[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Cedarburg 1-2-1991 as Title 3, Ch. 1 of the 1991 Code; amended in its entirety 2-3-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-1. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The Cedarburg Fire Department, as long as it has contracted
with the Town of Cedarburg to perform the duty of fighting fires and
the prevention of fires in the Town of Cedarburg, is designated as
the official Fire Department of the Town. As such, it is authorized
to enforce all fire prevention ordinances of the Town of Cedarburg
and state laws and regulations pertaining to fire prevention and shall
keep the Town Board of the Town of Cedarburg informed on fire prevention
methods and on the activities of the Department as they pertain to
fire fighting and prevention of fires in the Town of Cedarburg. The
Chief shall report to the Town Administrator regarding day-to-day
administrative functions of the Cedarburg Fire Department on matters
concerning the Town.
A.
Police powers. The Chief of the Cedarburg Fire Department and their
assistants or officers in charge at any fire are hereby vested with
full and complete police authority at fires in the Town of Cedarburg.
B.
Fire limits. The Fire Chief may prescribe certain limits in the vicinity
of any fire within which no persons, excepting firefighters and police
officers and those admitted by order of any officer of the Fire Department,
shall be permitted to come. The Chief or officer in charge shall have
the power to cause the removal of any person from any building or
area when, in their opinion, that person's continued presence
could result in injury or death. The Chief or officer in charge shall
have the power to cause the removal of any property whenever it shall
become necessary for the preservation of such property from fire or
to prevent the spreading of fire or to protect the adjoining property,
and during the progress of any fire they shall have the power to order
the removal or destruction of any property necessary to prevent the
further spread of the fire. They shall have the power to cause the
removal of all wires or other facilities and the turning off of all
electricity or other utility services where the same impedes the work
of the Fire Department during the progress of a fire.
C.
Firefighters may enter adjacent property. It shall be lawful for
any firefighter, while acting under the direction of the Fire Chief
or other officer in charge, to enter upon the premises adjacent to
or in the vicinity of any building or other property then on fire
for the purpose of extinguishing such fire and, no person shall hinder,
resist or obstruct any firefighter in the discharge of their duty.
D.
Duties of bystanders to assist; interference. Every person who shall
be present at a fire shall be subject to the orders of the Fire Chief
or officer in charge and may be required to render assistance in fighting
the fire or in removing or guarding property.
A.
The Chief of the Fire Department or their designee shall immediately
investigate, or cause to be investigated, the origin, cause and circumstances
of every fire incident occurring in the Town of Cedarburg.
B.
The Fire Chief or their designee shall keep a record of all fires
with all facts concerning the same.
A report of the Fire Department shall be made annually and transmitted
to the Town Board. The Chief of the Fire Department shall also recommend
any amendments to the Fire Prevention Code which, in their judgment,
shall be desirable.
It is the intent of this chapter to prescribe regulations consistent
with recognized standard practice for the safeguarding to a responsible
degree of life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion
arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances,
materials and devices and from conditions hazardous to life and property
in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply equally to new and
existing conditions, except that existing conditions not in strict
compliance with the terms of this chapter shall be permitted to continue
where the exceptions do not constitute a distinct hazard to life or
adjoining property.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as applying
to the transportation of any article or thing shipped in conformity
with the regulations prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission,
nor as applying to the military forces of the United States.
A.
National Codes adopted. The appendices of the NFPA 1 - Fire Prevention
Code of the National Fire Protection Association, as the same may
be from time to time amended, are hereby included as a part of the
Town of Cedarburg Fire Prevention Code except those portions which
are deleted, modified or amended by this chapter. The same are hereby
adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out in length. Each of
the following codes and standards published by the National Fire Protection
Association are adopted in their entirety as a supplement and addition
to the text of this Fire Prevention Code:
(1)
The edition of each of the following codes to be enforced shall be
determined by those adopted by the State of Wisconsin.
