Amending Chapter 9 Fire Prevention Ordinance

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Thomas J. Brunner, Jr. City Attorney Robert M. Parker Chief Deputy CITY of SOUTH BEND PETER J. NEMETH, Mayor COUNTY -CITY BUILDING South Bend Common Council County -City Building 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, Indiana 46601 Dear Council Members: SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 May 5, 1978 219/284 -9241 The attached Ordinance is submitted for your favorable action. On December 7, 1977, this Council passed three (3) ordinances which had the combined effect of amending the South Bend "Municipal Electric Code, Building Ordinance and Fire Code. These ordinances were quite lengthly and involved exhaustive revisions of these sections. In accordance with Section 32 of the Indiana Code, Title 22, Article 11, Chapter 1, these ordinances were submitted to the Indiana Administrative Building Council for approval. This approval, to- gether. with your action in passing these ordinances, is needed before enforcement can begin. The Administrative Building Council has approved all of the pro- visions of two of these ordinances in their entirety. The Administra- tive Building Council approved all of the sections in the new Fire Code except two. The ordinances passed by the Council contained a requirement that all buildings exceeding 1500 square feet and open to the public be equipped with automatic sprinkling devices. The Fire Code also contained a ban on the use of carpeting on the ceilings or at a height of more than four inches from the floor in any commercial business. The Administrative Building Council failed to approve these two provisions. Since these two provisions cannot be enforced without approval of the Administrative Building Council they should not be printed in the South Bend municipal Code. The attached ordinance, if passed, will eliminate these unenforceable provisions. Your favorable reaction on this will facilitate the publishing of the affected portions of the South Bend Municipal Code sections and will at the same time maintain its integrity. Respectfully submitted, Steven L. Artusi 0_416 S LA: vl Deputy City Attorney At t.