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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 189 Relating to Fire Inspection by Authorized Fire Department Personnel; Defining the Duties of Propety Owners Regarding Fire Control; Providing for a Fire Prevention Code; Defining Certain Acts As Misdemeanors and Providing Penalties ThereforORDINANCE NO. 189 AN (3RDOW?. RnAIM TO FIRE IN -;P 'IO BY AUTRORILYD FIPT DFPAL]ITMT PMkSMX4 XMZ" THy -,grjjy.j :) pRop- FTff OMRS RMARWO PM OMMLI PWXIDING Mi A FIRF FWY MIXON (',,,)Dk I DPMiG CWWAV JILML-0 A3 MT-3DFWANORS A'T'TT1 P'7-)Vl'-)TNG MUTIF-3 THP-RM*R. M COUSPIL OP 1,D` VILLAOF OF MAPLFWOOD TX1V,;3 KYHNSY A."i FOLLU""31 PM I. M-ly action 1. The Chief of the J 'Pire 11separtments it, hereby required to came inapections t-7, be made of all buildiAngs wi.thiti the ',-illagv of Maplewood Frith the exception of thooe u3ed exclusively for residential purpuaezo not less than once eAch year, and to serve written notice upon the owner, or manager to abatel within n, specified time, any and all fire hazarda that may be found therein. -'action 2. ny citizer, G( smrved with an order to Abate aiw fire hazard or hazardo, shall comply wit!7 said order and promptly notify the Chief. I )ectinr. 3. '-le-) unauthorized person sMll ride upon, race witii, trail or follow within 500 feet* any apparatus belonging to the 7"ire -Departmtait when actively responding to a fire alarm. :action 4, %`o per,on shall. drive wv, veh-icle over P. charged fire hose except upon specific orders from the chief of �p"Uentj or officer in charge, and then only with due caution. ('iescue and margtoncy vehicles excluded.) Jection 5- Ko peraor, shall park OxW vehicle of nAy description or place any material or obstruction within twenty feet of the driveway tr; any fire stati-I-M, or within fifteen feet of any fire hydrant nr fire cistern, nor park any vehicle within three hundred feet of a fire. voticl-i 6. pers,,n shall Mliciously give or place a false fire alarm. ,ecti-.,r 7. No pers,)n or persons shall use any fire apparatus .,)r equip- ment for any private purpose, nor shall any person wilfully remove, take away, I keep or conceal any tool, appliance or other article used in any way by the Are ;epFtrtment, without proper authority from the Chief. .,ection 6. ny person violating the provisions of .7ections 2. 39 49 5 6 or 7 ahall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed :,'100.00 or by impr6sonment for not to exceed 90 days. _ ootion 9. -All regular officers of the Fire Department are hereby given the necessary special police powers for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of thin or4inAnce. I ectim-r 10. Tt is hereby made the special duty of the 11olice T.Jepartment and such other neane officers Pa Pro avnilpble at the time, to respond to all fire alarm,., and the 7ire 0epartment in the protection of life and. property of the citizens, and. pr­perttir of the Fire 7)epartmert, and in controllin7 and regulating traffic and maintainir.,,7 order, ryarticulRrly In reference to viol,--itton of :`,ectiuns 3, 49 5, 6 and 7 of this ordinance. ?11 ?7 IT. PPTVATP� P"'OTI :ti�_`f 'esti-gin 1. Tt shq.-I I be the duty c the %)rner, agent., marager, or person in control of any church, schonl, theatreq ingtitutional buillir�:, office building, store, garage, Cas station, hr,tel, snloon# cafe, restaurRzit$ factory, warehou3ej elevatorg mercantile buildin7 or wiy multiple dwellin-, .-)r ,any pers:r. 47ho -discovers a fire, smoke, heat or gases indicating that there is a fire in such building, to call the 5"ire 71apartment of the village immediately upon the discovery of such fire, smoke, heat or gases. eotion 2. �,'o owner, manager, agent, or person in control of arV of the structures above mentioned shall i-asue any instructions dirOCtin)eMDl()Ye(-'l or others riot to notify the Fire or instructing them V, delay in calling the Are "Depn.rtment upon the d__i.gc­)very of fire, smoke, he�lt, or gases indicating that there is a fire. ,ection 5. Foch owner, managerf agent, or person in c�)ntrol of arq of the structures herein mentioned shall post and keep pontedq in a conspicuous place or places in the building as deemed necessary by the :'ire Chief, notices directing I employees and others to call the Fire Department Jogsediately upon the discovery of fire, smoke, heat or ppses indicating that thw* is a fire in any such :Aructure- .'ection 4. of this ordinance by any person holain,;-: alices" issued by the villageihal"L be cause for revocaticr. of such license* or licenses$ hold by him or them. ection 5- Any -person, firm, or orrporation which shall violate any provision of this ordinance sh=11 be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be pun-ished by a fine of not to occeed 1-100.001 or by imprisonment for not to exceed ninety days. PARV III. Pl'*PR TION rODP, ection 1. C. -)DY; - T"here is hereby adopted by the Mlage of Maplewood for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing co,nditions hazardous to life sine property from fire or explasiont that certain cod* known