A.
It is the intent of this section to insure an adequate water supply
for firefighting purposes to structures or buildings that are located
on private property at extended distances from Village hydrants.
B.
All buildings or parts thereof to be used for residential or commercial
must be fully equipped with all necessary plumbing and piping for
water and sewer service and the same shall be connected adequately
with Village water and sewer systems.
C.
Any building hereafter erected or structurally altered to increase
the floor area by 50% or more shall provide, at the owner's expense,
an approved water hydrant when such building is set back more than
150 feet from a Village hydrant. Hydrants shall be freestanding and
shall be installed not more than 50 feet nor less than 25 feet from
the building. One hydrant shall be located at the main entrance to
such building. Additional hydrants shall be provided around the perimeter
of the building so that no hydrant is more than 250 feet from any
other approved hydrant measured by normal access routes. All such
hydrants shall be incorporated as part of a grid water main system
connected from two or more water mains.
D.
An approved water hydrant shall mean a water hydrant connected to
the Village water mains, and such hydrant shall have a four-and-one-half-inch
discharge connection. The connecting water line between the Village
water mains and the approved water hydrant shall not be less than
eight inches. All water hydrants shall be approved by the Chief of
the Fire Department or the chief's designee, and shall be installed
in compliance with the standards of the Village Water Utility. All
water hydrants shall be installed in such a manner and location so
as to be accessible at all times to the Fire Department.[1]
A.
Intent. The intent of this section is to provide a standard means
for the automatic extinguishing of fires in buildings that, because
of their size, construction or occupancy or lack of suitable protective
equipment, constitute a special fire hazard to life or property.
B.
Definitions.
(1)
APPROVED
AREA
AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION (AHJ)
AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER EQUIPMENT
BASEMENT
CLASSES OF CONSTRUCTION
EXISTING OCCUPANCY
SUBBASEMENT
For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall
be applicable:
As applied to automatic fire sprinkler systems, means the
approval of equipment and installation by the North Shore Fire Department
applying recognized national fire codes and industry testing standards
as to manufacture and installation. All sprinkler installations shall
be installed to the appropriate NFPA standard. The edition of that
standard shall be the most current printed edition unless specifically
identified otherwise. The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall provide
all local approvals.
The entire space within the surrounding exterior walls not
to include vent shafts or courts. For purposes of calculating egress,
two-hour walls meeting the design of horizontal exits can be used
to limit area.
As used in this chapter and in all NFPA documents, shall
mean the Chief of the North Shore Fire Department or the chief's designee.
The AHJ shall be responsible for the enforcement of the Fire Code
as well as approving all sprinkler and fire alarm plans.
A system of piping connected to a water supply or other recognized
suppression agent provided with approved automatic fire sprinklers
and/or devices so arranged and located as to discharge water or other
recognized suppression agent automatically to control or suppress
a fire.
That portion of a building or structure that is partially
or completely below the level of exit discharge.
The classes of construction referenced are set forth in the
International Building Code.
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Type I
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A or B
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Type II
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A or B
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Type III
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A or B
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Type IV
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HT
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Type V
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A or B
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All buildings or portions of buildings occupied at the time
this chapter is adopted.
Any level below a basement. This level is entirely below
grade.
(2)
Occupancy definitions. The following are the occupancy classifications
and their definitions that will be used to determine the building,
structure or tenant use of any given space. The following are referenced
from the International Building Code.
(a)
Assembly:
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Group A-1
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Assembly uses with seating for the production or viewing of
motion pictures or viewing performing arts.
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Group A-2
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Assembly uses intended for the consumption of food or drink.
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Group A-3
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Assembly uses intended for worship, recreation or amusement
(uses not classified elsewhere in Group A).
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Group A-4
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Assembly uses intended for viewing indoor sports events with
spectator seating.
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Group A-5
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Assembly uses intended for participation in or viewing outdoor.
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(b)
Business:
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Group B
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The use of a building or portion thereof for office, professional
or service type transactions.
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(c)
Educational:
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Group E
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The use of a building or structure for educational purposes
by six or more persons at any one time through the 12th grade.
