(a) No person shall knowingly violate any provision of the Ohio Fire Code as adopted herein or any order issued pursuant thereto.
(ORC 3737.51(A))
(b) No person shall fail to comply with the fire prevention measures or fire protection activities as prescribed in the Ohio Fire Code, or fail to obtain a permit or license for the various uses or activities as required by such Code, or fail to comply with the Municipal application and plan submission and processing requirements, including payment of the fees designated therefor.
(c) "Person(s)" shall include owners, occupants, corporations, corporation directors, landlords, and any agents. Or any person who has the "final word on complying with the Fire Code as set forth in the Willoughby Hills Codified Ordinances." The "final word" does not mean “final” but instead “the authority required to exercise significant control over the corporation's financial affairs, regardless of whether [the individual] exercises such control in fact.”
(Ord. 2002-39. Passed 3-28-02.)