Section 12-H106. INSPECTIONS

Strike Chapter 1 of the International Fire Code in its entirety and insert new Chapter 1 in the Fire Code in its place to read as follows:

 

106.1 Inspection authority.  The code official is authorized to enter and examine any building, structure, marine vessel, vehicle or premises in accordance with Section 104.3 for the purpose of enforcing the Fire Code.

 

106.2 Inspections.  The code official is authorized to conduct such inspections as are deemed necessary to determine the extent of compliance with the provisions of the Fire Code and to approve reports of inspection by approved agencies or individuals.  All reports of such inspections shall be prepared and submitted in writing for review and approval.  Inspection reports shall be certified by a responsible officer of such approved agency or by the responsible individual.  The code official is authorized to engage such expert opinion as deemed necessary to report upon unusual, detailed or complex technical issues.

 

106.2.1 Inspection Requests.  It shall be the duty of the holder of the permit or their duly authorized agent to notify the code official when work is ready for inspection.  It shall be the duty of the permit holder to provide access to and means for inspections of such work that are required by the Fire Code.

 

106.3 Approvals.  Approval as the result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of the Fire Code or of other laws or regulations of the District of Columbia.  Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel provisions of the Fire Code or of other laws or regulations of the District shall not be valid.

 

 

authority

Section 10 of the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986 (Act), effective March 21, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-216; D.C. Official Code § 6-1409 (2012 Repl.)) and Mayor’s Order 2009-22, dated February 25, 2009, as amended.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3251 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 61 DCR 5246 (May 23, 2014).

EditorNote

The District of Columbia Fire Code (2013), referred to as the “Fire Code,” consists of the 2012 edition of the International Fire Code as amended by the District of Columbia Fire Code Supplement (2013) (12 DCMR H). The International Fire Code is copyrighted by the International Code Council and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at: http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/ifc/2012/index.htm?bu=IC-P-2012-000003&bu2=IC-P-2012-000019.