Any officer of the Fire and Police Departments
may, in the event of fire, establish fire lines and appoint such person
or persons as may be necessary to maintain such fire lines; and within
the fire lines so established all persons shall obey the orders of
the officers of the Fire and Police Departments and their duly appointed
representatives.
There shall be no commercial occupancy at a
new location within the City without a permit. A commercial occupancy
shall include the manufacture, sale, resale, processing, reprocessing,
displaying, storing, handling, garaging or distribution of personal
property.
The Fire Inspector is authorized to fix the
number of persons that shall be permitted at any one time in any room
open for public use. A sign specifying the maximum capacity of the
room shall be posted in a conspicuous place in said room.
It shall be the duty of the Fire Inspector to
examine from time to time all fireplaces, chimneys, stoves and pipes
thereto, ovens, boilers and all apparatus used in any building of
manufactory which, in his opinion, may be dangerous in causing or
promoting fires, and also all places where ashes and other refuse
may be kept or deposited, and upon finding any of them defective or
dangerous, the Fire Inspector shall immediately inform the owner or
occupant of such building or premises of such defect or danger, by
written notice, and order the same to be corrected, altered, removed
or changed within such reasonable time as the Fire Inspector may in
his judgment deem proper.
[Added 9-6-1967 by L.L. No. 2-1967]
A.
Safe and sanitary conditions shall be provided where
demolition and wrecking operations are being carried on. Work shall
be done in such manner that hazard from fire, possibility of injury,
danger to health and conditions which may constitute a public nuisance
will be minimized in conformity with generally accepted standards.
B.
Access to utilities and public facilities, including,
among others, fire hydrants, fire and police call boxes, streetlights
and manholes, shall be kept unobstructed during demolition.
C.
Gas, electric, sewer, heat, power, water and other
service connections shall be disconnected, removed or sealed in conformity
with the applicable regulations of the public utility or municipal
agency having jurisdiction.
D.
No demolition shall be commenced without first obtaining
a permit from the City Clerk upon approval of the Fire Inspector and
Building Inspector.
