[R.O. 2011 § 215.1470; R.O. 2009
§ 96.07; CC 1981 § 20-51]
It shall be the duty of every owner
or occupant of an unenclosed lot of ground in this City having a cistern
or well, or both, or any other deep or dangerous excavation thereon
to cover or fence the same with a close, secure and substantial cover
or fence and to keep and maintain the same so as to prevent persons
or animals from falling therein.
[R.O. 2011 § 215.1480; Ord. No. 13-220 § 1, 11-19-2013]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to misuse the emergency telephone service. For the purposes of this
Section, "emergency" means any incident involving danger to life or
property that calls for an emergency response dispatch of police,
fire, EMS or other public safety organization, "misuse the emergency
telephone service" includes, but is not limited to, repeatedly calling
911 for non-emergency situations causing operators or equipment to
be in use when emergency situations may need such operators or equipment
and "repeatedly" means three or more times within a one-month period.
[R.O. 2011 § 215.1490; Ord. No. 18-021, 2-6-2018]
A. It shall be unlawful for the owner, possessor or person in charge of management of an area, room, or space to exceed the occupant load of the area, room, or space as set forth in the International Fire Code which is adopted by reference pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section
205.060, or the occupant load stated on the occupant load sign posted in an area, room, or space. The notice requirement of Section 109.3, or such successor section, of the International Fire Code shall not be applicable to this offense.
B. It shall be unlawful to not conspicuously
place near the main exit or exit access doorway from an area, room
or space, the occupant load sign. The occupant load sign shall be
of the height and width dimensions and shall have the print font size
as determined by the City Building Code Official responsible for determining
occupant loads.
C. For purposes of this Section:
1.
The possessor of an area, room, or
space shall mean the person who has the legal right to occupy or possess
the area, room, or space;
2.
The person in charge of management
of an area, room, or space is the person managing the area, room,
or space at the time the occupancy load is exceeded; and
3.
The owner of an area, room, or space
is the person who has the fee interest in the area, room, or space.
D. It shall be prima facie evidence of exceeding
the occupant load of an area, room, or space if the number of persons
present in an area, room, or space is greater than the occupant load
stated on the occupant load sign posted in an area, room, or space.
E. Repeat And Habitual Offenders. If it is
shown on the trial of an offense under this Section that the defendant
has previously been finally convicted of an offense under this Section,
on conviction the person shall be punished by a fine of not less than
three hundred dollars ($300.00).
F. In addition to the penalty prescribed above,
the City may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances,
injunctive relief, administrative adjudication and revocation of licenses
or permits.
[Ord. No. 23-113, 9-5-2023]
A. A person commits the offense of miscellaneous health and safety violation if he/she does or causes any action that endangers or potentially endangers the health and safety of another person. A person who violates this provision is subject to the penalties pursuant to Section
100.150 of this Code.
B. For
the purposes of this Section, the following words shall have the following
meanings:
HEALTH
A person's mental or physical condition and the state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
SAFETY
The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause
danger, risk, or injury.
[R.O. 2011 § 215.1520; R.O. 2009
§ 96.10; Ord. No. 97-278, 8-25-1997]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to sell or offer to sell in the City of St. Charles to any person
under eighteen (18) years of age any device or instrument designed
for the piercing of the human body or its skin, which device or instrument
has as a purpose the attachment of objects of adornment to the human
body.