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A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of the fire prevention code adopted by Section 2.44.150 of this chapter 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 commission or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed in this chapter, shall severally for each such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor. The 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; and when not otherwise specified, each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
B. The application of a penalty for violation of this section shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. (Amended during 1992 codification: prior code § 4-2-28)
All cotton gins located within the corporate limits of the city shall install suitable fireproof bur pits or incinerators and shall take such other steps to prevent fires and eliminate, as near as practical, the smoke and other obnoxious features of such gins as may be prescribed by the fire chief of the fire department of the city. All cotton gins located within the corporate limits shall follow all of the rules and regulations of the Health and Social Services Department of the state of New Mexico. (Prior code § 4-2-29)
Every hotel, roominghouse, lodge room and club room, or house of public assembly within the city and two or more stories high shall be furnished with at least one fire escape for each story. The first escape shall be built with a landing at the exit of each story and the bottom of the fire escape shall be not more than nine feet from the ground. (Prior code § 4-2-30)
Any person desiring to construct a fire escape or exit shall first procure a permit therefor from the building inspector and pay to him the sum of one dollar for each permit Such fee shall be deposited with the city treasurer for the use and benefit of the city and the construction of such fire escapes and exits shall be under the supervision of the building inspector. (Prior code § 4-2-31)
Every theater, church, school house or other structure for public assemblage, in addition to the requirements of Section 2.44.290 of this chapter, shall be provided with a side or rear exit at the ground floor to consist of double doors to swing outward. On the inside wall of each such building, near the exits, the words "Fire Escape" shall be printed in conspicuous letters. (Prior code § 4-2-32)
All persons who maintain storage facilities, storage containers or keep gasoline or motor fuel in quantities in excess of fifty-six gallons shall acquire from the city clerk a permit authorizing such storage facilities as provided in this code and at the time of the passage of this chapter such persons shall have sixty days in which to comply with the provisions of this section. (Prior code § 4-2-33)
A. The city clerk shall, upon the application and payment of a fee of one dollar, issue a permit for storage of gasoline and motor fuel, providing the following information is furnished and certain conditions and terms are met:
1. A statement from the fire chief that the existing or proposed storage facilities do not and will not constitute a fire hazard;
2. The location of the existing or proposed storage facilities;
3. The type and capacity of the existing or proposed storage facilities;
4. The name of the owner of the storage facilities.
B. All permits shall expire as of February 1st, of the succeeding year. (Prior code § 4-2-34)
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