Cross Reference — As to adoption of the international fire code, see §500.100.
[CC 1988 §14.020; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
This Chapter shall not be constructed to relieve responsibility
or to lessen responsibility of any person, firm or corporation liable
under the provisions of thus Chapter, nor shall the City be held as
assuming any liability of any nature by reason of the inspection of
fire prevention under this Chapter or any other Chapter relating to
fire prevention adopted by the City of Eldon, Missouri.
[CC 1988 §14.040; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
The City of Eldon hereby contracts with the Cities of Camdenton,
Versailles, Osage Beach Fire Protection District, Iberia, Lake Ozark
Fire Protection District, Rocky Mount Fire Protection District, Moreau
Fire Department, Tuscumbia Fire Protection District, Tipton, Linn,
Jefferson, California, Stover, Versailles Rural Fire Department and
Lake Ozark Mutual Aid Association, effective upon the passage and
approval of a like ordinance by the City Councils of the Cities of
Camdenton, Versailles, Osage Beach, Iberia, Lake Ozark Rocky Mount,
Moreau Fire Department, Tipton, Linn, Jefferson, California, Stover,
Versailles Rural Fire Department and Lake Ozark Mutual Aid Association,
for the interchange of service of the Fire Departments of the parties
hereto upon the conditions and provisions contained in this Chapter.
[CC 1988 §14.050; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
The City of Eldon may, at the discretion of the Fire Chief,
assist any City in the State of Missouri or in the United States that
requests assistance under the terms of the statewide mutual-aid agreement.
The City of Eldon may request assistance from any and all agencies
applicable under the statewide mutual-aid agreement.
[CC 1988 §14.060; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
A mutual-aid agreement may be terminated at any time during
its term on the passage of an ordinance to that effect by the legislative
body of any of the subdivision of government concerned and written
notice given to the other parties hereto by serving on the City Clerk
of such other municipalities a certified copy of such ordinance terminating
this agreement. The termination shall take effect sixty (60) days
from the date of service of such written notice.
[CC 1988 §14.070; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
The consideration for the service of the Fire Department of
each municipality shall be the service given for the protection of
lives and property in such municipality by the service of the Fire
Department of the other parties hereto and no compensation shall accrue
or be paid by either party for the service of the Fire Department
of the other party hereto.
[CC 1988 §14.080; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
Neither municipality shall be liable to the other for failure
to respond to any call by the other of such municipalities or for
delay or negligence or mistake in receiving or responding to any call,
nor shall this contract be interpreted as being an agreement for the
benefit of any third (3rd) person.
[CC 1988 §14.090; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
Neither municipality shall be liable by reason of this contract
to any firefighter, official or employee of the other, nor shall any
firefighter, official or employee of any municipality be considered
by any purpose of a fire official or employee of any municipality
other than the one by which he/she is regularly employed.
[CC 1988 §14.100; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
In case of loss or damage to the equipment or property of either
municipality while responding to fire alarms, such loss or damage
shall be borne by the City owning such equipment or property.
[CC 1988 §14.110; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to interfere
(obstructing streets and alleys, preventing the free access of the
fire truck and fighters during any fire or during the travel of the
fire truck and firefighters over the streets) with or obstruct the
free action of the Fire Department and firefighters during any fire
alarm or any fire.
[Ord. No. 11-2022, 2-22-2022]
The designation of all street numbers for dwelling units and
places of business on all public and private streets shall be assigned
by the City in accordance with procedures adopted by the City of Eldon,
Missouri. These street numbers shall be known as addresses and shall
be assigned by the Eldon Fire Department/Codes Department. The Eldon
Fire Department/Codes Department will inform Eldon City Hall of the
new address as well as the Eldon Communication Center of the street
and number assigned.
[CC 1988 §14.280; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000; Ord. No. 1939 §1, 4-13-2004]
The following shall be and are hereby declared to be the fire
limits:
Beginning at a point which is the southwest comer of intersection
of Mill Street and North Street, thence south along and with the west
side of Mill Street to the north boundary of 6th Street, thence west
along and with the north side of 6th Street to Maple Street, thence
north along and with the east side of Maple Street to 4th Street (Highway
54), thence west along and with the north side of 4th Street to north/south
alley between Maple Street and Oak Street, thence north along and
with the west side of alley way to 3rd Street, thence west along and
with the south side of 3rd Street to Oak Street, thence north along
and with the east side of Oak Street to North Street, thence east
along and with the south side of North Street to the point of beginning.
The following property is removed from the fire limits: All
of Lots 2, 3 and 4 of Block 94 of the Original Town of Eldon, except
the Easterly twenty (20) feet thereof; all of Lot 1 Block 94 except
the Easterly 20 feet thereof and except that part as described in
Deed Book 164, Page 301 of the Records of Miller County, Missouri;
all of that part of vacated 2nd Street as described by Deed Book 459,
Page 048 of said records except that part described by Deed Book 164,
Page 301 of said records.
[Ord. No. 12-2022, 2-22-2022]
A.
The owner or occupant or person in charge of any house or building
to which a number has been assigned will be notified by the City of
the number assigned to the same at any time after the adoption of
this Chapter.
B.
Within sixty (60) days after the receipt of such notification, the
owner or occupant or person in charge of a house or building to which
a number has been assigned shall affix the number to the structure
if said structure is visible from the road. If said structure is not
visible from the roadway, numbers shall be affixed to a sign or number
post in such a way that the address can clearly be seen from the roadway.
C.
It shall be the duty of such owner or occupant or person in charge
thereof upon affixing the new number to remove any other number(s)
which might be mistaken for, or confused with, the number assigned
to said structure.
D.
