4-364-010 Definitions.

   As used in this chapter:

   “Warehouse” means any building, enclosure, structure or establishment, not otherwise classified by this Code, used for the storing of goods, wares or commodities for hire or compensation or for the storage, assembling or forwarding of goods, wares or commodities in connection with or as a part of any establishment or business which is not specifically defined and licensed by this Code.

   “Furniture warehouse” means any building, room, enclosure, structure or establishment used for the storing, for hire or compensation, of furniture, pianos or household goods, or for the assembling, crating and forwarding of such goods or wares.

(Amend Coun. J. 6-10-96, p. 23652)

4-364-015 License required.

   A limited business license shall be required to operate or maintain a warehouse if the warehouse is used for the storage of goods for compensation.

   A limited business license shall not be required to operate or maintain a warehouse if the warehouse is used by the business solely for the storage of goods in connection with that business.

(Amend Coun. J. 6-10-96, p. 23652)

4-364-020 Inspections required.

   Every warehouse or furniture warehouse operated or maintained in the city shall be inspected under and by authority of the fire commissioner at least once every year. Such inspection shall be made for the purpose of determining whether or not such warehouses comply with all of the laws of the State and the provisions of this Code relating to fire prevention and public safety in case of fire, and for the purpose of determining if such establishments are so dangerous as to constitute a nuisance or to be a menace to the safety of the public or to adjoining property.

   The board of health shall make such inspections of warehouses as it deems necessary for the purpose of determining the sanitary condition of all such establishments where foods are stored or handled, and also for the purpose of determining if proper and adequate toilet facilities are provided for employees and for the public wherever necessary, and whether or not all of the laws of the state and the provisions of this Code relating to health and sanitation applying to such establishments have been complied with. The board of health shall make further inspections of furniture warehouses to determine whether such establishments and the furniture and household goods stored therein are kept free from vermin, and if any of the goods or articles are contaminated with or have been exposed to contamination with, or are harboring any germs of, tuberculosis, or of any disease of a contagious or infectious nature.

(Amend Coun. J. 6-10-96, p. 23652; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 20)

4-364-030 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 6-10-96, p. 23652, repealed § 4-364-030, which pertained to inspection fees.

4-364-040 Violations – Penalty.

   Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense, and every day that such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

(Amend Coun. J. 6-10-96, p. 23652)