[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Lincoln as §§ 8-1-1 through 8-1-9 of the 1972 Code (Ch. 6, Art. II, of the 1990 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alarm systems — See Ch. 67.
Blasting operations — See Ch. 82.
Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 92.
False alarm of fire — See Ch. 114.
Abandoned property — See Ch. 196.
STATE LAW REFERENCES
Fire safety — See R.I.G.L. § 23-28.1-1 et seq.
Local ordinances to be equal or more stringent than fire safety code — See R.I.G.L. § 23-28.1-2.
[Amended 8-28-1984]
There is hereby adopted by the Town for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire and explosion, that certain code known as the “Fire Prevention Code,” recommended by the American Insurance Association, being particularly the 1976 edition thereof together with its 1982 amendments and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which code not fewer than two copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Town Clerk, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the Town.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CORPORATION COUNSEL
The Town Solicitor.
MUNICIPALITY
The Town of Lincoln.
[Amended 8-28-1984]
The Fire Prevention Code adopted by this chapter is hereby amended, altered and changed in the following respects:
A. 
12.5(b). Section 12.5(b) is hereby amended to read as follows: “The storage of explosive and blasting agents is prohibited within the corporate limits of the Town of Lincoln, except for temporary storage, for use in connection with approved blasting operations; provided, however, this prohibition shall not apply to wholesale and retail stocks of small arms ammunition, fuses, lighters, fuse igniters, and safety fuses (not including cordeau detonant fuses) in quantities involving less than 500 pounds of explosive material; nor shall it apply to explosive-actuated power devices, when employed in construction operations in highly populated areas, in quantities involving less than 50 pounds of explosive material.”
B. 
15.22. Section 15.22 is hereby amended to read as follows: “Spray finishing operations shall not be conducted in buildings used for assembly, educational, institutional or residential occupancies.”
C. 
15.32. Section 15.32 is hereby amended to read as follows: “Dip tank operations shall not be conducted in buildings used for assembly, educational, institutional or residential occupancies.”
D. 
16.22(a). Section 16.22(a) is hereby amended to read as follows: “The storage of Class I liquids in aboveground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited within the corporate limits of the Town of Lincoln.”
E. 
24.8. Section 24.8(a)(1) is amended to read as follows: “Supply or storage tanks shall be prohibited above the lowest story, cellar or basement.”
F. 
28.1. Section 28.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“(a) Permit required. No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire or authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained except upon issuance of a permit issued by the fire chief of the appropriate fire district and/or the building inspector of the Town of Lincoln. During construction or demolition of buildings or structures no waste materials or rubbish shall be disposed of by burning on the premises or in the immediate vicinity without having obtained a permit or other proper authorization.
“(b) Location restricted. No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire or authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained on any private land unless the location is not less than 50 feet from any structure and adequate provision is made to prevent fire from spreading to within 50 feet of any structure or interior property line.
“(c) Exceptions. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent 1) cooking of food on barbecues or grills; 2) fires authorized by the Fire Department for the purpose of training fire fighters and retarding the spread of fires.”