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Cross Reference — As to additional regulations for enforcement, see ch. 505.
Editor's Note — Ord. No. 1062 §§1 — 5, adopted February 12, 2004, repealed section 500.010 , "adoption of and conformance to the international fire code", section 500.020 "purpose of article", section 500.030 "exception to code", section 500.040 "application of article" as in conflict herewith and enacted the new provisions set out herein in section 500.010 leaving sections 500.020 — 500.040 reserved for the city's future use. Former sections 500.010 — 500.040 derived from ord. no. 594 §§1 — 4, 5-25-1991; ord. no. 689 §§1 — 4, 5-26-1994; ord. no. 872 §§1 — 4, 3-25-1999.
[R.O. 2014 §500.010; Ord. No. 1062 §§1 — 2, 2-12-2004; Ord. No. 1256 §§1 — 2, 2-22-2007; Ord. No. 1482 §§1 — 2, 4-28-2011; Ord. No. 1575 §1, 2-28-2013; Ord.
No. 2105, 8-24-2023]
A.
A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, including Appendix I (see International Fire Code Section 101.2.1, 2018 Edition), as published by the International Code Council and is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said Fire Code on file in the office of the City Clerk are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Subsection (B) of this Section.
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Editor's Note — See note above to this Article.
[R.O. 2014 §500.050; Ord. No. 594 §5, 4-25-1991; Ord. No. 689 §5, 5-26-1994; Ord. No. 872 §5, 3-25-1999]
Except as may be specifically provided herein, no provisions
of the existing Marshfield Zoning Ordinance pertaining to location,
use or construction of buildings or equipment shall be nullified by
provisions of this Code, but in any case the most rigid requirements
shall control the construction, equipment or materials or the location
of buildings or structures. Whenever State Statutes require the approval
of special use group buildings, including among others, factories,
schools and multi-family dwellings, the approval of such authority
shall accompany the application for a permit as may be required by
the Code.
[Ord. No. 2105, 8-24-2023]
The owner or agent of any building, structure, or premises where
a violation of any provision or regulation of the International Fire
Code, 2018 Edition, has been committed or shall exist, or the lessee
or tenant of an entire building or premises where such violation has
been committed or shall exist, or the general agent, architect, builder,
contractor, or any other person who commits, takes part in, or assists
in any such violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor which shall
be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor
more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each and every day that
such violation continues, and if the violation shall be willful, upon
conviction thereof, the punishment shall be a fine of not less than
one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
for each and every day that such violation shall continue, or by imprisonment
for ten (10) days for each and every day that such violation shall
continue, or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion
of the Marshfield Municipal Court. Any person who, having been served
with an order to remove any violation, shall fail to comply with said
order from which no timely appeal has been taken, within ten (10)
days after such service, or shall continue to violate any provision
under this Code in the respect named in such order, shall also be
subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)
per day. The authorities of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, may,
in addition to other remedies, institute any appropriate action or
proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction,
alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, use of demolition to
restrain, correct or abate such violation, and to prevent the occupancy
of any building, structure or land, or to prevent any act, conduct,
business or use in or about such premises which is violative of the
provisions of the International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, as adopted
herein.