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Code
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Standard General Subject
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NFPA 1
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Fire Code
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NFPA 10
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Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
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NFPA 13
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Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
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NFPA 13D
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Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and
Two-family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes
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NFPA 13R
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Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise
Residential Occupancies
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NFPA 14
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Standard for the Installation of Standpipes and Hose Systems
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NFPA 20
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Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection
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NFPA 22
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Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection
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NFPA 24
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Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains
and Their Appurtenances
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NFPA 25
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Stand for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-based
Fire Protection Systems
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NFPA 30
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Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code
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NFPA 30A
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Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages
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NFPA 33
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Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible
Materials
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NFPA 54
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National Fuel Gas Code
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NFPA 58
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code
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NFPA 70
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National Electrical Code
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NFPA 72
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National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
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NFPA 80
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Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Devices
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B.
State Codes adopted.
(1)
The current issues of the following orders and codes of the Wisconsin
Administrative Code, Rules of the Department of Safety and Professional
Services, are hereby adopted by reference and made part of the Town
of Cedarburg Fire Prevention Code:
(a)
International Building Code (IBC).
(b)
Chapter SPS 307 - Explosives and Fireworks.
(c)
Chapter SPS 314 - Fire Prevention.
(d)
Chapter SPS 316 - Electrical.
(e)
Chapter SPS 328 - Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors.
(f)
Chapter SPS 340 - Gas Systems.
(g)
Chapter SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code.
(h)
Chapter SPS 375-379 - Buildings Constructed Prior to 1914.
(i)
Chapter SPS 381-382 - Plumbing.
(2)
Whenever the provisions of the aforementioned codes conflict, the
stricter interpretation shall apply.
(3)
Copies of each of said codes shall be maintained in the office of
the Fire Prevention Bureau of the Fire Department and be, at all reasonable
times, open to inspection by any interested person.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall,
for the purpose of this chapter, have the meaning indicated in this
chapter:
Listed or approved by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.,
Factory Mutual Research Corp., the National Bureau of Standards, the
American Gas Association Laboratories or other nationally recognized
testing authorities and accepted by the Chief of the Fire Department
as a result of his investigation and experience.
A supervised system which automatically detects a fire condition,
actuates a fire alarm signal device and indicates the location from
which the signal originates.
A building occupied primarily for residence purposes and
having not more than two apartments, or as a boarding or rooming house
serving not more than five persons with meals or sleeping accommodations
or both.
Any container approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission
for shipping any liquid, gaseous or solid material of a flammable,
toxic or other hazardous nature.
A building in which persons are harbored to receive medical,
charitable or other care or treatment, or in which persons are held
or detained by reason of public or civic duty, or for correctional
purposes.
A building or portion thereof containing three or more dwelling
units, occupied as the home or residence of individuals, families
or households living independently of each other, including tenement
house, apartment house, flat, townhouse, row house, condominium, dormitory,
and boarding or rooming house serving more than five persons with
meals or sleeping accommodations or both.
Includes a person, persons, firm, limited liability company,
corporation, partnership, association, or any entity of any kind which
is capable of being sued.
A building in which persons congregate for civic, political,
education, religious, social or recreational purposes.
Except when classed as an institutional building, a building
in which sleeping accommodations are provided.
The Chief of the Fire Department, or any subordinate designated
by the Chief, may, at all reasonable hours, enter any building or
premises within his jurisdiction for the purpose of making any inspection
or investigation which, under the provisions of this chapter, they
may deem necessary to be made. Private dwellings and buildings used
for agricultural purposes shall not be entered without the consent
or permission of an adult occupant.
A.
A key vault, of a type to be approved by the Fire Chief or their
designee, shall be required on all new buildings, with the exception
of one- and two-family dwellings. The required key vault shall be
placed at an easily accessible location on the building to be approved
by the Fire Chief or their designee.
(1)
For groups of separate buildings that share a common owner or manager,
a written request can be submitted to the Fire Chief, or their designee,
for approval to utilize a single key vault for the group of buildings
at a location approved by the Fire Chief or their designee.
