(a) The owner, operator or lessee, an employee of any owner, operator or lessee, an occupant, and any person in direct control of any building regulated under the Ohio Basic Building Code, upon the discovery of an unfriendly fire, or upon receiving information that there is an unfriendly fire on the premises, shall immediately, and with all reasonable dispatch and diligence, call or otherwise notify the Fire Department concerning the fire, and shall spread an alarm immediately to all occupants of the building.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "unfriendly fire" means a fire of a destructive nature as distinguished from a controlled fire intended for a beneficial purpose.
(c) To the extent permitted by property owner insurance policy, a structural firefighting fee up to $500 will be assessed in these circumstances. The fee is not to be assessed to the property owner in the event the insurance policy has no provision for this coverage.
(d) Hazardous materials responses are different than structural firefighting responses. Any costs incurred by the City that are associated with mitigating a hazardous materials incident shall be billed to the responsible party.
(e) No person shall fail to comply with this section.
(ORC 3737.63; Ord. 122-2016. Passed 9-19-16.)