It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning
or having supervision or control of any lot, tract, parcel of land
or portion thereof, occupied or unoccupied, within the corporate limits
of the city to suffer or permit any downed timber, brush, logs, weeds,
grass, decaying vegetable matter, rubbish, trash, or inoperable vehicles
on any such lot or premises so that such conditions or matter may
by reason of fire endanger any adjoining property or may be reasonably
calculated to communicate fire to any adjacent premises.
(1987 Code, ch. 6, sec. 3A; 2004
Code, sec. 6.201)
A fire hazard is created if in the opinion of the fire marshal
the materials kept or maintained on the premises constitute a more
than ordinary threat to fire and conflagration on adjacent property.
In making this determination, the fire marshal must take into consideration
the size of the premises in question, the nature and quantity of materials
kept or stored, and the proximity of such materials to adjacent property
which is susceptible of being burned by a fire spreading from the
property in question.
(1987 Code, ch. 6, sec. 3B; 2004
Code, sec. 6.202)
The conditions described in section 6.05.001 above shall constitute a nuisance. In addition to any criminal penalties and the abatement procedures set out in article 6.04 of this chapter, the city, state or any other interested person or adjoining property owner may cause such condition to be abated by civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(1987 Code, ch. 6, sec. 3C; 2004
Code, sec. 6.203)