(2)
Written appeals can be submitted to the Fire Chief or their designee
for any request to be exempt from the requirements of this code. These
appeals will be reviewed by the Fire Chief or their designee for either
approval or denial.
B.
Properly identified and up-to-date keys to gain access to the building
and the building fire protection systems and features shall be maintained
in the key vault. When a change of locks within the building is necessary,
the Fire Inspector shall be notified and new keys shall be provided
to be placed in the key vault.
C.
Removal of any key by other than Fire Department personnel shall
be in violation of this section.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department or
their designee to inspect or cause to be inspected by the Fire Department
all buildings and premises, except the interiors of private dwellings
and buildings used for agricultural purposes, as often as may be necessary
for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions
liable to cause fire or any violations of the provisions or intent
of this chapter and of any other ordinance affecting the fire hazard
and to ensure compliance in all places of assembly with all laws,
regulations and orders dealing with overcrowding, use of decorative
materials, maintenance of exitways, and maintenance of fire alarm
and fire detecting systems and fire extinguishing systems and appliances.
The Chief of the Fire Department or their designee, upon the complaint
of any person or whenever they shall deem it necessary, shall inspect
any buildings and premises within their jurisdiction. The Fire Chief
or their designee shall keep a record of all inspections with all
facts concerning the same.
A.
Orders to eliminate. Whenever any of the officers, members or inspectors of the Fire Department, as mentioned in § 154-12, find in any building or upon any premises dangerous or hazardous conditions as follows, they shall order such dangerous conditions or materials to be removed or remedied in such manner as may be specified in the order:
(1)
Dangerous or unlawful amounts of combustible or explosive matter.
(2)
Hazardous conditions arising from defective or improperly installed
equipment for handling or using combustible or explosive matter.
(3)
Dangerous accumulations of rubbish, wastepaper, boxes, shavings or
other highly flammable materials.
(4)
Accumulations of dust or waste materials in air-conditioning systems
or of grease in kitchen exhaust ducts.
(5)
Obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or
windows, liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire Department
or egress of occupants in case of fire.
(6)
Any buildings or other structure which, for want of repairs, lack
of sufficient fire escapes or other exit facilities, automatic or
other fire alarm apparatus or fire extinguishing equipment, or by
reason of aged or dilapidated conditions, or from any other cause,
creates a fire hazard or a threat to life and safety.
B.
Service of orders.
(1)
The service of such orders as mentioned in Subsection A above may be made upon the owner, occupant or other person responsible for the conditions, either by delivering a copy of same personally or by delivering the same to and leaving it with any person in charge of the premises, or in case no such person is found upon the premises, by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of said premises. Whenever it may be necessary to serve such an order upon the owner of premises, such order may be served either by delivering to and leaving with a person a copy of the order or, if such owner is absent from the jurisdiction of the officer making the order, by mailing such copy to the owner's last known post office address.
(2)
If buildings or other premises are owned by one person and occupied
by another under lease or otherwise, the orders issued in connection
with the enforcing of this chapter shall apply to the occupant thereof,
except where the rules or orders require the making of additions to
or changes in the premises themselves, such as would immediately become
real estate and be the property of the owner of the premises; in such
cases the rules or orders shall affect the owner and not the occupant
unless it is otherwise agreed between the owner and the occupant.
A.
Permissions granted; limitations. A permit shall constitute permission
to maintain, store or handle materials, or to conduct processes, which
produce conditions hazardous to life or property, or to install equipment
used in connection with such activity. Such permit does not take the
place of any license required by law. It shall be for an indefinite
period, not transferable, and any change in use or occupancy of premises
shall require a new permit.
B.
Approval before issuance. Before a permit may be issued, the Chief
of the Fire Department, or their designee, shall inspect and approve
the receptacles, vehicles, building or storage place to be used. In
cases where laws or regulations enforceable by departments other than
the Fire Department are applicable, joint approval shall be obtained
from all departments concerned.
C.
