(A) It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief or the Fire Marshal to inspect, or cause to be inspected by the Fire Prevention Bureau, or by the Fire Department officers and members, as often as necessary, all buildings, premises, and public thoroughfares except the interiors of private dwellings, for the purposes of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire, or for discovering any violations of the provisions or intent of any ordinance of the village affecting fire hazards, fire safety, or fire prevention.
(B) Whenever any inspector shall find in any building, or on any premises or other place, 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 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 or she shall order the same to be removed or remedied. This order shall be complied with immediately by the owner or occupant of the premises or building, subject to appeal within 24 hours to the Fire Marshal, as provided in § 91.22.
(C) Any owner or occupant failing to comply with the order within a reasonable period after the service of the order shall be prosecuted for a violation of this chapter.
(D) The service of any such order may be made on the owner or occupant of the premises in which the violation in question has been found, either by delivering a copy to the owner or occupant personally or by delivering a copy to and leaving it with any person in charge of the premises. In case no person is found on the premises, by affixing a copy in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of the premises. Alternatively, such notices may be served by certified mail, return receipt requested.
(Ord. 05-0251, passed 3-16-05; Am. Ord. 11-0923, passed 9-21- 11; Am. Ord. 11-0935, passed 11- 2-11; Am. Ord. 12-1016, passed 11-7-12; Am. Ord. 17-1347, passed 3-1-17; Am. Ord. 22-1811, passed 12-7-22)