[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Gates 5-6-2002
by L.L. No. 2-2002. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Fire Systems Safety Law" of the
Town of Gates, County of Monroe, State of New York.
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that all persons installing,
inspecting, recharging or otherwise servicing portable fire extinguishers
and all automatic fire extinguishing systems do so in a trained and qualified
manner so as to protect the health and safety of Gates' residents and business
owners.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The Fire Marshal or any duly appointed Deputy Fire Marshal of the
Town of Gates.
The trade of installing, charging, filling, maintaining, recharging,
refilling, repairing and/or testing rechargeable fire extinguishers or automatic
fire extinguishing systems.
No person shall engage in or conduct the trade within the Town of Gates
without first having obtained a license therefor issued by the Marshal and
without having first obtained and filed with the Marshal an insurance certificate
showing coverage as may be determined by the Marshal. The Marshal may issue
a license to any applicant holding a valid license to engage in the trade
issued by the City of Rochester or holding a valid license to engage in the
trade issued by another jurisdiction which the Marshal determines has requirements
for its issuance that are substantially similar to the licensing requirements
of the City of Rochester.
A corporation or limited liability company may conduct the trade within
the Town of Gates and shall be entitled to a license therefor, provided that
one or more employees of such entity is the holder of a license duly granted
in this chapter. No person shall perform the trade on behalf of such entity
unless he or she is licensed hereunder.
An insurance certificate showing coverage shall be filed in the office
of the Marshal by every person or entity engaged in the trade within the Town
of Gates. Such insurance certificate shall name the Town of Gates as an additional
insured. Such insurance policy shall be renewed from year to year so long
as the licensee engages in the trade within the Town of Gates.
The Gates Town Board may revoke any license issued under the authority
of this chapter, provided that before such revocation a public hearing shall
be held before the Town Board at the next Town Board meeting. Following the
public hearing the Town Board will decide whether or not the licensee is qualified
to properly conduct the trade in the Town of Gates. If the Town Board determines
that the licensee is not qualified to properly conduct the trade in the Town
of Gates, it shall revoke the licensee's license. The Marshal shall have the
authority to immediately revoke any licensee's license due to revocation of
said license by the City of Rochester or other licensing jurisdiction.
Persons who violate any provision of this chapter shall for each and
every such violation be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not
less than $50 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one
year or both such fine and imprisonment.
