(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person wilfully to obstruct, hinder or delay any member of the civil defense organization in the enforcement of any rule or regulation issued pursuant to § 30.01, or to do any act forbidden by any rule or regulation issued pursuant to the authority contained in § 30.01. It shall likewise be unlawful for any person to wear, carry or display any emblem, insignia or any other means of identification as a member of the civil defense organization of the city, unless authority so to do has been granted to the person by the proper officials. Convictions for violations of the provisions of § 30.01 shall be punishable by fine not to exceed $100.
(C) (1) Any person being convicted of any demeanor, according to § 30.15(E), shall be fined in a sum of not exceeding $25. Provided, however, that, any person so convicted shall have the right to appeal.
(2) Any owner or occupant of a building or other structure or premises, who shall keep or maintain the same when, for want of repair, or by reason of age or dilapidated condition, or for any cause, it is especially liable to fire and which is so situated as to endanger buildings or property of others, or is especially liable to fire and which is occupied to that fire would endanger other persons or their property therein, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10, nor more than $50.
(3) Any owner or occupant of any building or other structure, or premises, who shall keep or maintain the same with an improper arrangement of a stove, range, furnace or other heating appliance of any kind whatever, including chimneys, flues and pipes with which the same may be connected, so as to be dangerous in the matter of fire, or health, or safety of persons or property of others; or who shall keep or maintain any building, other structure or premises with an improper arrangement of a lightening devices or system, or with a storage of explosives, petroleum, gasoline, kerosene, chemicals, vegetable products, ashes, combustibles, inflammable materials, refuse or with any other condition which shall be dangerous in character to the persons health or property of others; or which shall be dangerous in the matter of promoting, augmenting or causing fires; or which shall create conditions dangerous to firefighters, occupants of the building, structure or premises other than the maintain or thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $10, nor mor than $50.
(4) No prosecution shall be brought under divisions (C)(2) and (C)(3) above until the order provided for in § 30.15 be given, and the party notified shall fail refuse to comply with the same.
(5) The penalties provided for herein shall be recovered by the city in the same manner as provided by law for the enforcement of fines, forfeitures and punishments for offenses against the city.
(6) Every day’s maintenance of any of the conditions prohibited in any of the foregoing sections shall be a distinct and separate offense.
(7) All misdemeanors herein provided for shall be prosecuted, and all fines and forfeitures herein provided for shall be recovered and enforced, in the same manner as provided by law for the enforcement of fines, forfeitures, penalties and punishments for offenses generally against the city.
(Ord. passed 8-30-1943; Ord. passed 5-25-1967)