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Groves Council adopts rewrite of fire-prevention code, removes local 2,000-sq-ft alarm trigger
Summary
The Groves City Council on Nov. 4 adopted Ordinance 2024-26 revising chapter 10 of the city's code to remove several local amendments, eliminate a local contractor registration requirement, add a definition and fee structure for false alarms, and revert alarm and sprinkler triggers to model (hazard-based) code language.
Groves 'The Groves City Council voted Nov. 4 to adopt Ordinance 2024-26, updating the city's fire-prevention code to remove several local amendments and to align penalties and alarm rules with the model code.
The ordinance removes a local requirement that all fire-protection contractors register with the city, adds a residential-occupancy inspection fee, defines "false alarm," raises minimum penalties for violations to match neighboring cities, and eliminates a local bright-line rule that required fire alarm systems for commercial buildings of 2,000 square feet or larger.
Fire Marshal Boschberg, who guided council through the redline version, said most of the deletions are redundant with the model code and that removing local contractor registration will…
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