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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
§
91.01
Adoption of 2003 International Fire Code
There
is hereby adopted for the purpose of regulating and governing
conditions hazardous to life and property and establishing
standards, rules and regulations to protect life and property
from fire within the City, certain fire prevention codes
known as the International Fire Code, 2003 Edition, as recommended
by the International Code Council, and Regulations Promulgated
by State Fire Marshal Governing Safety to Life from Fire
and Like Emergencies in Buildings and Structures; and General
Fire Prevention, one printed copy of which, in book form
have been and are now filed in the office of the City Clerk
and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference
herein and made a part hereof as if fully set out and spread
forth at length herein and from the date in which this chapter
shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall control,
regulate and govern conditions hazardous to life and property
from fire within the City.
(Neb. RS 18-132, 19-902, 19-922, 81-502) (‘63 Code,
§ 7-4-1) (Ord. 3057, passed 10-7-85; Am. Ord. 04-12,
passed 6-7-04)
REGULATIONS
§
91.20 OUTSIDE FIRES.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry fire in or
through any Street or lot in the City unless the same be
contained in a closed or secure pen or vessel, or to make
any fire outside of the building owned or occupied by them
or inside the building or buildings, except such fires as
are necessary for domestic purposes, when some may be dangerous
to the property or to the property of others. The Chief
of the Fire Department and Chief of Police shall each have
power to suppress any such fire forthwith. The building
of fires in the fire limits outside of buildings therein
is hereby prohibited.
(‘63 Code, § 7-2-3) Penalty, see § 10.99
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91.21 STOVES, FIREPLACES AND CHIMNEYS.
All stoves and other heating devices shall be installed
at a proper distance from combustible materials and portions
of the building. Any combustible materials or portions of
the building that are dangerously close to the heating devices
shall be protected by noncombustible material. All chimneys,
flues and fireplaces shall be kept clean and free from excessive
accumulation of ashes, soot or cinders and shall be kept
in good and proper repair. This section shall apply both
to existing structures and those which may hereafter be
erected.
(Neb. RS 16-222) (‘63 Code, § 7-2-4) Penalty,
see § 10.99
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91.22 RUBBISH AND MATERIAL.
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave or deposit
any combustible or inflammable rubbish or material in any
building, lot or street within the City and leave it exposed.
(Neb. RS 16-222) (‘63 Code, § 7-2-5) (Ord. 720,
passed 7-6-51) Penalty, see § 10.99 Statutory reference:
Similar state law, see Neb. RS 1 6-227
FIRE
PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
§
91.23 BURNING REGULATIONS.
It shall be lawful to build or set out certain fires, provided
that the person building the fires shall have the substance
to be burned in a fireproof trash burner or incinerator
with a metal fireproof screen of not more than one-half
inch mesh and located at least 20 feet from any building.
The incinerator shall be built in such a way as to not permit
the escape of burning substances. If any person shall require
a fire in the course of that person’s trade such as
a contractor, the fire shall be built and maintained in
the manner prescribed by the Fire Chief. All fires shall
be built after 7:00 a. m. and completely extinguished by
8:00 p.m., except the aforesaid fires used in the course
of a trade which shall be allowed during such hours as the
Fire Chief shall prescribe. It shall be unlawful for any
person to set fire to, burn or cause to be burned any garbage,
animal matter, vegetable matter, straw, hay, leaves or brush.
There may be exceptions, but the Fire Chief will have to
address them on a case by case issue. There shall be no
burning inside the City limits.
(‘63 Code, § 7-2-6) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Burning regulations, authority, see Neb. RS 1 6-222 and
16-22 7
Statewide burning ban; local exceptions, see Neb. RS 85-520.01
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91.24 BURNING PERMITS.
Burn permits will be issued seven days a week between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. You must apply for burn
permits in person at the Columbus Fire Department main station
located at 1459 26th Avenue in Columbus. Burn permits are
only issued for a day at a time. Burn permits will only
be issued if weather conditions are favorable.
TRANSPORTATION
AND PARKING
§
72.18 PARKING NEAR FIRE HYDRANTS.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle
or to allow any vehicle to remain standing for any purpose
whatsoever or for any period of time whatsoever within 15
feet of a fire hydrant.
(‘63 Code, § 10-4-6) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-98;
Am. Ord. 02-53, passed 10-7-02) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Stopping, standing and parking, see Neb. RS 60-6,166
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72.39 PARKING IN FIRE ZONES; PROHIBITED.
(A) Definition and designation offire zones.
(1) The Fire Chief, with notice to the Police Chief, may
request or require that a public or private property owner
establish fire zones on the owner’s property where
the health, safety, and welfare of the public requires it.
(2) An owner of public or private property may, with the
written approval of the Chief of Police, erect on the owner’s
property a standard sign(s) and paint a curb or boundary
area red to create a fire zone.
(3) Fire zones shall be marked with a red painted curb or
boundary area and/or a standard fire zone sign. This sign
will state “Fire Zone, No Stopping, Standing, or Parking.”
The cost of painting and signing fire zones shall be solely
that of the owner or possessor of the real property. Maintenance
of fire zones shall be the sole responsibility of the owner
or possessor of the real property.
(4) No person shall park, stop, or
leave standing a vehicle in an area or space set aside and
identified by painting and/or signage as a fire zone.
(B) Enforcement.
(1) An owner of public or private property who has created
a fire zone appoints and authorizes the City as the agent
of the owner and impliedly authorizes the full enforcement
by the City of the fire zone parking restriction on that
property.
(2) A law enforcement officer, or Community Service Technician,
employed or authorized by the City who finds a motor vehicle
which is not an authorized emergency vehicle parked, stopped
or standing, whether occupied or unoccupied, in an area
designated as a fire zone may issue a parking violation
notice to the operator, owner or other person in charge
of the motor vehicle.
(Ord. 02-53, passed 10-7-02) Penalty, see § 10.99
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71.134 DRIVING OVER FIRE HOSE.
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to drive
a vehicle over an unprotected fire hose. (‘63 Code,
§ 10-9-13) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-98) Penalty, see
§ 10.99
Statutory reference:
Similar state law, see Neb. RS 60-6,184
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