Title
An Ordinance to Amend Sections 9:101, 9:103, 9:104, 9:105, 9:108, 9:109, 9:114, 9:115, 9:116, And 9:118, and to Delete Section 9:111, of Chapter 111, Fire Prevention, of Title IX of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Ordinance ORD-17-09)
Memorandum
Attached for your consideration is an ordinance amendment to update the City's Fire Prevention Code in Chapter 111 of the City Code by adopting the 2015 edition of the International Fire Code (Section 9:101). The ordinance also specifies sections of the IFC that are amended to tailor the IFC to the City of Ann Arbor's circumstances. (Section 9:103).
Other than the provisions relating to the IFC and minor housekeeping changes, the ordinance amendment accomplishes the following:
* Consolidates the penalty provisions into one short paragraph that makes all violations civil infractions subject to a maximum civil fine of $1,000, except as otherwise expressly provided. (Section 9:103 [109.4]).
* Expressly provides in several sections that a violation of the section is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $500 and/or 90 days imprisonment.
* Adopts reference to the 2016 edition of the National Fire Protection Association 55; Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code to allow better code enforcement against life threatening gases that have emerged within the City.
Staff
Prepared by: Warreka Farrackand, Fire Marshal
Reviewed by: Ellen Taylor, Assistant Fire Chief
Reviewed by: Larry Collins, Fire Chief
Approved by: Howard S. Lazarus, City Administrator
Staff
ORDINANCE NO. ORD-17-09
First Reading: June 5, 2017 Approved: June 19, 2017
Public Hearing: June 19, 2017 Published: June 22, 2017
Effective: July 2, 2017
FIRE PREVENTION
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 9:101, 9:103, 9:104, 9:105, 9:108, 9:109, 9:114, 9:115, 9:116, AND 9:118, AND TO DELETE SECTION 9:111, OF CHAPTER 111, FIRE PREVENTION, OF TITLE IX OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ANN ARBOR.
The City of Ann Arbor Ordains:
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