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Day care used for the education, supervision or personal care
of more than five children over the age of 2 1/2 shall be part
of this group.
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(d)
Factory and industrial:
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Group F-1
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Factory or industrial uses which pose a moderate hazard (all
uses not fitting the F-2 category).
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Group F-2
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Factory or industrial uses that involve the fabrication or manufacturing
of noncombustible materials and the processing or packaging of the
finished product does not pose a significant fire hazard.
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(e)
High hazard:
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Group H-1
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Buildings or structures that contain materials that pose a threat
of detonation.
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Group H-2
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Buildings or structures that contain materials that present
a deflagration hazard or hazard from accelerated burning.
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Group H-3
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Buildings or structures that contain materials that readily
support combustion or present a physical hazard.
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Group H-4
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Buildings or structures that contain materials that contain
materials that are health hazards.
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Group H-5
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Semiconductor fabrication facilities and comparable research
and development.
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(f)
Institutional:
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Group I-1
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Buildings or structures or portions thereof housing more than
16 persons on a twenty-four-hour basis because of age, mental disease
or other reasons live in a supervised residential care environment
(persons in this group can respond to emergencies without physical
assistance).
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Group I-2
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Buildings or structures or portions thereof used for medical,
surgical, psychiatric, nursing or custodial care on a twenty-four-hour
basis of five or more persons not capable of self-preservation.
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A facility that provides child care on a twenty-four-hour basis
to more than five children 2 1/2 years of age or less or part
of this group.
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Group I-3
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Buildings or structures or portions thereof that are inhabited
by more than five persons who are under restraint or security. Persons
in this group are usually incapable of self-preservation because of
security measures.
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Group I-4
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Buildings or structures or portions thereof occupied by persons
of any age who receive custodial care for less than 24 hours by persons
other than family in a place other than the home of the person being
cared for.
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(g)
Mercantile:
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Group M
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Buildings or structures or portions thereof for the display
and sale of merchandise (involves stocks of goods, wares or merchandise
incidental to such purposes and accessible to the public).
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(h)
Residential:
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Group R-1
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Residential occupancies where the occupants are primarily transient
(less than 30 days).
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Group R-2
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Residential occupancies containing more than 2 dwelling units
where occupants are permanent in nature.
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Group R-3
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Residential occupancies are permanent in nature where buildings
do not contain more than 2 dwelling units or adult or child-care facilities
that provide accommodations for five or fewer persons of any age for
less than 24 hours.
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Group R-4
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Residential occupancy buildings for residential care/assisted
living for more than five but not more than 16 persons.
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(i)
Storage:
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Group S-1
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Moderate hazard storage.
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Group S-2
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Low-hazard storage of noncombustible items (can be on combustible
surface).
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(j)
Utility and miscellaneous:
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Group U
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Covers all buildings and structures not covered in any other
occupancy chapter.
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C.
Where required. An approved automatic fire sprinkler system shall
be installed and maintained per the requirements of the Life Safety
Code, NFPA 101. Where conflicts arise between this section and any
other code section, the most restrictive requirements shall apply.
Nothing in this section shall apply to one and two-family dwellings.
(1)
Special structures and high-rise buildings:
(a)
Open structures (occasional occupants): provide automatic, manual
or other protection that is appropriate for the hazard.
(b)
Towers (occasional occupants): provide automatic, manual or
other protection that is appropriate for the hazard.
(c)
Water-surrounded structures (occasional occupants): provide
automatic, manual or other protection that is appropriate for the
hazard.
(d)
Piers: protection dependent on use of pier.
(e)
Vehicles and vessels: where immobile, check specific occupancy
use chapter for requirements.
(f)
Underground and windowless structures: approved automatic sprinkler
system (occupant load of 50 or more).
(g)
High-rise buildings: protected throughout by an approved automatic
sprinkler system.
(h)
Permanent membrane structures: portable fire extinguishers.
(i)
Temporary membrane structures: portable fire extinguishers.
(j)
Tents: portable fire extinguishers.
(2)
Assembly. Throughout buildings with assembly occupant load of 300
or more. Throughout the story containing the assembly occupancy. Throughout
all stories below the story containing the assembly use. In cases
where the assembly use is located below the level of exit discharge,
then all intervening stories including the level of exit discharge.
