CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY THIRD COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. O-19-63
ENACTMENT NO. O-2019-012
SPONSORED BY: Brad Winter, by request
ORDINANCE
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; REPEALING THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE ADOPTED IN 2017 BY ORDINANCE NO. O-2017-044; ADDING A CHAPTER ADDRESSING COST RECOVERY FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES BY ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE; PROVIDING FOR USE OF A FIRE INSPECTION REPORTING SYSTEM; AND UPDATING LANGUAGE TO REFLECT MORE CURRENT TERMINOLOGY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
HCS Pub. June 21, 2019