No person shall kindle a fire upon the land
of another without permission of the owner thereof or his agent.
No person shall deposit hot ashes or cinders
or smoldering coals or greasy or oily substances liable to spontaneous
ignition into any wooden receptacle or place the same within 10 feet
of any combustible materials, except in metal or other noncombustible
receptacles. Such receptacles, unless resting on a noncombustible
floor or on the ground outside the building, shall be placed on noncombustible
stands, and in every case must be kept at least two feet away from
any combustible wall or partition.
Accumulations of wastepaper, hay, grass, straw,
weeds, litter or combustible or flammable waste or rubbish of any
kind shall not be permitted to remain upon any roof or in any court,
yard, vacant lot or open space. All weeds, grass, vines or other growth,
when the same endangers property or is liable to be fired, shall be
cut down and removed by the owner or occupant of the property it is
on.
No person making, using, storing or having in
charge or under his control any shavings, excelsior, rubbish, sacks,
bags, litter, hay, straw or combustible waste materials shall fail
or neglect at the close of the day to cause all such material which
is not compactly baled and stacked in an orderly manner to be removed
from the building or stored in suitable vaults or in metal or metal-lined,
covered receptacles or bins. The Fire Inspector or the Fire Chief
shall require suitable baling presses to be installed in stores, apartment
buildings, factories and similar places where accumulations of paper
and waste materials are not removed at least every second day.
All chimneys, smokestacks or similar devices
for conveying smoke or hot gases to the outer air, and the stoves,
furnaces, fireboxes or boilers to which they are connected, shall
be constructed and maintained in such a manner as not to create a
fire hazard.
Removing paint in or on structures with a torch
or any other flame-producing device shall be prohibited. The use of
heat-producing devices other than open-flame devices shall be permitted.
The person or persons removing the paint, or their responsible agent,
shall remain in view of this area at all times and for one hour after
using the heat-producing device.