(3)
Educational: all levels below the level of exit discharge.
(4)
Day care: check size for special requirements.
(5)
Health care: buildings containing health care occupancies throughout.
(6)
Ambulatory health care: check occupancy chapter.
(8)
Lodging or rooming house: throughout.
(9)
Hotels and dormitories: throughout.
(10)
Apartment building: throughout.
(11)
Residential board and care occupancies: throughout.
(12)
Mercantile occupancies: throughout, if:
(a)
All mercantile occupancies three or more stories in height.
(b)
All mercantile occupancies exceeding 12,000 square feet in gross
area.
(c)
Stories below the level of exit discharge where such stories
have an area exceeding 2,500 square feet us for the sale, storage,
or handling of combustible goods and merchandise.
(13)
Business occupancies: check occupancy chapter.
(15)
Storage occupancies. Special provisions for certain types of
storage uses.
D.
Hazardous properties or special concerns. Throughout every building
which by reason of its construction or the highly combustible nature
of its occupancy involves a severe hazard to the life of its occupants
or, in the judgment of the authority having jurisdiction, constitutes
a fire hazard which by its very nature may more directly affect adjoining
properties.
E.
How installed. All required fire extinguishing and fire alarm systems
shall be installed in accordance with current editions of the National
Fire Protection Association, hereinafter referred to as "NFPA" Fire
Protection Code or Codes, or other standards, which substantially
meet or exceed NFPA standards as approved by the Fire Chief.
F.
Maintenance. The owner or occupant of a building or structure containing
any required automatic sprinkler system shall maintain that system
in an operative condition at all times which includes periods where
the building may not be occupied. The occupant of the building shall
notify the Fire Chief immediately in case the sprinkler protection
is rendered out of service for any reason. All sprinkler systems shall
be tested to meet the requirements of NFPA 25. A person(s) or company
holding testers credentials issued by the State of Wisconsin shall
perform the tests.
A.
Automatic fire extinguisher cooking systems.
(1)
ACCEPTED
APPROVED AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM
COOKING EQUIPMENT
DUCT SYSTEMS
ESTABLISHMENT
HOOD
PACKAGE UNIT
Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions
shall be applicable:
All provisions of this section have been complied with and
have been approved in writing by the Fire Department.
A package unit as listed by the Underwriters Laboratories
Inc. (or other nationally recognized testing laboratory), fire protection
equipment list in effect at the date of installation, for the extinguishing
of fires in hoods, filters and ducts used for the ventilation of cooking
equipment, or a system individually designed to the appropriate applicable
standard.
Ranges, ovens, broilers, deep fryers, grills and other cooking
appliances or devices designed for use in preparing food.
Metal enclosures or pipes attached to the hood and leading
to the outside for the purpose of venting and dissipating cooking
vapors and residues.
A building or portion of a building, room, public or private,
where food is prepared for consumption by customers either on or off
the premises, patients, members or inmates of such building. Included
in this definition are schools, churches, hospitals, nursing homes,
lodges, hotels, motels, cafeterias, restaurants, food kitchens and
places of detention.
The portion of the cooking equipment usually installed above
the cooking equipment and designed for the primary collection of cooking
vapors and residues, constructed of materials listed and approved
for that use.
A complete automatic fire extinguishing system as designed
by the manufacturer, listed by a testing organization and installed
in compliance with the manufacturer's instructions and recommendations.
Systems designed for individual installation by competent authority
and approved by the Fire Department shall be deemed to be in compliance
with this section.
(2)
Where required.
(a)
A hood and duct system shall be installed in any restaurant,
and over all other equipment used for frying, cooking and similar
preparation of food in all establishments, shall be equipped with
or have immediately available, an approved automatic fire extinguishing
system designed for manual and automatic operation, or with a system
approved by the Fire Department which will safeguard the premises,
occupants and frequenters thereof.
(3)
Installation requirements.
(a)
All equipment shall conform to the appropriate NFPA standard.
