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§ 150.10 UNIFORM FIRE CODE ADOPTED. (A) Uniform Fire Code adopted. There is hereby adopted by the city, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, incorporates into this Code the Minnesota State Fire Code set forth in Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7510, which is based on the 2000 edition of the International Fire Code, and as said rules and code may be, by the state, amended from time to time, or replaced. One copy of the code adopted in this section is on file in the office of the Fire Prevention Bureau and one copy is on file in the office of the city, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein. From the date on which this section shall take effect, the provision thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the city. (1) The city adopts by reference the following appendices to said International Fire Code, their successors and amendments: (a) Appendix B - fire flow requirements for buildings; (b) Appendix C - fire hydrant location and distribution; (c) Appendix D - fire apparatus access roads; (d) Appendix H - fires or barbecues on balconies or patios (as amended by Minnesota Rules, 7510.3710, subpart 11); (e) Appendix I - special locking arrangement for group I occupancies (as amended by Minnesota Rules 7510.3710, subpart 12); (2) Appendix B, Section 105.1, of the 2000 International Fire Code is not adopted and is not a part of the city ordinance. (B) Establishment and duties of Bureau of Fire Prevention. (1) The State Fire Code shall be enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention (or other designated agency) in the Fire Department of the Centennial Fire District which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department. (2) The Chief in charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention (or other designated agency) shall be appointed by City Council on the basis of examination to determine his or her qualifications. (3) The Chief of the Fire Department may detail members of the Fire Department as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary. The Chief of the Fire Department shall recommend to the City Administrator and City Council the employment of technical inspectors who, when that authorization is made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their fitness for the position. The examination shall be open to members and nonmembers of the Fire Department, and appointments made after examination shall be for an indefinite term, with removal only for cause. 257΋tğŭĻ