(a)
The
fire chief is hereby authorized to calculate fees for the following
hazardous material instances and other fire related services based
on the equipment, materials, and labor utilized by all responding
city departments in each instance. Fees will be assessed using equipment,
material and labor rates set forth by city policy and includes a 15%
administrative fee on the total cost of the response. The person in
control of the property or the person owning the property, real or
personal, involved shall be responsible to pay the amount charged
for such services upon receipt of a bill.
(1)
Response to and mitigation of a spill or release into the environment
of a hazardous material as defined in chapter 27 of the International
Fire Code.
(2)
Response to and standby exceeding one (1) hour at the scene of a
potential release of a hazardous material as defined in chapter 27
of the International Fire Code.
(3)
Response to and mitigation of an unauthorized open burning associated
with land clearing or demolition activities.
(b)
The
following fees are hereby set for the following fire services or occurrence:
(1)
Annual inspection fee required for target hazards including but not
limited to hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living centers, and
other such properties which require multiple inspections within the
year: $250.00.
(2)
Annual inspection fee required for state licensed properties which
require a single inspection per year: $50.00.
(4)
Failure to immediately notify the fire official of any disconnection
and/or interruption of any fire protection system. This shall also
include any fire protection system found to be unsafe, impaired, or
inoperable: $500.00.
(Ordinance 00-68, sec. 1, adopted 8/29/00; Ordinance 03-078, sec. 3, adopted 10/7/03; Ordinance 03-099, sec. 1, adopted 12/9/03; 1978 Code, sec. 10-3; Ordinance 10-042, sec. 1, adopted 6/15/10; Ordinance 10-058, sec. 3, adopted 8/3/10)
It is the policy and practice of the city to provide reasonable
accommodations to individuals with disabilities and developers of
housing for persons with disabilities, which allows for the modification
or exception to the city’s codes and regulations, to ensure
equal access to housing and to facilitate the development of housing
for individuals with disabilities. A review process exists to consider
requests for reasonable accommodation in order to eliminate barriers
to housing opportunities for persons with disabilities. The policy
as adopted by Resolution No. 16-146 of the city is incorporated herein
by reference to be used in conjunction with the purposes of this code.
(Ordinance 17-009, sec. 1, adopted 2/7/17)