Applications. All applications for a permit required by this chapter
shall be made to the Chief of the Fire Department in such form and
detail as they shall prescribe.
D.
To be kept on premises. Permits shall be at all times kept on the
premises designated therein and shall at all times be subject to inspection
by any officer of the Fire or Sheriff's Department.
A.
Plan review requirements. For any building construction or alterations,
all plans shall be submitted to the state for official review. In
addition, one copy of complete plans and specifications, including
site plans, shall be submitted to the Cedarburg Fire Department for
review and approval.
B.
No automatic sprinkler, smoke/heat detection, alarm system or other
fire protection equipment required by this chapter or other provisions
of applicable local or state codes shall be installed, altered, or
relocated until plans have been reviewed by the Cedarburg Fire Department,
and reviewed and approved by the State of WI. Cedarburg Fire Department
requires at least two sets of state approved plans and specifications
to be submitted for review.
(1)
Plans. Plans shall contain all required equipment locations, floor
plan, key vault location, sprinkler riser diagram, and complete electric
schematic.
(2)
Calculations. Calculations for all required equipment and sprinkler
piping is needed. Also required is the method of calculation for flows,
pipe sizing, area of coverage, equipment capabilities, and placement.
These calculations shall be signed and sealed by the engineer, designer,
or plumber responsible for the plans and calculations.
(3)
The Fire Chief, or their designee, may require further information
or calculations as necessary for approval.
C.
Building permit. No building permit for any building covered by this
section shall be issued unless the Building Inspector's copy
of the plans for the proposed building has been stamped "Approved"
by the Cedarburg Fire Department.
D.
Construction inspections. While a covered building is under construction,
the Building Inspector, Plumbing Inspector, Electrical Inspector and
Fire Inspector will share jointly in the responsibility of conducting
inspections to see that all provisions of this chapter have been carried
out.
E.
Occupancy permit. A final inspection of the building will be made
by the Fire Inspector after notification by the Building Inspector.
The occupancy permit required under the Town Zoning Code must be stamped
"Approved" by the Cedarburg Fire Department before issuance.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall have power to modify
any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code upon application
in writing by the owner or lessee, or his duly authorized agent, when
there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict
letter of this chapter, provided that the spirit of this chapter shall
be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done. The
particulars of such modification, when granted or allowed, and the
decision of the Chief of the Fire Department thereon shall be entered
upon the records of the Fire Department and a signed copy shall be
furnished to the applicant and the Town Administrator of the Town
Cedarburg.
Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department shall disapprove an
application or refuse to grant a permit applied for or when it is
claimed that the provisions of this chapter do not apply or that the
true intent and meaning of this chapter have been misconstrued or
wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of
the Chief of the Fire Department to the Town Board within 10 days
from the date of the decision of the Chief. In the event of such appeal,
the Town Board shall set a time and place for hearing thereof and
give to the appellant at least 10 days' notice thereof by mail
or personally.
Appropriate smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors or automatic
fire detection systems shall be installed and maintained in operable
condition in all occupancies and locations within the Town of Cedarburg
as set forth in this article. These requirements are in addition to
the minimum standards of the adopted Wisconsin State Building Codes
and NFPA standards for their proper installation and use.
A.
Residential occupancies.
(1)
Smoke detectors shall be UL listed for residential applications and
be installed in accordance with NFPA 72. Installation practices shall
conform to all local and State of Wisconsin codes and to the National
Electrical Code.
(a)
All new and existing one- and two-family dwelling units shall
have smoke detectors installed per SPS 321.09 and in accordance with
the manufacturer's recommendations and specifications.
(b)
In new multi-family residential construction, smoke detectors
shall be AC powered from a non-switched circuit, or from a battery
operated source continually charged from an non- switched AC circuit.
A non-switched circuit is one which has no intervening switches between
the circuit breaker panel or fuse box and the smoke detector.
(c)
Prior to a certificate of compliance being issued by the office
of the Building Inspector, an inspection must be completed of the
installation of a smoke detector in accordance with this section.
