[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Dwight as Ch. 19, Art. II, of the 1999 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The owner, agent, occupant or person charged with the custody of any public building, auditorium, hotel, theater, lodge hall, or church, and in the case of schools, the President of the Board of education or the person in charge thereof and owning the same, shall be held liable for the equipment and maintenance of such apparatus as is required in this chapter for the maintenance and safety of all exits, doors, windows or passageways.
It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief or his assistants to inspect all apparatus to be installed, and their location, and to make or cause to be made periodic inspections concerning the operation and accessibility of regular and emergency exits in all such public places.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
Any public building, auditorium, hotel, theater, lodge hall, or church shall be equipped with an adequate sprinkler system or have sufficient firefighting appliances installed as required by the State Fire Marshall and the ICC Code as adopted by the Village. (See § 105-1 of the Village Code.)[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Sec. 19.204, Fire drills, of the 1999 Code, which immediately followed, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV).
It shall be unlawful to remove from its proper place any fire apparatus or appliances except for inspection or in case of emergency.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Secs. 19.206, Doors, and 19.207, Exit lights, of the 1999 Code, which immediately followed this section, were repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV).
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this article shall be fined as designated in the fine rate schedule[1] for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
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Editor's Note: See § 1-12 of the Village Code.