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The limits referred to in Section 7701.7.2 of the Uniform Fire Code, 1997 edition, in which the storage of explosives and blasting agents is restricted, are hereby established as follows:
The entire jurisdictional area, unless approval is granted by Council.
(Ord. 1382. Passed 3-10-98.)
The City Manager or his or her authorized representative may modify any provision of the Uniform Fire Code, as adopted in Section 1610.01, upon application, in writing, by the owner or lessee, or his or her duly authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the Code, provided that the spirit of the Code shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification, when granted or allowed, and the decisions thereon of the City Manager or his or her authorized representative, shall be entered upon the records of the Fire Division, and a signed copy shall be furnished to the applicant.
(Ord. 1073. Passed 1-28-86.)
Whenever the Fire Chief, the City Inspector or the City Manager disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit applied for, or whenever it is claimed that the provisions of the Uniform Fire Code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision to Council, which shall constitute the Board of Appeals provided for in the Code, within thirty days from the date of the decision appealed.
(Ord. 1073. Passed 1-28-86.)
Nothing in this chapter or in the Uniform Fire Code or the Uniform Fire Code Standards shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding now pending in any court, or any right acquired, liability incurred or cause of action accrued or existing, under any act or ordinance repealed by this chapter, nor shall any right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
(Ord. 1073. Passed 1-28-86.)
In the event of a conflict between any of the provisions of the Uniform Fire Code and the Uniform Fire Code Standards, as adopted in Section 1610.01, and a provision of these Codified Ordinances or any other local ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation, the latter shall control.
(Ord. 1073. Passed 1-28-86.)
Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, including the provisions of the Uniform Fire Code and the Uniform Fire Code Standards adopted in Section 1610.01, for which no penalty is otherwise provided, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues. The application of any penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
(Ord. 1073. Passed 1-28-86.)