CHAPTER 3
FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION 1
SECTION:
5-3-1: Open Burning
5-3-2: Aboveground Gasoline Tanks
5-3-3: Dispensing Flammable Liquids From Coin Operated Devices

 

Notes

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1. See also section 9-1-2 of this code for adoption of fire code.
5-3-1: OPEN BURNING:
   A.   Restrictions: It shall be unlawful for any person to burn, incinerate, bury, dump, collect, remove or in any other manner dispose of rubbish or garbage inside the city limits. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the use of outdoor fireplaces, barbecue pits or grills, the burning of tree trimmings or fires for recreational purposes. It shall also be unlawful for any person to burn trade waste of any kind, specifically debris leftover or found at construction sites which is piled together and burned in a bonfire like fashion.
   B.   County Clean Air Warning: When the county issues a clean air warning, no fireplaces which burn wood, wood stoves, or any wood burning shall be permitted within the city limits while the county warning is in effect, unless the fireplace or wood burning stove is the only source of heat in the residence or business.
   C.   Penalty: Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be punishable as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (2008 Code)
5-3-2: ABOVEGROUND GASOLINE TANKS:
   A.   Prohibited: It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain tanks for the purpose of storing gasoline aboveground or to store gasoline aboveground in tanks within the city.
   B.   Exceptions: This section shall not apply to persons, firms or corporations whose business consists of the sale of gasoline. (Ord. 39, 8-4-1964)
   C.   Penalty: Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (Ord. 39, 8-4-1964; amd. 2008 Code)
5-3-3: DISPENSING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS FROM COIN OPERATED DEVICES:
The installation and use of coin operated dispensing devices for flammable liquids being dispensed from automotive service stations within the city is hereby prohibited. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each day that such device may be used shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 45, 7-5-1966)