as the ire ?revention Cole, "bbreviated vditi�;nq recommended by the National 13n,ntrd of '.,ire 'Underwriteri, being the current edition thereof anti the whole thereof, of which code not less than three (3) copies have bee-, received and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of t"te Village and the :same are 1weby adopted and incorporated, as fully as if set out at length herein, mid from the date ;)n which thi,,' -)rdinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be c„�ntr�)lling within the limits of the Village of !iaplewood. ection ',%e code hereby adi-pted shall be enforced by the - 2 Chief of the Pire ;)epartments, with theaDoperatic-m. of the '?olice -.)epartment. -';ection 3. )KITH T.".11 )117 - "herever the word "Municipality" is uaed in the node hereby adoptedt it shall be held t- mean the 7illage of Maplewood. '.ection 4. MDIPICATION..A' - ",he C'hief of the'Are Departmnt shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the c,-)Jc hereby adopted upon application in J writin,r, by the owner or leasee, or his duly authorized ngontq when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code, provided that the girit of the code 3hal1 be observed$ public safety secured, and - 3- fmbstantiiil justice done. 'lie particulars of such modification when granted or allowed and the decision of the Chief of the Fire 71epartment thereon shall be entered upon the records of the department -.nd a signed copy shil-1 be furnished the applicant. f 5- ''}.^.. --hanever the thief of the -re ')epart-jerxt shalt. disapprove an application or refuse to Trant a permit &Pplied for, or when it is cl!.fAmed that the provisions of the c -,-,de (Io not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code hC.ve been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may oppeal from the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department tc: All-,ge Council within 30 days from the date of the decision appealed. 4ation 6. person who shall violate any of the previsions of the code hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith# or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunderp or wh,--. shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications ter plan i submitted. and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, arid, frl,)m which n-1- appeal has been taken, or who Rill fail to comply with such an order as affirmed cr modified by the Vill,;,-e Council or by v. court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed horsing shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than .'100.00 or b.,! imprisonment for not more than 90 days or by both such fine and. imprisonment. ','he imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; ,,,zid wher, nc,,t otherwise specifiedv each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. (b) -,%e application of the above pens Ity shall not be held tr-, prevent tyke enforced removal of prohibited conditions. -1 ection 7- VALIDITY - ':he Village Coun,.Al hereby declares that should -4- any iectionj paragraph, sentence, or word of this ordimince or of the code hereby adopted. be declared for any rea8on to be invalid, it is the intent of the qillage Council that it would have psased all other portions of this ordin.?nce independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid. ection S. - ?ermits require4 by the IFire PIrevention ro.le of Maplewood Village shall be isjued by the lire (.;he -Fire thief' O:L- officer in charge may approve written application by the Village Clerk or Deputy Clerk) only after written applicati=)n for the permit has been made upon such forms as are required by the Village of V�Iaplewood. ection DAT) " W"M -This ordinance sha-11 take effect and be in 9. CF force from and. after its passage and publication by the Vill,.-ge Council of Pllapllewaod. Passed by the rouncil of the Village of Maplewc---id this day of 1964- -,-,ttestj Ayes Kays ORDANCE NO. 18j1 visions of the code hereby adopted upon AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FIRE application in writing by the owner or INSPECTION BY AUTHORIZED FIRE lessee, or his duly authorized agent, when DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL; DEFIN- there are practical difficulties in the ING THE DUTIES OF PROPERTY way of carrying out the strict letter of OWNERS REGARDING- FIRE CON- the code, provided that the spirit of the TROL; PROVIDING FOR A FIRE PRE- code shall be observed, public safety VENTION CODE; DEFINING CERTAIN secured, and substantial justice done. ACTS AS MISDEMEANORS AND PRO- The particulars of such modification VIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR. when granted or allowed and the deci- THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF sion of the Chief of the Fire Depart- MAPLEWOOD DOES HEREBY OR- ment thereon shall be entered upon the DAIN AS FOLLOWS: records of the department and a signed PART I. FIRE DEPARTMENT copy shall be furnished the applicant. Section 5. APPEALS - Whenever the Section 1. The Chief of the Fire De- partments is hereby required