1428.01 Establishment of limits.
1428.02 Buildings and structures within limits.
1428.03 Wreckage from razed buildings.
1428.04 Flammable liquids in buildings.
1428.05 Open passage in cellars.
1428.06 Hazardous fire conditions; orders to abate.
1428.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to establish fire limits - see Ohio R. C. 737.28
Smoking prohibited in Council Chambers - see ADM. 210.08
Obstruction of aisles or hallways - see GEN. OFF. 660.12
Smoking prohibited in retail stores and passenger elevators -see GEN. OFF. 660.13
Ohio Fire Code - see F. P. Ch. 1610
That area of the City bounded on the north by the north line of Locust Street, on the east by the east line of Front Street, on the south by the north line of the right of way of The Chessie System and the Penn-Central Transportation Company, and on the west by the west line of Sixth Street, is hereby established and declared to be the fire limits of the City.
(Ord. 69-132. Passed 10-6-69. )
(a) Definitions. Asused in this section:
(1) "Fire separation" means the distance, in feet, measured from the building face to the closest interior lot line, to the centerline of a street or public space or to an imagi
nary line halfway between two buildings on the same property.
(2) "Unprotected wood frame construction" means construction in which some portion of the building or other structure has a fire resistance rated protection of less than one hour.
For the purpose of this section, structures of pressure treated fire-retardant lumber are not unprotected wood f
rame construction.
(b) Unprotected Wood Frame Construction. Unprotected wood frame buildings and/or structures are not permitted, except for the temporary use of builders during construction and for reviewing stands, platforms and booths of a temporary nature. All such structures must be approved by the Director of Code Administration. Structures for the use of builders in connection with the erection of a new building or with the repair or remodeling of an old building shall be removed as soon as they have ceased to serve the original purpose for which they were permitted.
(c) Wood Veneers. Wood veneers of a one-inch nominal thickness or exterior grade plywood not less than three-eighths of an inch thick may be used on exterior walls when facing a fire separation of a minimum of thirty feet, provided that the veneer does not exceed one story in height and provided, further, that the veneer is applied to noncombustible backing or is furred, not to exceed one and five-eighths of an inch.
All concealed spaces shall be firestopped at intervals not to exceed twenty feet.
All furring and fire-stopping material shall be noncombustible and/or wood which has been pressure treated with fire-retardant chemicals.
Wood veneers meeting the requirements set forth in this subsection may be extended to two stories in height when all materials used are noncombustible and/or wood which has been pressure treated with fire-retardant chemicals.
When fire-retardant treated wood is exposed to the weather, evidence, i. e. , testing laboratory reports, shall be provided to show that there is not a decrease in its fire retardancy.
(d) Billboards. Billboards constructed of galvanized sheet steel on wooden posts and wood frame construction are permitted, provided that no such billboard may be erected without the prior approval of the Code Administrator.
(Ord. 82-16. Passed 2-1-82.)
No owner or occupant of any building situated within the fire limits of the City shall use the cellar of such building or store goods, merchandise or other articles therein so as to leave less than a three-foot wide unobstructed passage from the front to the rear of the cellar, which passage would be used for the purpose of running a line of fire hose in time of fire. No such person shall permit rubbish or any unnecessary flammable matter to accumulate or remain in such cellar or refuse or neglect to clean such cellar or to remove any of the contents thereof or to rearrange the same upon the order of the Chief of the Fire Division.
(1969 Code Sec. 92.25)
If the Chief of the Fire Division, upon examination or inspection, finds a building or other structure which, for want of proper repair, defective or poorly installed electrical wiring or equipment, defective chimneys, defective gas connections, defective heating apparatus or storage or accumulation therein of rubbish or material, constitutes an extra-hazardous fire condition, he may order all dangerous conditions remedied and all rubbish and extra-hazardous conditions removed. If such officer finds in any building or upon any premises any combustible or explosive material, rubbish, rags, waste, oils, gasoline or flammable conditions of any kind, dangerous to the safety of such building or premises, he shall order such materials to be removed. Such order shall be made against and served personally or by registered letter upon the owner, lessee, agent or occupant of such building or premises. No such owner, lessee, agent or occupant shall fail to comply with such order within the time fixed in such order.
(1969 Code Sec. 92.26)
(a) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during oar on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues.
(b) The application of the penalty provided in subsection (a) hereof shall not preclude the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.