, OHIO
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART EIGHTEEN - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
PART TWENTY - NUISANCE ABATEMENT
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CHAPTER 1602
Ohio Fire Code
1602.01   Ohio Fire Code, Adopted; File and Distribution Copies.
1602.02   Establishment and Duties of Bureau of Fire Prevention.
1602.03   Bonfires.
1602.04   Limits of Districts in Which Storage of Flammable Liquids in Outside Aboveground Tanks Is Prohibited. (Repealed)
1602.05   Limits in Which Bulk Storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gases Is Restricted. (Repealed)
1602.06   Limits of Districts in Which Storage of Explosives and Blasting Agents Is Prohibited. (Repealed)
1602.07   Motor Vehicle Routes for Vehicles Transporting Explosives and Dangerous Articles. (Repealed)
1602.08   Permits; Fire Suppression, Hood Suppression and Fire Alarm Systems.
1602.09   Modifications.
1602.10   Appeals.
1602.11   New Materials, Processes or Occupancies Which May Require Permits.
1602.12   Conflict of Laws. (Repealed)
1602.13   Amendments. (Repealed)
1602.14   Jurisdictional Liability.
1602.15   Administrative Liability.
1602.16   "Shall" Defined.
1602.99   General Code Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Adoption of technical codes by reference - see Ohio R.C. 731.231
   Hotels see Ohio R.C. Ch. 3731
   Petroleum liquids and gases - see Ohio R.C. 3737.17 et seq.
   Dry cleaning and dyeing - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 3739
   Fire Department - see ADM. Ch. 234 
   Driving over fire hose; passing fire lines - see TRAF. 432.29
   Vehicles transporting explosives - see TRAF. 440.04 
   Arson - see GEN. OFF. 642.06
   Tampering with fire safety equipment - see GEN. OFF. 642.09
   Justifiable use of force by fireman to suppress riot - see GEN. OFF. 648.03 
   False alarms - see GEN. OFF. 648.08
   Fireworks - see GEN. OFF. 678.12
   Storage and transportation of explosives - see GEN. OFF. 678.21
   Underground storage of liquid fuels, petroleum, petroleum products, etc., in Industrial Districts - see P. & Z. 1254.01(a)(1)
   New materials, methods, devices and equipment in building construction - see B. & H. Ch. 1418
   Fire limits - see B. & H. Ch. 1422
   Permit required for storage of combustible or dangerous materials - see B. & H. 1422.10
   Fire safety and fire protection - see B. & H. Ch. 1446
   Fire protection and fire extinguisher equipment - see B. & H. Ch. 1448
   Inspection and report of fire hazards and violations - see F.P. 1604.04, 1604.05
   Duty to report fires - see F.P. 1606.02
   General requirements for fire safety - see P.M. Ch. 1824
1602.01   OHIO FIRE CODE, ADOPTED; FILE AND DISTRIBUTION COPIES.
   (A)   There is hereby adopted, for the purpose of prescribing regulations and standards governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, the 2017 Ohio Fire Code (also referred to as the Fire Prevention Code), and any and all supplements, modifications, amendments, and subsequent Ohio Fire Codes as may be enacted.
   (B)   The Fire Chief shall file with the Clerk of Council a copy of the Ohio Fire Code, supplements, amendments, and which is hereby incorporated as a part of these Codified Ordinances as fully as if rewritten herein.
   (C)   The Clerk of Council shall keep complete copies of such Code on file for inspection by the public and shall make copies available for distribution to the public, at cost, with brief summaries of any amendments thereto or deletions therefrom. A copy shall be filed with the County Law Library by the Clerk. A copy shall also be filed with the County Public Library by the Clerk.
(Ord. 066-18. Passed 3-12-18.)
1602.02   ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES OF BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION.
   (A)   The Fire Prevention Code shall be enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention, which is hereby established in the Fire Department of the City and which shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department.
   (B)   The Chief may designate such members of the Fire Department as inspectors, otherwise known as Code Officials, as are from time to time necessary.
   (C)   A report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be made annually and transmitted to the Mayor. It shall contain all proceedings under this Fire Prevention Code, with such statistics as the Fire Chief may wish to include therein. The Chief shall also recommend any amendments to this Fire Prevention Code which, in his judgment, are desirable.
(Ord. 147-93. Passed 9-13-93.)
1602.03   BONFIRES.
   (a)   For purposes of this section a “bonfire” is an open burning fire that is used for cooking food for human consumption, pleasure, religious, ceremonial, warmth, recreational or similar purposes that is fueled by clean seasoned firewood or its equivalent, is not used for waste disposal, and has a total fuel area greater than three feet in diameter or two feet in height and no more than five feet in height and five feet in width; and,
   (b)   No person shall cause a bonfire and/or ceremonial fire to be conducted in a manner prohibited by the Ohio Fire Code, as adopted in this chapter, the Ohio Administrative Code and any rules and regulations of the EPA or Ohio EPA; and,
   (c)   Any person who causes a bonfire to be conducted shall, ten days prior thereto, notify the Ohio EPA, as required by Rule 1301:7-7-01 of the Administrative Code, and apply for a permit through the Lima Fire Department Fire Prevention Bureau; and,
   (d)   Whoever violates division (c) of this section by failing to obtain a permit from the Fire Prevention Bureau is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 192-12. Passed 9-24-12.)
1602.04   LIMITS OF DISTRICTS IN WHICH STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS IN OUTSIDE ABOVE GROUND TANKS IS PROHIBITED. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 1602.04 was repealed by Ordinance 46-92, passed March 23, 1992.)
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