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(A) No person shall place or keep any post, fence, vehicle, growth, trash, storage, or other material or thing near any fire hydrant, fire department connection or fire protection system control valve that would prevent such equipment or hydrant from being immediately discernable or in any other manner deter or hinder the fire department from gaining immediate access to said equipment or hydrant.
(B) A minimum three-foot clear space shall be maintained around the circumference of the fire hydrants except as otherwise required or approved by the Fire Chief. Written notice will be given to the registered property owner to have obstructions removed. The property owner will have 14 calendar days to remove the obstruction and notify the Fire Department when the removal is complete. If the property owner cannot remove the obstruction within the allotted time, they must present their reason for noncompliance to the Board of Public Works and Safety.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 6-6-95; Am. Ord. 2017-7, passed 7-5-17) Penalty, see § 92.99
(A) The city is authorized to require the establishment and maintenance of emergency lanes on private commercial property.
(B) Location and marking of emergency lanes upon commercial property shall be subject to the approval of the Chief of Police and the Chief of the Fire Department.
(C) Emergency lanes shall be approximately 15 feet in width, and shall be marked with appropriate yellow marks or lines. Signs designating the emergency lanes shall be marked “No Parking - Emergency Lane”, and shall be placed every 50 feet along the curb or side of the building where the lanes are established. The signs shall be of the size and marking that conforms to state law.
(D) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the commercial property to bear the cost of the signs and the marking of the emergency lanes and curbs.
(E) Police officers or the fire officials of the city shall cause the removal of any vehicle from any emergency lane established in accordance with this section. The removed vehicle shall be impounded into a storage yard. The owner of the vehicle shall pay reasonable towing and storage charges before the vehicle is released.
(F) No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle other than an emergency vehicle, whether attended or unattended, in any emergency lane established in accordance to the provisions of this section.
(G) This section shall not apply to the following:
(1) Those vehicles displaying a state disabled or other disabled identifying insignia, or by the attesting officer's certain knowledge of the person in question being disabled or handicapped.
(2) All areas already established and marked as handicapped parking shall remain as placed and marked, and shall not be moved or changed in any manner so as to conflict with the establishing of emergency lanes, except when they cannot be complied with in accordance of division (B) of this section.
(Ord. 2017-7, passed 7-5-17) Penalty, see § 92.99
(A) No truck, trailer, semitrailer or railcar transporting flammable liquids, explosives, or highly combustible materials shall be permitted to park on any street, alley, public highway or railway within the corporate limits of the city, except in extreme emergency to make emergency repairs, for such emergency stops as may be necessary during transit, and for regular unloading or delivery operations.
(B) No truck, trailer, semitrailer or railcar transporting flammable liquids, explosives or highly combustible materials shall be permitted to park on private property within the residential districts or the commercial districts of the corporate limits of the city, except in extreme emergency to make emergency repairs, for such emergency stops as may be necessary during transit, and for regular unloading or delivery operations.
(Ord. 2017-7, passed 7-5-17) Penalty, see § 92.99
OPEN BURNING
(A) The open burning of any materials listed in § 92.41, within the city, in or upon the streets, alleys, parks, or public or private places of the city, by any person, firm, or corporation, whether as owner, lessee, sub-lessee, or occupant, is hereby strictly prohibited except as permitted by this subchapter.
(B) The provisions of this subchapter shall be in full force and effect following its adoption by the Common Council.
(C) Burn barrels prohibited. No person, firm, or other entity shall use or maintain a burn barrel in the city.
(D) Smoke and gases. It shall be unlawful to cause or permit the emission or escape of any foul or noxious smoke, fumes, gases or ash, dust, soot or cinders into the open air so as to cause injury or annoyance to the public or damage to any property, or to have a natural tendency to do so within the city, even if the burning is in compliance with all regulations contained herein.
(Ord. 2011-8, passed 4-5-11; Am. Ord. 2017-7, passed 7-5-17) Penalty, see § 92.99
Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, the following types: all combustible and flammable materials and liquids, including animal carcasses, asbestos, cardboard, excelsior, fabric, garbage, grasses, greases, hazardous materials, leaves, medical wastes, oils, including used motor oil, oil base paint, shellac, paint thinner and any other oil type product, gasoline and diesel fuel, including any other combustible and flammable liquids, paper, plastics, rags, refuse, rubbish, shrubbery prunings, vinyl, wood, wood products which have been painted, stained or otherwise chemically treated, including railroad ties, yard waste, any materials listed in § 92.44, “COMBUSTIBLE AND FLAMMABLE WASTE”, and any other materials capable of being burned.
(Ord. 2011-8, passed 4-5-11; Am. Ord. 2017-7, passed 7-5-17)
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