Grass Valley Municipal Code Art. I California Fire Code Adoption

In order to prescribe regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire, hazardous materials or explosion, that certain code and standards known as California Fire Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 9 and Appendix Chapters B, BB, C, CC, D, F, H, I, K, and N based on the 2015 International Fire Code as published by the International Code Council (ICC) and as adopted and amended by the California Building Standards Commission, being particularly the 2016 Edition thereof, and the whole thereof, except as specifically repealed or amended by an ordinance of the city, is adopted and made a part of this code by reference as though set forth in this chapter at length.

(Ord. No. 787, § 1(Exh. A), 8-22-2017)

The California Fire Code shall be enforced by the bureau of fire prevention of the fire department of the City of Grass Valley which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the chief of the fire department or an authorized representative.

(Ord. No. 787, § 1(Exh. A), 8-22-2017)

1. Whenever the word "jurisdiction" is used in the California Fire Code it means the City of Grass Valley, California.

2. Whenever the words "chief of the bureau of fire prevention" is used they shall be held to mean fire marshal or deputy fire marshal.

(Ord. No. 787, § 1(Exh. A), 8-22-2017)

When the chief of the fire department or an authorized representative 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 city council of the city or a board of appeals appointed thereby within thirty days from the date of the decision appealed.

(Ord. No. 787, § 1(Exh. A), 8-22-2017)