A.
Outdoor burning prohibited. No person shall cause, allow, or permit outdoor burning of refuse, garbage, plant life or other combustible material within the City, except as permitted under Subsection C.
B.
Incinerators prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate and maintain or cause to be operated and maintained any incinerator within the City, except as permitted under Subsection C.
C.
Exceptions.
(1)
Outdoor burning in connection with the preparation of food.
(2)
The burning of refuse in a properly designed, operated, and maintained
incinerator, duly licensed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources to be effective for the purpose of air pollution control,
or outdoor burning by the City of Watertown pursuant to a permit by
the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
(3)
Small outdoor flames for welding, acetylene torches, safety flares,
heating tar or similar applications.
(4)
Any outdoor burning which is necessary and not contrary to the interests
of public health; or when the fire is a campfire, used solely for
recreational purposes or for ceremonial occasions.
(5)
A fire set for the purpose of training public or private firefighting
personnel.
(6)
A fire set or required by a public officer for the abatement of nuisances
and which is necessary in carrying out public health functions.
D.
Responsibilities of the property owner for any outdoor fires occurring under Subsection C on their property:
(1)
To adhere to all health and fire prevention codes.
(2)
To have adult (18 years of age or older) supervisory personnel present
at the site of the outdoor burning.
(3)
Any fire deemed to be a public health nuisance by the Fire Chief
or his or her designee shall be extinguished.
(4)
No manufactured device shall be placed on any combustible surface.
"Manufactured device" means a device whose sole purpose and design
is used to contain a fire for recreational purposes, i.e., burn pit
or burn ring.
(5)
The fire must be completely extinguished before the fire location
may be left unsupervised.
(6)
The fire shall be no larger than three feet in diameter. A fire exceeding
the size restrictions may be permitted for churches, organized schools,
and civic organizations and only if applications for site review has
been made and approved by the Watertown Fire Department. Such a fire
shall not be more than 10 feet in diameter or an area of more than
10 feet by 10 feet. The height shall be a maximum of six feet.
(7)
No flammable liquids shall be used to start or support the burning.
(8)
Only virgin wood and charcoal fuel will be allowed to be burned.
"Virgin wood" means wood and other wood products, such as bark, but
not to include sawdust, which have had no chemical treatments or finishes
applied.
(9)
Under no circumstances shall plastics, trash, garbage, oils, hydrocarbon
fuels, furniture, fabrics, leaves, yard waste, synthetic materials
of any kind, pressure-treated wood or wood that has been finished
with paints, varnishes, laminates, or a similar finish be burned.
(10)
The fire shall be located at least 10 feet from property lines
and at least 20 feet from any building or structure. This does not
apply to manufactured devices installed to the manufacturers' specifications.
(11)
A functional extinguishing aid must be present, such as a fire
extinguisher, garden hose, etc.
E.
Emergency provisions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, the Fire Chief, in times of extreme dryness or drought, deficiency
in the water supply or by reason of any other emergency, is authorized
to prohibit the setting of any fires upon any lands within the City
by providing published notice of the declared emergency and the scope
of the declaration in the local newspaper on the date that the emergency
is declared to begin and by providing published notice broadcast through
local radio or cable television.
A.
The Knox-Box® system. The Knox-Box® key system will be the only key system used by
the Watertown Fire Department for gaining access to industrial, institutional,
and commercial buildings within the City of Watertown. As the system
is installed within the City, the individual systems shall be keyed
so only one key will be required for all systems within the City.
B.
Building owners' responsibility. Upon the adoption of this section,
it shall be the responsibility of building owners as follows:
(1)
The building owner or a representative of the building owner shall
obtain an authorization form from the Watertown Fire Department, Division
of Fire Prevention, which form shall, when completed, provide the
following information.
(2)
When there is a change in occupancy or an agent(s) change (manager,
shift supervisor, or after-hours contact), the property owner, or
their duly authorized agent, shall submit the changes in writing to
the Watertown Fire Department within five working days. The information
shall be all relevant contact information for the occupant, owner,
agent, manger and/or supervisor as requested by the Watertown Fire
Department.
(3)
The form shall be submitted together with a check payable to the
Knox-Box® Company for the acquisition
of the unit or units.
(4)
The Fire Chief or officer in charge of the Division of Fire Prevention
shall review and approve the forms prior to their submission to the
Knox-Box® Company. If the Fire Chief
or officer in charge of the Division of Fire Prevention is of the
opinion that the application needs to be amended, the building owner
shall be notified.
(5)
Upon receipt of the Knox-Box®, the
owner shall be responsible for the installation of the same in the
designated location and, upon completion of installation, shall notify
the Watertown Fire Department that it has been installed.
(a)
Knox-Boxes® shall be installed
on the exterior of a building or the street side a fence, by the main
entry. The Knox-Box® shall be installed
at a height between 48 and 60 inches from the ground.
(b)
The contents of the Knox-Box® shall contain a least two sets of master keys, current contact information
and any specialized keys such as elevator room or alarm room keys
needed for fire response.
C.
