65-07 1501.15 Maximum Occupancy Loads

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ORDINANCE NO. 65-07 PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE HOUSING COMMITTEE 7/16/07. & PUBLIC SAFETY CMTE 7/16/07. PLACED ON2ND READING 9/4/07. BY: Antonio, Butler, Demro, Dever, FitzGerald, Madigan, See lie. AN ORDINANCE to create a new Section 1501.15, Maximum Occupancy loads, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to create a violation for permitting occupancy load limits to be exceeded. WHEREAS, the Lakewood Zoning Code and the Ohio Basic Building Code establish occupancy limits for certain businesses; and WHEREAS, currently only the building department has the authority to enforce occupancy limits; and WHEREAS, overcrowding creates life threatening hazards in the event of a fire or other emergency requiring evacuation; and WHEREAS, the Fire Marshall is often involved in these emergencies and can inspect during hours that most business with occupancy load limits are often in violation of occupancy limits. Now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO Section 1. That a new Section 1501.15, Maximum Occupancy Loads, of the Codified Ordinances of the Qty of Lakewood shall be enacted to read as follows: No person having ownership or control of a place of assembly shall permit the occ~ancy load, as established by the Lakewood Zoning Code and/or the Ohio Bask. 'Buiièi¡;¡¡gCode from being exCeeded., lei;'," """. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberation of the Council and of any of Its committees that resulted in such formal action Were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Adopted: Ø/~~1. )Oð7 Q~'~lt~ President . , l /11I>A7} 7. 110 Clerk Approved: ~ . 6"/ d-öo 7 ~~#~ Mayor ' r