[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Winneconne as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted as §§ 5-2-2 through 5-2-8 of the
2012 compilation of ordinances, as amended through 5-22-2013]
No person shall impede the progress of a fire engine, fire truck
or other fire apparatus of the Fire District along the streets or
alleys of such Village at the time of a fire or when the Fire District
is using such streets or alleys in response to a fire alarm or for
training.
A.
Police authority at fires.
(1)
The Chief and assistants or officers in command at any fire are hereby
vested with full and complete police authority at fires. Any officer
of the Fire District may cause the arrest of any person failing to
give the right-of-way to the Fire District in responding to a fire.
(2)
The Fire Chief may prescribe certain limits in the vicinity of any
fire within which no persons, excepting firefighters and police officers
and those admitted by order of any officer of the Fire District, shall
be permitted to come.
(3)
The Chief shall have the power to cause the removal of any property
whenever it shall become necessary for the preservation of such property
from fire or to prevent the spreading of fire or to protect the adjoining
property, and during the progress of any fire he/she shall have the
power to cause the removal of all wires or other facilities and the
turning off of all electricity or other services where the same impedes
the work of the Fire District during the progress of a fire.
B.
Fire inspection duties.
(1)
The Fire Chief, or the Chief's designee, shall be the Fire Inspector
of the Village of Winneconne and shall have the power to appoint one
or more deputy Fire Inspectors and shall perform all duties required
of the Fire Inspectors by the laws of the state and rules of the Department
of Safety and Professional Services, particularly § 101.14,
Wis. Stats.
(2)
While acting as Fire Inspector pursuant to § 101.14(2),
Wis. Stats., the Fire Chief, or any officer of the Winneconne Poygan
Fire District designated by the Fire Chief, shall have the right and
authority to enter any building or upon any premises in the Village
of Winneconne at all reasonable hours for the purpose of making inspections
or investigations which, under the provisions of this Code of Ordinances,
he/she may deem necessary. Should the Fire Inspector find that any
provisions of this Code relating to fire hazards and prevention of
fires are being violated, or that a fire hazard exists which should
be eliminated, it shall be his/her duty to give such directions for
the abatement of such conditions as he/she shall deem necessary and,
if such directions be not complied with, to report such noncompliance
to the Village Board for further action.
(3)
The Fire Chief is required, by himself/herself or by officers or
members of the Fire District designated by him/her as fire inspectors,
to inspect all buildings, premises and public thoroughfares, except
the interiors of private dwellings, for the purpose of ascertaining
and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire, or
any violations of any law or ordinance relating to the fire hazard
or to the prevention of fires. Such inspections shall be made at least
once in six months in all of the territory served by the Fire District,
and not less than once in three months in such territory as the Village
Board has designated or thereafter designates as within the Village
or as a congested district subject to conflagration, and oftener as
the Chief of the Fire Department orders. Each six-month period shall
begin on January 1 and July 1.
(4)
Written reports of inspections shall be made and kept on file in
the office of the Chief of the Fire District in the manner and form
required by the Department of Safety and Professional Services. A
copy of such reports shall be filed with the Fire Chief.
C.
Fire inspectors' handbook. Ch. SPS 314, Wis. Adm. Code, The Fire
Inspectors' Handbook, is hereby adopted and made part of this Code
of Ordinances by reference.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
A.
Driving over fire hose. No person shall willfully injure in any manner
any hose, hydrant or fire apparatus belonging to the Fire District,
and no vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of the Fire
District when laid down on any street, private driveway or other place,
to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the
Fire District official in command.
B.
Parking vehicles near hydrants. It shall be unlawful for any person
to park any vehicle or leave any object within 10 feet of any fire
hydrant at any time.
C.
No parking near fire. It shall be unlawful for any person, in case
of fire, to drive or park any vehicle within one block from the place
of fire without the consent and authority of the Fire Chief or any
law enforcement officer.
It shall be lawful for any firefighter while acting under the
direction of the Fire Chief or any other officer in command to enter
upon the premises adjacent to or in the vicinity of a building or
other property then on fire for the purpose of extinguishing such
fire and in case any person shall hinder, resist or obstruct any firefighter
in the discharge of his/her duty as is hereinbefore provided, the
person so offending shall be deemed guilty of resisting firefighters
in the discharge of their duty.[1]
Every person who shall be present at a fire shall be subject
to the orders of the Fire Chief or officer in command and may be required
to render assistance in fighting the fire or in removing or guarding
property. Such officer shall have the power to cause the arrest of
any person or persons refusing to obey said orders.
