[Ord. No. 687 §1201, 11-1-1960]
It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to
inspect or cause to be inspected by fire department officers or member,
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 Town 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.
[Ord. No. 687 §1202, 11-1-1960]
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, floors 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.
[Ord. No. 687 §1203, 11-1-1960]
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.
[Ord. No. 687 §1204, 11-1-1960]
Ashes, smoldering coals of members, greasy or oily substances
liable to spontaneous ignition shall not be deposited or allowed to
remain with in ten (10) feet of any combustible materials except in
metal or other noncombustible receptacles.
[Ord. No. 687 §1205, 11-1-1960]
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.
[Ord. No. 687 §1206, 11-1-1960]
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
to 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 flame proofed to the
satisfaction of the Chief of the Fire Department.
[Ord. No. 687 §1207, 11-1-1960]
All matters not covered by this Chapter shall conform with generally
accepted good practice. The building code as recommended by the National
Board of Fire Underwriters and various standards published by the
National Board of Fire Underwriters and the National Fire Protection
Association shall be deemed the generally accepted good practices
for the construction and equipment of buildings and the fire protection
and life safety in connection with hazardous materials and processes.
Fire resistance ratings of floor, ceiling, wall and partition assemblies
as published by the National Board of Fire Underwriters and by Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc. shall be deemed acceptable to establish fire resistance
rating required by this Chapter.
