The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-05
First Published April 5, 1919
ORDINANCE NO. 200

lating to the construction of build
ings therein and the issuance OF
permits therefor and providing
penalties therefor and repeating
Ordinance No. 80.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAY
OR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LIBERAL, KANSAS.
Section |. All that portion of the
city of Liberal embraced within the
territory hereinafter described and
designated shall constitute and be
known as the fire limits of said city,
to-wit: All of Blocks 27, %, 32, 33,
81, 81, ny Block 38 Including Lots
/, 2, 8, a, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, l / and 12)
AZ, original town, and all of Dayton's
Addition to said city.
Section ii. No person shall con-
struct, erect, place or move or cause
to be constructed, erected, placed or
moved upon any ground included in
the fire limits of said city as defined
in Section l of this ordinance, any
building or structure or any addition
to any building or structure, unless
composed of brick, stone, concrete,
or other incombustable material, and
unless the roof thereof shall be COW
cred with slate, metal or other fire
proof material, and unless such
building shall have substantial fire
walls extending at least eighteen
inches in height above the place
where the roof connects with the
walls; provided, that the provisions
of this ordinance shall not apply to
water closets or sheds, which may be
built of wood and covered with me-
talic siding, but said closets or sheds
shall not be more than eight feet
long, or six feet wide, or eight feet
high.
Section III. Before any person, firm
or corporation shall build, construct
erect or move any building, or any
addition to any building in the said
fire limits in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance they shall
first take out building permit which
shall be issued by the city clerk and
which shall provide the specified.
tions of said building and which spec
| ifications must be complied with by
the builder thereof.
Section ~. Before any permit
shall be issued by the city clerk as
provided for in Section III hereof
the applicant therefor shall first pre-.
sent such application to the fire chief
of said city, together with the plans
and specifications for said building
and secure his approval thereon. II
such plans and specifications are not
in conformity with the provisions OF
the ordinance of said city, or if in
his judgment such building would be
hazardous or dangerous, then said
fire chief may refuse to approve such
application for permit; in which case
the same shall not be issued by the
city clerk. The fee for permits shall
be $1.00 which shall paid to the city
clerk before the permit is issued
one-half of said fee shall be paid to
the fire chief and the other one-half
retained by the city.
Section V. Any building in whole
or in part erected or moved in viola
ton of this ordinance shall be deem
ed a nuisance subject to be removed
by the city marshal or firechief at
the expense of the owner thereof,
and any person or persons resisting
the officer or his assistants in max
ing such removal shall, upon convic-
ton thereof, be fined in any sum not
less than $1,000 nor more than $780,
100. And any person violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall
upon conviction thereof be fined not
less than $4,000 nor more than
$500.00; and a neglect or refusal to
remove any building or structure or
additions thereof erected or moved
in violation of the provisions of this
ordinance for twenty-four hours af-
ter conviction for such erection or
moving, shall be deemed a new Of
Tense. Any person knowingly con-
tributing to or aiding in the erection
or moving of any building or addi-
ton shall be deemed guilty of vio-
lation of this ordinance.
Section vi. 1t shall be the duty
of the city marshal and the fire chief
or either of them, whenever any
building or structure or addition
thereto has been erected or shall be
commenced in violation of the pro-
visions of this ordinance, or when
ever any wooden building has been
or is about to be removed to, or to
be placed upon any lots or lot within
said fire limits, to report the same to
the police judge, stating the location
and description of the building or
structure or addition and stating
when it was erected or begun, or
placed upon the premises, and the
police judge shall thereupon issue a
warrant, directed to the city marshal
commanding him to take down and
remove such building, structure or
addition and the expense of such re-
moval may be recovered in civil ac-
ton against the owner of the prem
ises or the person responsible for
such building.
Section VII. Whenever any build
ing, wall, staging or other structure
or any part thereof or anything at
tached to or connected herewith, or
any bill board or awning within said
fire limits shall be by any reason of
its construction or use or from fire,
decay, floods or any other cause be
reported to be dangerous or unsafe,
it shall be the duty Of the fire chief
to Immediately inspect said building
or structure, to cause the same to be
rendered safe and secure, taken down