[CC 1984 § 23.130]
A. 
Except as hereinafter exempted in this Section, no business or activity for which a permit is required by this Section shall be undertaken by any person not having such a permit, nor shall any person erect or maintain any well, building or structure or any part thereof which is regulated by this Article without having a permit so to do.
B. 
Each application for a permit under this Article shall be submitted in writing in duplicate to the City Clerk, together with a plan of any work proposed to be done and a statement of any materials proposed to be used; and the City Clerk shall issue the permit applied for if he finds that all provisions of this Article will be complied with. The permit herein required shall be made in such form as may be adopted by a resolution of the Board of Alderment and one copy thereof shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.
C. 
Ordinary repairs and minor alterations not involving any change in major structural parts such as walls, beams, girders, chimneys and flues, or involving a cost of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or erection of detached outbuildings outside the fire limits (such as sheds, chicken houses, and one-car private garages) costing not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00); or minor changes or repairs in electrical wiring or equipment, shall not require the issuance of a permit.
D. 
When any wall, structure, building or part thereof shall be constructed within the City without a permit or contrary to the provisions of this Article, it shall be taken or torn down or removed, and the expense incident thereto shall be recovered of the owner of said property by a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.
[CC 1984 § 23.140]
The Board of Aldermen may, by resolution from time to time, establish and amend schedules of fees for permits and inspections required or authorized by this Article; and while any such resolution is in effect no permit shall be issued or inspection shall be made until payment of the fee applicable thereto, if any, has been paid to the City.
[CC 1984 § 23.150]
The Marshal or designated officer shall inspect walls, buildings and structures for which permits have been issued under this Article during the period of construction to see that the provisions of this Article are complied with. Whenever, in his opinion, by reason of defective or illegal work in violation of a provision of this Article, the continuance of a building operation is contrary to public welfare, he may order all further work to be stopped and may require suspension of work until each condition in violation has been remedied.
[CC 1984 § 23.160]
It shall be the duty of the Marshal or designated officer to inspect or cause to be inspected by City officials or members all public buildings and places of public assembly not less than once each year, and all other buildings, premises and public thoroughfares, except private dwellings, as often as may be necessary, 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 for the purpose of making any inspection which, under the provisions of this Article, he may deem necessary to be made.
[CC 1984 § 23.170]
Whenever the Marshal or designated officer or his representative 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, or any other condition which constitutes a fire hazard, he shall order same to be removed or remedied. Such order shall be complied with within forty-eight (48) hours by the owner or occupant of such premises or building.
[CC 1984 § 23.180]
All matters usually included in fire prevention codes which are not covered in this Article or in other chapters of this Code shall conform with generally accepted good practice. The Building Code as recommended by the American Insurance Association and the various recommended good practices published by the National Fire Protection Association shall be deemed to be 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 American Insurance Association and by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., shall be deemed acceptable to establish fire resistance ratings required by this Article.
[CC 1984 § 23.190]
A. 
Any owner, lessee, agent, operator or occupant aggrieved by any order issued pursuant to this Article may file an appeal to the Board of Aldermen within ten (10) days from the service of such an order, and the Board shall fix a time and place not less than five (5) days nor more than ten (10) days thereafter when and where such appeal may be heard by it. Such appeal shall stay the execution of such order until it has been heard and reviewed, vacated or confirmed.
B. 
The Board of Aldermen shall, at such hearing, affirm, modify, revoke, or vacate such order. Unless revoked or vacated, such order shall then be complied with.
C. 
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to deny the right of any person to appeal from an order or decision of the Board of Aldermen to a court of competent jurisdiction. Such appeals shall stay the execution of such order until it has been heard and reviewed, vacated or confirmed.
[CC 1984 § 23.200]
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate or fail to comply with any provision of this Article or any notice or order of the Marshal or designated officer given pursuant thereto and from which no appeal has been taken, or with any such notice or order as affirmed or modified by the Board of Aldermen or by a court of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed therein. The imposition of one (1) penalty for any such violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue.
[CC 1984 § 23.600]
For the purposes of this Article, the following term shall have the meaning indicated:
GARAGE
Includes any building or part thereof in which more than three (3) automobiles, trucks, tractors or similar self-propelled vehicles are stored, serviced or repaired. Detached structures auxiliary to dwelling or apartment buildings are specifically exempted from the provisions of this Article.
[CC 1984 § 23.620]
No garage shall hereafter be located in any frame building exceeding one (1) story in height or exceeding three thousand two hundred (3,200) square feet in area. No such garage shall be located in any building containing other occupancy unless separated therefrom by wall, partition, floor or ceiling assemblies or noncombustible materials having a fire resistance rating of not less than two (2) hours, with all connecting openings protected with approved self-closing fire doors. No such garage shall be located in any building not having concrete or similar noncombustible floors. Floors which drain to sewers or storm drains shall be provided with an oil separator or trap.
[CC 1984 § 23.630]
The fuel tanks of motor vehicles shall be filled directly through hose from pumps drawing from underground tanks installed as required in Section 507.120 of this Article or from approved portable tanks. There shall be no facilities for gasoline handling or filling in any basement or sub-basement garage. No gasoline or other flammable liquid shall be allowed to run upon the floor or to pass into the drainage system of the premises.