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CHAPTER 1610
Standards (BOCA National Fire Prevention Code and Unified Fire Code)
1610.01   Adoption by reference.
1610.02   Purpose.
1610.03   Administrative procedures.
1610.04   File and distribution copies.
1610.05   Conflicts of laws.
1610.06   Permit fees.
1610.07   Appeals.
1610.08   Occupancy permits.
1610.99   Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   State Fire Marshal - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 3737
   Gasoline, oils and paint - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 3741
   Division of Fire - see ADM. Ch. 260
   Driving over fire hose - see TRAF. 432.28
   Open burning - see GEN. OFF. 660.08
   Employee liability re enforcement of Unified Fire Code - see B. & H. 1440.03
   Structures damaged by fire - see B. & H. Ch. 1486
1610.01 ADOPTION BY REFERENCE.
   (a)   The 1993 edition of the BOCA National Fire Prevention Code, prepared and promulgated by Building Officials and Code Administrators, International, Inc., is hereby adopted by reference and made a part hereof as if fully set forth in this chapter, save and except such portions thereof as may be hereinafter amended or deleted.
   (b)   The 2005 edition of the Ohio Fire Code, together with the 2005 modifications thereof, if any, prepared and promulgated by the Southwest Ohio Fire Safety Council, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part hereof as if fully set forth in this chapter, save and except such portions thereof as may be hereinafter amended or deleted.
(Ord. 5098. Passed 2-4-97; Ord. 5694. Passed 5-20-03; Ord. 5936. Passed 9-5-06.)
1610.02 PURPOSE.
   The purpose of the BOCA National Fire Prevention Code and the Unified Fire Code, as adopted in Section 1610.01, is to prescribe regulations consistent with nationally and locally recognized good practice for safeguarding, to a reasonable degree, of life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises. Compliance with the standards set forth in said Codes or other approved nationally recognized standards shall by deemed to be prima-facie evidence of compliance with this purpose.
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