(a)
Designation.
The fire marshal may designate fire lanes
on the property of shopping centers, hospitals, apartment houses,
assembly buildings and schools, as defined herein, appurtenant to
buildings or the entrances or exits to stores, groups of stores or
buildings where, in his opinion, such areas must be kept free of parked
vehicles and other obstructions to provide ready access to such stores,
groups of stores or buildings, in case of fires or other emergencies.
The designation by the fire marshal of such fire lanes shall never
be held to make the city responsible for the maintenance of such area.
The official record of the designation and location of any such fire
lane shall be kept in the office of the fire marshal and under the
custody and control of fire marshal.
(b)
Approval of plans.
The building department of the city
shall submit plot plans of proposed shopping centers, hospitals, apartment
houses, assembly buildings and schools, prior to the issuance of a
building permit thereon, to the fire marshal, for his review and approval
of the adequacy of fire lanes provided therefor.
(c)
Notice of designation; signs and markings.
Upon the
designation of the fire lane pursuant to this section, the fire marshal
shall give notice of such designation to the owner of such shopping
centers, hospitals, apartment houses, assembly buildings, schools
or businesses, directing the owner to establish the fire lanes to
the following specifications: All curbs must be painted red and be
conspicuously and legibly marked with the warning “FIRE LANE–TOW
AWAY ZONE” in white letters at least three inches tall, at intervals
not exceeding 50 feet. If a curb does not exist, one permanent sign
shall be posted in the approximate center of a fire lane no more than
ten feet in length. Fire lanes more than ten feet in length shall
be marked by a permanent sign posted at both ends of the fire lane
as well as a spacing of one sign every 30 feet of the length of the
fire lane. Parking surface painting and signs shall be of a standard
size and color, as well as standard lettering and sign mounting conforming
to pattern drawings or samples of the same. Such pattern drawings
or samples shall be obtained from the fire marshal division of the
city.
(d)
Parking in fire lane.
It is hereby declared unlawful
to park any vehicle other than an authorized emergency vehicle in
any fire lane as defined thereof. Where markings or signs or markings
provided for herein are not in proper position and are not sufficiently
legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person, it shall be
a defense to any alleged violation hereof.
(e)
Defacing or removing signs.
It is hereby declared to
be unlawful for any person, without lawful authority, to attempt to
or in fact, alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any sign designating
a fire lane which has been erected under the terms of this section.
(f)
Removal of vehicles.
Any vehicle which shall be or remains
standing or parked in a fire lane, as designated in this section,
may be removed by any certified peace officer who is empowered to
issue citations in the city, authority for this action being given
by order of the chief of police and the fire marshal of the city.
(g)
Liability.
The provisions of this section shall not
be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility of any person
who shall leave his vehicle parked in a fire lane in the city in such
a manner that the same may be impounded, nor shall the city be held
as assuming such liability by reason of impounding or causing to be
impounded such vehicle.
(h)
Closing fire lane.
No owner, manager or person in charge
of any premises served by a required fire lane shall abandon or close
such fire lane without the permission of the fire marshal.
(1973 Code, sec. 11-89; 1991 Code,
sec. 11-78; Ordinance 99-540, sec.
3, adopted 7/8/99; 2007 Code,
sec. 18-77)
(a)
License required.
It shall be unlawful for any person
other than an approved and licensed automatic fire sprinkler contractor
to install or maintain any automatic fire sprinkler system in this
city in accordance with the regulations adopted by the state department
of insurance pertaining to the licensure and approval of persons and
companies of this type.
(b)
Responsibilities of contractor.
The responsibility of
the automatic sprinkler contractor, in regard to system design, shall
be all-inclusive of all installations from the point of connection
at the city main to the termination point of the system. This shall
be inclusive of, but not limited to, all underground piping, surge
tanks, fire pumps, jockey pumps, etc.
(c)
Permit.
The permit and fee for the installation or revisions
of a fire sprinkler system shall be set by the city council.
(1973 Code, sec. 11-6; 1991 Code,
sec. 11-1; Ordinance 94-475, sec.
1, adopted 3/9/94; 2007 Code,
sec. 18-1)
(a)
Permit required.
It shall be unlawful for any person
to cause or permit the installation of a fire alarm system within
or outside a commercial business or multifamily residential dwelling
unless a fire alarm permit has been issued by the city’s building
official.
(b)
Plans required.
No permit shall be issued until the
applicant has submitted to the city building official and the city
fire marshal a detailed set of plans, blueprints, schematics, and/or
diagrams for review and approval, which shall show compliance with
the provisions of this section as well as current building, electrical,
and fire codes.
(c)
Application fee.
Whenever a fire alarm application is
filed with the city, such application shall be accompanied by a fee
in such amount as may be set forth from time to time by resolution
of the city council.
(d)
Penalty.
Any person who shall intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence violate any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 16-781, sec. 1, adopted 6/9/16; 2007 Code, sec. 18-4; Ordinance adopting 2022 Code)
(a)
Permit required.
It shall be unlawful for any person
to cause or permit the installation of a kitchen fire suppression
system within a commercial business or multifamily residential dwelling
unless a kitchen fire suppression system permit has been issued by
the city’s building official.
(b)
Plans required.
No permit shall be issued until the
applicant has submitted to the city building official and the city
fire marshal a detailed set of plans, blueprints, schematics, and/or
diagrams for review and approval, which shall show compliance with
the provisions of this section as well as current building, electrical
and fire codes.
(c)
Application fee.
Whenever a kitchen fire suppression
system application is filed with the city, such application shall
be accompanied by a fee in such amount as may be set forth from time
to time by resolution of the city council.
(d)
Penalty.
Any person who shall intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence violate any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 16-781, sec. 2, adopted 6/9/16; 2007 Code, sec. 18-5; Ordinance adopting 2022 Code)
It shall be unlawful to park or let stand any motorcycle, motorbike,
moped, go-cart, three-wheeler or other such motor vehicle under stairs,
balconies, terraces or stoops in any apartment complex in the city
limits.
(1973 Code, sec. 11-7; 1991 Code,
sec. 11-2; 2007 Code, sec. 18-2)
It shall be unlawful for a person to operate any type of outdoor
cooking device (barbeque pit, smoker, broiler, etc.) on or under patios,
balconies or stairs in any apartment complex in the city limits.
(1973 Code, sec. 11-8; 1991 Code,
sec. 11-3; Ordinance 95-486, secs.
1, 2, adopted 5/24/95; 2007 Code,
sec. 18-3)
Whenever any fire alarm is sounded, the conductor or, in his
absence, the engineer of any railway train which may be standing or
moving across any railway grade crossing which may be in the path
of fire apparatus en route to a fire shall immediately remove, or
cause to be removed, such train from such grade crossing [and leave
the crossing] open and free for vehicular passage for a period of
at least ten minutes after the fire alarm shall begin to sound.
(1973 Code, sec. 11-87; 1991 Code,
sec. 11-36; 2007 Code, sec. 18-28)