The Building Inspector or his designee shall assist the Fire Department
in obtaining compliance in all one- and two-family dwellings.
B.
Other buildings.
(1)
NFPA Standards compliance. For all occupancies other than residential
dwelling units, the term "Fire Alarm System" shall mean a protective
signaling system installed in accordance with NFPA 72.
(2)
Requirements for annunciator panels. In all new and existing buildings
over 10,000 square feet or having more than one story, the fire alarm
system shall be separated into zones with a minimum of one zone for
each floor, the attic, the basement and a separate zone for all pull
stations. New alarm systems, or updates to alarm systems, may also
utilize a fully addressable system in lieu of zones.
(3)
Central station monitoring service compliance. A central monitoring
service shall comply with NFPA 72. The central monitoring service
is subject to prior approval by the Fire Department.
(4)
Agency listings. All equipment shall bear the UL marking or other
recognized listing and testing agency and shall be clearly marked
on the equipment. All detectors shall be listed for commercial applications.
(5)
Exception for buildings with sprinklers. Any building in this classification
(except hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast inns) which have a sprinkler
system installed throughout in accordance with NFPA 13 shall be exempt
from the requirements for a fire alarm system unless required by State
of Wisconsin Commercial Building Code SPS 361-366. In partially sprinklered
buildings, any area not protected in accordance with NFPA 13, 13R
or 13D shall have a fire alarm system installed in accordance with
this article.
C.
Maintenance and testing.
(1)
Installation Inspection. An acceptance test conforming to NFPA 72
shall be performed before acceptance of the fire alarm system by the
Fire Department. Arrangements shall be made with the Fire Department
with at least 48 hours' advance notice given.
(2)
Periodic testing. Periodic testing of the fire alarm system and detectors
is required with the frequency, procedures, and test methods specified
in NFPA 72. Monthly tests are required for the fire alarm control
panel.
(3)
On-site record of testing. The owner of each building which requires
a fire alarm system shall post a record of periodic testing showing
the date and person performing the test. This record shall be located
at the fire alarm panel or other location approved by the Fire Department.
(4)
Corrective maintenance requirements. No fire alarm system may be
allowed to remain in a non-functioning condition. Non-functioning
panels, circuits, devices, or trouble conditions indicated by the
supervisory monitoring function of the fire alarm control panel shall
be corrected immediately.
A.
Lights and devices. No person shall take an open flame or light into
any building, barn, vessel, boat or any other place where highly flammable,
combustible or, explosive material is kept, unless such light or flame
shall be well secured in a glass globe, wire mesh cage or similar
approved device.
B.
Place of assembly. No open flame, candles or other open flame fixture,
whether equipped with a guard or not, shall be used in any place of
assembly, except within duly constituted church or lodge buildings.
Such open flame candles or other flame fixtures, whether equipped
with a guard or not, shall not be used in auditoriums of church or
lodge buildings, except when such candles or fixtures are actually
held by persons seated, standing or in procession in such auditorium.
Such candles or fixtures need not be held by persons in the auditorium
if they are securely appointed on noncombustible bases, the flame
is at least seven feet above the floor, and they are so located as
to avoid danger of ignition of combustible material, are under constant
observation and supervision by a responsible person designated for
each aisle, are kept lighted only when necessary during the ceremony
or ritual, and are extinguished before the occupants leave the auditorium.
C.
Stages. Open flame devices may be used on stages or church altars
where a necessary part of the theatrical or religious performance
requires, provided adequate precautions, satisfactory to the Chief
of the Fire Department, are taken to prevent ignition of any combustible
materials.
D.
Restaurants. Open flame devices used for the warming of food may
be used in restaurants and dining areas, provided such devices and
their location are approved by the Chief of the Fire Department.
E.
Exceptions. The use of other open flame light and devices not herein
regulated may be permitted by the Chief of the Fire Department under
such restrictions as, in his judgment, are necessary to avoid danger
of ignition of combustible material or injury to persons.