Each principal building shall display the number assigned toward
the street on which structure is addressed and adjacent to the entrance.
In case a principal building is occupied by more than one (1) business
or dwelling unit, each separate front entrance shall display a separate
address or unit number.
E.
Numbers indicating the official address for each principal building
or each front entrance to such building shall be posted in a manner
so as to be legible and distinguishable from the street on which the
property is located, with numerals painted or applied of a contrasting
color to the background, of not less than three (3) inches in height
in residential areas, and not less than four (4) inches in height
in commercial areas. Script lettering or similar unconventional type
styles are not permitted. If a building or dwelling is situated in
such a way that the numerals cannot be easily seen from the roadway
in front of said structure, then a sign or number post must be installed
in front of the structure and placed in such a way that is it easily
seen from the roadway.
[CC 1988 §14.341; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
It shall be unlawful to store any good or commodity on any sidewalk, in any alley, in any doorway, in any opening or along any street within the fire limits. The storage of secondhand goods, combustible or used equipment on any sidewalk or in any way that reasonably interferes with passage through a doorway or along a sidewalk shall specifically be prohibited. If in the opinion of the Fire Chief external storage possess an immediate threat, the Fire Chief may order the immediate closing of the business until the threat is mitigated and the individual responsible for the storage shall be issued a citation by the Chief of Police under this Section and subject to the penalties of Section 100.130.
[CC 1988 §14.350; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
Every building hereafter erected or enlarged within the fire limits as set out in Section 205.100 shall be enclosed on all sides with walls constructed wholly of brick, stone, hollow tile, hollow or solid concrete block, concrete or other equivalent non-combustible materials and shall have the roof, top and sides of all roof structures covered with incombustible or fire-retardant materials. All cornices shall be of non-combustible material. Buildings with wooden framework clad with sheet metal or stucco or veneered with brick or its equivalent shall be classed as frame.
[CC 1988 §14.360; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
A.
No frame, wooden or metal structure shall hereafter be built within the fire limits as set out in Section 205.100 or as they may be hereafter established, except the following:
1.
Temporary one-story buildings for the use of builders.
2.
Wooden fences not over ten (10) feet high.
3.
Porches, balconies and canopies not exceeding ten (10) feet in width
nor extending more than three (3) feet above the second (2nd) story
floor beams. No such structure shall be joined to any similar structure
of another building.
4.
Bay windows when covered with incombustible or fire-retardant materials.
5.
Small detached frame outbuildings not exceeding one hundred fifty
(150) square feet in area and eight (8) feet in height and not within
five (5) feet of any lot line.
6.
One-family frame dwellings not exceeding two (2) stories in height
separated by at least five (5) feet from lot line of adjoining property.
7.
A building of frame construction or of unprotected metal construction
occupied exclusively as a private garage, not more than one (1) story
in height nor more than seven hundred fifty (750) square feet in area,
located on the same lot with a dwelling; provided that such building
be placed at least three (3) feet from the lot line.
8.
One-story all metal buildings with no wood in wall or roof structure,
with an area not exceeding one thousand (1,000) square feet and not
within ten (10) feet of any lot line. Coal tipples, icehouses, material
bins, trestles and water tanks when built of planking and timbers
of the dimension usual for heavy timber construction.
9.
Cooling towers not in excess of two hundred fifty (250) square feet
in base area and fifteen (15) feet in height.
10.
No frame or metal building not in conformity with this Section shall
be moved from without to within the fire limits.
[CC 1988 §14.370; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
Any existing frame building within the fire limits not in conformity
with this Chapter, which may hereafter be damaged by fire, decay or
otherwise to an amount greater than one-half (½) of its value,
exclusive of foundation, shall not be repaired or rebuilt but shall
be removed.
[CC 1988 §14.410; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
The office of Fire Chief of the City of Eldon is hereby created.
[CC 1988 §14.420; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
The City Administrator shall be responsible for the appointment
of the Fire Chief subject to the approval of the Mayor and consent
of the Board of Aldermen. The Fire Chief shall be appointed based
solely on his/her professional qualifications. The City Administrator
shall provide written job evaluations for the Fire Chief. The Fire
Chief may be removed in accordance with the personnel policy of the
City. In the case of a vacancy for any reason in the office of Fire
Chief, the City Administrator shall provide the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen with a recommended interim replacement at the Board's next
regular meeting and permanent replacement within six (6) months.
[CC 1988 §14.410; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief to organize and maintain
a municipal Fire Department. The Fire Chief shall have charge of and
be responsible for all fire-fighting equipment owned or in use by
the City of Eldon and such fire-fighting equipment shall not be loaned
or used by anyone without his/her special permission. The Fire Chief
shall appoint such subordinate firefighters, as he/she may deem necessary,
within his/her budgetary allotment. It is hereby made the duty of
the Fire Chief to have at least one (1) practice fire drill each month.
[CC 1988 §14.440; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
The Fire Chief shall be paid for his/her services a sum established
by the salary chart of the City of Eldon set by the Board of Aldermen.
The compensation for the firefighters shall be set by ordinance in
coordination with the budget.
[CC 1988 §14.460; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person other than
the Fire Chief or firefighter or such persons as shall have their
permission to ride on the fire truck, either to or from a fire or
at any other time; and it is further declared to be unlawful for any
other person to tamper with, injure, destroy or deface said fire truck,
engine house or any other property owned by the City and used in the
fighting of fires.
[CC 1988 §14.470; Ord. No. 1701S, 3-10-1998; Ord. No.
1806S, 5-9-2000]
After the fire chief or any fireman arrives at the scene of
a fire, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons, except persons
financially interested in property endangered by the fire, to participate
in the fighting of said fire except under the direction of the Fire
Chief or fireman.
