[CC 1985 § 12-2]
It shall be unlawful for any person, except when acting under
authority of the City, to open or close any fire hydrant within the
City, or in any way to tamper with or injure the same.
[CC 1985 § 12-4; Ord. No. 6044 § 4, 12-3-1984]
The Fire Official or duly authorized representatives, as may
be in charge at the scene of a fire or other emergency involving the
protection of life and/or property, is empowered to direct such operations
as may be necessary to extinguish or control any suspected or reported
fires, gas leaks, or other hazardous conditions or situations or may
take any other action necessary in the reasonable performance of their
duty. The Fire Official may prohibit any person, vehicle or object
from approaching the scene and may remove or cause to be removed from
the scene any person, vehicle or object which may impede or interfere
with the operations of the Fire Department. The Fire Official may
remove or cause to be removed any person, vehicle or object from hazardous
areas. All persons ordered to leave a hazardous area shall do so immediately
and shall not reenter the area until authorized to do so by the Fire
Official.
[CC 1985 § 12-5; Ord. No. 6044 § 5, 12-3-1984]
It shall be unlawful to interfere with, attempt to interfere
with, conspire to interfere with, obstruct or restrict the mobility
of, or block the path of travel of any Fire Department emergency vehicle
in any way, or to interfere with, attempt to interfere, conspire to
interfere with, obstruct or hamper any Fire Department operation.
[CC 1985 § 12-6; Ord. No. 6044 § 6, 12-3-1984]
A person shall not willfully fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of the Fire Official or to interfere with
the compliance attempts of another individual.
[CC 1985 § 12-9; Ord. No. 6044 § 11, 12-3-1984]
A person shall not without proper authorization from the Fire
Official in charge of said Fire Department emergency equipment, cling
to, attach himself to, climb upon or into, board or swing upon any
Fire Department emergency vehicle, whether the same is in motion or
at rest, or sound the siren, horn, bell or other sound-producing device
thereon, or to manipulate or tamper with, or attempt to manipulate
or tamper with any levers, valves, switches, starting devices, brakes,
pumps, or any equipment or protective clothing on, or a part of, any
Fire Department emergency vehicle.
[CC 1985 § 12-10; Ord. No. 6044 § 12, 12-3-1984]
It shall be unlawful for any person to damage or deface, or
attempt, or conspire to damage or deface any Fire Department emergency
vehicle at any time, or to injure, or attempt to injure or conspire
to injure Fire Department personnel while performing departmental
duties.
[CC 1985 § 12-12; Ord. No. 6044 § 14, 12-3-1984]
A.
It shall be unlawful to obscure from view, damage, deface,
obstruct or restrict the access to any fire hydrant or any Fire Department
connection for the pressurization of fire-suppression systems, including
fire hydrants and Fire Department connections that are located on
public or private streets and access lanes, or on private property.
B.
If, upon the expiration of the time mentioned in a notice
of violation, obstructions or encroachments are not removed, the Fire
Official shall proceed to remove the same. 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 costs.
[CC 1985 § 12-13; Ord. No. 6044 § 15, 12-3-1984]
A.
A person shall not use or operate any fire hydrant intended
for use of the Fire Department for fire-suppression purposes unless
such person first secures a permit for such use from the Fire Official
and the water company having jurisdiction. This Section shall not
apply to the use of such hydrants by a person employed by, and authorized
to make such by, the water company having jurisdiction.
B.
Authorized or unauthorized personnel shall not operate
fire hydrants in any manner which may cause physical damage to the
hydrant or to the water mains, consumer water lines or cause a rupture
thereof.
[CC 1985 § 12-14; Ord. No. 6044 § 16, 12-3-1984]
The Fire Official shall recommend in writing to the chief administrative
official of the municipality the location or relocation of new or
existing fire hydrants and the placement or replacement of inadequate
water mains located upon public property and deemed necessary to provide
an adequate fire flow and distribution pattern. A permanent fire hydrant
shall not be placed into or removed from service until after a written
reply from the Fire Official and a work order from the water superintendent
of the water company having jurisdiction. The new hydrant shall have
the main size, hydrant size and the location not less than the present
ISO requirement for the classification of this City.
[CC 1985 § 12-15; Ord. No. 6044 § 17, 12-3-1984]
All new and existing shipyards, oil storage plants, lumberyards,
amusement or exhibition parks, and education or institutional complexes
and similar occupancies and uses involving high fire or life hazards,
and which are located more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from
a public street or which require quantities of water beyond the capabilities
of the public water distribution system shall be provided with properly
placed fire hydrants. Such fire hydrants shall be capable of supplying
fire flows as required by the Fire Official and shall be connected
to a water system in accordance with accepted engineering practices.
The Fire Official shall designate and approve the number and location
of fire hydrants. The Fire Official may require the installation of
sufficient fire hose and equipment housed in accordance with the approved
rules and may require the establishment of a trained fire brigade
when the hazard involved requires such measures. Private hydrants
shall not be placed into or removed from service until approved by
the Fire Official.
[CC 1985 § 12-15.1; Ord. No. 6044 § 18, 12-3-1984]
A person shall not obstruct, remove, tamper with or otherwise
disturb any fire hydrant or fire appliance required to be installed
or maintained under the provisions of the fire prevention code except
for the purpose of extinguishing fire, training or testing purposes,
recharging, or making necessary repairs, or when permitted by the
Fire Official. Whenever a fire appliance is removed as herein permitted,
it shall be replaced or reinstalled as soon as the purpose for which
it was removed has been accomplished. Defective and nonapproved fire
appliances or equipment shall be replaced or repaired as directed
by the Fire Official.
[CC 1985 § 12-15.2.; Ord. No. 6044 § 19, 12-3-1984]
A person shall not sell, trade, loan or give away any form,
type or kind of fire extinguisher which is not approved by the Fire
Official, or which is not in proper working order, or the contents
of which do not meet the requirements of the Fire Official. The requirements
of this Section shall not apply to the sale, trade or exchange of
obsolete or damaged equipment for junk when said units are permanently
disfigured or marked with a permanent sign identifying the unit as
junk.
[CC 1985 § 12-15.3; Ord. No. 6044 § 20, 12-3-1984]
A person or persons shall not erect, construct, place, or maintain
any bumps, fences, gates, chains, bars, pipes, wood or metal horses
or any other type of obstruction in or on any street, within the boundaries
of the municipality. The word "street" as used in the Section shall
mean any roadway accessible to the public for vehicular traffic, including,
but not limited to, private streets or access lanes, as well as all
public streets and highways within the boundaries of the municipality.
