For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
means a group of private garages, not more than one story
high, having a capacity of not more than ten cars, arranged in a row
or surrounding a common means of access.
means any building wherein is kept or stored one or more
motor vehicles, including among others a public or private garage,
carport, motor vehicle repair shop or filling station; it does not
include an auto body or paint shop.
means that type of business wherein the licensed motor vehicle
operator dispenses his own motor fuel.
means any building or premises wherein, or upon which, gasoline
or other motor fuel is sold at retail.
means any building wherein is kept or stored one or more
motor vehicles for the purpose of conducting the business of an auto
body shop or paint shop.
(Prior revision § 7-25.1; C.O. 77-9 § 2)
A.
Before
an application for a license, required by General Law, Chapter 148,
Section 13, may be approved or a permit issued for the keeping, storage,
use, manufacture, sale, handling, transportation or other disposition
of inflammable liquids, compounds, solids, explosives or gases for
which a license or permit or both such license and permit may be required
by this revision or other ordinance, law of the Commonwealth or regulation
of the State Department of Public Safety, the chief inspector shall
inspect and approve or disapprove the application for a permit or
license.
B.
If a
permit or license is issued, a fee as prescribed in Table I of this
revision shall be collected. All permit fees shall be paid to the
chief inspector of the division of fire prevention or his or her assistants,
and all fees in connection with a license shall be paid to the city
clerk.
(Prior revision § 7-25 (part))
Notwithstanding the provisions of this title, any license granted
under this chapter for a "retail gasoline filling station" or a "service
station" prior to December 1, 1973 shall be amended to read "garage"
unless the use of such license has been limited to the sale of gasoline
and motor oil, and such license has no provisions for the repair or
lubrication of motor vehicles.
(Prior revision § 7-25 (part))
Notwithstanding any provisions of this title, or provisions of Sections 8.16.020 or 8.16.030, no license for a self-service gasoline station shall be granted which would allow the pumping of gasoline for retail sale without an attendant present to hold the gas nozzle while gasoline is being pumped into the tank; without a special permit having been granted by the city council after a public hearing has been conducted by the city council pursuant to the public hearing requirements of Chapter 148, Section 13 of the General Laws.
(Prior revision § 7-25 (part); C.O. 77-9 § 1; C.O. 81-29)
Any inspection conducted by any member of the fire prevention
division shall be made at reasonable hours except in cases of emergency
as determined by the chief of the fire department.
(Prior revision § 7-26)
Any permit issued by the chief of the fire department may be
continued in force for such period of time as may be specified upon
the permit, unless suspended or revoked by the chief of the fire department.
(Prior revision § 7-27)
All garages and service stations, as defined in Section 8.16.010, shall provide an air hose for use of consumers during business hours.
(Prior revision § 7-25.2; C.O. 79-230 § 1)
No person shall place, or cause to be placed, any material within
ten feet of any fire hydrant within the city or in such a way as may
hinder or interfere with the use of such hydrant by the fire department.
A free passage shall be left to all fire hydrants at all times.
(Prior revision § 7-2)
A.
It is
the duty of the chief of the fire department to order the supervisors
of public, private and parochial schools to have at least one fire
drill a month during the school period and to keep all doors and exits
unlocked during school hours.
B.
The
parking of motor vehicles in any driveway connected with a school
building is prohibited.
(Prior revision § 7-3)
It is unlawful for any person to allow combustible rubbish to
accumulate in any building or part thereof, or on any land belonging
to themselves or others, to such an extent that such combustible rubbish
presents, in the opinion of the chief of the fire department, a fire
menace.
(Prior revision § 7-31)
A.
No person
shall construct or maintain a building or other structure within the
city, if such building or structure is to be used to manufacture or
refine any petroleum products, and no permit or license shall be issued
for either of such purposes by the licensing authority having the
power to grant same.
B.
This
section shall be construed to mean that no building or structure shall
be used as a refinery of petroleum products within the city.
(Prior revision § 7-32)
The storage or sale of Christmas trees, wreaths and other types
of flammable decoration in or near any gasoline station is prohibited.
(Prior revision § 7-33)
Marinas and boat yards in the business of storing boats shall
maintain sufficient spacing in their yards to provide access for effective
firefighting operations. Also, provisions shall be made to ensure
an adequate supply of water in these occupancies for firefighting
purposes.