The equipment shall be either a "package unit" as listed in the Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc., Fire Protection Equipment List, for the extinguishment
of fires in hoods, filters, and ducts used for ventilation of restaurant
cooking equipment or a system individually designed ("engineered systems")
to the applicable NFPA standard for the type of extinguishing equipment.
A manual actuation control which is accessible to kitchen personnel
shall be provided. The control shall be located near the hood not
more than five feet above the floor, readily accessible and not obstructed
by cabinets or any other objects, permanent or temporary that would
affect a persons ability to see the device. Instructions on operation
of the manual control system shall be posted. A visual indicating
device shall be provided and so located that at any time it can readily
be determined if the system's extinguishing agent has discharged.
An automatic fuel shutoff device shall be provided on all gas-fired
appliances.
(b)
No fuel shutoff device is required for electric appliances except
electrically operated deep fat fryers. The installation shall conform
to NFPA No. 96, Ventilation of Cooking Equipment. Package units shall
be installed in conformance with the limitations in the Underwriters'
Laboratories, Fire Protection Equipment List as established by tests
for the various unit sizes and nozzle arrangements. In the ventilating
system, all areas that are enclosed or partly enclosed shall be protected,
including areas behind filters, duct work, including in some cases
fresh air intakes, and enclosed air intakes ahead of filters. All
hood systems shall be engineered regardless of size.
(c)
Plans. A dimensional drawing or sketch showing the hood and
ducts and the extinguishing system shall be prepared together with
a form showing the size of the hood and ducts, the area of the protected
surface, the model, size and number of package units, the size and
length of piping, the number and type of fittings and the number of
nozzles and distance of nozzles above the cooking surface, if protected.
(4)
Maintenance requirements. All extinguishing systems shall be inspected
and maintained at least semiannually by a factory authorized representative,
and the unit shall have a certification tag of the inspection which
shall be attached to the extinguishing agent.
A.
Access for firefighting.
(1)
Access for use of heavy firefighting equipment shall be provided
to the immediate job site at the start of construction and maintained
until all construction is completed.
(2)
Free access from the street to fire hydrants, and to outside connections
for standpipes, sprinklers or other fire extinguishing equipment,
whether permanent or temporary, shall be provided and maintained at
all times. No material or construction shall be placed within 10 feet
of such hydrants or connections, nor between it and the center line
of the street.
(3)
During building operations, free access to permanent, temporary,
or portable first aid fire equipment shall be maintained at all times.
(4)
In all buildings over 50 feet in height, at least one stairway shall
be provided in usable condition at all times. This stairway shall
be extended upward as each floor is installed.
(5)
Arrangements shall be made so that fire fighters will have access
to the premises when called to a fire.
B.
Supervision and watch service.
(1)
A capable person having the necessary authority shall be placed in
charge of fire protection. That person's responsibilities shall include
maintenance and location of fire protective equipment, general supervision
of safeguards and location of salamanders or portable heating equipment,
and the establishment and maintenance of safe cutting and welding
operations.
(2)
No owner or occupant of any building or any person or corporation
engaged, either as a contractor, worker or in any other capacity,
in any work upon any building, shall maintain a fire in any building
within this Village in a stove, salamander, or other similar contrivance
without having some person at all times present in such building to
attend such fire unless a fireproof substance is at all times maintained
immediately under such stove, salamander or other similar contrivance
and unless the same is connected with the outside of said building
by means of a noncombustible pipe or chimney in such manner that all
of the smoke and gases arising from such fire are conducted directly
to outside of said buildings.
C.
Cutting and welding operations. A permit system to be administered
by the Fire Department shall be used for cutting and welding operations
on the job site under the supervision of the construction superintendent
or the person in charge of fire protection. This permit system shall
be applicable to subcontractors' personnel as well as the contractors.
A permit shall not be issued until:
(1)
It has been determined that cutting and welding can be safely conducted
at the desired location;
(2)
Combustibles have been moved away or safely covered; and
(3)
A fire watchman with extinguisher is posted for the duration of the
work, and for 30 minutes thereafter, to see that sparks or drops of
hot metal do not start fires.
D.
Fire stopping.
