Cross References — Buildings and building regulations, ch. 500; fire prevention requirements for mobile home and travel trailer parks, §425.260; police, ch. 200; following fire apparatus prohibited, §340.010; crossing fire hoses prohibited, §340.020; standards and specifications for fire hydrants, §705.350.
[CC 1985 §9-16]
There is hereby created a department of the City Government
to be known as the Fire Department, the commanding officer of which
shall be the Fire Chief.
[CC 1985 §9-17; Ord. No. 3076 §1, 1-27-2000; Ord. No. 3475 §1, 12-8-2005; Ord. No. 4208, 4-11-2019; Ord.
No. 4500, 8-24-2023]
A.
The
City Clerk and the Fire Chief of the City of Ste. Genevieve are hereby
authorized and empowered to sell permits at the sums according to
the following rate schedule and the permits shall be issued for a
period of one (1) year:
1.
Rural properties:
a.
Initiation fee: Will be double the fire tag fee.
(The fee for the first year is included.)
b.
Residential property fee: one hundred dollars ($100.00).
c.
Farm property — landowner: one hundred twenty-five
dollars ($125.00) over ten (10) acres.
d.
Additional property — non-adjoining: fifty
dollars ($50.00).
e.
Commercial property: one hundred twenty-five dollars
($125.00). The fee for a business may be set higher at the discretion
of the Board of Aldermen with regard to the size of the business and/or
hazard.
f.
Late fee: Fees not paid within sixty (60) days of
due date, the member (tag holder) will be considered a non-member,
therefore having to pay the initiation fee to rejoin as a new member.
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Property Owner Responsibility: It shall be
the property owner's responsibility to supply an ample water source
along with sufficient roadway access and directions to the water supply
for each property.
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2.
Rural property within one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet
of the municipal water systems of the City of Ste. Genevieve:
a.
Initiation fee: Will be double the fire tag fee.
(The fee for the first year is included.)
b.
Residential property fee: two hundred dollars ($200.00).
c.
Farm property — landowner: two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.00) over ten (10) acres.
d.
Additional property — non-adjoining: one hundred
dollars ($100.00) [if within reach of the municipal system, if not,
fee is fifty dollars ($50.00)].
e.
Commercial property: four hundred dollars ($400.00).
The fee for a business may be set higher at the discretion of the
Board of Aldermen with regard to size of the business and/or hazard.
f.
Late fee: Fees not paid within sixty (60) days of
due date, the member (tag holder) will be considered a non-member,
therefore having to pay the initiation fee to rejoin as a new member.
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Property Owner Responsibility: It shall be
the property owner's responsibility to supply an ample water source
along with sufficient roadway access and directions to the water supply
for each property.
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[CC 1985 §9-18; Ord. No. 3076 §2, 1-27-2000; Ord. No. 3475 §2, 12-8-2005]
The Fire Department may dispatch an adequate amount of equipment
and sufficient manpower, subject to the discretion of the present
ranking officer, to any permit holder within the aforementioned five
(5) mile radius, subject to the provisions and conditions set forth
in the resident's permit.
[CC 1985 §9-18.1; Ord. No. 3475 §3, 12-8-2005; Ord. No. 4208, 4-11-2019; Ord. No. 4500, 8-24-2023]
A.
Fire protection permits shall be printed to conform to the following
contents, to wit:
THE HOLDER OF THIS CARD IS ENTITLED TO FIRE PROTECTION FROM
THE CITY OF STE. GENEVIEVE FROM AND AFTER THE 1ST DAY OF MARCH, 20__,
UNTIL THE LAST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 20__, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS
AND CONDITIONS:
1.
Holder hereof expressly waives the right to recover any damages
against the City of Ste. Genevieve or against any of the employees
or volunteers of the City of Ste. Genevieve which occur as a direct
or indirect result of responding to and/or fighting fires.
3.
Shall be furnished within an approximate five (5) mile radius
of the fire station outside the corporate City limits of Ste. Genevieve.
4.
Holder hereof agrees to pay an annual fee as follows:
a.
Rates for rural properties:
(1)
Residential property fee: one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(2)
Farm property - landowner: one hundred twenty-five
dollars ($125.00) over ten (10) acres.
(3)
Additional property - non-adjoining: fifty dollars
($50.00).
(4)
Commercial property: one hundred twenty-five dollars
($125.00). The fee for a business may be set higher at the discretion
of the Board of Aldermen with regard to the size of the business and/or
hazard.
(5)
Late fee: Fees not paid within sixty (60) days
of due date, the member (tag holder) will be considered a non-member,
therefore having to pay the initiation fee to rejoin as a new member.
