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3625 Regulating Fire HazardsURDINANCE NO. 3625 _j�ublished in the Salina J carnal 1 v 1928 AN ORDINANCE providing for the inspection of buildings and premises by the Fire Department.. regulating certain hazards to safe- guard the public and property against fire, and providing penalties for the violation thereof, and repealing certain ordinances or parts of ordinances of the City of Salina. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas: Section 1. It shall be the duty of the chief of the fire department to inspect or cause to be inspected by fire department officers or members, as often as may be necessary, but not less than twice a year in outlying districts and four times a year in the closely built portions of the city, all buildings, premises and public thoroughfares, except the interiors of private dwellings, for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any condition liable to cause fire, or any violations of the provisions or intent of any ordinance of the city affecting the fire hazard. Section 2. Whenever any officer or member shall find in any building or upon any premises or other place, combustible or ex- plosive matter, or any unnecessary accumulation of rubbish, waste paper, boxes, shavings or any other highly inflammable materials especially liable to fire, and which is so situated as to endanger property, or shall find obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows, liable to interfer with the operations of the fire department, or egress of occupants, in case of fire, he shall order the same to be removed or remedied, and such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of such premises or buildings, subject to appeal within twenty-four hours to the Board of Commissions, who shall within ten days review such order and file a decision thereon, and unless the order is revoked or modified it shall remain in full force and be obeyed by such owner or occupant. Any owner or occupant failing to comply with such order with- in ten days after said appeal shall have been determined, or, if no appeal is taken, then within ten days after the service of the said order, shall be liable to a penalty as hereinafter stated. Section 3. The service of any such order shall be made upon the occupant of the premises to whom it is directed by either deliver- ing a true copy of same to such occupant personally or by delivering the same to and leaving it with any person in charge of the premises, or in case no such person is found upon the premises by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of the said premises. ohenever it may be necessary to serve such an order upon the owner of premises, such order may be served either by delivering to and leaving with the said person a true copy of the said order, or, if such owner is absent from the jurisdiction of the officer making the order, by mailing such copy to the ownerAs last known post -office address. ,lection 4. -iny person, firm or corporation failing to do any of the things that are herein commanded to be done or violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than five dollars (qs5) nor more than twenty-five dollars (25) for each offense, and each and every day that any of the terms, conditions or provisions of this ordinance are not complied with shall be considered a separate offense. Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication in the official city paper. Attest: Introduced, November 19th, 1G28 Passed, Chas . E. Banker I t y er STATE OF KANSAS ) ) 6S CUUN-11 OF SALINE ) November 26th, 1928 r�y T. Helvering —Mayor I, Chas. E. hanker, City Clerk of the City of Salina, Kansas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a truei and correct copy of Ordinance No. 3625 passed and approved by the Board of Com- missione7-s of the City of Salina, November 26, 1U28; and a record of the vote on its final adoption is found on page _ & Journal No. 12. t, Cler �—� (Published in the Salina Journal ORDINANCE NO. 3625 19 28) AN ORDINANCE providing for the inspection of buildings and premises by the Fire Department, regulating certain hazards to safe- guard the public and property against fire, and providing penalties for the violation thereof, and repealing certain ordinances oroparts of ordinances of the City of Salina. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas: Section 1. It shall. be the duty of.the chief of the fire department to inspect or cause to be inspected by fire department officers or members, as often as may be necessary, but not less than twice a year in outlying districts and four times a year in the closely built portions of the city, all buibdings,,premises and public thoroughfares, except the interiors of private dwellings, for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any condition liable to cause fire, or any violations of the provisions or intent of any ordinance of the city affecting the fire hazard. Section.2. Whenever any officer or member shall find in any building or upon any premises or other place, combustible or ex- plosive matter, or an unnecessary accumulation of rubbish, waste paper, boxes, shavings or any other highly inflammable materials especially liable to fire, and which is so situated as to endanger property, or shall find obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows, liable to interfere with the operations of the fire department, or egress of occupants, in case of fire, he shall order the -same to be removed or remedied, and such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of such premises or buildings, subject to appeal within twenty-four hours to the Board of 'Cormiissions, who shall within ten days review such order and file a decision thereon, and unless the order is revoked or modified it shall remain in full force and be obeyed by such owner or occupant. Any owner or occupant failing to comply with ouch order with- in ten days after said appeal shall have been determined, or, if no appeal is taken, then within ten days after the service of the said order, shall be liable to a penalty as hereinafter stated. Section B. The service of any such order shall be made upon the occupant of the premises to whom it is directed by either delivering a true copy of same to such occupant personally or by delivering the same to and leaving it with any person in charge of the premises, or in case no such person is found upon the premises by a ffixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of the said premises. Whenever it may be necessary to serve such an order upon the owner of premises, such order may be served either by delivering to and leaving with the said person a true copy of the said order, or, if such owner is absent from the jurisdiction of the officer making the order, by mailing such copy to the owner's last known post -office address. Section 4. Any person, firm or corporation failing to do any of the things that are herein commanded to be done or violating 11 any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5) nor more than twenty-five dollars (625) for each offense, and each and every day that any of the terms, conditions or provisions of this ordinance are not complied with shall be con- sidered a separate offense. Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.,; Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication in the official city paper. Introduced, 'November 19th, 1928 Passed, November Z9 z/// f Attest; i Y e r