to cause Chief of the Fire Department shall dis- inspections to be made of all buildings within the Village, of Maplewood with approve an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it the exception of those used exclusively is claimed that the Provisions of the for residential purposes, not lees than code do not apply or that the true in - tent and meaning of the code have been once each year, and to serve written notice upon the owner, agent, orman- misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the ager to abate, within a specified time, applicant may appeal from the decision °f the Chief of the Fire Department to any and all fire hazards that may be found therein. Village Council within 30 days from the Section 2. Any citizen so served with date of the decision appealed. Section 6. PENALTIES - (a) Any per - an order to abate any fire hazard or hazards, shall comply with said order eon who shall violate any of the pro - and promptly notify the Chief. visions of the code hereby adopted or Section S. No unauthorized person shall ride upon, race with, trail or fol- fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order low within 500 feet, any apparatus be- made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of longing to the Fire Department when actively responding to a fire alarm, specifications or plans submitted and Section 4. No person shall drive any approved thereunder, or any certificate vehicle over a charged. fire hose except °r Permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who upon specific orders from the Chief of Department, or officer " in charge, and ahall fail to comply with such an order then only with due caution. (Rescue and as affirmed or modified by the Village Council or by a court of competent jur. emergency vehicles excluded.)_ Section b. No Person shalt park any isdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such Vehicle of any description or place any material or obstruction within twenty v and noncompliance respectively, feet of the driveway to any fire station, bee guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable a fine of not more than 0 or by or within fifteen feet of any fire hy- drant or fire cistern, nor park any im than imprisonment for not more than 90 days vehicle within three hundred feet of a or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for any Sire. Section E. No person shall maliciously violation shall not excuse the violation give or place a false fire alarm. °r Permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or Section 7. No -person or persons shall use any fire apparatus or equipment for remedy such violations or defects within any private purpose, nor shall any per. a reasonable time; and when not other - wise specified, each ten days that pro - son wilfully remove, take away, keep or conceal any tool, appliance or other I t conditions are maintained shall article used in any way by the Fire con cont stitute s separate offense. (b) The application of the above - Department, without proper authority from the Chief. pen alty shall not be held to prevent the Section S. Any person violating the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. Section 7. VALIDITY - The Village provisions of Section 2, 3, 4, 5 6 or 7 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and Councl hereby declares that should upon conviction thereof shall be punished any section, paragraph, sentence, or word cf this ordinance or of the cods by a fine of not to. exceed $100.00 or by imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days. hereby adopted be declared for any.rea- Section 9. All regular officers of the son to be invalid, it is the intent of the Village Council that it would have - Fire Department are hereby given the necessary special police powers for the pass ed all other portions of this ordinance Purpose of enforcing the provisions of independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared this ordinance. invalid. Section 10. It is hereby made the special duty of the Police Department Section 3 PERMITS - Permits required tnd such other Peace officers as are by the Fire Prevention Code of Maple. available at the time, to repond to all wood Village shall be issued by the Fire Departments. (The Fire Chief or ire alarms and assist the Fire De- lartment in the protection of life and of - ficer in charge may approve written ap- property of the citizens, and property plication by the Village Clerk or Deputy Clerk) only after written application for f the Fire Department, and in control- 'ng and regulating traffic andmain- the premit has been made upon such tining order, particularly in reference forms as are required by the Village of Maplewood. s violation of Section 3, 4, 6, 6 and 7 _. . this ordinance. �Ss. being duly sworn, on oath says; times herein stated has ._____________publisher of the newspaper known as Ramsey County Review, e facts hereinafter stated; that for more than one year prior to the publica- -------------------------------------------------------hereinafter described, and