(A) Certificate of occupancy; change of occupancy for commercial/industrial premises. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for initial occupancy or change of occupancy for commercial/ industrial premises, the Fire Marshal shall inspect and approve the receptacles, processes, vehicles, buildings, or storage places to be used for such purposes.
(B) Periodic inspection of commercial/industrial premises. The Fire Marshal shall inspect or cause to be inspected all commercial/industrial premises on a periodic basis, and shall make such orders as may be necessary for the enforcement of the laws and ordinances governing the same and for safeguarding of life and property from fire. Any person, company, corporation, partnership, or individual who either refuses to allow such inspections or hinders or obstructs the Fire Marshal or his designee in the performance of such inspection, during a reasonably acceptable time of day, shall be subject to penalties hereinafter provided.
(C) Order to remedy hazardous conditions. Whenever any inspection reveals in any building, or upon any premises or other places, combustible or explosive matter or dangerous accumulations of rubbish or unnecessary accumulation 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, the same shall be ordered to be removed or remedied, and such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of the premises or buildings.
(1) Service of order. 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 the occupant personally or by delivering the same to and leaving it with any person in charge of the premises or by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of the premises. Whenever it may be necessary to serve such an order upon the owner of the premises, such order may be served either by delivering to and leaving with the person a copy of the order or, if such owner is absent from the jurisdiction of the office making the order, by mailing such copy by certified mail to the owner's last known post office address or street address.
(2) Failure to comply with order. Any owner or occupant failing to comply with such order within five (5) days after the service of the order shall be liable to penalties as hereinafter provided.
('74 Code, § 10-7) (Ord. 79-44, passed 2-21-80) Penalty, see § 33.99