(a)
Requirements.
Prior to a certificate of occupancy being
issued for any newly constructed commercial building or before a certificate
of occupancy is issued for any reconstructed building or any change
of occupancy which would require a new certificate of occupancy, the
owners or operators of such building must install a Knox box rapid
entry key system concurrent with the specifications posted with the
city administrator by the fire chief of the city.
(b)
Penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of this
section is guilty of a separate offense for each day or part of a
day during which the violation is committed, continued or permitted.
Each offense, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine not to exceed
five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ordinance 377 adopted 1/17/02)
(a)
The
fire marshal shall have the authority to establish fire lanes adjacent
to, in front of, or around any commercial establishment, or building
having public access, to include but not be limited to stores, eating
places, bars or taverns, motels, and dance halls, for the purpose
of an unobstructed means of ingress and egress for fire and emergency
vehicles.
(b)
It
shall be the responsibility of the owner or custodian of any premises
upon which the fire marshal has established fire lanes to have said
lanes clearly marked as such, either by signs or pavement painting.
(c)
The
fire marshal, upon establishing fire lanes, shall notify, in writing,
the owner or custodian of the premises of such order. The owner or
custodian of the premises shall have ten (10) days in which to mark
said lanes.
(Ordinance 212, sec. XIV, adopted 5/24/84)
(a)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle within a
designated fire lane, or to otherwise obstruct a fire lane in any
manner, provided that the fire lane is clearly marked as such, and
in accordance with the authority of the fire marshal.
(b)
Any
motor vehicle, or any other obstruction that so blocks a designated
fire lane and impedes the ingress or egress of emergency vehicles,
may be removed at the expense of the owner or custodian of such motor
vehicle or other impediment.
(c)
The
fire marshal, chief of police, chief of the fire department, or their
deputies, officers or agents shall have the authority to enforce the
provisions of this section and to remove or cause to be removed any
obstruction of a fire lane.
(Ordinance 211 adopted 5/24/84)
(a)
No
person shall place or erect any object or structure within 8 feet
of any fireplug in the city, and specifically no person shall place
any fence, mailbox, garbage cans, or utility poles within 8 feet of
any fireplug in the city.
(b)
Any
person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more
than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). Said fines shall be recovered
by the city in the same manner as provided by law for other misdemeanor
violations.
(Ordinance 212, sec. XIII, adopted 5/24/84; Ordinance 212, sec. XVI, adopted 5/24/84; Ordinance 246 adopted 1/28/88)
(a)
No
person shall burn on a street, alley, or other public or private property
in the city manure, straw, garbage, or any refuse or trash of any
kind or description.
(b)
Any
person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more
than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). Said fines shall be recovered
by the city in the same manner as provided by law for other misdemeanor
violations.
(Ordinance 212, sec. XII, adopted 5/24/84; Ordinance 212, sec. XVI, adopted 5/24/84; Ordinance 246 adopted 1/28/88)
(a)
Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
corporation, owner or agent of any premises located within the corporate
limits of the city, whether occupied or unoccupied, to suffer or permit
the burning of automobiles, pickup trucks, trucks, tractors or other
motor vehicles upon such premises, and any such premises upon which
any burning of automobiles, pickup trucks, trucks, tractors or other
motor vehicles is permitted shall be deemed a nuisance, as dangerous
to the public health and calculated to increase the fire hazards of
the city.
(b)
Duty of owner or occupant.
It shall be the duty of any
owner or occupant of any premises located within the corporate limits
of the city to use every precaution to prevent any person, firm, corporation,
owner or agent from burning of automobiles, pickup trucks, trucks,
tractors or other motor vehicles on such premises so as to become
a nuisance as herein defined.
(c)
Penalty.
Any person, firm, corporation, owner or agent
violating any of the provisions, regulations and requirements of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
may be fined in any amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)
for each such offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist
shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 130 adopted 2/13/69; Ordinance 246 adopted 1/28/88)
(a)
Definition.
The city council deems it necessary for
the protection of the health and safety of the residents of the city
to prohibit the operation of mobile service units, defined as a vehicle,
a tank truck, or other mobile device from which flammable liquids
used as motor fuels may, as an act of retail sale, be dispensed into
the fuel tank of a motor vehicle parked on an off-street parking facility.
(b)
Prohibition.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
corporation or other business entity to set up or operate a mobile
service unit, as hereinabove defined, within the city limits.
(c)
Penalty.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this section, or shall fail to comply therewith or with any of
the requirements thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be liable to a fine, and upon conviction of any such violation
shall be fined in any sum of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00);
each day any such violation shall exist shall constitute a separate
and distinct offense.
(Ordinance 141 adopted 8/26/71; Ordinance 246 adopted 1/28/88)
(a)
Quantity limited.
It shall be unlawful for any person
or persons, whether it be for private or commercial use, to store
gasoline in a quantity greater than 50 gallons at a private residence
as that term is hereafter defined.
(b)
Applicability.
A private residence shall mean any single-family
or multiple-family dwelling located in the city that is occupied,
or constructed for the purpose of being occupied, as living quarters.
A private residence shall not mean a building or structure that is
used solely and exclusively for a business or commercial purpose and
not as living quarters. Any commercial or business structure must
be so licensed by the city and shall be subject to all appropriate
building codes and fire codes.
(c)
Penalty.
Any person violating any provision of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars
($2,000.00).
(Ordinance 155 adopted 8/9/76; Ordinance 246 adopted 1/28/88)
