The Fire Chief, or his or her designee, will issue a warning immediately upon discovery of a violation granting a one-time 14-day grace period to correct the violation, and if there is continued noncompliance following the 14-day period, the property owner will incur additional fines as stated below. Failure to have a smoke detector or carbon monoxide shall result in a fine of $100 for each offense. Smoke detector or carbon monoxide detector tampering shall result in a fine of $100 for each offense. Failure to maintain a fire hydrant shall result in a fine of $100 for each offense. Failure to obey this subchapter or state provisions may result in a fine pursuant to § 10.99, which provides for penalties of up to $2,500 per day per violation. Each day an additional violation and fine occurs for noncompliance, and only one 14-day grace period shall be given for a continuing offense that has not been corrected. If the fine is not paid to the town within ten days of fine deadline, then the matter is referred to the proper jurisdiction.
(Ord. 2019-2, passed 2-18-19; Am. Ord. 2019-12, passed 9-16-19)