Ordinance 147 T141
0 INANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LUAr:II BEACH,FLORIDA,
PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION QF ATFL DISTRICTS AIM
9UILDINGS OF THE CITY AND REQUIRING THE CHIEF OF
THF; FIRE DEPART�.1"UT TO ORDER THE F14 !1OVAL OF COrri-
BUSTIBLE KATTER AND OBSTRUCTIONS `TO EGRESS MR0
BUILDINGS AND IRESCRIBING A YRNALTY FOR THE 'VIO-
LATION THMROF OR OF TI-U-4, ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF THE
FIRE DEPART EETT. '
BE IT ORDAINED By the City Council of the City of L-Iiami Beach,
Florida, as follows:
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 conditions
liable to cause fire, or any violations of the provisions or in-
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tent of any ordinance of the city afleCtln, the sir o
Whenever any officex or member shall find in any buildings,
or upon any premises or other place, combustible or explosive y
matter or dangerous accumulation of rubbish or unnecessary accu- �
r4ulation of waste paper, boxes, shavings, or any other highly in-
flaymable materials especially liable to fire and which is so situ--
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ated' as to endanger property, or shall find obstructions to or on
fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows, liable to in-
terfere with the operations of the fire department , or egreS of
accupants, 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 of buildings , subject to .
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appeal within tvient;T-four hours to the MayorVJithothe` �i
City Clerk
hours review such order and file his decision thereon, and unless
the order is revoked or modified it shall remain in full force and
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be obeyed by such owner or occupant.
Any owner or occupant fail.iri to comply with such order
within 4 hours wfter said appeal shall have been determined, or
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if no appeal is taken, then within_ 48 hours �.f ter the service of
said order, shall be liable to a penalty as hereinafter stated.
The service of any such order shall be made upon the occu-
pant 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 premo
miles, 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. 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
City, by mailing such copy to the owner's last known post-office
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address.Each/after the expiration of said- twenty-four hours or
48 hours after appeal is made that such accumulation or obstruct.
ion shall be allowed to remain without removal or remedy shall
constitute a separate and distinct offense against this Ordinance.
20 Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the a
provisions of this Ordinance, or who shall fail to comply with the "
Order herein provided to be made by the Chief of the Fire Depart-
ment , shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall forfeit and pay a fine of not more than Twenty-five Dollars
for the first offence or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding
thirty days, and by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars or
by imprisonment in jail for not more than ninety days for violation
of this ordinance, after the first order of said. Chief shall have
been, complied with.
3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
4e This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
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after its passaged and posting~ in accordance j-rith lai==r.
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ASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of January, A' v• 1921
CITY COUNCIL OF TIP, CITY OF 1J1.IAMI
B'�.ACH,FLORIDA,
By President.
Attest; �. �jr City Clerk
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