§ 18-22. Amendments.

Section 101.1. Title. These regulations shall be known as the "Fire Code of the City of Cadillac," hereinafter referred to as "this code."

Section 103.2. Appointment. This section is deleted in its entirety.

Section 108. 1. Board of appeals established. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the fire code official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals. The board of appeals shall be appointed by the governing body and shall hold office at its pleasure. The fire code official shall be an ex officio member of said board but shall not have a vote on any matter before the board. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business, and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the fire code official.

Any person directly affected by a decision of the code official or a notice or order issued under this code shall have the right to a hearing before the city's Construction Code Board of Appeals as established in Article II of the Cadillac City Code.

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Construction Code Board of Appeals may appeal said decision to the circuit court.

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 responsible for a civil infraction, unless otherwise specified. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, violations of the following sections of the 2015 International Fire Code shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five-hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days:

• Section 107, Maintenance; and

• Section 1031, Maintenance of the Means of Egress.

Section 111.4. 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 one hundred ($100.00), plus costs, for the first offense, not less than two-hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), plus costs, for the second offense, and not less than five-hundred dollars ($500.00), plus costs, for each repeat offense thereafter.

Section 113.3. Work commencing before registered contractor status or permit issuance. A person, company, and/or building owner who commences or authorizes any work, activity or operation regulated by this code without first registering with the Authority Having Jurisdiction where required by this code or before obtaining the necessary permits may be subject to an additional fee established by resolution of the City Council which shall be in addition to the required permit fees.

Section 901.11: Registered Fire Protection Contractor. All fire protection system contractors performing inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, modification, or installation activities of any fire protection system shall be required to register with the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Mandatory registration shall be a one-time requirement and shall be completed prior to commencing work on any fire protection system. The penalty for violation of this provision shall be in accordance with Section 113.3.

Section 903.2 Where Required. Approved automatic sprinkler systems in new buildings and structures shall be provided in the locations described in the Michigan Building Code, Michigan Residential Code, and Michigan Rehabilitation Code for Existing Buildings.

(Ord. No. 2011-08, § 1, 10-17-2011; Ord. No. 2014-09, § 2, 8-18-2014; Ord. No. 2015-12, § 2, 8-3-2015; Ord. No. 2018-05, § 2, 4-2-2018)