City of Albuquerque - File #: O-17-44

• File #: O-17-44
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 5/15/2017
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 8/7/2017
• Enactment date: 8/17/2017
• Enactment #: O-2017-020
• Title: Adopting A Fire Code Prescribing Regulations Consistent With Nationally Recognized Good Practice For The Safeguarding To A Reasonable Degree Of Life And Property From The Hazards Of Fire, Explosion, And Dangerous Conditions Arising From The Storage, Handling And Use Of Hazardous Materials And Devices, And From Conditions Hazardous To Life Or Property In The Use Or Occupancy Of Buildings Or Premises And Provisions To Assist Emergency Response Personnel; Provisions Of This Code Shall Supplement Any And All Laws Relating To Fire Safety And Shall Apply To All Persons Without Restriction, Unless Specifically Exempted; Providing For A Board Of Appeals; Providing Penalties For Violations Of Code Provisions; Repealing The Fire Prevention Code Adopted In 2012 By Ordinance No. 0-2012-029 (Jones, by request)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
8/17/2017	City Clerk	Published
8/17/2017	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
8/11/2017	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
8/7/2017	City Council	Passed	Pass
6/19/2017	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass
6/12/2017	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
5/15/2017	City Council	Introduced and Referred
5/15/2017	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-17-44 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Trudy E. Jones, by request


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Adopting A Fire Code Prescribing Regulations Consistent With Nationally Recognized Good Practice For The Safeguarding To A Reasonable Degree Of Life And Property From The Hazards Of Fire, Explosion, And Dangerous Conditions Arising From The Storage, Handling And Use Of Hazardous Materials And Devices, And From Conditions Hazardous To Life Or Property In The Use Or Occupancy Of Buildings Or Premises And Provisions To Assist Emergency Response Personnel; Provisions Of This Code Shall Supplement Any And All Laws Relating To Fire Safety And Shall Apply To All Persons Without Restriction, Unless Specifically Exempted; Providing For A Board Of Appeals; Providing Penalties For Violations Of Code Provisions; Repealing The Fire Prevention Code Adopted In 2012 By Ordinance No. 0-2012-029 (Jones, by request)
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ADOPTING A FIRE CODE PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GOOD PRACTICE FOR THE SAFEGUARDING TO A REASONABLE DEGREE OF LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE HAZARDS OF FIRE, EXPLOSION, AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARISING FROM THE STORAGE, HANDLING AND USE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND DEVICES, AND FROM CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO LIFE OR PROPERTY IN THE USE OR OCCUPANCY OF BUILDINGS OR PREMISES AND PROVISIONS TO ASSIST EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL; PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE SHALL SUPPLEMENT ANY AND ALL LAWS RELATING TO FIRE SAFETY AND SHALL APPLY TO ALL PERSONS WITHOUT RESTRICTION, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED; PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF APPEALS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CODE PROVISIONS; REPEALING THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE ADOPTED IN 2012 BY ORDINANCE NO. 0-2012-029 PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. Adoption of the Fire Code.
(A) For the p...