Oklahoma § 19-863.44 - Building and/or fire codes

§ 19-863.44. Building and/or fire codes

Any county of the state to which the provisions of Section 863.2

of this title are applicable is authorized to adopt, by appropriate

resolution of the board of county commissioners, building and/or

fire codes, which codes shall be designed for the purpose of

promoting, benefiting and protecting the public health, safety and

welfare of the inhabitants of this state, and which shall be

applicable to the unincorporated areas of the county, as hereinafter

provided.

All building materials, equipment and methods of installation

and/or construction shall be at least the equivalent of that

prescribed in any building or fire code adopted by the board of

county commissioners, under the provision of this act, in quality,

strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, and safety;

provided that any codes adopted pursuant to this act shall not apply

to the installation and maintenance of electric supply and

communications lines of public utilities and public service

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers

companies which are subject to regulation by the State Corporation

Commission. Provided that this act shall not apply to any area

located within any county excluded from the application of Section

863.2 of this title.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 350, § 2, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965. Amended

by Laws 1980, c. 54, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.

§19-863.44A. High-Rise Safety Act of 1975.

This act may be cited as the "High-Rise Safety Act of 1975".

Added by Laws 1975, c. 207, § 1, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.

§19-863.44B. Purpose.

The purpose of this act is to require the installation of

automatic water sprinkler systems in high-rise buildings within this

state which are occupied by persons in order to protect life and

prevent fire in such buildings where fire must be fought internally

because of height.

Added by Laws 1975, c. 207, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.

§19-863.44C. Definitions.

As used in this act:

1. High-rise building shall mean any building more than

seventy-five (75) feet in height measured from the lowest level of

access by fire-fighting equipment, the normal use of which is

intended for occupancy by human beings, excluding hospital treatment

or operating rooms.

2. Water sprinkler system shall mean a water distribution

system designed in accordance with standards adopted by the Oklahoma

State Fire Marshal Commission. Provided nothing herein shall be

construed as prohibiting the alternative use of other high-rise life

protection systems which are equivalent to and in accordance with a

nationally recognized building code.

Added by Laws 1975, c. 207, § 3, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.

§19-863.44D. Sprinkler systems required - Exceptions.

Every high-rise building to be constructed within this state

after the effective date of this act must be equipped with a water

sprinkler system as defined herein, provided this act shall not

apply to buildings primarily housing electric generating or

transforming equipment or to buildings primarily housing telephone

company equipment of public utilities or public service corporations

which are subject to regulation by the State Corporation Commission,

but such buildings shall contain fire prevention devices of near

equal safety factors as may be required by the State Fire Marshal

Commission.

Added by Laws 1975, c. 207, § 4, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.

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§19-863.44E. Penalties.

Violation of this act shall be punishable by a penalty of One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Each day such violation continues shall

be considered a separate and continuing violation. Such penalty

shall be payable by the record owner of said building and upon

failure to pay such penalty and after being reduced to judgment in a

court of competent jurisdiction, such sum including all reasonable

costs of the court action may become a lien to be levied against

said property. Any monies collected under the terms of this act

shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund. The Attorney General

is hereby authorized to institute and prosecute such action upon

receiving a request of the State Fire Marshal to initiate such court

action.

Added by Laws 1975, c. 207, § 5, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.

§19-863.44F. Provisions as cumulative.

The provisions of this act shall be cumulative to existing laws

and shall not be construed to repeal, amend or supersede any

ordinance of any incorporated city which deals with the same subject

to the extent such terms shall exceed the requirements hereof.

Added by Laws 1975, c. 207, § 6, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.