CHAPTER 1521
Starting Fires
1521.01   Spreading fires through negligence.
1521.02   Causing fire in place of accommodation; posting of notice.
1521.03   Setting fire to property of another.
1521.04   Throwing flaming objects.
1521.05   Fire-damaged structures; removal or repair securing fund.
1521.99   Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Power to regulate against fires - see Ohio R.C. 737.21, 737.37
   Investigation of fires - see Ohio R.C. 737.27, 3737.08
   Arson - see GEN. OFF. 541.02
1521.01 SPREADING FIRES THROUGH NEGLIGENCE.
   No person shall set, kindle or cause to be set or kindled, any fire, which through his negligence, spreads beyond its immediate confines to any structure, field or wood lot.
(Ord. 117-65. Passed 8-30-65.)
1521.02 CAUSING FIRE IN PLACE OF ACCOMMODATION; POSTING OF NOTICE.
   (a)   No person shall, in any hotel, motel, rooming house, tenement house, convalescent home, apartment house, lodging house, hospital, child care facility or similar place of abode, by any means, through carelessness, neglect or negligence, set fire to or cause the burning of any bedding, furniture, rug, curtain, drape or other household furniture or fitting or any other part of the building or premises in such a manner as to endanger the safety of any person or property.
   (b)   It shall be the duty of the manager, owner or lessee of any hotel or motel to post the provisions of subsection (a) of this section in a conspicuous place in each room occupied by guests in the hotel or motel, and it shall be the duty of the manager, owner or lessee of any rooming house, lodging house, apartment house, tenement house, convalescent home, hospital, child care facility or similar place of abode, to post the provisions of subsection (a) of this section in conspicuous places upon such premises. Each day that the provisions of this section are not complied with shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 37-70. Passed 5-25-70.)
1521.03 SETTING FIRE TO PROPERTY OF ANOTHER.
   No person shall maliciously or negligently set fire to woods, prairies or grounds, not his property, or maliciously permit fire to pass from his prairie or grounds to do injury or destruction to the property of any other person.
(Ord. 117-65. Passed 8-30-65.)
1521.04 THROWING FLAMING OBJECTS.
   No person shall throw any fireball or other object saturated with or containing flammable liquids or other combustible materials.
(Ord. 79-63. Passed 8-26-63.)
1521.05 FIRE-DAMAGED STRUCTURES; REMOVAL OR REPAIR SECURING FUND.
   (a)   The City hereby authorizes the procedure described in Ohio R.C. 3929.86 (C) and (D) to be implemented whereby no insurance company doing business in the State shall pay a claim of a named insured for fire damage to a structure located within the City unless the applicable provisions of Ohio R.C. 3929.86 are fully complied with. The Director of Public Service is hereby designated as the officer authorized to carry out the duties of Ohio R.C. 3929.86.
   (b)   The Clerk of Council shall file a certified copy of this ordinance with the State Superintendent of Insurance.
(Ord. 24-85. Passed 3-25-85.)
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