[CC 1979 §78.700]
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 once 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, except private
dwellings, for the purpose of making any inspection which, under the
provisions of this Article, he/she may deem necessary to be made.
[CC 1979 §78.702]
Whenever such 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 egress of occupants in case of fire, he/she
shall order 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.
[CC 1979 §78.704; Ord. No. 451 §1, 9-10-2012]
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 such safeguards as he/she may specify.
B.
Any
burning under this Section shall occur only between the hours of 6:00
A.M. and 9:00 P.M. Any bonfire shall be monitored by at least one
(1) adult over the age of eighteen (18) years.
[CC 1979 §78.706]
Ashes, smoldering coals or embers, 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.
[CC 1979 §78.708]
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 and stacked, removed from the premises or
stored in suitable vaults or receptacles to the satisfaction of the
Chief of the Fire Department.
[CC 1979 §78.712]
All matters not covered by this Article shall conform with generally
accepted good practice.
[Ord. No. 06-371, 5-8-2006]
A.
FIREWORKS
OPEN BURNING
Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following
terms are defined as follows:
Includes any combustible or explosive composition or substance
or combination of substances or article prepared for the purpose of
producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, detonation
or deflagration.
The ignition and subsequent burning of any combustible material
(garbage, leaves, grass, twigs, litter, paper, vegetative matter involved
with land clearing or any sort of debris) out-of-doors in either a
burn barrel (screened or unscreened), fire ring or on the ground.
B.
Burn Ban Imposed. During periods of draught or when lack
of precipitation and presence of high winds causes an increased fire
hazard, the Mayor of the City shall have authority to impose a temporary
ban on open burning or the private use or discharge of any fireworks
and/or sparklers within City limits. The temporary ban shall be lifted
as soon as weather conditions permit and no temporary ban shall remain
in effect for a period in excess of thirty (30) days unless extended
by the Mayor.
C.
Exceptions To Burn Ban. The use of propane or gas stoves
or charcoal briquette grills shall not be prohibited when a burn ban
is in effect. The ban shall not apply to State or municipal authorized
burns or public fireworks displays permitted by the City.
D.
Notice. Notice of a burn ban shall be given to the public
by newspaper, radio and/or television of the applicability of the
ban and the lifting of the ban. The burn ban imposed under this Section
shall supersede any municipal ordinance allowing burning or the discharge
of fireworks within the City.
