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The amount or extent of damage or decay or deterioration which may be done to any building, when in doubt, may be determined by three disinterested persons who are residents of the city, one of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor and one by the owner of the building or his or her agent, and the two thus chosen shall select a third. If the owner or his or her agent refuse to make a selection, the City Council shall select for him or her, and the decision of the persons thus chosen will be final and conclusive and shall be reported to the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 8.12.040)
Pursuant to SDCL § 9-33-11, the city shall require all fire hydrants and water valves be manually tested and inspected twice a year by the Public Works Department. This must be complied with during the months of April or May and October or November. A complete report shall be presented at the first Council meeting following the inspection and testing periods. This report shall include the working conditions and any repairs needed with the cost estimate included.
(Prior Code, § 8.12.200) (Ord. 09-14, passed 10-5-2009)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-33-11
All furnaces and smoke flues shall be kept at least 12 inches from the woodwork. All furnaces shall be placed upon noncombustible foundations which shall extend two feet in front of the ash pit. Floors under stoves shall be protected by some noncombustible covering. The wood in boiler houses shall be at least six feet from the boiler unless sufficiently protected by noncombustible material, and all floors for boiler houses shall be of noncombustible material and shall extend not less than eight feet from the boiler.
(Prior Code, § 8.16.060)
(A) No person shall store or sell fireworks within the city limits without having approval from the City Council and shall first obtain an active license as a wholesaler or retailer from the state under SDCL § 34-37-2.
(B) There shall be no more than one active license as a wholesaler or retailer from the state per 2,000 in population in the city limits.
(C) A wholesale or retail fireworks business is not allowed to be located on Main Street between 4th Avenue and South Boulevard.
(D) The permit for a fireworks business located in the city limits shall not be transferable to another fireworks business without approval to do so from the City Council.
(E) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to discharge any CONSUMER FIREWORKS, defined as fireworks designed primarily to produce visible effects by combustion in the city limits. This does not include LOW IMPACT FIREWORKS, defined as ground or handheld sparkling devices or novelties.
(F) The division (E) above does not apply to the city-sponsored fireworks display.
(Prior Code, § 9.16.010) (Ord. 22-01, passed 4-7-2022) Penalty, see § 91.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 34-37-2
FIRE PREVENTION REGULATIONS
Pursuant to §§ 79.501 and 79.1001 of the Uniform Fire Code, the storage of flammable liquids outside in above-ground tanks is prohibited, and the limits referred to in the Uniform Fire Code in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted are established as follows: 150 feet on either and/or both sides of Main Street between 4th Avenue and 6th Avenue.
(Prior Code, § 8.08.040)
It is unlawful to erect or remove to any of the grounds included within the territory designated as the fire limits of the city any building or addition to any building not made and built with entire outside walls composed of stone, cement, hollow tile, brick, or other noncombustible material not less than six inches thick and roofed with slate, tin, zinc, iron, cement, asbestos, magnesia, or other fire-proof roofing nor rebuild or repair any wooden buildings which become damaged by fire or otherwise decayed to the extent of 50% or more of the value thereof, and no wooden building shall be repaired so as to be raised higher or to occupy a greater space than before.
(Prior Code, § 8.12.020) Penalty, see § 91.99
Any building or addition to a building hereafter erected or constructed within the fire limits in violation of the terms thereof are declared to be a public nuisance, and it shall be the duty of law enforcement to forthwith abate the same. The cost of abating such nuisance shall be collectible from the owner or the property and may be established as a lien on the real estate, building, or material thereof.
(Prior Code, § 8.12.050)
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