[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Wescott
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-11-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-02]
The Chief of the Fire Department shall be responsible for having
all public buildings and places of employment within the territory
of the Fire Department inspected for ascertaining and causing to be
corrected any conditions liable to cause fire or any violations of
law or ordinance relating to fire hazards or to the prevention of
fires. The inspections shall be conducted at least once per calendar
year provided that the interval between those inspections does not
exceed 15 months.
[Added 12-8-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-07]
A.
Corrective
action. Whenever the Fire Chief, after inspection, determines that
a violation of any of the following, or any amendments thereto, NFPA
1, Wisconsin State Statutes, or Wisconsin Administrative Code, the
Fire Chief may order corrective action to cause the violation to be
eliminated, and such order shall set forth the specific correction
and a reasonable time for completion. An inspection shall be conducted
by the Fire Chief upon completion. The order shall be released upon
a determination by the Fire Chief, or his designee, that the order
has been substantially complied with.
B.
Reinspection.
Any owner, tenant or individual subject to the above corrective order
who shall fail to comply with such order, in addition to any other
penalties provided by law, shall be assessed a reinspection fee for
any inspections required beyond two; specific fees shall be set from
time to time by resolution set forth by the Town Board.
(1)
At
any time, the Fire Chief may refer the order to the Town Attorney.
(2)
The
Fire Chief has the reasonable authority to grant extensions to complete
a corrective order without being charged a reinspection fee based
upon the determination of either substantial effort to comply or issues
presented beyond the control of the recipient of an order.
