Cross Reference — As to fire code adoption, §500.010.
Editor's Note — Ord. no. 3102 §1, adopted July 15,
2013, superseded sections 235.010 "adoption of uniform fire code";
235.030 "definitions"; 235.040 "establishment of limits of districts
in which storage of flammable or combustibule liquids in outside aboveground
tanks is to be prohibited"; 235.050 "establishment of limits in which
bulk storage of liquidfied petroleum gases is to be prohibited"; 235.060
"establishment of limits of districts in which storage of explosives
and blasting agents is to be prohibited"; 235.070 "establishment of
limits of districts in which storage of compressed natural gas is
to be prohibited"; 235.080 "amendments made in the 1994 uniform fire
code"; 235.110 "penalties". These former sections derived from ord.
no. 1758 §§1, 3 — 8, 11, 2-21-95; ord. no. 2736 §3,
5-17-06; ord. no. 2742 §1, 6-19-06.
[Ord. No. 1758 §2, 2-21-1995]
A.
The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the City of Pleasant Valley, Clay County, Missouri, which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department authorized under Sections 200.130 et seq., of this Title.
B.
The
officer in charge of the Bureau shall be appointed by the Chief of
the Fire Department on the basis of examination to determine his/her
qualifications. The members of the Bureau and officer in charge shall
serve for an indefinite term with removal at the discretion of the
Chief of the Fire Department.
C.
The
Chief of the Fire Department may detail such members of the Fire Department
as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary. The Chief of
the Fire Department shall recommend to the Board of Aldermen of the
City of Pleasant Valley, Clay County, Missouri, the employment of
technical inspectors, who when such authorization is made, shall be
selected through an examination to determine their fitness for the
position. The examination shall be open to members and non-members
of the Fire Department, and appointments made after such examination
shall be for an indefinite term with removal at the discretion of
the Chief of the Fire Department.
D.
While
the position of the Chief of the Fire Department is vacant, or pending
a removal of a Chief, who has requested a public hearing, the duties
of the Chief shall be transferred to the Board of Aldermen until a
Chief is appointed and takes office.
E.
A report
of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be made annually and transmitted
to the Chief Executive Officer of the municipality; it shall summarize
proceedings under this Code, with such statistics as the Chief of
the Fire Department may wish to include therein; the Chief of the
Fire Department shall also recommend any amendments to the Code which,
in his/her judgment, shall be desirable.
[Ord. No. 1758 §9, 2-21-1995; Ord. No. 2742 §1, 6-19-2006]
Whenever the Chief shall disapprove an application or refuse
to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions
of the Code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the
Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant
may appeal from the decision of the Chief to the Board of Building
Appeals within thirty (30) days from the date of the decision appealed
by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk. Thereafter
appeals shall be processed as provided in Section 2.302 therein.
[Ord. No. 1758 §10, 2-21-1995]
The Mayor, the Chief and the officer in charge of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention shall act as a committee to determine and specify,
after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new
materials, processes or emergencies or occupancies, which shall require
permits or actions in addition to those now enumerated in said Code.
The officer in charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post
such information in a conspicuous place in his/her office, on affected
property, distribute copies thereof to interested persons and request
the Board of Aldermen to make formal amendments. Existing uses that
do not conform to this Chapter shall be abated after notice and a
reasonable time, fixed by the Chief, to conform. All license applications
shall be issued subject to approvals and conformance with this Chapter.
