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Earlier editions: 2026-07

Chapter 11 — Fire Prevention

Albany Municipal Code § 11-11 Failure to Comply

Albany Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Albany

Cite as: Albany Municipal Code § 11-11 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 11-11.1. Failure to Comply.

[7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 2019-11]

a. Violations. 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 guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by the limits set forth in the City of Albany Municipal Code.

b. 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 $500 or not more than $5,000.

c. Nuisance alarm fee. Making false report. Section 401.5 is amended to add Section 401.5.1 as follows:

False/nuisance alarm fee. A fee may be charged for false/nuisance alarms according to the master fee schedule of the City.

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