(1)
Concealed spaces. In the construction of new buildings or structures
involving structural or substantial alterations amounting to more
than 50% of the assessed valuation of the building or structure, any
concealed space in which materials having a flame-spread rating greater
than Class A are exposed, shall be effectively fire-stopped as hereinafter
provided with materials approved by the Fire Department.
(a)
Every interior and exterior wall and partition shall be fire-stopped
at each floor level, at the top story ceiling level and at the level
of support for roofs.
(b)
Every unoccupied attic space shall be subdivided by fire stops
into areas not to exceed 3,000 square feet.
(c)
Any concealed space between the ceiling and the floor or the
roof above shall be fire-stopped for the full length of the space
along the line of support for the floor or roof structural members
and if necessary, to be determined by the Fire Department, at other
locations, to form areas not to exceed 1,000 square feet for any space
between the ceiling and the floor, and 3,000 square feet for any space
between the ceiling and the roof.
A.
No owner or owners, agent or occupants of any buildings situated within the Village shall allow any wastepaper, hay, straw, rags, or other waste material of combustible nature to accumulate or to remain in any building or on any premises more than 24 hours unless stored as provided in Subsection D of this section.
B.
The Chief of the Fire Department may order the immediate removal
of such accumulated combustible waste material from any building or
premises when in his opinion such storage would create a fire hazard.
Ashes, when kept in basements in buildings under this section, shall
be placed in fireproof tins, areas or containers.
C.
Every person who violates the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a separate offense for every 24 hours such violations
shall continue and shall be subject to a separate penalty for each
and every offense.
D.
Combustible cuttings, disposal of waste, cloth, paper, or other waste
combustible cuttings shall be cleared up and removed from the building
at the close of each day's work, and shall be stored in a separate
fireproof storage building, or in a metal container with cover or
in a metal-lined box with cover or in a fireproof vault or room.
A.
Oily waste and oily rags, when not in actual use, during the day,
shall be kept in approved, standard, self-closing metal waste cans,
set firmly on three-inch legs. One such waste can shall be installed
for every 2,500 square feet of floor area, on each floor, where oily
waste or oily rags are used. The contents of all such waste cans shall
be destroyed, burned or removed from the building at the close of
each day's work.
B.
Sweeping compounds within buildings shall be kept and stored in covered
metal drums or containers.
C.
Sweepings shall be immediately burned or deposited in approved metal
receptacles.
D.
Oily or greasy clothing shall not be allowed to remain on wooden
floors or work benches, nor placed in wooden lockers, or hung against
wooden walls or partitions. All such items shall be stored in a properly
listed storage locker or container.
E.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any building or
premises to store or permit the storage in any building or on any
premises any loose or baled hay, straw, hemp, flax, tow, shavings,
sawdust or any other combustible materials of like nature.
[Amended 8-11-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-02A; 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-03]
A.
Prohibition; exceptions. Open burning, outdoor burning and refuse burning are prohibited, subject to the exceptions in this § 781-16.
[Amended 6-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03]
B.
Grilling exception. Fires using charcoal, wood, propane or natural
gas in cooking or grilling appliances are allowed if located in approved
locations as follows: No hibachi, gas-fired grill, charcoal grill,
electric grill or other similar device used for cooking shall be used
or kindled above grade level on any balcony or under any overhanging
portion or within 10 feet of any structure, any combustible material,
combustible wall or partition, exterior window opening, exit access
or exit.
C.
Community event exception. Fires using wood or other natural materials
may be allowed by the Village Manager on public property in the Village,
for recreational purposes during a community event that is open to
the public. The Village Manager, in the Manager's discretion, is authorized
to determine whether to allow such fires, in consideration of all
facts and circumstances which may include the location, the number
of participants expected, weather conditions, impacts upon surrounding
areas and precautions taken. The Village Manager may impose limitations
or conditions upon the approval of any fire approved pursuant to this
section.
[Added 10-14-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-06]
D.
