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In new subdivisions, after the Fire Chief, the Utilities Executive Director , and the Public Works Director have approved the location of all new fire hydrants, the developer shall be informed of such approval. Upon the developer’s depositing with the Finance Director the amount determined by the Utilities Executive Director to be sufficient for such installation, the Finance Director shall inform the Department of Public Utilities that the funds are on hand. The Fire Chief shall furnish an order for the installation of the hydrants to the Department of Public Utilities, which shall obtain the hydrants and install them. The Department of Public Utilities shall then bill the city for the cost of the hydrants and the installation of the same. Such amount shall be taken from the deposit in the hands of the Finance Director. Any excess shall be returned to the developer. If the amount is not sufficient, the developer shall furnish the additional funds necessary.
(1980 Code, § 93.36)
(A) The installation of fire hydrants in other sections of the city shall be financed from the current appropriation for fire hydrants and shall be installed after the Fire Chief and consulting engineer or Public Works Director have approved the location.
(B) The Fire Chief shall prepare an order to the Department of Public Utilities for the installation and such orders issued by the Fire Chief shall at no time exceed the amount appropriated for this purpose.
(1980 Code, § 93.37)
(A) All private hydrants within the corporation of the city shall have two 2-1/2 inch ports with national standard thread and one 5-inch port with an unpainted, anodized aluminum Harrington Storz fitting. The direction of the Storz fitting will be determined by the Fire Division for new hydrant installations.
(B) Private fire hydrants shall be located within three feet of the curb or roadway edge if either is present. When private hydrants are installed at an intersection, hydrants shall be installed within three feet of both curbs or roadway edges. Private hydrants shall be installed with a minimum of 18 inches from the center of the six-inch Storz port to the final grade. All private hydrants shall be painted “Safety Red, Sherwin Williams B54R38" or equivalent. The anodized aluminum Storz fitting shall not be painted.
(Ord. 7839, passed 11-17-2008) Penalty, see § 93.99
FIREWORKS
Except as provided in this section, no person shall possess for sale at retail, or sell at retail, or discharge, ignite, or explode any fireworks. FIREWORKS does not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper or plastic caps containing .25 grains or less of explosive compound are used, providing they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for the explosion, and toy pistol paper or plastic caps which contain .25 grains or less of explosive mixture, the sale and use of which is permitted.
(1980 Code, § 93.40) (Ord. 4155, passed 10-5-1981) Penalty, see § 93.99
Cross-reference:
Fireworks in parks, see § 97.06(B)
OPEN BURNING
(A) General definitions. For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AGRICULTURAL WASTE.
Any waste material generated by crop, horticultural, or livestock production practices, and includes such items as woody debris and plant matter from stream flooding, bags, cartons, structural materials, and landscape wastes that are generated in agricultural activities, but does not include land clearing waste; buildings (including dismantled/fallen barns); garbage; dead animals; animal waste; motor vehicles and parts thereof; nor economic poisons and containers thereof, unless the manufacturer has identified open burning as a safe disposal procedure.
AIR CURTAIN BURNER.
An engineered apparatus consisting of a motorized high-velocity fan and an air distribution system designed to aid in the efficient combustion of materials placed in a manufactured steel structure and for which a permit-to-install has been obtained as required in O.A.C. Chapter 3745-31 and a permit-to-operate has been obtained as required in O.A.C. Chapter 3745-77.
AIR CURTAIN DESTRUCTOR.
An engineered apparatus consisting of a motorized high-velocity fan and an air distribution system designed to aid in the efficient combustion of materials placed in an adjacent pit. An air curtain burner may be used in place of an air curtain destructor, but an air curtain destructor may not be used in place of an air curtain burner.
ECONOMIC POISONS.
Include but are not restricted to pesticides such as insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, miticides, nematocides and fumigants; herbicides; seed disinfectants; and defoliants.
EMERGENCY BURNING.
The burning of clean wood waste or deceased animals caused by a natural disaster or an uncontrolled event such as the following:
(a) A tornado.
(b) High winds.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) An explosion.
(e) A flood.
(f) A hail storm, a rain storm, or an ice storm.
GARBAGE.
