4-1-9: ORDERING BUSINESS NEAR FIRE CLOSED:
The Chief of the Fire Department shall have power, during any fire, and while the Fire Department is engaged in putting out any fire or caring for property at any fire, to order any place of business in the vicinity of such fire closed for such length of time as he determines necessary for the safety and preservation of life and property. (1977 Code § 2.24.080; amd. 2000 Code)