(Prior revision § 7-34)
All holders of common victuallers' licenses shall provide at
least one extinguisher, of a type that has been approved by the Underwriters'
Laboratories. Extinguishers shall be maintained in proper condition
at all times so that they are readily accessible for immediate use.
The head of the fire department shall prescribe the number and locations
of such devices.
(Prior revision § 7-35; C.O. 83-52 § 40)
During a performance in any public theater and for one hour
before and one hour after a performance it is unlawful for any person
to smoke in any part of such theater, including all rooms connected
directly with the theater and controlled by the owner or manager of
the theater.
(Prior revision § 7-36)
A.
In any
building or part thereof used as a dancehall and having a capacity
for more than fifty persons, it is unlawful for any person to smoke
on that part of the floor used for dancing during the time when patrons
are assembled for dancing.
B.
With
the written consent of the chief of the fire department, smoking may
be allowed in certain parts of a dancehall under such restrictions
as may be prescribed by the chief of the fire department.
(Prior revision § 7-37)
It is unlawful for any person to smoke in the auditorium or
assembly hall of any school building at a time when twenty or more
persons are assembled in such auditorium or assembly hall.
(Prior revision § 7-38)
The owner or management of any occupancy referred to in Sections 8.16.150, 8.16.160 and 8.16.170 shall post in conspicuous places not less than two "NO SMOKING" signs. Such signs shall not be smaller than twelve inches by fourteen inches in size.
(Prior revision § 7-39)
A.
No person
shall set, maintain or increase, or allow property owned or under
his control to be used to set, maintain or increase, a fire in the
open air, or in a barrel, container, on the ground, in an outdoor
fireplace, in so-called incinerators, or in any other outdoor receptacle
or place without first receiving a written permit to do so to be granted
by the chief of the fire department.
B.
This
section shall not prevent a person from maintaining a reasonable briquette
or charcoal block fire solely for the purpose of an outdoor cookout;
provided, that such charcoal fire or briquette fire is in an approved
cookout receptacle and proper precautions are used.
C.
The
open burning of wood, lumber, paper, debris, branches, trees, grass
or any like substance is expressly forbidden.
(Prior revision § 7-40)
A.
No person
shall have in their possession, or use, or explode, or cause to explode,
any combustible or explosive composition or substance, or any combination
of such compositions or substances, or any other article, including
fireworks, which was prepared for the purpose of producing a visible
or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation
within the city limits of the city of Revere unless they are permitted
to do so by express approval of the Revere Fire Department.
B.
For
the purposes of this chapter the word "fireworks" shall include compositions,
substances or other articles and shall also include blank cartridges
or toy cannons in which explosives are used, the type of toy balloon
which requires fire underneath to propel the same, firecrackers, cherry
bombs, silver salutes, M-80's, torpedoes, sky-rockets, Roman candles,
rockets, wheels, colored fires, fountains, mines, serpents, or other
fireworks of like construction or any fireworks containing any explosive
or flammable compound, or any tablets or other device containing any
explosive substance.
C.
Whoever
shall have in their possession or under their control, or whoever
shall use or explode or cause to explode any fireworks in violation
of this chapter shall be punished by a civil fine of: not less than
fifty dollars for the first offense, not less than one hundred dollars
for the second offense, and not less than one hundred and fifty dollars
for subsequent offenses. Any officer qualified to serve criminal process
shall issue a civil fine in accordance with the section of this chapter
and shall seize all of the fireworks mentioned herein without a warrant.
The fireworks seized shall, upon conviction of such violation, be
forfeited to the Commonwealth.
D.
Notice
of such seizure of the fireworks shall immediately be sent to the
marshal by the officer making the seizure, and the fireworks seized
shall be held and securely stored by the Revere Police Department
until the marshal or their authorized representative takes them into
their possession for disposal.
(Prior revision § 7-40.1; C.O. 23-175, § 1, 9/11/2023)
No action shall be taken against any person until such person has been first notified, in writing, of violation and has been allowed at least seventy-two hours after receipt of order to procure the necessary permit or remove the condition that may be in violation of this chapter and Chapters 2.51, 2.54 and 8.20 through 8.32 of this revision; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to Section 8.16.080 and Section 8.16.200.
(Prior revision § 7-30; C.O. 23-175, § 2, 9/11/2023)
No person shall sell or discharge an aerosol canister which
emits string confetti by means of a flammable propellant within the
city of Revere.
(C.O. 90-221 § 1)
