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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.
(a) No person shall knowingly violate any provision of the Ohio Fire Code, as adopted in § 1610.01, or any order issued pursuant thereto.
(R.C. § 3737.51(A))
(b) No person shall fail to comply with the fire prevention measures or fire protection activities prescribed in the Ohio Fire Code or fail to comply with the municipal application and plan submission and processing requirements, including payment of the fees designated therefor.
The owner, operator or lessee of any transient residential building shall post the provisions of R.C. §§ 2909.02 and 2909.03 in a conspicuous place in each room occupied by guests in the building. The owner, operator or lessee of any nontransient residential building, institution, school or place of assembly shall post the provisions of such sections in conspicuous places upon the premises. No person shall fail to comply with this section.
(R.C. § 3737.61)
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