Prior to the issuance of any ambulance license required under this chapter, the Fire Chief shall inspect or cause to be inspected the vehicles, equipment and premises designated in each application for such license, to determine compliance with the standards prescribed in this chapter, and with the regulations promulgated hereunder. Subsequent to the issuance of any such license hereunder, the Fire Chief shall cause to be inspected each such licensed vehicle, and its equipment and premises, whenever he deems such inspection to be necessary but in any event no less frequently than twice each year. The periodic inspection required hereunder shall be in addition to any other safety or motor vehicle inspection required to be made for ambulances or other motor vehicles, or other inspections to be made, under general law or ordinance, and shall not excuse compliance with any requirement of law or ordinance to display any official certificate of motor vehicle inspection and approval, nor excuse compliance with the requirements of any other applicable general law or ordinance. A copy of each initial, semiannual or other ambulance, equipment and premises inspection report under the provisions of this section shall be promptly transmitted to the applicant or licensee to whom it refers.
(Ord. O75-87, passed 6-3-1975)