[Ord. No. 433,
passed 2-8-1988]
Any person who willfully or knowingly gives, or aids or abets
in giving, any false alarm of fire, by any means, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 433,
passed 2-8-1988]
The Fire Chief, or his or her duly authorized representative
as may be in charge at the scene of a fire or other emergency involving
the protection of life and/or property, is hereby empowered to direct
such operations as may be necessary to extinguish or control any suspected
or reported fires, gas leaks or other hazardous conditions or situations,
and to take any other action necessary in the reasonable performance
of his or her duty. The Fire Chief may prohibit any person, vehicle
or object from approaching the scene, and may remove or cause to be
removed from the scene any person, vehicle or object which may impede
or interfere with the operations of the Fire Department. The Fire
Chief may remove or cause to be removed any person, vehicle or object
from hazardous areas. All persons ordered to leave a hazardous area
authorized to do so by the Fire Chief or his or her duly authorized
representative.
[Ord. No. 433,
passed 2-8-1988]
(a)
Interference with Fire Department operations. It shall be unlawful
to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to interfere
with, or obstruct or restrict the mobility of, or block the path of
travel of, any Fire Department emergency vehicle in any way, or to
interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to interfere with,
or obstruct or hamper, any Fire Department operation.
(b)
Compliance with orders. A person shall not willfully fail or refuse
to comply with any lawful order or direction of the Fire Chief or
his or her duly authorized representative, nor interfere with the
compliance attempts of another individual.
(c)
Unlawful boarding of or tampering with Fire Department emergency
equipment. No person shall, without proper authorization from the
Fire Chief or his or her duly authorized representative, in charge
of said Fire Department emergency equipment, cling to, attach himself
or herself to, climb upon or into, board, or swing upon any Fire Department
emergency vehicle, whether the same is in motion or at rest, nor sound
the siren, horn, bell or other sound-producing device thereon, nor
manipulate or tamper with nor attempt to manipulate or tamper with,
any levers, valves, switches, starting devices, brakes, pumps, or
any equipment or protective clothing on, or a part of, any Fire Department
emergency vehicle.
(d)
Damage or injury to Fire Department equipment or personnel. It shall
be unlawful for any person to damage or deface, or attempt or conspire
to damage or deface, any Fire Department emergency vehicle at any
time, or to injure, attempt to injure or conspire to injure Fire Department
personnel while performing departmental duties.
(e)
Blocking fire hydrants and Fire Department connections. It shall
be unlawful to obscure from view, damage, deface, obstruct or restrict
the access to any fire hydrant or any Fire Department connection for
the pressurization of fire suppression systems, including fire hydrants
and Fire Department connections that are located on public or private
streets and access lanes or on private property. If, upon the expiration
of the time mentioned in a notice of violation, obstructions or encroachments
are not removed, the Fire Chief or his or her duly authorized representative
shall proceed to remove the same. Costs incurred in the performance
of necessary work shall be paid from the Municipal Treasury on the
certification of the Fire Chief or his or her representative and with
the approval of the City Manager and the City Attorney shall institute
appropriate action for the recovery of such costs.
[Ord. No. 433,
passed 2-8-1988]
A person shall not use or operate any fire hydrant intended
for the use of the Fire Department for fire suppression purposes unless
such person first secures a permit for such use from the Fire Chief
or his or her duly authorized representative, and the water company
having jurisdiction. This section shall not apply to the use of such
hydrants by a person employed by, and authorized to make such use
by, the water company having jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 433,
passed 2-8-1988]
No person shall sell, trade, loan or give away any form, type
or kind of fire extinguisher which is not in proper working order,
or whose contents do not meet the requirements of the Fire Chief or
his or her duly authorized representative. The requirements of this
section shall not apply to the sale, trade or exchange of obsolete
or damaged equipment for junk. Any such obsolete or damaged equipment
shall be permanently disfigured or marked with a permanent sign identifying
the unit as junk.
[Ord. No. 648,
passed 4-22-2002; Ord. No. 699, passed 10-24-2005]
(a)
Definition. For purposes of this section, the term "free-standing
wood burning furnace" shall mean any device or structure that:
(1)
Is designed, intended, or used to provide heat and/or hot water
to any residence or other structure;
(2)
Operates by the burning of wood or other solid fuel; and
(3)
Is not located within a residential structure.
(4)
Excluded from the definition of a free-standing wood burning
furnace is any device which is not designed or used to heat a structure
other than the structure in which it is located.
(b)
Prohibition.
(1)
It shall be unlawful to install or operate a free-standing wood
burning furnace, and to cause or permit the installation or operation
of a free-standing wood burning furnace, within the City.
(2)
This prohibition shall not apply to an industrial manufacturer
or processor, located within an industrial zone of the City, which
produces wood waste products in its manufacturing or processing operation.
(c)
Conflicts. This section shall not be construed as an exemption or
exception to any other provision of these Codified Ordinances, including
the Building Code, Property Maintenance Code, or any other Code or
ordinance. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this
section and any other ordinance or other provision of law, the more
restrictive provision shall apply.
(d)
Existing uses. This section shall not apply to any free-standing
wood burning furnace that was installed, connected, and operating
as of the effective date of this section. However, this section shall
not be deemed as specific authorization for the use of any preexisting
free-standing wood burning furnace and shall not be deemed to bar,
limit, or otherwise affect the rights of any person to take private
legal action regarding damage to nuisance caused by the use of a free-standing
wood burning furnace.
(e)
Violations; declaration of nuisance. Any free-standing wood burning
furnace installed or operated in violation of this section is hereby
declared to be nuisance per se.
(f)
Issuance of civil infraction, citations, and notices. The City Building Inspector and the Director of Police and Fire Services, and their approved representative, are hereby designated as the authorized City officials to issue Municipal civil infractions (directing alleged violators to appear in court), as provided in Chapter 211 of the Administrative Code.
(g)
Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this section is responsible
for a Municipal civil infraction, and shall be subject to the payment
of a civil fine of not less than $100, plus costs and other sanctions
for each infraction. Each day that a violation exists or continues
shall constitute a separate and additional violation.
