[Adopted 10-2-2007 by Ord. No. 1420-07]
There is hereby adopted the fire control measures
and regulations as herein set forth for the purposes of controlling
conditions which would impede or interfere with fire suppression forces.
A person shall not willfully fail or refuse
to comply with any lawful order or direction from the Fire District
or to interfere with the compliance attempts of another individual.
It shall be unlawful for any person to damage
or deface or attempt or conspire to damage or deface any Fire District
vehicles or emergency vehicles at any time or to injure or attempt
or conspire to injure Fire District personnel while performing Fire
District duties.
A.
It shall be unlawful to obscure from view, damage,
deface, obstruct or restrict access to any fire hydrant or Fire District
connection for the pressurization of fire suppression systems, including
fire hydrants and Fire District connections that are located on public
or private streets and access lanes or on private property.
B.
If, upon the expiration of the time mentioned in a
notice of violation, obstructions or encroachments are not removed,
the Bureau shall proceed to remove the same. Cost incurred in the
performance of necessary work shall be paid from the municipal treasury
on certificate of the Bureau and with the approval of the chief administrative
official; and the legal authority of the municipality shall institute
appropriate action for the recovery of such costs.
A person shall not obstruct, remove, tamper
with or otherwise disturb any fire hydrant or fire appliance required
to be installed or maintained under the provisions of the fire prevention
code except for the purpose of extinguishing fire, training or testing
purposes, recharging, or making necessary repairs, or when permitted
by the fire official. Whenever a fire appliance is removed as herein
permitted, it shall be replaced or reinstalled as soon as the purpose
for which it was removed has been accomplished. Defective and nonapproved
fire appliances or equipment shall be replaced or repaired as directed
by the Bureau.
[Added 11-20-2007 by Ord. No. 1423-07]
A person or persons shall not erect, construct,
place or maintain any bumps, fences, gates, chains, bars, pipes, wood
or metal horses or any other type of obstruction in or on any street
within the boundaries of the municipality. The word "street" as used
in this article shall mean any roadway accessible to the public for
vehicular traffic, including but not limited to private streets or
access lanes as well as all public streets and highways.
The Bureau shall have jurisdiction to enforce
the provisions for this article.