Whenever there shall be a fire or fire alarm, every person driving
or riding in a motorized or other vehicle shall move and remain to
the side of the street until the fire engine, fire truck and other
fire apparatus shall have passed.
No person shall occupy any portion of such streets or alleys
with a motorized or other vehicle between such fire engine or fire
truck or other fire apparatus or any hydrant to which a fire hose
may be, or may be about to be, attached.
[Adopted as §§ 5-3-1, 5-3-4 and 5-3-5 of the
2012 compilation of ordinances, as amended through 5-22-2013]
A.
State Administrative Codes adopted. The following rules and regulations
as promulgated within the Wisconsin Administrative Code, together
with any future additions, deletions, or supplements thereto, are
herewith incorporated as part of this chapter and shall be enforced
with the same force and effect as though set forth in full herein;
provided, however, that where such rules and regulations are less
stringent than other provisions found in this chapter, the provisions
of this chapter shall apply:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
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Chapters Comm 7, Explosive Materials, and Comm 9, Manufacture
of Fireworks, to Chapter SPS 307, Explosives and Fireworks.
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Chapter Comm 10, Flammable and Combustible Liquids, to Chapter
SPS 310, Flammable and Combustible Liquids.
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Chapter Comm 14, Fire Protection, to Chapter SPS 314, Fire Prevention.
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Chapter Comm 16, Electrical, to Chapter SPS 316, Electrical.
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Chapter Comm 20-25, Uniform Dwelling Code, to Chapters SPS 320-325,
Uniform Dwelling Code.
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Chapter Comm 28, Smoke Detectors, to Chapter SPS 328, Smoke
Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors.
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Chapter Comm 30, Fire Department Safety and Health, to Chapter
SPS 330, Fire Department Safety and Health Standards.
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Chapter Comm 43, Anhydrous Ammonia Code, to Chapter SPS 343,
Anhydrous Ammonia.
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Chapter Comm 50-64, Building and Heating, Ventilating and Air
Conditioning to Chapter SPS 323, Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning.
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Chapter Comm 66, Uniform Multifamily Dwelling, to Chapter SPS
366, Existing Buildings.
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Chapter Comm 75-79, Existing Buildings, to Chapters SPS 375-379,
Building Constructed Prior to 1914.[1]
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B.
Statutory fireworks regulations. Section 167.10, Wis. Stats., pertaining to regulation of fireworks, together with any future additions, deletions, or supplements thereto, are herewith incorporated as part of this chapter and shall be enforced with the same force and effect as though set forth in full herein. Provided, however, that where such rules and regulations are less stringent than other provisions found in this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall apply. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, no person may sell, possess or use fireworks, as that term is defined by § 167.10(1), Wis. Stats., as may be amended from time to time, within the Village of Winneconne, except that the use of fireworks may be allowed by appropriate permit issued by the Fire Chief, Police Chief, or Village President (see Chapter 312, Fireworks).
A.
All dwelling rental units, vacant or occupied, shall be provided
with working, approved, listed and labeled smoke detectors. Smoke
detectors shall be installed in accordance with the appropriate Department
of Safety and Professional Services code that governs the dwelling
building and in accordance with the manufacturer instructions.
B.
The owner of the building shall be solely responsible for the installation
and maintenance of smoke detectors, to include battery replacement
as required.
C.
The tenant shall be responsible for informing the owner, in writing,
of any smoke detector malfunction, including the need for a new battery.
D.
The owner shall immediately upon receipt of written notice from the
tenant repair/replace the smoke detector or replace the battery as
needed.
E.
Neither the owner nor the tenant shall remove or disconnect the battery
from a smoke detector at any time except for battery replacement.
F.
The owner shall install new batteries in all smoke detectors at the
beginning of a new lease or new tenancy and shall install new batteries
annually.
G.
The owner shall furnish to the tenant, at the beginning of a new
lease or new tenancy, written notice of the responsibilities of the
tenant and the obligations of the owner regarding smoke detectors,
their batteries and their maintenance.
A.
Every building and/or structure subject to the provisions of Chs.
SPS 361 to 365, Wis. Adm. Code, shall have determined for the maximum
occupancy load for each area and/or floor thereof. This limit shall
be inscribed upon a sign constructed of Gravoply™or an equivalent
material and having dimensions of at least 12 inches in length and
four inches in height. The lettering shall be 1 1/2 inches in
height and the number shall be three inches in height. The sign shall
contain the following language "LIMIT (NUMBER) PERSONS" and shall
be posted at all times and be displayed in a conspicuous place near
the main entrance to the area/floor/structure, so that all persons
visiting such place may readily see the same.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly deface or destroy
such sign or to remove it without the consent of the Fire District
Inspector.
