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WINDSOR HEIGHTS, IA CODE OF ORDINANCES
ORDINANCES PENDING CODIFICATION
SUPPLEMENT RECORD
CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 2 CHARTER
CHAPTER 3 BOUNDARIES
CHAPTER 4 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 7 FISCAL MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 8 URBAN RENEWAL
CHAPTER 9 HOTEL-MOTEL TAX
CHAPTER 10 DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 11 URBAN REVITALIZATION
CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
CHAPTER 17 CITY COUNCIL
CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK
CHAPTER 19 FINANCE DIRECTOR/TREASURER
CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY
CHAPTER 21 CITY ADMINISTRATOR
CHAPTER 22 PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CHAPTER 23 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 30 POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 30.11 UNBIASED POLICING POLICY
CHAPTER 31 ALARM SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 35 FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 36 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS
CHAPTER 37 FIRE CODE
CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC OFFENSES
CHAPTER 50 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 51 DAMAGED OR INOPERABLE VEHICLES
CHAPTER 52 ABANDONED VEHICLES
CHAPTER 53 LITTER CONTROL
CHAPTER 54 NOISE POLLUTION
CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
CHAPTER 56 DANGEROUS DOGS
CHAPTER 57 ILLEGAL OR DANGEROUS ANIMALS
CHAPTER 60 TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 91 CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL
CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
CHAPTER 98 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 100 REGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER AND COMMERCIAL WASTEWATER
CHAPTER 101 STORM WATER DRAINAGE UTILITY
CHAPTER 102 ILLICIT DISCHARGE TO STORM SEWER SYSTEM
CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL AND RECYCLING
CHAPTER 106 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE
CHAPTER 107 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 112 FRANCHISE FEES
CHAPTER 113 CABLE TELEVISION REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS
CHAPTER 122 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
CHAPTER 123 HOUSE MOVERS
CHAPTER 124 PAWNBROKERS
CHAPTER 125 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES
CHAPTER 126 PUBLIC DANCE HALLS
CHAPTER 135 EXCAVATIONS OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 137 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS
CHAPTER 138 STREET AND SIDEWALK GRADES
CHAPTER 139 NAMING OF STREETS
CHAPTER 140 DRIVEWAY REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 141 FIBER OPTIC CABLE LICENSE
CHAPTER 142 PARKLETS
CHAPTER 150 BUILDING NUMBERING
CHAPTER 151 TREES AND VEGETATION
CHAPTER 152 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
CHAPTER 153 TEMPORARY SIGNS
CHAPTER 155 BUILDING CODES
CHAPTER 156 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND RENTAL HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 157 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS
CHAPTER 158 MECHANICAL CODE
CHAPTER 159 PLUMBING CODE
CHAPTER 160 CONSTRUCTION SITE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
CHAPTER 161 POST-CONSTRUCTION STORM WATER CONTROL
CHAPTER 162 FUEL GAS CODE
CHAPTER 163 DEMOLITION & RAZE PERMIT
CHAPTER 165 ZONING CODE - GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 166 ZONING CODE - DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 167 ZONING CODE - USE TYPES
CHAPTER 168 ZONING CODE - ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 169 ZONING CODE - OVERLAY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 170 ZONING CODE - DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS
CHAPTER 171 TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES
CHAPTER 172 ZONING CODE - SUPPLEMENTAL SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 173 ZONING CODE - LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING STANDARDS
CHAPTER 174 ZONING CODE - OFF-STREET PARKING
CHAPTER 175 ZONING CODE - SIGN REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 176 ZONING CODE - NONCONFORMING DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 177 ZONING CODE - ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 178 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
CHAPTER 179 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
CHAPTER 180 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
CHAPTER 181 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 183 MOBILE FOOD UNITS
CHAPTER 185 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
35.04 FIRE CHIEF DUTIES.
   The Fire Chief shall have the following powers and duties:
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 372.14[4])
   1.   Personnel. Appoint, assign, reassign, promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, and discharge all personnel of the Fire Department in compliance with law and ordinance.
   2.   Set Compensation. Fix the compensation of all personnel appointed by the Fire Chief, subject to the approval of the Council.
