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ORDINANCE NO. 39
(Series of 1975)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9-3 OF THE ASPEN MUNICIPAL CODE SO
AS TO EXPAND THE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE FIRE MARSHAL (AND
CORRESPONDINGLY REDUCE THE AUTHORITY OF THE FIRE CHIEF) TO
DETERMINE THE TYPE AND NUMBER OF FIRE APPLIANCES THAT MUST BE
INSTALLED (SPRINKLER, FIRE HYDRANT, STANDPIPE, FIRE ALARM AND
PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM) AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR IN-
SPECTING INSTALLED SYSTEMS.
WHEREAS, the City of'Aspen Fire Marshal and Chief of
the Volunteer Fire Department have agreed that certain fire pre-
vention administrative activities can best be performed by the
Fire Marshal, but are now delegated to the Chief, and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to transfer such
authority and do so by amendment to the Uniform Fire Code,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
That Section 9-3, Subsection (a) of the Municipal Code
of the City of Aspen, Colorado, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(a)
Whenever, except in Division 1 and 11 of
Article 13 of the Code, there is used the
word 'Chief' or the words 'Fire Chief',
'Chief of the Fire Department' or 'Chief
of the Bureau of Fire Prevention', there
shall be inserted 'Fire Marshal', it being
the intention of this amendment that all
powers and duties attributed to these per-
sons be assumed by the Fire Marshal."
Section 2
if any provision of this ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalid-
ity shall not affect other provisions of applications of the
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the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid
provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions
or applications of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 3
A public hearing on this ordinance shall be held on
the ~ day of ~, '1975 at 5:00 P.L% in the City
Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided
by law by the City Council of
meeting held ~
ATTEST:
Kathryn Ha~ter
City Clerk
the City of Aspen, at its regular
, 1975.
ac S~andIey III, ~!~ayor
FINALLY ADOPTED AND APPROVED ON ~ ~3 ,
ATTEST: ~tacy~ta~dley III, Mayor/
~athryn Ha~ter
City Clerk
1975.
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