Permanent gas-fire feature exception. Permanent outdoor gas-fire
features may be utilized for open burning upon compliance with all
applicable codes and standards. Fuel for this type of fire shall only
be those designated for the appliance. The appliance shall have an
enclosure that is permanently anchored to the exterior of the fire
feature. Fire features shall not be located closer than 10 feet from
the nearest building, accessory structure, fence, deck or any other
combustible surface and shall be used on a noncombustible, safe and
level surface. No combustible materials shall be allowed within five
feet of the appliance. Features must be located a minimum of 10 feet
from building air intakes or other openings. Any open burning of this
type shall be constantly attended and supervised by competent persons
of at least 18 years of age; this includes the time from ignition
until the fire is extinguished. These persons shall have readily available
for use such fire-extinguishing equipment as may be necessary for
the total control and extinguishment of the fire. The igniter shall
be secured to prevent unauthorized persons from igniting the burner.
A visible emergency shut-off shall be provided within reach.
E.
Prescribed
burning allowed with a permit. A prescribed burn is the controlled
burning of invasive weeds, grasses, and brush that is planned and
conducted by a professional environmental consulting or engineering
firm demonstrating adequate proof of insurance, for the purpose of
restoring native prairie plant species and improving wildlife habitat.
[Added 6-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03[1]]
(1)
Adequate
proof of insurance for the professional environmental consulting or
engineering firm conducting the prescribed burn shall be shown through
certificate of insurance and shall be at least $1,000,000 in commercial
liability and general liability coverage for injury to both property
and person, and any other coverage as required by the North Shore
Fire Department.
(2)
Prescribed
burning permits will be reviewed and issued by the North Shore Fire
Department in accordance with their standards. Contractors receiving
a permit will be required to notify the Bayside Communications Center
on the day of the prescribed burn event prior to commencing the burning
activity.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former Subsection
E as Subsection F.
F.
Negligent handling prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing exceptions,
whoever handles burning materials in a highly negligent manner is
subject to the penalties hereinafter enumerated. Burning material
is handled in a highly negligent manner if, under the circumstances,
the person should realize that it creates an unreasonable risk and
high probability of death or great bodily harm to another or serious
damage to another's property.
A.
No persons shall carry, keep or maintain any fire in, through, or
upon any public thoroughfare or premises, except within an approved,
closed, secure pan, vessel or vehicle.
B.
No open flame candles or other open flame fixture, whether equipped
with a guard or not, shall be used in any place of assembly, except
within duly constituted church or lodge buildings. Such open flame
candles or other flame fixtures, whether equipped with a guard or
not, shall not be used in auditoriums of church or lodge buildings,
except when such candles or fixtures are actually held by persons
seated, standing, or in procession in such auditorium. Such candles
or fixtures need not be held by persons in the auditorium if they
are securely supported on noncombustible bases and the flame is at
least seven feet above the floor; are so located as to avoid danger
of ignition of combustible material; are under constant observation
and supervision by a responsible person designated for each aisle;
are kept lighted only when necessary during the ceremony or ritual;
and are extinguished before the occupants leave the auditorium.
C.
Open flame devices used for the warming of food may be used in restaurants
and dining areas, provided such devices and their location are approved
by the Fire Department.
D.
Open flame devices may be used on stages where a necessary part of
theatrical performances, provided adequate precautions, satisfactory
to the Fire Department, are taken to prevent ignition of any combustible
materials.
E.
The use of other open flame lights and devices, not herein regulated,
may be permitted by the Chief of the Fire Department, or the chief's
designees, under such restrictions as in their judgment is necessary
to avoid danger of ignition of combustible material or injury to persons.
Any person who by attempting to light or to smoke cigarettes,
cigars, pipes, tobacco products of any type, or any smoking materials
in any manner in which lighters or matches are employed, shall set
fire whether willfully or wantonly or not to any bedding, furniture,
curtains, drapes, house or any house hold furnishings or any part
of a building shall be guilty of violating this section.
A.
The keeping or storing of fuel for internal combustion engines is
prohibited within a dwelling or dwelling unit, excepting garages.
B.
Subject to the provisions of Subsection A hereof, the storage of more than 10 gallons of fuel for internal combustion engines on any property in the Village is prohibited, excepting herefrom such fuels stored in factory installed and attached fuel tanks of motor vehicles and power equipment and filling station storage tanks.
