[Adopted 7-21-1951 as Article III of the 1951 Code of Ordinances]
No person shall willfully give or cause to be
given a false alarm of fire within the Village of Ocean Beach.[1]
[Amended 12-12-1981 by L.L. No. 11-1981; 8-7-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
No person, other than a police officer or peace
officer while in the performance of his duties, shall fire or discharge
any gun or firearm in the Village of Ocean Beach. No person shall
be in possession of or discharge or light any fireworks in the Village
of Ocean Beach.
[Amended 12-12-1981 by L.L. No. 11-1981]
No person shall set fire to, burn or cause to
be set fire to or burned in the Village of Ocean Beach any waste,
paper, grease, wood, hay, straw, rubbish or flammable material outside
a fireplace or stove.
[Amended 12-12-1981 by L.L. No. 11-1981]
No person shall build a bonfire at any place
within the Village of Ocean Beach.[1]
No person shall interfere with, obstruct or
limit the work or operation of the Fire Department at the time of
any fire in the Village of Ocean Beach or ride on any fire trucks,
tanks or engines of the Fire Department of the village at the time
of a fire unless authorized to do so by the Fire Department or obstruct
the sidewalks or public places so as to interfere with their free
use and access by the fire-fighting equipment of the village or willfully
neglect or refuse to obey, or attempt to prevent or obstruct, the
execution of the orders of the officers of the Fire Department at
such times or at any time when the Fire Department is operating or
acting in a performance of its duties.
[Added 7-18-1953; amended 11-6-1982 by L.L. No. 3-1982]
A.
No person shall use or allow to be used any open flame,
burning candle or candles in any public building or place of public
assemblage, such as restaurants, bars, schools, stores, movie theaters
and association halls or in connection with any public meeting or
gathering, except in compliance with the following requirements and
after approval of the Chief of the Fire Department:
(1)
Except for uses specified in Subsection A(2) herein:
(a)
The diameter of the base of the holder must be at
least 1/2 the height of the candle or candleholder.
(b)
The base of the holder must support the candle on
its entire perimeter.
(c)
The candle and flame must be substantially enclosed.
(d)
Any shade or similar device must be securely affixed
to the candleholder and must be totally composed of fire-resistant
materials.
(e)
The candleholder must be securely attached to its
base.
(f)
The candle must be secured in its holder so that it
will not easily separate if dropped.
(g)
The candle must be located in the holder so that there
is a minimum of two inches between the top of the flame and any combustible
material that might be placed on top of the holder.
(h)
All materials except the candle itself shall be noncombustible.
(2)
Candles used in connection with religious ceremonies.
B.
Installation of spark arresters. Every chimney or
flue connected to any incinerator of whatsoever kind, nature or description
hereafter placed or erected or used in any building of any kind, nature
or description in the Village of Ocean Beach shall be equipped with
a suitable screened spark arrester consistent with the New York State
Building and Fire Codes. Within 30 days from the effective date of
this subsection, all chimneys and flues for all buildings of whatsoever
kind or description then in existence in the Village of Ocean Beach
shall be equipped with a suitable screened spark arrester of a type
approved by the New York State Building and Fire Codes. It shall be
the duty of the Fire Inspector of the Village of Ocean Beach to make
annual inspections of all chimneys and flues of all buildings within
the Village of Ocean Beach for the purpose of approving or disapproving
all spark arresters.
[Added 6-25-1983 by L.L. No. 8-1983]
[Added 7-18-1953; amended 8-3-1963; 12-12-1981 by L.L. No. 11-1981]
No person shall use or cause or permit others
to use garden hoses, sprinklers or other appliances requiring the
use of water supplied by the Village of Ocean Beach outside of any
building for irrigation, gardening, cleaning or any other purpose,
except for necessary municipal purposes, during any of the hours beginning
at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and ending at 7:00 p.m. on the following Sunday
between June 15 and September 15 in any year or at any other time
during periods of drought or water shortage.
[Added 7-18-1953; amended 8-3-1963; 12-12-1981 by L.L. No. 11-1981]
All property owners with structures on their
property shall display on said property the designated lot number
for such property in Arabic, clearly visible from the public walk
adjacent to said property. Said number shall be not less than three
inches in height nor more than six inches in height. Said amendment
shall be effective on and after May 1, 1973.
[Added 9-9-1978 by L.L. No. 4-1978]
All property owners shall install and tenants
or other persons using or occupying any structure for residential
purposes within the Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach shall maintain
at least one Underwriter-approved extinguisher (fully charged ABC
type) of at least two and one-half (2 1/2) pounds' capacity which
shall be replaced or recharged annually.
[Added 9-9-1978 by L.L. No. 4-1978]
All property owners shall install and tenants
or other persons using or occupying any structure for residential
purposes within the Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach shall maintain
at least one Underwriter-approved smoke detector on each floor of
any structure located on the property and shall maintain the same
in good working order.
[Added 9-9-1978 by L.L. No. 4-1978]
All property owners shall install and tenants
or other persons using or occupying any structure for residential
purposes within the Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach at all times
when the water supply is turned on shall maintain at least one faucet,
spigot or other device whereby running water is exited or allowed
to flow from a pipe which shall be regulated as to flow from the exterior
of the building and which shall be in working order at all times and
connected to a minimum of 100 feet of garden-type hose in good condition,
equipped with a pressure nozzle, which shall be easily accessible
on the outside of any structure so as to permit access in the event
that the aforesaid hose need be utilized in the event of fire.
[Added 9-9-1978 by L.L. No. 4-1978]
Proof of compliance with §§ 87-9, 87-10 and 87-11 hereof shall be filed annually on or before June 1 of each and every year with the Village Clerk of the Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach on a form of certificate as may be prescribed by the Board of Trustees and shall be reviewed by the Fire Chief of the Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach whose responsibility it shall be to ensure compliance with same.
[Added 12-12-1981 by L.L. No. 11-1981; amended 9-2-1989 by L.L. No. 5-1989; 12-10-1994 by L.L. No. 6-1994]
A.
No person shall light a fire, use an electric, gas,
charcoal or other heat source for outdoor cooking or in any other
manner cook outdoors in the Village of Ocean Beach except as provided
herein and only with respect to noncommercial property.
B.
Subject to the rules and regulations as adopted by
the Board of Trustees from time to time and upon the issuance of a
permit by the Fire Marshal, the use of an electric or propane gas
grill or barbecue as a heat source for outdoor cooking shall be permitted
in the Village of Ocean Beach.
C.
The Fire Marshal shall have the authority to issue
a summons, to refuse to permit, to revoke the permit issued to any
person or to confiscate the grill, barbecue or heat source that does
not or fails to maintain the conditions required in this section or
the rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with this section.
A violation of this section or any rule and regulation promulgated
in accordance with this section shall constitute a violation punishable
by a fine of not to exceed $250 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 days.
