Chapter 2.44 — BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY

The fire prevention and public safety bureau (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as "the bureau") is established to provide encouragement for fire and public safety and to enforce local, state and federal requirements and laws relating to public safety as identified by the State Fire Marshal, fire prevention, and fire. (Prior code § 8.40)

The bureau shall consist of the fire chief and all full-time paid employees of the fire department. (Prior code § 8.42)

The bureau is authorized:

• A. To enforce any and all local, state or federal laws, codes, and ordinances that pertain to public safety as identified by the State Fire Marshal, fire prevention, fire, and certain parking violations; and to issue warnings or citation for violations thereof;

• B. To act as a resource for fire and public safety; to inspect all new businesses and issue bureau certificates of occupancy; to provide a regular inspection of all existing businesses; to provide enforcement of all conditions for improvements and/or development attached to property by the planning commission or the city council; to issue burn permits and enforce burn requirements as stated on the permits.

(Prior code § 8.44)

The bureau shall inspect the premises of each new business required to have a business license and issue a bureau certificate of occupancy when the operation is code compliant. The fee for each bureau certificate and inspection shall be $25, payable to the city clerk at the time the business license is obtained. Treble fees will be assessed for failure to obtain an inspection and bureau certificate of occupancy before beginning operation of a new business. (Prior code § 8.46)

The bureau shall inspect the premises of each business that changes ownership or alters the stated operation of the previous business license thereon and issue a bureau certificate of occupancy when the operation is code compliant. The fee for said bureau certificate and inspection shall be $25, payable to the city clerk at the time the business license is obtained. Treble fees will be assessed for failure to obtain an inspection and bureau certificate of occupancy before beginning operation as a change in ownership or an altered operation. (Prior code § 8.48)

The bureau is authorized to enforce:

• A. All codes, laws and ordinances relating to the following:

  1. Red zones;

  2. Hydrants;

  3. Alleys;

  4. No-parking areas;

  5. School bus loading zones;

  6. Handicap parking;

  7. Burning permits;

• B. Conditions imposed on the improvement and/or development of property by the planning commission or city council.

(Prior code § 8.50)

Fines for violations of any code, law, or ordinance as specified in this chapter shall be as specified by city ordinance or by the court having jurisdiction over the matter; provided, however, that for the violations of burning without a permit, or burning after permit hours, burning during "no burn" times, fines are as follows:

• A. First offense, $25;

• B. Second offense, $50;

• C. Third offense, up to $500 fine. (Prior code § 8.52)