[R.O. 1993 § 520.020; Ord. No.
2010-2862 § 1, 2-9-2010; Ord. No. 2021-3215, 2-9-2021]
The International Fire Code (IFC) is hereby adopted as the Fire
Code of the City of Aurora, Missouri, for 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 in the City of Aurora and
providing for the issuance of permits for hazardous uses or operations
as needed; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions
and terms of such International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, published
by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which code is on
file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Aurora and marked
"Official Copy."
[R.O. 1993 § 520.030; Ord. No.
2010-2862 § 1, 2-9-2010; Ord. No. 2021-3215, 2-9-2021]
A.
The Fire Code shall be enforced by the Fire Chief of the City of
Aurora, Missouri, or his/her designee, under the supervision of the
Fire Chief.
B.
The person in charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be appointed
by the Fire Chief on the basis of examination to determine his/her
qualifications.
C.
The Chief of the Fire Department may detail such members of the Fire
Department as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall recommend to the City of Aurora,
Missouri, the employment of technical inspectors, who, when such authorization
is made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their
fitness for the position. The examination shall be open to members
and non-members of the Fire Department, and appointments made after
examination shall be for an indefinite term with removal only for
cause.
[R.O. 1993 § 520.040; Ord. No.
2010-2862 § 1, 2-9-2010; Ord. No. 2021-3215, 2-9-2021]
Whenever the word "jurisdiction" is used in the IFC, it is the
City of Aurora, Missouri.
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The following Sections of the IFC are hereby revised:
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Section 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be
known as the Fire Code of the City of Aurora, hereinafter referred
to as "this code."
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Section 103.2 Insert: The Chief of the Fire Department
is the Code Officer in charge of the Department of Fire Prevention.
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Section 109.3 Violation penalties. Persons who
shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with
any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter,
repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents
or directive of the Fire Code Official, or of a permit or certificate
used under provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a City ordinance
violation punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars
($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both
such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after
due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
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Section 112.1 Order. Where the Fire Code Official
finds any work regulated by this code being performed in a manner
contrary to the provisions of this code, or in a dangerous or unsafe
manner, the Fire Code Official is authorized to issue a stop work
order.
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Section 112.4 Failure to Comply. Any person who
shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work
order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove
a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not
less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than five hundred dollars
($500.00).
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[R.O. 1993 § 520.050; Ord. No.
2010-2862 § 1, 2-9-2010; Ord. No. 2021-3215, 2-9-2021]
The limits referred to in certain Sections of the 2018 International
Fire Code are hereby established as follows:
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Chapter 55 (limits in which the storage of flammable
cryogenic fluids in stationary containers is restricted to): "M-2."
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Section 5706.2.4.4 (limits in which the storage
of Class I and Class II liquids in aboveground tanks outside of buildings
is prohibited): "R-1," "R-2," "R-3," "C-O," "C-1," "C-P," "MHP," "PRD,"
"CP," "AE."
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Section 5706.2.4.4 (limits in which the storage
of Class I and Class II liquids in aboveground tanks is prohibited):
"R-1," "R-2," "R-3," "C-O," "C-1," "C-P," "MHP," "PRD," "CP," "AE."
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Section 61.04.2 (limits in which the storage of
liquefied petroleum is restricted to for the protection of heavily
populated or congested areas): "A-1," "M-2."
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[R.O. 1993 § 520.060; Ord. No.
2010-2862 § 1, 2-9-2010; Ord. No. 2021-3215, 2-9-2021]
In the 2018 International Fire Code, where permits are required
as listed with the word "shall," the wording "may" will be supplemented.
The IFC provides for the issuance of permits and collection of fees,
therefore.
The City of Aurora Fire Department will require permits concerning
the following Sections of the IFC: 105.6.2, 105.6.15, 105.6.28, 105.6.31,
105.6.37.
[R.O. 1993 § 520.070; Ord. No.
2010-2862 § 1, 2-9-2010; Ord. No. 2021-3215, 2-9-2021]
Whenever the Chief disapproves an application or refuses to
grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions
of the Code does 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 of the Chief to the Building Board of
Appeals within thirty (30) days from the date of the decision appealed.
[R.O. 1993 § 520.080; Ord. No.
2010-2862 § 1, 2-9-2010; Ord. No. 2021-3215, 2-9-2021]
The City Manager, the Building Official, and the Chief of the
Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as a committee to determine and
specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard,
any new materials, processes, or occupancies for which permits are
required in addition to those now enumerated in said code. The Chief
of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous
place in his/her office and distribute copies thereof to interested
persons.
[R.O. 1993 § 520.090; Ord. No.
2010-2862 § 1, 2-9-2010; Ord. No. 2021-3215, 2-9-2021]
A.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this code or
the standards hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall
violate or fail to comply with any order made there under, or who
shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications
or plans submitted and approved there under, or any certificate or
permit issued there under, and from which no appeal has been taken,
or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified
by the Building Board of Appeals or by a court of competent jurisdiction,
within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such
violation and non-compliance, respectively, be guilty of a City ordinance
violation, punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars
($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment
for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The imposition of one (1) penalty for any violation shall not excuse
the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall
be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within
a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten (10)
days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a
separate offense.
B.
The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent
the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
