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ORDINANCE NO. 2017 -025 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; <br />AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, AMENDING ARTICLE III, "FIRE CODE," TO REPEAL THE 2006 <br />EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE AND TO ADOPT THE 2015 <br />EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE; ESTABLISHING LOCAL <br />AMENDMENTS TO THE 2015 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE <br />CODE; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND <br />PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER <br />CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY <br />CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris has previously adopted the 2006 International Fire <br />Code promulgated by the International Code Council; and <br />WHEREAS, from time to time, the International Code Council has issued new <br />editions of the International Fire Code reflecting updated standards, the most recent <br />edition having been issued in 2015; and <br />WHEREAS, the Fire Chief and Fire Marshal of the Paris Fire Department hereby <br />recommend that the City adopt said 2015 edition of the International Fire Code to keep <br />pace with current standards, to ensure the safety of buildings within the City and to <br />enhance the safety and health of the citizens of and visitors to the city; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City of Paris <br />and its citizens to repeal the existing 2006 Fire Prevention Code and to adopt the 2015 <br />Edition of the International Fire Code as amended with local amendments as set out below; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: <br />Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all <br />things approved. <br />Section 2. Sections 12 -51, 12 -52 and 12 -53 of Chapter 12, Article III of the Code of <br />Ordinances of the City of Paris, "Fire Code," are hereby amended to read in their entirety as <br />follows: <br />"ARTICLE III. FIRE CODE <br />Sec. 12-51. Adoption of the 2015 International Fire Code <br />There is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, <br />