HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinances-1995-199 ,ORDINANCE NO. 1995- 199
FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA:
SECTION 1 : PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to provide for the
public health and welfare by providing for appropriate fire safety and prevention
requirements for buildings within the City.
SECTION 2: COMPLETION BEFORE OCCUPANCY. Any newly constructed
structure shall be substantially completed before occupancy. "Substantially
completed" shall be construed to require at a minimum full compliance with all fire,
health and safety provisions of the relevant building code.
SECTION 3: UNRESTRICTED FIRE HYDRANTS. If shall be unlawful for any
person to park a motor vehicle or to create any other obstruction that impedes
unrestricted access to fire hydrants in the City
SECTION 4: MULTIPLE STORY BUILDING PLANS TO THE STATE FIRE
MARSHALL. Prior to issuing a building permit for a multiple-story structure the City
shall receive from the applicant the comments, suggestions, and approval of the
building plans for the structure previously submitted to the State Fire Marshall.
SECTION 5: PENALTIES. Each violation of the provisions of this ordinance
shall constitute a simple misdemeanor; further, each day that a violation remains
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uncorrected shall constitute a separate violation. In addition to the criminal sanctions
set forth herein, the City shall have the right to seek equitable relief from a continuing
violation of the ordinance, including, but not limited to, the right to seek an injunction
against the offending party to cease and desist from the violation, forego occupancy, or
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for such other relief as the Court deems equitable and just.
SECTION 6: REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with
the provisions of the Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION.7: SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision, or part of this Ordinance
shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall no affect
the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any section, provision, or part thereof not
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
RATIFICATION:
On the 11 day opctober 1995, at a regular meeting of the Tiffin City
Council, Tiffin, Iowa, Councilperson Brown introduced Ordinance
No. 19495- 199 , and moved that it be given its first reading. The motion was
seconded by Councilperson Morgan
Ayes:: Brown , Bartels , Morgan , and Stratton
Nays: None . Absent : Kern
Four members of the council being present and having voted "Aye", Mayor
Glen Potter Declared the Motion carried, that Ordinance No.
1995- 199 was read for the first time and placed on the record.
Thereupon, it was moved' by Councilperson Bartels and
seconded by Councilperson Brown that the laws and rules
providing that ordinances be considered and voted on for passage at two council
meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally passed by suspended and
dispensed with and that Ordinance No 1995-!_'''! bo placed on 118 last loading.
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Ayes: Brown , Morgan, Stratton, Bartels
Nays: None . Absent : Kern
Four members of the council being present and having voted "Aye", Mayor
Glen Potter thereupon declared the motion to be carried, and Ordinance No. 199 was
then placed upon its last reading and was read the last time.
Thereupon, it was move by Councilperson Brown 1995 and
seconded by Councilperson Stratton that Ordinance No. 1995- 199
be placed upon its final passage and adopted.
Ayes: Bartels, Stratton , Morgan , and Brown
Nays: None . Absent : Kern
Four members of the Council being present and having voted "Aye", Mayor
Glen Potter declared the motion carried, and the Ordinance passed and adopted.
Whereupon the Mayor declared that Ordinance No.199 be adopted and
signified his approval of the same by affixing his signature thereto.
Passed by the Council on the 11th day of o c t o b e r 1995, and approved by the
Mayor on the l ithday of OctobeT995
MAYOR, Glen Potter
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CITY CLERK, Margaret Reihman
The foregoing ordinance entitled "NON-CONFORMING USE AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE" was published on the 14th day of October, 1995, by posting copies of
it in four public places within the City limits: the U.S. Post Office, the Fire Station/City
Hall, Morgan's Standard, and Flansburg's Hardware Store, all according to the
requirements of Iowa Code § 362.3(2) (1991){and Tiffin Ord. No. 1980-89.
Dated this 14thday of Octobert995.
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CLEc -7( ASURER, Margaret Reihman
I, Margaret Reihman, City Clerk of Tiffin, Iowa, do hereby certify that the above is
a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1995- 199
passed by the City Council of Tiffin, Iowa at a regular meeting held on the 11th day of_
t October , 1995, as it appears in the official records held in my office.
Dated this 14th day of October1995.
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