The following shall be the fire limits:
(1) 
Beginning at Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Block 5 of Range F.
(2) 
All the Court House Square.
(3) 
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Block 5 of Range G.
(4) 
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Block 6 Range G.
(5) 
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Block 6 Range F.
(6) 
Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 in Block 4 Range F.
(7) 
Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 in Block 4 Range G.
All of the sections referred to above of the city, according to the original established map and plot of the city of record in the deed records of the county, shall be the fire limits.
(1990 Code, sec. 9-26)
(a) 
No wall, structure, building, or part thereof shall be built, enlarged, or altered until a plan of the proposed work, together with a statement of material to be used, shall have been submitted to the authorized city official, who shall, if they are in accordance with the provisions of this article, issue a written permit in triplicate for the proposed work.
(b) 
Permits are to be kept on file with the city secretary. Structures erected without a permit, or not in conformity with this article, shall be removed.
(c) 
No building shall be moved from without to within the fire limits, nor from one (1) location to another within the fire limits, until a permit is issued. No permit shall be issued unless such construction is in accordance with this article.
(d) 
The designated city official shall inspect, as often as practical, construction in progress to see all provisions of this article are being complied with.
(1990 Code, sec. 9-27)
(a) 
No building or structure of wooden, whether on wood or metal supports, stucco, or veneer type construction, or building whose walls contain wood supports, shall be permitted except as indicated in section 5.04.004. No building shall be built, enlarged or altered except in accordance with this article.
(b) 
The thickness of walls shall be not less than as follows: Brick walls shall be not less than twelve (12) inches thick, except that small one-story buildings with floor areas of one hundred fifty (150) square feet or less may have walls eight (8) inches thick.
(c) 
Reinforced concrete walls may be used as filler walls provided the walls are supported on reinforced concrete beams and footings, and by adequate reinforced concrete or brick pillars or columns spaced no more than sixteen (16) feet apart, walls to be not less than twelve (12) inches thick. Small one-story buildings of less than five hundred (500) square feet floor area may have walls of eight-inch hollow building tile.
(d) 
Solid stone walls shall be four (4) inches thicker than brick walls for like construction.
(1990 Code, sec. 9-28)
The following frame structures are permissible in the fire limits:
(1) 
Temporary one-story frame buildings for use of builders.
(2) 
Wooden fences not over eight (8) feet high without roof or cover.
(1990 Code, sec. 9-29)
(a) 
All buildings or structures constructed in the fire limits shall have incombustible roof coverings.
(b) 
No roofing on an existing roof shall be renewed or repaired to a greater extent than ten (10) percent of the roof surface, except in conformity with this article, and in no instance shall more than one (1) permit be issued each existing building in any one (1) year.
(1990 Code, sec. 9-30)
(a) 
Any existing building within the fire limits which may be damaged by fire, decay, or otherwise to an amount greater than fifty (50) percent of its present value, exclusive of the foundation, shall not be repaired or rebuilt, but shall be removed.
(b) 
Extensions, remodeling, or additions to existing buildings shall not be considered as repairs and shall not be permitted except when conforming with section 5.04.003.
(1990 Code, sec. 9-31)
Whenever an application for a permit to repair or remodel any existing building already located within the fire limits is made by any person and the city council and the applicant disagree on the extent of repairs to be made, and a permit is denied by the designated city official, then the city council and the applicant shall each appoint a competent and disinterested person, which two (2) persons so appointed shall select a third member, and those three (3) persons shall appraise the building, examine the plan of proposed work and the statement of materials and labor to be used in the repairing or rebuilding of the building, and make a signed written report of their findings to the city council. If such report reflects clearly that the rebuilding or repairing would be a violation of this article, then such application for permit shall be denied by the city council, and if such report reflects that the person seeking the permit has complied with this article, and the requested rebuilding or repairing is not in violation of this article, then the city council shall issue a permit for the proposed rebuilding or repairing.
(1990 Code, sec. 9-32)
The designated city official is authorized and empowered:
(1) 
First, to enforce all ordinances relating to the construction, equipment, management, and condition of all property within the city, and it is hereby made the duty of the department of police, health, and fire marshal to assist in the enforcement of this article, and each of these departments shall, so far as possible, act in connection with the designated city official in such enforcement;
(2) 
Second, to supervise the construction or reconstruction of all buildings;
(3) 
Third, to report monthly to the mayor or city council regarding the condition of the city on all matters pertaining to fire prevention.
(1990 Code, sec. 9-33)