No heating or lighting apparatus or equipment capable of igniting
flammable materials of the type stored or handled shall be used in
the storage area of any warehouse storing rags, excelsior, hair or
other highly flammable or combustible material, nor in the work area
of any shop or factory used for the manufacture, repair or renovating
of mattresses or bedding, nor in the work areas of any establishment
used for the upholstering of furniture.
All chimneys, smokestacks or similar devices for conveying smoke
or hot gases to the outer air and the stoves, furnaces, fire boxes
or boilers to which they are connected shall be constructed and maintained
in such a manner as not to create a fire hazard. Patio heaters and
similar devices shall not be used under any overhang of a structure.
Any person using a torch or other flame producing device for
removing paint from any building or structure shall provide one approved
fire extinguisher or water hose connected to the water supply on the
premises where such burning is done. In all cases, the person doing
the burning shall remain on the premises one hour after the torch
or flame producing device has been used.
A.
Hot ashes and other dangerous materials. No person shall deposit
hot ashes or cinders, or smoldering coals, or greasy or oily substances
liable to spontaneous ignition, into any wooden receptacle or place
the same within 10 feet of any combustible material, except in metal
or other noncombustible receptacles. Such receptacles, unless resting
on a noncombustible floor or on the ground outside the building, shall
be placed on noncombustible stands, and in every case must be kept
at least two feet away from any combustible wall or partition.
B.
Handling readily combustible materials. No person making, using,
storing or having in charge, or under his control, any shavings, excelsior,
rubbish, sacks, bags, litter, hay, straw or combustible waste materials
shall fail or neglect at the close of each day to cause all such materials
which are not compactly baled and stacked in an orderly manner to
be removed from the building or stored in suitable vaults or in metal
or metal-lined, covered receptacles or bins.
C.
Storage of readily combustible materials. Storage in buildings shall
be orderly, shall not be within two feet of the ceiling, and shall
not be so located as to endanger exit from the building. Storage in
the open shall not be more than 20 feet in height, shall be so located,
with respect to adjacent buildings, as not to constitute a hazard,
and shall be compact and orderly.
D.
Flammable decorative materials in stores. Cotton battings, straw,
dry vines, leaves, trees or other highly flammable materials shall
not be used for decorative purposes in show windows or other parts
of stores unless flameproofed; provided, however, that nothing in
this section shall be held to prohibit the display of saleable goods
permitted and offered for sale. Electric light bulbs in stores shall
not be decorated with paper or other combustible materials unless
such materials shall first have been rendered flameproof.
A.
Indoor and outdoor storage of flammable liquids shall be governed
by Ch. SPS 310, Wis. Adm. Code.
B.
Aboveground or underground tanks for storage of flammable liquids
for farm use shall be permitted in accordance with Chapter SPS 310,
Wis. Adm. Code.
C.
Existing aboveground or underground tanks for storage of flammable
liquids for private, nonfarm use may be used but not replaced.
A.
When required. When required by the Fire Department, hard-surfaced
driving lanes shall be provided around facilities which, by their
size, location, design or contents, warrant access which exceeds that
normally provided by the proximity of Town roads.
B.
General provisions.
(1)
Identification - Lanes shall be identified by a four-inch-wide line
and block letters two feet high, painted in the lane, at fifty-foot
intervals stating "Fire Lane - No Parking." Signs shall be posted
on or immediately next to the curb line, or on the building. Signs
shall be a minimum of 12 inches by 18 inches and shall have letters
and background of contrasting colors, readily readable from at least
a fifty-foot distance. Signs shall be spaced not further than 50 feet
apart. Signs shall be mounted a minimum of four feet and a maximum
of 6 1/2 feet from the pavement to the bottom edge of the sign.
(2)
Surface - Fire lanes shall be either asphalt or reinforced concrete
four inches thick minimum, or, when specifically authorized by the
Fire Department, compacted crushed rock may be used. Where fire lanes
connect to Town roads or parking lots, adequate clearance and turning
radii shall be provided. Fire department access roads shall be designed
and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus and
shall be provided with an all-weather driving surface. All proposed
plans for such lanes must have Fire Department approval.
