[Code 1955 §11-1; CC 1970 §13-1]
It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to inspect or cause to be inspected by Fire Department officers or members, as often as may be necessary but not less than twice a year, all buildings, premises and public thoroughfares, except private dwellings, for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire. A written report of every such inspection shall be filed with the City Clerk by the Inspector. Such Inspector may at all reasonable hours enter any building or premises for the purpose of making any inspection which, under the provisions of this Chapter, he/she may deem necessary to be made.
[Code 1955 §11-2; CC 1970 §13-2]
Whenever an Inspector shall find combustible or explosive matter or dangerous accumulations of rubbish or unnecessary accumulations of waste paper, boxes, shavings or any other highly flammable materials especially liable to cause fire and which are so situated as to endanger property or shall find obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire Department or egress of occupants in case of fire, he/she shall order the same to be removed or remedied. Such order shall be complied with within forty-eight (48) hours by the owner or occupants of such premises or building.
[Code 1955 §11-3; CC 1970 §13-3]
A. 
An owner, lessee, agent, operator or occupant aggrieved by an order issued pursuant to this Article, may file an appeal to the Board of Aldermen within ten (10) days from the service of such an order, and the Board of Aldermen shall fix a time and place not less than five (5) days nor more than ten (10) days thereafter when and where such appeal may be heard by it. Such appeal shall stay the execution of such order until it has been heard and reviewed, vacated or confirmed.
B. 
The Board of Aldermen shall at such hearing affirm, modify, revoke or vacate such order. Unless revoked or vacated, such order shall then be complied with.
[Code 1955 §11-6; CC 1970 §13-6]
Ashes, smoldering coals or embers and greasy or oily substances liable to spontaneous ignition shall not be deposited or allowed to remain within ten (10) feet of any combustible materials, except in metal or other non-combustible receptacles.
[Code 1955 §11-7; CC 1970 §13-7; Ord. No. 699 §2, 1-16-1968]
No person shall permit or allow any discarded or waste lumber, wood, cartons, boxes, papers or any hay, grass, straw, weeds or other combustible or flammable waste, rubbish, litter or materials of any kind whatsoever, to accumulate and remain upon, in or about any building, yard or other premises in the City, unless such combustible or flammable waste, rubbish, litter or material is, pending removal from any such premises, compactly baled and stacked or stored in fire-resistant storage bins or receptacles approved by the Chief of the Fire Department.
[Code 1955 §11-8; CC 1970 §13-8]
Cotton, batting, straw, dry vines, leaves, trees, celluloid or other highly flammable materials shall not be used for decorative purposes in stores or show windows, except where deemed satisfactory by the Chief of the Fire Department. Paper and other readily flammable materials shall not be used for decorative purposes in any place of public assembly unless such materials have been flameproofed to the satisfaction of the Chief of the Fire Department.
[Code 1955 §11-9; CC 1970 §13-9]
Heating and other devices using oil burners shall be installed, maintained and operated in accordance with nationally recognized safe practices. Storage tanks, burners and accessories, such as piping, vents, filling connections and control devices complying with the National Fire Protection Association Standard for the "Installation of Oil Burning Equipments" or a similarly nationally recognized standard, shall be deemed to comply with this Section.
[Code 1955 §11-11; CC 1970 §13-11]
The various standards published by the American Insurance Association and the National Fire Protection Association shall be deemed the generally accepted good practices for fire protection and life safety in connection with hazardous materials and processes.
[Code 1955 §11-12; CC 1970 §13-12]
No person shall fail to comply with the provisions of this Article or with any orders issued pursuant thereto and from which no appeal has been taken, or with which such an order as affirmed or modified by the Board of Aldermen or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed therein.