(a) The Fire Chief shall inspect, or cause to be inspected by the officers and men of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or the Fire Department, as often as may be necessary, but not less than twice a year in outlying districts and twice a year in the closely built portions of the City, all buildings, premises and public places, for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire, or any violations of the provisions or intent of any ordinance of the City affecting the fire hazard.
(b) Whenever any inspector shall find in any building, or upon any premises or other place, combustible or explosive matter or dangerous accumulations of rubbish or unnecessary accumulations of waste paper, boxes, shavings, or any highly flammable materials especially liable to fire, and which is so situated as to endanger property; or shall find obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows, liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire Department or egress of occupants in case of fire, he shall order the same to be removed or remedied. Such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of such premises or building, subject to appeal within twenty-four hours to the Fire Chief as provided in Section 143.09.
(c) Any owner or occupant failing to comply with such order within a reasonable period after the service of the order shall be liable to the penalty as provided in Section 143.99.
(d) The service of any such order may be made upon the occupant of the premises to whom it is directed, either by delivering a copy of same to such occupants personally, by delivering a copy to any person in charge of the premises or, in case no person is found upon the premises, by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of such premises. Whenever it may be necessary to serve an order upon the owner of the premises, the order may be served either by delivering a copy to such owner personally or, if such owner is absent from the jurisdiction of the officer making the order, by mailing a copy to the owner's last known address.
(Ord. 45-92. Passed 7-20-92.)