(3)
Width - Lanes shall provide a minimum, unobstructed continuous width
of 12 feet and height of 13 feet six inches.
(4)
Dead-end road. Any dead-end road more than 150 feet long shall be
provided a turn-around at the closed end of the roadway. Turn-arounds
can be T-type or hammerhead, cul-de-sac or curved driveway.
(5)
Turning radius. The turning radius of a fire department access road
shall be approved by the Cedarburg Fire Department. Curves and turnarounds
shall be designated for a minimum of a forty-five-foot turning radius.
C.
Fire lanes as part of driveways and/or parking areas. The Fire Department may require that areas specified for use as driveways or private thoroughfares shall not be used for parking. These areas, when specified, shall be marked or identified by one of the two means detailed in Subsection B above.
E.
Prohibitions.
(1)
Parking of motor vehicles or otherwise obstructing fire lanes shall
be prohibited at all times.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person(s) or firm(s) to post a fire
lane sign without the approval of the Fire Department. Fire lane signs
posted without the approval of the Fire Department shall be removed
or the fire lane shall be formally established and posted as required
by this section.
A.
Tent permit required. No tent exceeding 1,500 square feet in area
shall be erected, maintained or used without a permit. The Building
Inspector shall issue the permit.
B.
Fire watchers to be employed. One or more qualified persons to serve
as fire watchers shall be employed by all circuses, carnivals or other
exhibitions where large crowds assemble. They shall familiarize themselves
with all fire protection facilities and fire prevention features and
with the conditions of exits and shall patrol the entire tent area
during the time of occupancy. They shall see that aisles and exitways
are kept open and that "No Smoking" rules are enforced.
C.
Tents for assembly to conform to recognized safe practices. The design,
construction, flameproofing, location, maintenance and use of tents
for assembly shall be in accordance with recognized safe practices.
Compliance with the American Standard of Outdoor Assembly, Grandstands
and Tents, as adopted by the National Fire Protection Association,
shall be considered as prima facie evidence of compliance with such
recognized safe practices.
A.
Smoking defined. "Smoking" means and includes the carrying of lighted
pipe, cigar, cigarette or tobacco in any form.
B.
Chief to designate areas where smoking shall be prohibited. Where
conditions are such as to make smoking a hazard in any areas of warehouses,
stores, industrial plants, institutions, places of assembly and in
open spaces where combustible materials are stored or handled, the
Chief of the Fire Department is empowered and authorized to order
the owner or occupant in writing to post "No Smoking" signs in each
building, structure, room or place in which smoking shall be prohibited.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall designate specific safe locations,
if necessary, in any building, structure or place in which smoking
may be permitted.
C.
"No Smoking" signs. "No Smoking" signs required in accordance with Subsection B shall read "By Order of the Fire Department."
D.
Smoking and removal of "No Smoking" signs prohibited. No person shall
remove any legally required "No Smoking" sign or smoke in any place
where such signs are posted.
E.
Vaping, e-cigarettes and other alternate smoking devices. The use of vaping pens, e-cigarettes and other alternative smoking devices that create smoke or other vapors shall be prohibited in all buildings where a fire alarm system is in place. False activation of a fire alarm system through the use of these devices shall constitute a violation of this section and be subject to a penalty as prescribed in Chapter 1, § 1-3 of this Code.
This Fire Prevention Code shall be enforced by the Chief of
the Cedarburg Fire Department and such subordinates in the Department
as the Chief shall designate. The Town Building, Plumbing and Electrical
Inspectors and Health Officer shall cooperate with the Fire Department
in enforcing this chapter.
A.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or fail to comply therewith or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the Chief of the Fire Department or the Town Board or by a court of competent jurisdiction shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty as prescribed in Chapter 1, § 1-3 of this Code.
B.
The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent
the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
