[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Somers 5-10-1966.
Section 98-7 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Prevention Bureau — See Ch. 26.
Brush, grass and weeds — See Ch. 72.
Unsafe buildings — See Ch. 77.
This chapter shall be known as the "Fire Prevention Ordinance of the
Town of Somers."
The Town Board shall appoint a Fire Prevention Inspector and such Deputy
Fire Prevention Inspectors as it may deem advisable.
A.
The Inspector may at all reasonable hours and as often
as he may deem necessary under the provisions of this chapter and for the
purpose of fire prevention inspection enter any and all buildings, premises
and places of storage or assembly (except the interiors of private dwellings
and public school buildings) in order to ascertain and cause to be corrected
any conditions liable to cause fire or any violation of the provisions or
intent of this chapter or of laws affecting fire hazards.
B.
Whenever, in the course of an inspection by the Inspector,
he detects a violation of any provision of this chapter, the Inspector will
call to the attention of the owner or tenant, or both, such violation with
an order, in writing, that the condition be corrected. In addition, the Inspector
will also report each such violation to the Town Board, stating the nature
of each violation and whether or not his order to the owner and/or tenant
has been satisfactorily acted upon.
C.
The service of any order made pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter may be made upon the occupant or other person responsible
for the conditions, either by delivering a copy of the same personally or
by delivering the same to and leaving it with any person in charge of the
premises or, in case no such person is found upon the premises, by affixing
a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of said
premises. Whenever it may be necessary to serve such an order upon the owner
of the premises, such order may be served either by delivering to and leaving
with said person a copy of the order or, if such owner is absent from the
jurisdiction of the Inspector, by mailing such copy to the owner's last known
post office address. If the building or other premises is owned by one person
and occupied by another under lease or otherwise, the order issued in connection
with the enforcing of this chapter shall apply to the owner, the lessee and
to the occupant thereof.
D.
In the event that the condition responsible for the violation
is not corrected within a reasonable time, the Town Board shall take such
action as it deems advisable.
A.
Combustible or flammable materials shall not be placed,
stored or kept under any building or in any place where ignition or burning
would obstruct or render hazardous egress from a building.
B.
In order to prevent injury to persons and damage to property,
the storage, handling and use of dangerous and hazardous materials shall be
performed in compliance with the standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
A.
Any manufacturing process which involves the use, storage
or handling of any flammable material must be conducted in such manner that
the same shall not constitute a fire hazard to any adjoining structure.
B.
There shall be no smoking within the work area of any
public garage and suitable no-smoking signs shall be displayed. In every public
garage and upon the premises of every public service station, no less than
two approved chemical fire extinguishers and no less than four pails of sand
shall be kept convenient for quick use in case of fire.
No person shall engage in any fumigation and thermal insecticidal fogging
in any areas where fires, open flames and similar sources of ignition are
present. If heating is required, the same shall be by steam or hot water.
All operators shall maintain and have available approved protective breathing
apparatus. In every instance, the Fire Prevention Inspector or his deputy
must be notified before any building or structure is to be closed in connection
with the use of any toxic or flammable fumigant.
A person who shall violate a provision of this chapter, or who shall
fail to comply therewith, or any order or requirement duly issued in accordance
with the provisions thereof shall, upon conviction, be guilty of an offense
and shall be liable for each offense to a fine not to exceed $250 or to imprisonment
for a term up to 15 days, or both.