Buildings with fire alarm systems. All industrial, institutional,
and commercial buildings within the City of Watertown which have a
monitored alarm system of any type shall install a Knox-Box® system within 60 days after the alarm system
is installed (for new construction) or within 60 days from the adoption
of this section (for existing systems).
D.
New construction without an alarm system. For industrial, institutional,
or commercial buildings constructed after the adoption of this section,
where access to or within the building is difficult because of secured
openings or where immediate access is necessary for lifesaving or
firefighting purposes, the Chief of the Watertown Fire Department
may require a Knox-Box® system installed
at accessible locations, approved by the Chief or the Officer in charge
of the Division of Fire Prevention.
A.
BULK OR STORAGE PLANT
FILLING STATIONS
Definitions. The following terms, when used in this section, shall
have the meanings given:
A bulk or storage plant for the storage of gasoline, naphtha,
benzol or other highly flammable products is defined as a storage
plant, establishment or facilities with storage tanks or other receptacles
or structures constituting a part of one plant with a total aggregate
storage capacity, both above and below ground, of more than 3,300
gallons.
A filling station or retail gasoline or oil station is defined
as a plant or establishment for the purpose of selling gasoline, naphtha,
benzol or other similar products as are ordinarily handled and sold
at filling stations, which plant or establishment has an aggregate
storage capacity, including that above and below ground, not exceeding
the amount permitted by the rules of the Wisconsin Department of Safety
and Professional Services.
B.
Permit required. Any existing bulk station or storage plant within
the City shall not add to its present storage facilities unless, in
each case, a permit is authorized by the Common Council on the recommendation
of the Fire Chief. Such permit shall only be authorized when the Common
Council and the Fire Chief shall be of the opinion that public safety
will not be adversely affected by the erection of additional storage.
This section shall not apply to the storage and handling of fuel oils.
C.
Tanks to be diked. All tanks now existing, or which may be erected
hereafter shall be diked in accordance with the Flammable Liquids
Code of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.
All tanks shall be maintained and kept in good repair, and the Chief
of the Fire Department shall make or cause to be made periodic inspections
so as to determine whether or not such dikes are in good repair.
No person shall store or permit to be stored within this City
any crude petroleum, benzine, benzol, gasoline, naphtha, ether or
other like volatile combustibles or their compound except as hereinafter
provided.
A.
Any person may keep for family use in a building owned or controlled
by him not to exceed two gallons of any of the liquids above-mentioned,
in a closed, approved metal can painted vermillion red and plainly
marked with the name of the oil. A quantity not exceeding one quart
of any such liquid may be kept in a glass bottle, plainly labeled
with the name of the liquid.
B.
Any person using for mechanical purposes or dealing in gasoline or
other volatile liquid may keep not to exceed five gallons of any such
liquid in a closed, approved metal safety can painted vermillion red
and plainly marked with the name of the liquid.
C.
Any person owning, handling, or storing automobiles or other machines
using gasoline may keep not to exceed 25 gallons of gasoline in each
machine, confined in a tank, free from leak, securely capped and protected
by all necessary safety appliances.
D.
All crude oil, benzine, benzol, gasoline, naphtha, ether and all
other like volatile liquids or their compounds, except in kind, quantity
and manner hereinbefore stated, shall be kept in storage tanks constructed
of steel and coated on the outside with tar or other rust-resisting
material, outside a building, buried underground to a depth of not
less than two feet, and shall be handled only by some pumping system
approved by the Fire Chief; or such liquid may be kept in tanks, free
from leak, securely capped and protected by all necessary safety appliances,
partly or wholly above ground, outside of and at least 20 feet distant
from any building or adjoining property, provided that for every such
installation a special permit shall be secured from the Chief of the
Fire Department.
E.
No gasoline or other combustible liquids shall be handled except
in daylight or by incandescent electric light.
A.
Fire hydrants will be spaced no more than 300 feet apart.
B.
Fire hydrants will not be placed closer than 40 feet to any building.
C.
Buildings that are equipped with fire suppression systems, either
a sprinkler or standpipe system, that require Fire Department support
will provide at least two fire hydrants, one of which will be solely
for the supply of the fire suppression system. The total number will
be determined by the Fire Chief.
D.
Fire hydrants installed for the supply of a Fire Department connection
(FDC) will be located not less than 40 feet and no more than 100 feet
from the FDC. The FDC should be visible should be marked a strobe
or a reflective sign. The FDC should have an angled five-inch Storz
connection.
E.
All streets that terminate in a cul-de-sac will have a fire hydrant
installed at the end of the cul-de-sac.
A.
State code adopted. The provisions of the Wisconsin Administrative
Code Chapter SPS 307, Explosives and Fireworks, are adopted by reference
and made a part of this chapter.
B.
Permit required. No person shall keep or store within the City any
explosive other than gunpowder except pursuant to a permit issued
by the Fire Chief. No explosives other than gunpowder shall be stored
within the City except in a fireproof vault located at least 100 feet
from any other building.
C.
Place of storage to be disclosed. Any person who shall sell or store
explosives shall disclose to the Fire Department, upon request, the
place, or places where stored. The Fire Chief or his agent shall inspect
from time to time all places where explosives are kept or stored.
