[R.O. 2013 § 245.010; Ord. No.
77-27 §§ 1 — 3]
A.
All owners, occupants or tenants of commercial establishments in
the City who have installed, or in the future will install sprinkler
fire protection equipment in their business, buildings and upon their
property, or who have parking lots which are privately owned but which
are used by the public for the benefit of such business, shall mark
and designate certain areas upon their property or parking lots as
fire zones and as no parking areas and shall erect signs, paint such
areas or otherwise clearly designate such areas as fire zones and
no parking zones to insure access to the buildings and establishments
by the City Fire Department in the event of fire or other major disaster.
B.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall be and is hereby authorized
to designate and select the areas which are to serve as fire zones
and no parking zones. The Chief of the Fire Department shall thereupon
notify the owner, occupant or tenant of the property of his/her designation
and selection of fire zones and no parking zones. If the owner, occupant
or tenant of the property disagrees with the decision of the Fire
Chief in the selection and designation of the area of such owner's,
property which is to be used as a fire zone or no parking zone, the
owner, occupant or tenant shall within thirty (30) days of receiving
notice from the Fire Chief, file a written notice of his/her disagreement
with the Board of Aldermen. Thereafter, the Board of Aldermen shall
conduct a hearing on the dispute and determine what portion of the
owner's property, if any, should be designated as a fire zone or no
parking zone. All owners shall comply with this Section before a building
permit shall be issued on any new construction.
C.
Upon the designation and marking of a no parking zone in accordance
with this Section, it shall be unlawful and is hereby declared to
be an ordinance violation for any person to park a motor vehicle in
the area so marked and designated and the City Police Department shall
be and they are hereby authorized to enforce this said Section. Any
person convicted of violating this Section, shall upon conviction,
be fined or otherwise punished in the same manner as provided for
other parking violations in the City.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 230.020, Periodic Inspections,
was repealed 12-11-2017 by Ord. No. 17-51.
[R.O. 2013 § 245.030; Ord. No.
67-8]
Whenever any inspector may find combustible or explosive matter
or dangerous accumulation of rubbish or unnecessary accumulation of
waste paper, boxes, shavings or any other highly flammable materials
especially liable to cause fire and which is 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 the egress of occupants in case of fire,
he/she shall order such fire hazards to be removed or remedied. Such
order shall be complied with within forty-eight (48) hours by the
owner or occupant of such premises or building.
[R.O. 2013 § 245.040; Ord. No.
67-8; Ord. No. 21-04, 4-12-2021]
A.
Burning
of trash, lumber, leaves or other combustible material, where deemed
a hazard by the Chief of the Fire Department, is prohibited, except
under the safeguards as he/she may specify. The burning of trees and
tree stumps are hereby deemed a hazard.
B.
No
open burning of any kind shall be allowed in the paved portion of
any public street or on any sidewalk.
C.
The
open burning of leaves and yard waste, as defined below, shall be
allowed only on residential lots between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m. from March 1st through April 30th and from October 15th
through December 15th of each year, unless otherwise authorized by
the Fire Chief or his/her designee. No debris may be placed in a drainage
ditch.
D.
Yard
waste includes all grass clippings, leaves, yard and garden vegetation,
tree limbs no larger than one (1) inch diameter, and brush,
E.
A permit
from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is required prior
to burning on a commercial lot.
[R.O. 2013 § 245.050; Ord. No.
67-8]
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.
[R.O. 2013 § 245.060; Ord. No.
67-8]
No person shall permit to remain upon any roof or in any yard
any accumulation of waste paper, hay, grass, straw, weeds, litter
or combustible or flammable waste or rubbish of any kind. All such
materials in stores, apartment buildings, factories or similar places
shall be compactly baled, stacked and removed from the premises or
stored in suitable vaults or receptacles to the satisfaction of the
Chief of the Fire Department.
[R.O. 2013 § 245.070; Ord. No.
67-8]
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.[1]
[R.O. 2013 § 245.090; Ord. No.
67-8]
A.
An owner, lessee, agent, operator or occupant aggrieved by any order
issued pursuant to this Chapter 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 it
may hear such appeal. 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, remove
or vacate such order. Unless revoked or vacated, such order shall
then be complied with.
C.
Nothing contained in this Section shall be deemed to deny the right
of any person to appeal from an order or decision of the Board of
Aldermen to a court of competent jurisdiction. Such appeal shall stay
the execution of such order until it has been heard, reviewed and
vacated or confirmed.
[R.O. 2013 § 245.100; Ord. No.
67-8]
Any person who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this
Chapter or with an order of the Fire Chief or designated Building
Inspector issued pursuant thereto and from which no appeal has been
taken, or with such an order as affirmed or modified by the Board
of Aldermen or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time
fixed therein, shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor
more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). The imposition of one penalty
for the violation of such order shall not excuse the violation or
permit it to continue.
[R.O. 2013 § 245.110; Ord. No.
11-64 § 1, 11-14-2011]
A.
Permanent outdoor grilles, braziers, and similar appliances intended
for the preparation of food shall be located and constructed in a
manner approved by the Fire Chief and Chief Building Inspector.
B.
Portable braziers, grilles, and similar appliances used for the preparation
of food may be used in any location which is not hazardous to life
or property. No portable braziers, grilles, or similar appliances
shall be permitted on or under any above grade combustible balcony
or rescue platform.
C.
Permanent outdoor fireplaces or fire pits shall be located and constructed
in a manner approved by the Fire Chief and the Chief Building Inspector.
D.
Portable fireplaces intended for the purpose of outdoor recreational
fires shall only be used on non-combustible surfaces, such as dirt,
grass, or concrete.
E.
The use of all outdoor fireplaces or fire pits shall adhere to the
following:
1.
Outdoor burning shall be prohibited when local circumstances
make the fires potentially hazardous. Local circumstances include,
but are not limited to, thermal inversions, wind, ozone alerts, and
very dry conditions;
2.
Materials and fuels used in outdoor fireplaces may not include
rubbish, garbage, trash, lawn debris, carcass, construction waste,
any material made of or coated with rubber, plastic, leather, hazardous
chemical, or petroleum based materials, or any material that produces
offensive smoke or odors. Only clean, dry wood is permitted to be
burned;
3.
Fireplaces shall include a bowl with supports to ensure clearances
to combustibles;
4.
Pits shall have an enclosure, heavy screen or spark arrestor
to control and contain embers and sparks;
5.
Fireplaces or pits shall not be used within fifteen (15) feet
of a building or lot line;
6.
Fireplaces or pits shall be used on a stable level surface;
7.
Fireplaces or pits shall not be used on any combustible deck,
porch or patio;
8.
If the fireplace is a propane unit, only propane shall be burned;
9.
The fuel area shall not be larger than three (3) feet in diameter
with a height of no more than three (3) feet;
10.
A fire extinguisher, garden hose or other method of fire control
shall be readily available;
11.
The fireplace or pit must be supervised at all times by a responsible
adult. The fire must be completely extinguished before the fireplace
or pit is left unsupervised;
12.
Manufactured outdoor fireplaces and pits shall be operated in
accordance with the manufacturer's assembly, safety and operating
instructions;
13.
Fires must be completely extinguished and embers cooled prior
to 11:00 P.M.; and
14.
Barrels, half barrels, drums, or pits dug into the ground or
similarly constructed devices are not fire pits.
F.
Any fire in an outdoor fireplace or cooking facility which a reasonable
person might consider to be smoky, a hazardous or unpleasant condition
to occupants of surrounding property and/or otherwise offensive may
be ordered extinguished by an officer of the Police or Fire Department.
