[Adopted 6-27-1967 (Ord.
No. 10-035)]
No person shall burn any garbage, refuse, or wastes outdoors,
on the Transfer and Recycling Station of the Town of Thompson, or
elsewhere in the Town, or on public or private land. Exception may
be granted in writing by the Burn Officer and/or the Fire Chief, if
deemed by them to be for the public good or for the elimination of
a hazard. The burning of brush must be in compliance with regulations
of the local Burn Officer of the Town of Thompson.
Any person violating the provision of this article shall be
fined; see Schedule of Fees and Fines for each violation.
[Adopted 5-6-2019 (Ord.
No. 19-001)]
[Amended 5-30-2023]
The purpose of this article is to establish a fee schedule to allow the Fire Marshal's Office of the Town of Thompson
to collect fees in connections with the Fire Marshal's fire inspection
and plan review responsibilities under Connecticut General Statutes
§ 29-305, the State Fire Prevention Code, the Connecticut
General Statutes, and/or the regulations promulgated by the State
Fire Marshal's Office or the Department of Emergency Services and
Public Protection.
Where the Fire Marshal's Office performs an inspection that
requires official certification issued from the Office, a fee shall
be charged for such inspection prior to issuance of the certification.
The fees for such inspection will be listed on the fee schedule form.
Approval to install, operate, or conduct an operation listed
below shall require a permit to be issued from the Fire Marshal's
Office prior to such action. When the Fire Marshal's Office issues
a permit to install, operate, or conduct an operation, the fees on
the fee schedule shall apply.
A. Retail
fireworks/sparkler vendor (annual).
B. Retail
fireworks/sparkler vendor (thirty-day).
C. Private
fireworks display.
D. Fireworks/explosives
storage.
E. Pyrotechnics/special
effects.
[Added 5-30-2023]
F. Underground
flammable/combustible storage tank removal.
G. Commercial
fuel tank installation.
H. Propane
filling station (annual).
I. Propane
exchange retail operation (annual).
L. Missed
(no-show) inspection fee.
M. Return
check fee (per Town policy).
All requests for copies of reports will be charged a fee in
accordance with the Town of Thompson policies and the Freedom of Information
Act.
[Amended 5-30-2023]
Any building deemed as a hazardous condition to firefighters
by the local Fire Marshal based off NFPA 1 shall be required to display
a twenty-four-inch by twenty-four-inch sign complying with the Fire
Department's marking system. The cost of such signage and mounting
shall be paid for by the property owner, and the signage shall be
mounted on the front exterior of such building in plain sight for
so as to be visible for Fire Department personnel.