The Fire Marshal shall have the right at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of examination, to enter into and upon all buildings and premises within the municipality. It shall be his or her duty 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 premises belonging thereto. Whenever he or she shall find any building or other structure which is especially liable to fire and which is so situated as to endanger other buildings or property, or so occupied that the fire would endanger other persons or property therein, 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 same 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, combustible, flammable 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 combatting a fire or to occupants, he or she shall order the same to be removed or remedied, and such order shall be forthwith complied with by the owner or occupant of the building or premises. If the owner or occupant deems himself or herself aggrieved by such order, he or she may, within five days, appeal such order to the Mayor, who shall investigate the cause of the complaint and, unless such order is revoked by the Mayor, such order shall remain in force and be forthwith complied with by the owner or occupant. Any owner or occupant who fails to comply with such order within a ten day period from the date of such notice shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Penalty, see § 10.99