Cross References — Buildings and building regulations, ch. 500; fire prevention requirements for mobile home and travel trailer parks, §425.260; police, ch. 200; following fire apparatus prohibited, §340.010; crossing fire hoses prohibited, §340.020; standards and specifications for fire hydrants, §705.350.
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Cross References — Police department, §200.010 et seq.; obedience to fire department officials as pertains to traffic regulations, §310.020; directing of traffic by fire department officials, §310.010.
[CC 1985 §9-16; Ord. No. 4577, 1-23-2025]
There is hereby created a department of the City Government to be known as the Fire Department, the commanding officer of which shall be the Fire Chief. The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of the Board of Aldermen, shall have the power to appoint a Fire Chief.
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Cross Reference — Officers generally, ch. 115.
[CC 1985 §9-17; Ord. No. 3076 §1, 1-27-2000; Ord. No. 3475 §1, 12-8-2005; Ord. No. 4208, 4-11-2019; Ord. No. 4500, 8-24-2023]
A. 
The City Clerk and the Fire Chief of the City of Ste. Genevieve are hereby authorized and empowered to sell permits at the sums according to the following rate schedule and the permits shall be issued for a period of one (1) year:
1. 
Rural properties:
a. 
Initiation fee: Will be double the fire tag fee. (The fee for the first year is included.)
b. 
Residential property fee: one hundred dollars ($100.00).
c. 
Farm property — landowner: one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) over ten (10) acres.
d. 
Additional property — non-adjoining: fifty dollars ($50.00).
e. 
Commercial property: one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00). The fee for a business may be set higher at the discretion of the Board of Aldermen with regard to the size of the business and/or hazard.
f. 
Late fee: Fees not paid within sixty (60) days of due date, the member (tag holder) will be considered a non-member, therefore having to pay the initiation fee to rejoin as a new member.
Property Owner Responsibility: It shall be the property owner's responsibility to supply an ample water source along with sufficient roadway access and directions to the water supply for each property.
2. 
Rural property within one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of the municipal water systems of the City of Ste. Genevieve:
a. 
Initiation fee: Will be double the fire tag fee. (The fee for the first year is included.)
b. 
Residential property fee: two hundred dollars ($200.00).
c. 
Farm property — landowner: two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) over ten (10) acres.
d. 
Additional property — non-adjoining: one hundred dollars ($100.00) [if within reach of the municipal system, if not, fee is fifty dollars ($50.00)].
e. 
Commercial property: four hundred dollars ($400.00). The fee for a business may be set higher at the discretion of the Board of Aldermen with regard to size of the business and/or hazard.
f. 
Late fee: Fees not paid within sixty (60) days of due date, the member (tag holder) will be considered a non-member, therefore having to pay the initiation fee to rejoin as a new member.
Property Owner Responsibility: It shall be the property owner's responsibility to supply an ample water source along with sufficient roadway access and directions to the water supply for each property.
[CC 1985 §9-18; Ord. No. 3076 §2, 1-27-2000; Ord. No. 3475 §2, 12-8-2005]
The Fire Department may dispatch an adequate amount of equipment and sufficient manpower, subject to the discretion of the present ranking officer, to any permit holder within the aforementioned five (5) mile radius, subject to the provisions and conditions set forth in the resident's permit.
[CC 1985 §9-18.1; Ord. No. 3475 §3, 12-8-2005; Ord. No. 4208, 4-11-2019; Ord. No. 4500, 8-24-2023]
A. 
Fire protection permits shall be printed to conform to the following contents, to wit:
THE HOLDER OF THIS CARD IS ENTITLED TO FIRE PROTECTION FROM THE CITY OF STE. GENEVIEVE FROM AND AFTER THE 1ST DAY OF MARCH, 20__, UNTIL THE LAST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 20__, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
1. 
Holder hereof expressly waives the right to recover any damages against the City of Ste. Genevieve or against any of the employees or volunteers of the City of Ste. Genevieve which occur as a direct or indirect result of responding to and/or fighting fires.
2. 
Holder hereof expressly agrees that such service shall:
a. 
Be furnished subject to the first right of the citizens of the City of Ste. Genevieve.
b. 
Involve an adequate amount of equipment and sufficient manpower subject to the discretion of the present ranking officer; and
3. 
Shall be furnished within an approximate five (5) mile radius of the fire station outside the corporate City limits of Ste. Genevieve.
4. 
Holder hereof agrees to pay an annual fee as follows:
a. 
Rates for rural properties:
(1) 
Residential property fee: one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(2) 
Farm property - landowner: one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) over ten (10) acres.
(3) 
Additional property - non-adjoining: fifty dollars ($50.00).
