There is hereby adopted as the fire code by this town, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and protecting property from fire or explosion, that certain code known as the Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, as recommended by the Western Fire Chiefs Association and the International Conference of Building Officials, except to the extent it is hereinafter modified or amended by MMC § 8.04.060, one copy of which has been and is now filed in the office of the clerk for use and inspection by the public.
(Code 1986 § 10-151)
A. 
The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the bureau of fire prevention in the fire department of the town which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the chief of the fire department.
B. 
The chief of the fire department may detail such members of the fire department as inspector as shall from time to time be necessary. The chief of the fire department shall recommend to the mayor the employment of technical inspectors, who, when such authorization is made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their fitness for the position. The examination shall be open to members and nonmembers of the fire department, and appointments made after examination shall be for an indefinite term with removal only for cause.
(Code 1986 § 10-152)
A. 
The limits referred to in Section 15.201 of the Uniform Fire Code, in which storage of flammable or combustible liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited, are hereby established in Appendix II of this code.
B. 
The limits referred to in Section 15.601 of the Uniform Fire Code, in which new bulk plants for flammable or combustible liquids are prohibited, are hereby established in Appendix II of this code.
(Code 1986 § 10-154)
Whenever the chief shall disapprove an application, refuse to grant a permit for which application has been received, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the fire code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the fire code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal the decision of the chief to the town council within 30 days from the date of such decision.
(Code 1986 § 10-158)
The building inspector and the chief of the bureau of fire prevention shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancies, which shall require permits in addition to those now enumerated in the fire code. The chief of the bureau of fire prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his office and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
(Code 1986 § 10-159)
A. 
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the Uniform Fire Code or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the town council or by a court of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed herein shall, severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $299.00 or by imprisonment not more than 180 days or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue. All persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time, and when not otherwise specified, each 10 days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of the prohibited condition.
(Code 1986 § 10-160)