As to the adoption of the International Fire Code, see Section 500.070 et seq., of this Code.
[CC 1974 §8-1.1; Ord. No. 1217 §§2 — 4, 6-6-1984; Ord. No. 2539, 1-26-2021]
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The International Fire Code as adopted by Section 500.070.
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There shall be not less than three (3) copies of said International Fire Code on file with the City of Richmond, Missouri.
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The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to relieve from responsibility or to lessen the responsibility of any person to which said Code makes reference, nor shall the City, its officers, agents and employees be held as assuming any liability of any nature by reason of the adoption of said Code.
[CC 1974 §8-2; Ord. No. 1216 §4, 6-6-1984]
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The International Fire Code shall be enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the City of Richmond, Missouri, which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department.
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The Chief in charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be designated by the Fire Chief and may be the Fire Chief himself/herself if he/she is so designated.
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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 Council and Mayor the employment of technical inspectors who, when such authorization is made, shall be selected for a particular purpose.
[CC 1974 §8-3; Ord. No. 1216 §10, 6-6-1984]
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 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 of the Chief to the City Council of the City of Richmond, Missouri, in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of the decision appealed. Said appeal must be placed with and filed with the office of the City Clerk and the reasons of the appellant why the Code has been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted must be in writing with specificity.
[CC 1974 §8-4; Ord. No. 1216 §11, 6-6-1984]
The Mayor, the Chief and the Fire Committee of the City of Richmond and City Council 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.
[CC 1974 §8-4.1; Ord. No. 1216 §12, 6-6-1984]
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Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Code or standards hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the City Council 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 an ordinance violation punishable by a fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not less than one (1) day nor more than one hundred eighty (180) days, or by 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 day that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
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The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. In the event the City of Richmond must obtain a court order to remove prohibited conditions, the City of Richmond is entitled to all of its damages, costs and legal fees.
[CC 1974 §8-4.2; Ord. No. 1216 §15, 6-6-1984]
The provisions of the International Fire Code and the International Fire Code Standards adopted by this ordinance (Ordinance No. 1216) shall not be construed to relieve from responsibility or to lessen the responsibility of any person liable under the provisions of such Code, nor shall the City, its officers, agents and employees be held as assuming any liability of any nature by reason of the inspection authority issued to the appropriate parties for inspections made pursuant to such ordinance and Code.