(4) 
Commercial property: one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00). The fee for a business may be set higher at the discretion of the Board of Aldermen with regard to the size of the business and/or hazard.
(5) 
Late fee: Fees not paid within sixty (60) days of due date, the member (tag holder) will be considered a non-member, therefore having to pay the initiation fee to rejoin as a new member.
It shall be the property owner's responsibility to supply an ample water source along with sufficient roadway access and directions to the water supply for each property.
b. 
Rural property within one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of the municipal water systems of the City of Ste. Genevieve:
(1) 
Residential fee: two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(2) 
Farm - landowner: two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) over ten (10) acres.
(3) 
Additional property - non-adjoining: one hundred dollars ($100.00) (if within reach of the municipal system, if not fee is fifty dollars ($50.00)).
(4) 
Commercial: four hundred dollars ($400.00). The fee for a business may be set higher at the discretion of the Board of Aldermen with regard to the size of the business and/or hazard.
(5) 
Late fee: Fees not paid within sixty (60) days of due date, the member (tag holder) will be considered a non-member, therefore having to pay the initiation fee to rejoin as a new member.
It shall be the property owner's responsibility to supply an ample water source along with sufficient roadway access and directions to the water supply for each property.
5. 
Tag holder agrees to pay the sum for the following services rendered:
a. 
Tag holder: two hundred dollars ($200.00) per hour for the first hour plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each hour thereafter.
b. 
Non-tag holder: one hundred dollars ($100.00) for responding; five hundred dollars ($500.00) per hour if any action is taken plus cost of a tag and initiation fee (Section 320.302, RSMo.).
c. 
Large vehicle fire [over two hundred (200) inches long]: five hundred dollars ($500.00) per hour unless they are a tag holder.
d. 
Small vehicle fire [two hundred (200) inches long or less]: two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per hour unless they are a tag holder.
e. 
Extrication: two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) minimum; one hundred dollars ($100.00) per unit plus any charges to cover abnormal materials used, etc. These charges will be set at the discretion of the jurisdiction in charge.
f. 
Hazardous material incidence: two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for responding and declaring that there is a hazardous material incident. When action is taken to secure an incident, the following fees will be charged five hundred dollars ($500.00) per unit per hour plus any additional charges to cover abnormal materials or services used. These charges will be set by the jurisdiction in charge.
The City of Ste. Genevieve expressly reserves the right to refuse service to any holder hereof if they shall fail to comply with the terms set forth herein.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 203.040, Holder To Sign Permit, was repealed 8-24-2023 by Ord. No. 4500. Prior history includes CC 1985, Ord. No. 3076, and Ord. No. 3475.
[CC 1985 §9-18.3; Ord. No. 3076 §5, 1-27-2000; Ord. No. 3475 §5, 12-8-2005]
All revenue derived from the sale of said permits shall be turned over to the City Clerk who shall deposit same in the Rural Fire Fund of the City. This fund may be used to purchase and defray the cost of newer and better equipment as needed.
[CC 1985 §9-18.4; Ord. No. 3076 §6, 1-27-2000; Ord. No. 3475 §6, 12-8-2005]
A. 
"Residential property" shall be defined as less than ten (10) acres with one (1) single-family dwelling or one (1) single-family rental dwelling. Multiple single-family dwellings on the same property shall require a permit for each dwelling.
B. 
"Farm property — landowner" shall be defined as ten (10) acres or more with one (1) single-family dwelling or ten (10) acres or more (unoccupied) for agricultural cropland, animal feed lot, wildlife recreation or other non-specified use. Multiple single-family dwellings on the same farm property shall require a permit for each dwelling.
C. 
"Commercial property" shall be defined as any property requiring a business or merchant's license to operate. Multiple commercial operations on the same property requiring separate business or merchant's license to operate shall require a tag for each operation.
D. 
Multiple Family Rental Property. Rental property with two (2) or more dwellings attached shall be considered commercial property. Multiple-family rental dwellings on the same property shall require a tag for each dwelling.
E. 
"Additional property" shall be defined as any property that does not join the dwelling property of a tag holder but is in the service area of a County Fire Department. Example: You have a residential or farm property tag and you also have acreage in another area of the County that is non-adjoining and unoccupied, there will be an additional fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per property. These additional property tags will be payable to the department where the additional property is located.
[Ord. No. 4500, 8-24-2023]
F. 
Any property not covered by the above explanations shall be defined by the jurisdiction where the property is located.
[CC 1985 §9-20; Ord. No. 2706 §1, 9-9-1993]
Under the authority set forth in Section 70.837, RSMo., the Department of Public Safety, including the Police and Fire Departments and the Department of Public Works, including the Water, Sewer and Street Departments, and other City Officials and employees are hereby authorized to respond and provide assistance as requested in any mutual aid or emergency request.