The Fire Prevention Code shall be enforced by the Sanford Fire Department or the Building Official. The Fire Chief or Chief Code Enforcement Officer may detail such members as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary for the enforcement of said code. (25 M.R.S.A. § 2361)
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Any person, being the owner or tenant or having control of any property or structure or part thereof, who violates any of the provisions of the said Fire Prevention Code and/or another section of this article or who fails to conform to any of the provisions thereof, after having received a ten-day notice of such violation, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452. Pursuant to 25 M.R.S.A. § 2359, an owner or occupant of a building who refuses to permit a Building Official to enter the building or willfully obstructs the Building Official in the inspection of the building must be penalized in accordance with 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452. The Building Official may cause a notice of violation or order to be served on the person responsible for the violation or noncompliance condition in violation of the provisions hereof, or in violation of a plan or of a detail statement made with a permit application. Such order shall direct the discontinuance of the illegal action or condition and the abatement of the violation.
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The Building Official may contact a law enforcement officer to issue a civil summons or may request that the City Legal Department institute the appropriate proceedings in law or in equity to restrain, correct or abate such violation.
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Such violations shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,500 for a specific violation as set forth in the City of Sanford Code and 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452, together with such injunctive relief or administrative remedies as may be available. Each and every day such a violation continues after such ten-day notice period shall constitute a separate offense. (§ 280-11;[1] 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452 and 25 M.R.S.A. § 2358).
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Editor's Note: See now § 280-3-6.
The Board of Appeals shall act as the Fire Prevention Board of Appeals in order to hear appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the Building Official relative to application and interpretation of this code. Appeals to the Board of Appeals shall be submitted as otherwise set forth in City Code Chapter 10, regarding administrative appeals.
The Knox-Box® program in the City of Sanford shall be used for access to buildings for emergency purposes only. The City of Sanford Fire Chief or designee shall serve as the administrator for the Knox-Box® program, as defined by the Knox Company. No person shall make application, place into service, or continue use of any Knox branded product without the written permission of the Sanford Fire Chief or designee. All Knox products found in violation of this provision shall be removed and discontinued.
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Knox Box® for multi-unit residential buildings. Any building having three or more units shall have a Knox Box® installed and the keys shall be made available for the fire department to install in the Know Box®. Any apartment complex that has more than one building, shall have a Knox Box® installed on each building. This section must be complied with within one year of acceptance.