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It shall be the property owner's responsibility to supply
an ample water source along with sufficient roadway access and directions
to the water supply for each property.
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b.
Rural property within one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet
of the municipal water systems of the City of Ste. Genevieve:
(1)
Residential fee: two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(2)
Farm - landowner: two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)
over ten (10) acres.
(3)
Additional property - non-adjoining: one hundred
dollars ($100.00) (if within reach of the municipal system, if not
fee is fifty dollars ($50.00)).
(4)
Commercial: four hundred dollars ($400.00). The
fee for a business may be set higher at the discretion of the Board
of Aldermen with regard to the size of the business and/or hazard.
(5)
Late fee: Fees not paid within sixty (60) days
of due date, the member (tag holder) will be considered a non-member,
therefore having to pay the initiation fee to rejoin as a new member.
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It shall be the property owner's responsibility to supply
an ample water source along with sufficient roadway access and directions
to the water supply for each property.
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5.
Tag holder agrees to pay the sum for the following services
rendered:
a.
Tag holder: two hundred dollars ($200.00) per hour for the first
hour plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each hour thereafter.
b.
Non-tag holder: one hundred dollars ($100.00) for responding;
five hundred dollars ($500.00) per hour if any action is taken plus
cost of a tag and initiation fee (Section 320.302, RSMo.).
c.
Large vehicle fire [over two hundred (200) inches long]: five
hundred dollars ($500.00) per hour unless they are a tag holder.
d.
Small vehicle fire [two hundred (200) inches long or less]:
two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per hour unless they are a tag
holder.
e.
Extrication: two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) minimum; one
hundred dollars ($100.00) per unit plus any charges to cover abnormal
materials used, etc. These charges will be set at the discretion of
the jurisdiction in charge.
f.
Hazardous material incidence: two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)
for responding and declaring that there is a hazardous material incident.
When action is taken to secure an incident, the following fees will
be charged five hundred dollars ($500.00) per unit per hour plus any
additional charges to cover abnormal materials or services used. These
charges will be set by the jurisdiction in charge.
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The City of Ste. Genevieve expressly reserves the right to refuse
service to any holder hereof if they shall fail to comply with the
terms set forth herein.
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[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 203.040, Holder To Sign Permit,
was repealed 8-24-2023 by Ord. No. 4500. Prior history includes CC
1985, Ord. No. 3076, and Ord. No. 3475.
[CC 1985 §9-18.3; Ord. No. 3076 §5, 1-27-2000; Ord. No. 3475 §5, 12-8-2005]
All revenue derived from the sale of said permits shall be turned
over to the City Clerk who shall deposit same in the Rural Fire Fund
of the City. This fund may be used to purchase and defray the cost
of newer and better equipment as needed.
[CC 1985 §9-18.4; Ord. No. 3076 §6, 1-27-2000; Ord. No. 3475 §6, 12-8-2005]
A.
"Residential property" shall be defined as less than ten
(10) acres with one (1) single-family dwelling or one (1) single-family
rental dwelling. Multiple single-family dwellings on the same property
shall require a permit for each dwelling.
B.
"Farm property — landowner" shall be defined as ten
(10) acres or more with one (1) single-family dwelling or ten (10)
acres or more (unoccupied) for agricultural cropland, animal feed
lot, wildlife recreation or other non-specified use. Multiple single-family
dwellings on the same farm property shall require a permit for each
dwelling.
C.
"Commercial property" shall be defined as any property requiring
a business or merchant's license to operate. Multiple commercial operations
on the same property requiring separate business or merchant's license
to operate shall require a tag for each operation.
D.
Multiple Family Rental Property. Rental property with two
(2) or more dwellings attached shall be considered commercial property.
Multiple-family rental dwellings on the same property shall require
a tag for each dwelling.
E.
"Additional property" shall be defined as any property that
does not join the dwelling property of a tag holder but is in the
service area of a County Fire Department. Example: You have a residential or farm property tag and you also have acreage
in another area of the County that is non-adjoining and unoccupied,
there will be an additional fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per property.
These additional property tags will be payable to the department where
the additional property is located.
[Ord. No. 4500, 8-24-2023]
F.
Any
property not covered by the above explanations shall be defined by
the jurisdiction where the property is located.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 203.070, Fee For Fire Tags,
was repealed 4-11-2019 by Ord. No. 4208.
[CC 1985 §9-20; Ord. No. 2706 §1, 9-9-1993]
Under the authority set forth in Section 70.837, RSMo., the
Department of Public Safety, including the Police and Fire Departments
and the Department of Public Works, including the Water, Sewer and
Street Departments, and other City Officials and employees are hereby
authorized to respond and provide assistance as requested in any mutual
aid or emergency request.
