2023-017 - Amending Article 6.04 Fire Code - Adopting the 2021 Edition of the International Fire Code and Local Amendments

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ORDINANCE NO. 2023- 017 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, AMENDING ARTICLE 6.04, "FIRE CODE," TO REPEAL THE 2015 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE AND TO ADOPT THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE; ESTABLISHING LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris has previously adopted the 2015 International Fire Code promulgated by the International Code Council; and WHEREAS, every 3 years, the International Code Council issues new editions of the International Fire Code reflecting updated standards, the most recent edition having been issued in 2021; and WHEREAS, the Fire Chief and Fire Marshal of the Paris Fire Department hereby recommend that the City adopt said 2021 edition of the International Fire Code to keep pace with current standards, to ensure the safety of buildings within the City, and to enhance the safety and health of the citizens of and visitors to the city; and, WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City of Paris and its citizens to repeal the existing 2015 International Fire Code and to adopt the 2021 Edition of the International Fire Code as amended with local amendments as set out below; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Section 6.04.001, "Adoption of the 2015 International Fire Code," of Chapter 6, Article 6.04, "Fire Code," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris as is currently constituted is hereby repealed, and same is hereby replaced in its entirety as follows: "Sec. 6.04.001 Adoption of the 2021 International Fire Code There is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property, those certain codes known as the 2021 Edition of the International Fire Code, Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, and N to the same extent as if such Code were copied verbatim in this Article and subject to