   3.   Management. Be responsible for the direction and control of all operations and affairs of the Fire Department; be vested with all powers, rights, and privileges attending the responsibility of management; and exercise the same, where appropriate, by rules, directives, or other orders which shall be binding on all personnel of the Fire Department when duly promulgated.
   4.   Organization. Determine and establish the form of organization of the Fire Department; create subordinate organizational subdivisions or sections within the Fire Department; and determine and define the functions, duties, and responsibilities of each.
   5.   Classification Plan. Determine and establish such classifications or ranks, grades, and positions for personnel within the Fire Department as the Fire Chief may deem appropriate as provided in the Department Rules and Regulations; prescribe the uniform and uniform insignia for all ranks; define and designate the authority, responsibility, duties, assignments, rights, and privileges for each such rank, grade, or position; and establish the order of succession to positions of command within the Fire Department.
   6.   Employee Performance. Regulate attendance, conduct, training, discipline, and procedures for all personnel of the Fire Department; make all other rules, regulations, and orders as may be deemed necessary for the management of the Fire Department and its personnel; and institute a system of periodic performance evaluation for all members of the Fire Department.
   7.   Property. Acquire, hold, control, and maintain all property, equipment, facilities, and premises necessary to the operation of the Fire Department; and dispose of the same in such manner as may be authorized by law.
   8.   Records. Establish and modify systems for the reception, processing, and maintenance of reports and records of all occurrences, or alleged occurrences of fire, arson, and Fire Code violations in the City, and of the administration, management, and operations of the Fire Department; and establish procedures, not inconsistent with law, for the safekeeping, photocopying, and destruction of records of the Fire Department.
   9.   Reports. Compile annually an analytical report based upon the records maintained by the Fire Department and summarizing the activities of the Fire Department for the year. The report shall be filed with the Council and may contain recommendations for the improvement of the Fire Department.
   10.   Fire Prevention. Enforce all laws and ordinances regulating fire prevention requirements with the City.
   11.   Right of Entry. Have the power of entry into any building or premises within the Fire Chief’s jurisdiction for the purpose of making such investigation or inspection which, under law or ordinance, the Fire Chief may consider necessary to be made.
   12.   Fire Hazards. Make such recommendations to owners, occupants, managers, or caretakers of buildings for the purposes of eliminating fire hazards as are provided for by law or ordinance.
   13.   State Fire Marshal. At the request of the State Fire Marshal, and as provided by law, aid such Marshal in the performance of the Marshal’s duties by investigating, preventing and reporting data pertaining to fires.
   14.   Building Plans. Review all commercial building and remodeling plans for compliance with appropriate Fire Codes; file a report of findings to appropriate departments or agencies.
   15.   Water Supply. Review and monitor the City water system as it relates to fire protection, making recommendations to the Public Works Director regarding repairs, modifications, or additions to said system as required to maintain or improve fire protection.
   16.   Emergency Management. Serve in capacity of emergency management officer for the City; coordinate activities with the Polk County Emergency Management Agency; write and update a disaster plan for the City; develop and maintain the emergency operations center as a functional system capable of operating effectively in a disaster mode; seek available State and federal moneys to improve disaster response capabilities; assure that all City personnel are aware of their duties in a disaster situation; conduct at least one disaster drill each year to test response capabilities; and perform other tasks assigned by the Council and the County Emergency Management Agency.
   17.   Council Meetings. Attend all Council meetings unless excused by the City Administrator.
   18.   Authority at Fires. When in charge of a fire scene, direct an operation as necessary to extinguish or control a fire, perform a rescue operation, investigate the existence of a suspected or reported fire, gas leak, or other hazardous condition, or take any other action deemed necessary in the reasonable performance of the department’s duties.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 102.2)
   19.   Control of Scenes. Prohibit an individual, vehicle or vessel from approaching a fire scene and remove from the scene any object, vehicle, vessel or individual that may impede or interfere with the operation of the Fire Department.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 102.2)
   20.   Authority to Barricade. When in charge of a fire scene, place or erect ropes, guards, barricades or other obstructions across a street, alley, right-of-way, or private property near the location of the fire or emergency so as to prevent accidents or interference with the firefighting efforts of the Fire Department, to control the scene until any required investigation is complete, or to preserve evidence related to the fire or other emergency.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 102.3)