(a) The
owner, manager or person having under his or her control any property
or premises within the city, which has upon it any hay, straw, bales
of wool, cotton, paper, trash, rubble or other substances which have
been rendered useless or unmarketable by reason of a fire on such
premises, or any debris rendered useless resulting from such fire,
shall remove such substance and debris from the premises within 48
hours after being served notice to do so by the fire chief, fire marshal
or building official.
(b) Whenever
any building or other structure in the city is burned or partially
burned, the owner thereof or the person in charge or control of the
premises shall within ten days after receiving notice remove all refuse,
trash, fire debris, charred or partially burned lumber and other materials
involved as a result of the fire from the premises; and if such building
or structure has received fire damage to such an extent that it is
rendered incapable of being repaired, or has been declared unsafe
by the building official, the remaining portion of the structure shall
be removed or razed as directed.
Exception: The fire chief or fire marshal may extend the ten-day
period of debris removal or demolition when there is an extended continuation
of the fire’s investigation, when the insurance adjustment is
still pending review or when there are other extenuating circumstances
that may call for a temporary delay.
(Ordinance 1479, § V, 6-12-01)
(a) Property
owners, managers, or persons in control of any commercial building
shall furnish the fire code official a floor plan when alteration
and or remodeling takes place that alters the original conditions
or the most current conditions and those conditions or alterations
are affecting entry and exit ways, interior corridors, offices or
work areas, production areas, storage areas, or the location of interior
fire protection devices and appliances.
(b) Property
owners, managers, or persons in control of any property site shall
furnish the fire code official a site plan showing any changes in
the designated fire lanes (upon first receiving a review and approval
of the fire code official) and dedicated emergency access easements
(after obtaining a replat), any changes in fire protection devices
or fire department connections, or other outdoor conditions that may
affect the operations of the fire department during a fire or hazardous
materials emergency.
(Ordinance 1479, § VI, 6-12-01; Ordinance 1654, § V, 8-21-04)
A person shall not commit the following acts during a period
of time when the city council, by adoption of an appropriate resolution,
shall have imposed a burn ban within the corporate limits of the city
due to weather conditions which create a high risk of outdoor wildfires:
(a) A person
shall not operate an outdoor cooking appliance other than grills which
are fueled by electricity, gas or charcoal.
(b) Outdoor
cooking appliances shall not be operated on or within five feet of
a combustible surface, or over vegetation unless said vegetation is
adequately wetted prior to the cooking operation and a charged water
hose is kept within 15 feet of the cooking appliance.
(c) A person
shall not operate any device including grills, cooking pits, outdoor
fireplaces, fire rings or similar devices that use an open flame and
are capable of releasing sparks or embers into the atmosphere.
(d) A person
shall not perform any outdoor burning.
(e) The
use of grills at city park facilities is prohibited.
(f) A person
shall not conduct a cutting or welding operation outside of specific
guidelines as may be imposed by the fire marshal, including specific
time and weather requirements, special fire watch requirements, pre-wetting
requirements and other actions as may be deemed necessary by the fire
marshal. A special permit program is in effect for cutting and welding
operations during periods of burn bans. A written authorization is
required from the fire marshal’s office approving the operation
and listing any special requirements prior to work commencing.
(g) Discarding
of cigarettes or other burning or heated materials in a manner that
could cause a fire is prohibited.
(Ordinance 1741, § 1, 6-27-06)