CHAPTER 1505
General Requirements and Precautions Against Fire
1505.01   Fire damaged premises and structures.
1505.02   Vacant structures.
1505.03   Duty to report a fire.
1505.04   False alarm of fire.
1505.05   Open burning.
1505.06   Grills, use prohibited.
1505.07   Fireworks.
1505.08   Decorations in non-residential occupancies.
1505.09   Commercial cooking exhaust system.
1505.10   Accumulation of combustible materials.
1505.11   Lock box required.
1505.12   Tar kettles.
1505.13   Address markings.
1505.99   Penalties.
   1505.01 FIRE DAMAGED PREMISES AND STRUCTURES.
   (a)    All premises within the City wherein a fire has occurred, and either interior or exterior damage to the building or structure has been suffered, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Such nuisance may be summarily abated or the premises condemned for occupancy by the Director of Public Safety when he has determined that a hazard to the public health or safety exists, and may be abated in the manner provided in the Codified Ordinances of the City. In either case, prior to such abatement, the premises shall first be inspected by the Building Commissioner and the Fire Chief, or their duly authorized representatives, and each shall make written recommendations to the Director of Public Safety as to specific work to be performed in order to properly abate such nuisance and to protect the public health and safety. The Director of Public Safety shall follow such recommendations to the extent possible in abating such nuisances.
   (b)    The Municipality hereby authorizes the procedures 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 Municipality unless the applicable provisions of the Ohio R.C. 3929.86 are fully complied with. The Director of Finance is hereby designated as the officer authorized to carry out the duties of Ohio R.C. 3929.86.
(Ord. 43-97. Passed 5-27-97.)
   1505.02 VACANT STRUCTURES.
   (a)    Every person owning or having charge or control of any vacant building shall remove all combustible waste and refuse, remove all flammable products or any other materials that represent a potential hazard therefrom, and lock, barricade, or otherwise secure all windows, doors, and other openings in the building to prohibit entry by unauthorized persons.
   (b)    Buildings that are vacant shall maintain all required fire protection systems in service.
   (c)    The Bureau shall have the authority to require an inspection and test of any fire protection system that is in a building or portion thereof that has been vacant for more than thirty days before the building or portion is again occupied.
(Ord. 43-97. Passed 5-27-97.)
   1505.03 DUTY TO REPORT A FIRE.
   (a)    The owner, operator, or lessee, an employee of any owner, operator, or lessee, an occupant, and any person in direct control of any building regulated by the Ohio Building Code, or the owner or occupant of any residential structure, or any person within any residential structure, upon the discovery of an unfriendly fire, or upon receiving information that there is or may be an unfriendly fire on the premises, shall immediately, and with all reasonable dispatch and diligence, call or otherwise notify the Fire Division concerning the fire, and shall spread an alarm immediately to all occupants of the building. No person or entity shall, after being notified of a fire, attempt to control the fire in any manner without first ensuring the Fire Division is being or has been notified.
   (b)    Whenever an alarm monitoring station receives an alarm signal, it shall be assumed the alarm is functioning correctly and reporting an actual fire condition. The alarm monitoring station shall notify the Fire Division immediately, as the first party to be notified, of the alarm condition. All other parties to whom notification is requested shall be contacted only after the Fire Division is notified. Any alarm monitoring station failing to comply with this section shall be assessed a fine of at least five hundred dollars ($500.00), but not more than one thousand dollars ($1000.00).
   (c)    For the purpose of this section, the term "unfriendly fire" means a fire of destructive nature as distinguished from a controlled fire intended for a beneficial purpose.
   (d)    No person or entity shall fail to comply with this section.
(Ord. 43-97. Passed 5-27-97.)
   1505.04 FALSE ALARM OF FIRE.
   (a)    It shall be unlawful for any person to give or assist in giving a false alarm of fire or to proclaim that any fire is extinguished when it is not. Malicious activation of any fire alarm device is considered turning in a false alarm.
   (b)    When an alarm has been turned in that is not reporting an actual fire condition, the person turning in the alarm shall immediately notify the person or persons responsible for the premises. The responsible parties shall then immediately notify the Fire Division. Failure to comply with this section shall be considered the same as turning in a false alarm.
(Ord. 43-97. Passed 5-27-97.)
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