[Adopted 12-10-1979 by Ord. No. 440 as
Secs. 10-17 to 10-21 of the 1979 Code]
The Chief of the Fire Department, Chief of the
Bureau of Fire Prevention or inspectors specially designated thereto
shall inspect, as often as may be necessary, but not less than four
times a year, all hazardous manufacturing processes, storages or installations
of acetylene or other gases, chemicals, oils, explosives and flammable
materials, all interior fire alarms and automatic sprinkler systems,
and such other hazards or appliances as the Chief of the Fire Department
shall designate for the purpose of enforcing the laws of this Code
or other ordinance governing the same, and for safeguarding of life
and property from fire.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire
Department to inspect, or cause to be inspected by the Bureau of Fire
Prevention, or by the Fire Department officers and members, as often
as may be necessary, but not less than twice a year in outlying districts
and four times a year in the closely built portions of the Town, all
buildings and premises, except the interiors of private dwellings,
for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions
liable to cause fire, or any violations of the provisions of intent
of this Code or other ordinances of the Town or regulations adopted
by the Fire Department, affecting the fire hazard.
A.
The Chief of the Fire Department, the Chief of the
Bureau of Fire Prevention, or any inspector, upon the complaint of
any person or whenever they shall deem it necessary, shall inspect
all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction. Such officer
or inspector may enter any building or premises except the interior
of private dwellings upon complaint or whenever they shall have cause
to believe that a fire hazard exists or that the provisions of this
chapter are being violated.
B.
Whenever any of such officers shall find any building
or other structure which, for want of repairs, lack of sufficient
fire escapes, or by reason of age or dilapidated condition, or from
any other cause, is especially liable to fire and which is so situated
as to endanger other property or the occupants thereof, a report of
the hazardous conditions shall be submitted to the inspector of buildings
for his consideration.
The Chief of the Fire Department or the Chief
of the Bureau of Fire Prevention may cause to be inspected all dumping
places or grounds within the limits of the Town where dead leaves,
grass, weeds, branches or limbs of trees, old clothing, refuse, rubbish,
or waste materials of any kind are placed or deposited, and when such
chief deems that such articles, rubbish or waste materials are so
placed or deposited as to increase the danger of fire or the spreading
of fire to adjacent property, such chief may order the owner, lessee,
occupant or person having general charge of such premises to remove
such articles, rubbish or waste materials.
Any person who refuses to allow an inspection of the premises as provided by this article or hinders, obstructs or prevents the chief or his assistants from making such inspection as provided by this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II.