Any waste material resulting from the handling, processing, preparation, cooking and consumption of food or food products.
INHABITED BUILDING.
Any inhabited private dwelling house and any public structure which may be used as a place of resort, assembly, education, entertainment, lodging, trade, manufacture, repair, storage, traffic, or occupancy by the public. Examples would include, but are not limited to, highway rest stops, restaurants, motels, hotels and gas stations.
LAND CLEARING WASTE.
Plant waste material which is removed from land, including plant waste material removed from stream banks during projects involving more than one property owner, for the purpose of rendering the land useful for residential, commercial, or industrial development. Land clearing waste also includes the plant waste material generated during the clearing of land for new agricultural development.
LANDSCAPE WASTE.
Any plant waste material, except garbage, including trees, tree trimmings, branches, stumps, brush, weeds, leaves, grass, shrubbery, yard trimmings, and crop residues.
OHIO EPA.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director or agencies delegated authority by the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to R.C. § 3704.03 or the Chief of any Ohio Environmental Protection Agency District Office.
OPEN BURNING.
The burning of any materials wherein air contaminants resulting from combustion are emitted directly into the ambient air without passing through a stack or chimney. Open burning includes the burning of any refuse or salvageable material in any device not subject to or designed specifically to comply with the requirements of O.A.C. 3745-17-09 or O.A.C. 3745-17-10.
RESIDENTIAL WASTE.
Any waste material, including landscape waste, generated on the property of a one-, two- or three-family residence as a result of residential activities, but not including garbage, rubber, grease, asphalt, liquid petroleum products, or plastics.
RESTRICTED AREA.
The area within the boundary of the municipality, plus a zone extending 1,000 feet beyond the boundaries of a municipality having a population of 1,000 to 10,000 persons and a zone extending one mile beyond any municipality having a population of 10,000 persons or more according to the latest federal census.
UNRESTRICTED AREA.
All areas outside the boundaries of a restricted area as defined in this section.
(B) Referenced materials. This subchapter includes references to certain matter or materials. The text of the referenced materials is not included in the legislation contained in this subchapter. Information on the availability of the referenced materials as well as the date of, and/or the particular edition or version of the material is included in this legislation. For materials subject to change, only the specific versions specified in this legislation are referenced. Material is referenced as it exists on the effective date of this legislation. Except for subsequent annual publication of existing (unmodified) Code of Federal Regulation compilations, any amendment or revision to a referenced document is not applicable unless and until this section has been amended to specify the new dates.
(1) Availability. The referenced materials are available as follows:
(a) Clean Air Act. Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: Superintendent of Documents, Attn: New Orders, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. The full text of the act as amended in 1990 is also available in electronic format at www.epa.gov/oar/caa/. A copy of the act is also available for inspection and use at most public libraries and the State Library of Ohio.
(b) Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.). Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: Superintendent of Documents, Attn: New Orders, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. The full text of the C.F.R. is also available in electronic format at http://www.ecfr.gov. The C.F.R. compilations are also available for inspection and use at most public libraries and the State Library of Ohio.
(c) National Fire Protection Association. Information on the National Fire Protection Association codes may be obtained by contacting the Association at 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471, 617-770-3000. Codes may be ordered at www.nfpa.org/catalog/home/index.asp. Copies of the code exist or are available at most public libraries and the State Library of Ohio.
(2) Referenced materials.
(a) 40 C.F.R. § 60.2974: “Am I required to apply for and obtain a title V operating permit for my air curtain incinerator that burns only wood waste, clean lumber, and yard waste?” as published in the July 1, 2012 Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) 40 C.F.R. § 60.3069: “Am I required to apply for and obtain a title V operating permit for my air curtain incinerator that burns only wood waste, clean lumber, and yard waste?” as published in the July 1, 2012 Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) NFPA publication 1403: “Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions, Chapter 4, Acquired Structures” published April 30, 2007.
(d) Section 129 of the Clean Air Act, contained in 42 U.S.C. § 7429: “Solid waste combustion” published January 2, 2006 in Supplement V of the 2000 Edition of the United States Code.
(O.A.C. § 3745-19-01) (1980 Code, § 93.50)
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