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The Chief of the Fire Department, with the approval of the City Council, shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the Fire 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 the Code provided that the spirit of the Code shall be observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification when granted or allowed and the decision of the Fire Chief and Council thereon shall be entered upon the records of the Council, and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant. (Prior Code § 8-5; amd. Ord. 531, 11-1-2005)
The Chief of the Fire Department and two (2) persons appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes, or occupancies, which shall require permits, in addition to those now enumerated in said Code. The Fire Chief shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his office, and distribute copies thereof to interested persons. (Prior Code § 8-7)
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 the Code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department to the City Council within thirty (30) days from the date of the decision appealed. (Prior Code § 8-6)
A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of the Fire Code hereby adopted or fails to comply therewith, or who violates or fails to comply with any order made thereunder, or who builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who fails to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the City Council or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed therein, shall severally for every such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of an offense, punishable by a fine as provided in section 1-108 of this Code. The imposition of one (1) 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. When not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. (Prior Code § 8-8; amd. Ord. 531, 11-1-2005)
B. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. (Prior Code § 8-8)
A. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to transport, to deliver, unload or transfer at any point within the City any gasoline, kerosene or other inflammable or combustible substance in or from a tank, tank truck, transport or vehicle. However, such transporting, delivering, unloading or transferring may be done with and from a tank truck if the following safety precautions are observed:
1. The tank vehicle during unloading or loading must have the driver thereof in attendance at the shutoff valve at all times during such operation;
2. No person shall smoke or be permitted to smoke in the vicinity of such vehicle during the unloading or transferring operations; and
3. No unloading or transferring from any tank truck shall be made to any storage tank within the fire limits unless such storage tank has above the ground level a vent pipe of at least eight feet (8') in height. (1983 Code)
A. Definitions:
CONTROLLED STRUCTURE BURN: Burning of any structure.
OPEN BURNING: Burning of natural vegetation including, but not limited to, trees, limbs, grass, shrubs, and leaves; does not include burning of structures.
PUBLIC NUISANCE: Conditions detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants of the City.
RECREATIONAL BURNING: Burning for the enjoyment of residents in residential outdoor firepits, fireplaces, charcoal or gas grills, etc.
B. Controlled Structure Burn: Controlled structure burn is prohibited, unless permission is granted by the Fire Chief or his designee, and firefighters are on site.
C. Open Burning: Open burning is prohibited on any premises within the City limits unless a burn permit has been issued by the Grove Police Department. Recreational burning does not require a permit.
D. Burn Permit Regulations: The Fire Chief or his designee shall create and amend as needed burn permit regulations. A copy of the regulations shall be provided to each burn permit applicant at the time the applicant is issued a permit. Each applicant shall comply with the burn permit requirements.
E. Violations: Any person who fails to obtain a burn permit or who violates the burn permit regulations shall be punished by a fine, of not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), plus court costs and penalties, or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day or any portion of a day during which a violation of this section shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
F. Charges: Failure to comply with the burn permit regulations which necessitates the Fire Department extinguishing the fire, a minimum charge of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per unit, per hour and twenty dollars ($20.00) per person, per hour shall be billed to the applicant. The applicant shall be responsible for any injuries or damage to property which occur due to noncompliance of the burn permit regulations. These costs are in addition to the fines and cost listed in subsection E of this section. (Ord. 668, 7-16-2013)
A. Definitions: For the purpose of this chapter the following terms shall be defined as:
GATED COMMUNITY: A group of homes that are surrounded by a gated wall or fence designed to restrict entrance usually by means of physical barriers, a private security force and/or a controlled gate.
EMERGENCY VEHICLE DETECTOR SYSTEM: A system that detects an emergency vehicle siren and activates the gate opener allowing emergency vehicles/personnel access to the gated community.
B. Requirement: All gated communities established after passage of this section shall be required to install an emergency vehicle detector system approved by the Grove Fire Department on the entrance to the community. (Ord. 738, 7-18-2017)
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