(A) The International Fire Code, 2012 Edition, including Appendices A-J, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, regulating and 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 as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said International Fire Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in this chapter.
(B) The following sections are hereby revised:
(1) Section 101.1 Insert: City of Mt. Pleasant.
(2) Section 109.4 Insert: Misdemeanor not to exceed $500 and/or not exceeding 90 days in jail.
(3) Section 111.4 Insert: The fine shall be not less than $50 or more than $500.
(C) The geographic limits referred to in certain sections of the International Fire Code are hereby established as follows:
(1) Section 5806.2 (geographic limits in which the storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers is prohibited): As regulated by State of Michigan.
(2) Section 5704.2.9.6.1 (geographic limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited): As regulated by State of Michigan.
(3) Section 5706.2.4.4 (geographic limits in which the storage of Class I and Class I liquids in above-ground tanks is prohibited): As regulated by State of Michigan.
(4) Section 6104.2 (geographic limits in which the storage of liquefied petroleum is restricted for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas): As regulated by State of Michigan.
(D) Whenever applicable state laws or regulations impose a higher requirement or standard than is provided in this Fire Code, the higher requirement or standard shall prevail.
(E) Nothing in this chapter or in the International Fire Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause of causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
(F) If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The city hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
(Ord. 919, passed 4-24-06; Am. Ord. 943, passed 9-22-08; Am. Ord. 1008, passed 4-11-16)