Chapter 15.25
FIRE PREVENTION
Sections:
15.25.020 Bureau of fire prevention.
15.25.040 Storage of flammable liquids.
15.25.050 Bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gases.
15.25.060 Storage of explosives and blasting agents.
15.25.090 Materials, processes or occupancies requiring permits.
15.25.010 Fire code adopted.
For the purpose of prescribing regulations hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, the city adopts that certain code known and published as the “Oregon Fire Code, 2003 Edition.” A copy of the fire code shall be on file in the office of the city recorder and shall be inscribed with this code section and the date of its adoption. [Ord. 776 § 1, 1996; Code 2000 § 8.005; amended during 2007 recodification.]
15.25.020 Bureau of fire prevention.
The Oregon Fire Code shall be enforced by the bureau of fire prevention in the fire department of the city, which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the chief of the fire department. [Code 2000 § 8.010; amended during 2007 recodification.]
15.25.030 Definitions.
(A) Wherever the word “municipality” is used in the Oregon Fire Code, it means the city of Cornelius.
(B) Wherever the term “corporation counsel” is used in the Oregon Fire Code, it means the city attorney for the city. [Code 2000 § 8.015; amended during 2007 recodification.]
15.25.040 Storage of flammable liquids.
(A) The limits referred to in Section 5704.2.9.6.1 of the Oregon Fire Code, in which storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited, are all areas except those zoned for industrial use.
(B) The limits referred to in section of the Oregon Fire Code in which new bulk plants for flammable liquids are prohibited, are all areas except areas zoned for industrial use. [Code 2000 § 8.020; amended during 2007 recodification; Ord. 2015-01 § 1, 2015.]
15.25.050 Bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gases.
The limits referred to in the Oregon Fire Code, in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are all areas except areas zoned for industrial use. Bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is not to exceed 2,000 water gallons. [Code 2000 § 8.025; amended during 2007 recodification.]
15.25.060 Storage of explosives and blasting agents.
The limits referred to in the Oregon Fire Code, in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited, are the city limits of the city. [Code 2000 § 8.030; amended during 2007 recodification.]
15.25.070 Modifications.
The chief of the bureau of fire prevention shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the Oregon Fire Code upon application in writing by an owner or lessee, or duly authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties in carrying out the strict letter of the code; provided, that the spirit of the code shall be observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The particulars of a modification, when granted or allowed, and the decision of the chief of the bureau of fire prevention shall be entered upon the records of the department, and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant. [Code 2000 § 8.040; amended during 2007 recodification.]
15.25.080 Appeals.
Whenever the chief of the fire department 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 council within 30 days from the date of the decision appealed. [Code 2000 § 8.045.]
15.25.090 Materials, processes or occupancies requiring permits.
The city manager, the chief of the fire department 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 which shall require permits, in addition to those now enumerated in the code. The chief of the bureau of fire prevention shall post the list in a conspicuous place in his office, and distribute copies to interested persons. [Code 2000 § 8.050.]
15.25.100 Penalties.
Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of the Oregon Fire Code or fails to comply with any order made thereunder, or who builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans made and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who fails to comply with an order that is affirmed or modified by the council or by a court of competent jurisdiction, is in violation of the mandatory requirements of this code. The application of penalties imposed by this code shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. [Ord. 745 § 8, 1994; Code 2000 § 8.055; amended during 2007 recodification.]