published in the Village of North St. Paul, in the County of Ramsey, esday of each week; that during all said time said newspaper has been print - from its known office of publication within the Village from which it Pur - stated and in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent unning inches of single column, two inches wide; has been issued once Pfice established in said place of publication and employing skilled workmen iary material for preparing and printing the same, and the presswork on that ed to local news of interest to the community which it purports to serve has B of publication; that during all said time in its makeup not less than twenty- lumns have been devoted to local news of interest to the community it pur- all said time it has not wholly duplicated any other publication, and has not stents, plate matter and advertisements; has been circulated in and near its the extent of at least two hundred and forty (240) copies regularly delivered s entry as second class matter in its local post office; and that a copy of each e State Historical Society, St. Paul; and that there has been on file in the r of Ramsey County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a person having knowledge name and location of said newspaper and the existence of the conditions as as a legal newspaper. and was printed and published to attached was cut from the the English language, once each --------------successive weeks; that it was first so published on Wednesday 9y of --- November ----------------19 64; and thereafter on Wednesday ding the -------------------day of ------------------------------19--- and ed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby size and kind of type used in the composition and Publication of s ' ice, (I _/_ �/, ". 0 �_ �I_Xa 1 4 Notary Minn. My commission expires ------ MY ---- Mv ldnror jgcFi PART II. PRIVATE PROPERTY Section 1. It shall be the duty of the owner, agent, mana�er, or person in control of any church, school, theatre, 1 institutional building, office building, store, garage, gas station, hotel, saloon, cafe, restaurant, factory, warehouse, ele- vator, -mercantile building or any mul- tiple dwelling, or any person who dis- covers a fire, smoke, heat or gasses in. dicating that there is s fire in such building, to call the Fire Department of the village immediately upon the dis- covery of such fire, smoke, heat or gas- es. Section 2. No owner, manager, agent, or person in control of any of the struc- tures above mentioned shall issue any instructions, directing .employees or oth- ers not to notify the Fire Department, or instructing them to delay in calling the Fire Department upon the discovery of fire, smoke, heat, or gases indicating that there is a fire. - Section 3. Each owner, manager, agent, or person in control of any of the structures herein mentioned shall post and keep posted, in a conspicuous .place or places in the building.as deem- ed necessary by the Fire Chief, notices directing employees and others to call the Fire Department immediately upon the discovery of fire, smoke, heat or gases indicating that there is a fire in any such structure. Section d. A violation of this ordinance by any person holding a license issued by the village shall be cause for revoca- tion of such license, or licenses, held by him or them. Section 5. Any person, firm, or cor- poration which shall violate any provi- i ;ion of this ordinance shall be guilty of t misdemeanor and upon - conviction :hereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed $100.00, or by imprison- i ment for not to exceed ninety days. PART III. FIRE PREVENTION CODE Section 1. ADOPTION OF FIRE PRE- VENTION CODE - There is hereby adopted by the Village of Maplewood for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or.explosion, that certain code known as the Fire Pre- vention Code, Abbreviated Edition, rec- ommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, being the current edition thereof and the whole thereof, of which code not less than three (3) copies have been received and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the Village and the same are hereby adopt- ed and incorporated • s fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall take ef- fect, the provisions thereof shall be con- trolling within the limits of the Village of Maplewood. Section 2. ENFORCEMENT - The code hereby adopted shall be enforced by the Chief of the Fire Departments, with the cooperation of the Police Department. Section., 3. DEFINITION _ . Wherever the word "Municipality" is used in the code hereby adopted, it shall be held to mean the Village of Maplewood. Section 4. MODIFICATIONS . The Chief of the Fire Department shall have power to modify any of the pro- oection 9. DATE OF EFFECT rmr ordinance shallke effect and be in titer force from and after its passage and Publication by the Village Council of Maplewood. Passedby the Council ay of e VfllaOctober, of this 29 r, 1964. Bvron H. Holm Mayor Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Attest James M. Hafner Clerk