Section
1610.01 1998 edition adopted
1610.02 Purpose
1610.03 Application of Code
1610.04 Enforcement; responsibilities of Municipal Fire Safety Inspector
1610.05 Compliance required
1610.06 Posting arson laws
1610.07 Setting fires which spread
1610.08 Responsibilities upon discovery of unfriendly fires
1610.09 Inspections
1610.10 Sale and use of fire equipment; standards; service and repair of equipment
1610.11 File and distribution copies
1610.12 Conflicts of laws
1610.13 Permit fees
1610.99 Penalty
Cross-reference:
Driving over fire hose, see § 432.28
Fire Department, see Ch. 240
Fireworks, see § 678.10
Open burning, see § 660.08
Parking or stopping in fire lanes, see § 452.16
Underground storage tanks, see § 240.05
Statutory reference:
Adoption of technical codes, see R.C. § 731.231
Fireworks, see R.C. Ch. 3743
Gasoline, oils and paint, see R.C. Ch. 3741
Power to regulate against fires, see R.C. §§ 737.27, 3737.08
Power to regulate elevators, stairways and fire escapes, see R.C. § 715.26
Right to examine buildings, see R.C. § 3737.14
State Fire Marshal, see R.C. Ch. 3737
Pursuant to R.C. § 731.231, there is hereby adopted by the municipality the 1998 edition of the Ohio Fire Code (OFC), or any successor fire code enacted after the 1998 edition, as adopted by the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of State Fire Marshal, published in Division 1301:7 of the Ohio Administrative Code (O.A.C.).
The purpose of the Ohio Fire Code, as adopted in § 1610.01, is to prescribe minimum standards and regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion.
The Ohio Fire Code, as adopted in § 1610.01, applies to the use of all lands and properties within the municipality and such other lands or properties owned by the municipality which are situated outside the corporate limits thereof.
(a) No person shall serve as a Municipal Fire Safety Inspector unless he or she has received a certificate issued by the Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction under R.C. § 3303.07 evidencing his or her satisfactory completion of a fire safety inspection training program.
(R.C. § 3737.34)
(b) The Municipal Fire Safety Inspector, upon examination or inspection, shall issue citations when he or she finds conditions as specified in R.C. § 3737.41 which are especially dangerous to the safety of persons, buildings, premises or property, and shall make any necessary remedial orders in connection therewith. Citation enforcement may be by use of the procedures established by R.C. § 3737.42 for hearing on the citation or R.C. § 3737.44 for injunctive relief or a temporary restraining order and oral order for vacation of the building or premises.
(c) The Municipal Fire Safety Inspector, upon reasonable belief and after inspection or investigation, shall, with reasonable promptness, issue a citation to the responsible person for a violation of the Ohio Fire Code or any order issued by the Ohio Fire Marshal or any Municipal Fire Safety Inspector. The citation shall fix a reasonable time for abatement of the violation. Each citation issued under this division shall be prominently posted by the responsible person, as prescribed by the Ohio Fire Code, at or near each place a violation referred to in the citation occurs.
(d) Upon request of the Municipal Fire Safety Inspector, the Municipal Attorney shall institute and prosecute any necessary action or proceeding to enforce this chapter or R.C. Chapter 3737.
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