(A) The Fire Marshal or designee, upon the complaint of any person having an interest in any building or adjacent property, or without any complaint, shall have the right at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of examination, to enter into and upon all buildings and premises within the city. It shall be his or her duty monthly or more often to enter upon and make or cause to be entered upon and made a thorough examination of all mercantile, manufacturing and public buildings, together with the adjacent premises.
(B) Whenever he or she shall find any building or other structure which, for want of repair or by reason of age or dilapidated conditions or for any cause, is especially liable to fire and which is situated so as to endanger other buildings or property or so occupied that the fire would endanger persons or property within, and whenever he or she shall find an improper or dangerous arrangement of stoves, ranges, furnaces or other heating appliances of any kind whatsoever, including chimneys, flues and pipes with which the appliances may be connected, or a dangerous arrangement of lighting devices or electrical wiring or a dangerous or unlawful storage of explosives, compounds, petroleum, gasoline, kerosene, dangerous chemicals, vegetable products, ashes, combustibles, inflammable refuse materials, wastepaper, rags or other conditions which may be dangerous in character or liable to cause or promote fire or create conditions dangerous to firefighters combating a fire or to occupants, he or she shall order such conditions to be removed or remedied, and the order shall be forthwith complied with by the owner or occupant of the building or premises.
(1998 Code, § 54-40) (Ord. 04-15, passed 5-19-2004) Penalty, see § 32.999
Statutory reference:
Authority of city to provide for condemnation and removal of structures constituting fire hazards, see Tex. Local Gov’t Code § 342.012