[CC 1997 §11-7; Ord. No. 547 §5, 9-8-1997; Ord.
No. 623 §5(11-7), 10-8-2001; Ord. No. 725 §1, 9-18-2006]
A.
A certain
document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the
City Clerk, being marked and designated as the BOCA National Fire
Prevention Code, 1999, as published by the Building Officials and
Code Administrators International, Inc. and as amended and adopted
by the City of Kirkwood in Ordinance 9053, be and is hereby adopted
as the Fire Prevention Code of the City of Oakland, Missouri, for
the control of building and structures as herein provided; and each
and all of the regulations of the BOCA National Fire Prevention Code,
1999, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if
fully set out in this Article.
B.
A certain
document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the
City Clerk, being marked and designated as the 2003 International
Fire Code and as amended and adopted by the City of Kirkwood in Ordinance
No. 9509 on or about July 21, 2005, be and is hereby adopted as the
Fire Prevention Code of the City of Oakland, Missouri, for the control
of commercial buildings and structures and related permits and inspections
only; and each and all of the regulations of the 2003 International
Fire Code as adopted by the City of Kirkwood and as they relate to
commercial buildings and structures only are hereby referred to, adopted
and made a part hereof as if fully set forth in this Article.
[CC 1997 §11-8; Ord. No. 547 §5, 9-8-1997; Ord.
No. 623 §5(11-8), 10-8-2001; Ord. No. 725 §2, 9-18-2006]
Throughout the BOCA National Fire Prevention Code, 1999, or
the 2003 International Fire Code, wherever the term "jurisdiction" is used, it is deemed to mean the City of Oakland, Missouri.
[CC 1997 §11-9; Ord. No 547 §5, 9-8-97; Ord. No. 623 §5(11-9), 10-8-2001; Ord. No. 725 §3, 9-18-2006]
Any person, firm, corporation, institution or organization or representative thereof violating any of the provisions of Section 203.010 (A) or (B) and the codes adopted therein shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished in the Municipal Court of the City of Oakland, Missouri, by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day a violation continues after actual notice to either the responsible individual, person, firm, institution, corporation or organization or representative thereof to whom the permit was issued or to the owner, or both, or to the legally authorized representative of the permit holder, owner or both shall constitute a separate violation. In addition to the penalties prescribed herein, the Mayor, by and through the City Attorney, may take such other action, either at law or in equity, that he/she deems necessary in order to execute and enforce the provisions of this Chapter.
A.
Damaging, Obstructing, Etc. It shall be unlawful to obscure
from view, damage, deface, obstruct, paint or repaint any fire hydrant
or restrict the access to any fire hydrant or any Fire Department
connection for the pressurization of fire suppression systems, including
fire hydrant and Fire Department connections that are located on public
or private streets and access lanes or on private property.
B.
Parking Near. It shall be unlawful for any person to park
any motor vehicle within ten (10) feet of any fire hydrant or Fire
Department connection.
C.
Trees, Shrubs, Etc., Near Fire Hydrants — Generally. It shall be unlawful to plant any tree, shrub, bush, hedge or other
plant or vegetation, except grass, within six (6) feet of any fire
hydrant, and no such vegetation shall be planted between the street,
alley or other public way and a fire hydrant.
D.
Obstructing View Of Fire Vehicles — Removal By Fire Chief. It shall be unlawful to plant any shrub, bush, hedge, tree or other
plant or vegetation, except grass, in close proximity to a fire hydrant
in such a manner as to interfere with a clear view of the hydrant
by fire vehicles approaching on any public street or way. The Fire
Chief is hereby authorized to remove, trim or cut back any such plant
growth after posting a notice within ten (10) feet from such hydrant
at least three (3) days before such removal or cutting stating his/her
intention to do so. Cost incurred in the performance of necessary
work shall be paid from the Municipal Treasury on certificate of the
fire official and with the approval of the chief administrative official,
and the legal authority of the municipality shall institute appropriate
action for the recovery of such cost.
