Chapter 1 Law Enforcement
Chapter 2 Fire Prevention
Chapter 3 Bureau of Fire Prevention
Chapter 4 Fire Prevention Code; Hazardous Materials
Chapter 5 Emergency Government
Chapter 6 Regulation of Private Alarm Systems
Chapter 7 City Ambulance Service
Chapter 8 Residency Restrictions for Sex
Offenders and Directing Action for Injunctive Relief for Violation Thereof
Chapter 9 Adult
and Juvenile Community Living Arrangement Facilities
5.1.1 Organization of
Police Department
5.1.2 Records and
Reports
5.1.3 General Powers
of Police Officers
5.1.4 Responsibilities
of Chief of Police
5.1.5 Rules and
Policies for the Police Department
5.1.6 Maintenance of
Personnel Records and Performance Evaluations
5.1.7 Police Chiefs Responsibility
for Training
(a)
Organization.
The Police Department shall consist of a Chief of Police and such other
officers, assistants and patrolmen as from time to time may be appointed
pursuant to the provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes, the ordinances and
regulations of the Common Council, and the rules and regulations of the Board
of Police and Fire Commissioners. "Law enforcement officer" shall
mean any person employed by the Police Department for the purpose of detecting
and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is sworn as a
police officer and authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or
ordinances the person is employed to enforce.
(b)
Reserve Officers.
After examination by the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners, the Chief of
Police, subject to Council approval, may appoint from time to time reserve
officers. Reserve officers shall be law enforcement officers as defined in
Subsection (a) but shall, in no case, render services in excess of five hundred
fifty (550) hours per year and shall carry the duties, rights and privileges of
a law enforcement officer only while on duty and shall be known as a reserve
police officer only while on duty. They shall be on duty only when called to
duty by the full-time police officer in command of the Glendale Police
Department and, while on duty, shall have all powers, duties and
responsibilities of sworn law enforcement officers. Reserve officers shall
include such individuals formerly holding the position of special officer in
the City of Glendale, provided such person shall meet the certification
requirements of any full-time sworn law enforcement officer, or who alternately
has previously been duly appointed by the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
and has been certified by the Chief of Police in accordance with rules and
regulations of the Law Enforcement Standards Board and ordinances of the City
of
(c)
Auxiliary Police.
The Chief of Police, subject to Council approval, may appoint from time to time
auxiliary police. Auxiliary police officers shall not be commissioned as law
enforcement officers and shall be assigned primarily to law enforcement-related
community service functions where the likelihood of making arrests is minimal,
or will occur in conjunction with, and under the authority or, a law
enforcement officer. Auxiliary police may also be used as a resource in
emergencies and large-scale special events. They shall not be subject to the
training and standards applicable to law enforcement officers but shall receive
and be provided a level of training as reasonably necessary to fulfill their
assigned duties and directives. Auxiliary police shall serve under the
authority and direction of and subject to the rules and requirements of the
Chief of Police or his designate commanding officers.
(d)
Suburban Mutual Assistance Response Teams. The Police Department, subject to approval by the Common
Council, shall be authorized to participate in mutual aid agreements with other
law enforcement agencies and participating jurisdictions, as authorized by Sec.
66.30, Wis. Stats., and the Mayor shall be deemed to have appropriate authority
to enter into such contracts subject to review of such contracts by the Chief
of Police and approval as to form by the Office of the City Attorney.
(a)
Monthly Reports.
The Chief of Police shall submit a written monthly report to the Common Council
of all activities and transactions of the Department during the preceding
month.
(b)
Police Records.
There shall be kept by the Department a suitable record in which shall be
entered the name of every person arrested in the City, the name of the person
making the arrest, the date and cause of the arrest, the court from which the
warrant was issued, the disposition made of the case, the amount of fine and
costs paid and to whom paid, bond posted, and all complaints in full.
Every
member of the Police Department shall:
(a)
Familiarize
himself with the ordinances of the City and the Wisconsin Statutes and attend
to the enforcement of such ordinances by all lawful means.
(b)
Help prevent
crimes, misdemeanors and violations of City ordinances and protect the health,
safety, public peace and order of the City and its inhabitants.
(c)
Report all
street and sidewalk obstructions, unlighted street lamps, unlawful street signs
or signals, and defective or dangerous streets and sidewalks to the appropriate
person or organization responsible for their repair or service.
(d)
Maintain order
at the scene of a fire or any other fire response within the City.
(e)
See that the
necessary permits and licenses issued by the State or City are in the
possession of or properly displayed by any person engaged in an activity or
business within the City for which such permit or license is required and that
the terms of such permits or licenses are complied with.
(f)
Perform such
other lawful duties as ordered by the Chief of Police or his authorized
representative.
(a)
Duties. In addition
to the duties imposed upon him elsewhere in this Code of Ordinances, the Chief
of Police shall:
(1)
Have command
of the Police Department on administrative matters, subject to the direction of
the Mayor and City Administrator, to the extent that the Council may delegate
such authority or direction to him.
(2)
Cause to be
maintained accurate records of complaints, crimes, traffic accidents, ordinance
violations, arrests, summons, incidents, and calls for police service and shall
provide a system of periodic summary and analysis to ensure the most efficient
and effective deployment and use of the Department's resources. He shall submit
or cause to be submitted to the various agencies such reports and summaries as
are required by State Statutes or ordinances and shall participate in voluntary
programs designed to improve law enforcement and public safety.
(3)
Submit such
reports and comply with such administrative procedures as may be prescribed by,
the City Administrator and Common Council relative to fiscal and administrative
matters.
(4)
Submit such
reports and/or information and comply with such policies as may be prescribed
by Common Council.
(5)
Have exclusive
control of the assignment, hours of duty, and transfer of all members of the
Department.
(6)
Plan,
organize, staff, direct, and control all of the human and material resources of
the Department for the most effective and efficient discharge of its duty to
protect persons and property, preserve the peace, protect the rights of
citizens and enforce the Wisconsin Statutes and the ordinances of the City as
are within its jurisdiction. He shall supervise the preparation and
presentation of annual reports and budgets for the Police Department. He shall
be required to certify to the correctness of all bills incurred by the
Department.
(7)
Strive to
maintain suitable, productive relationships with other City departments and
with other governmental agencies and private organizations concerned with law
enforcement, crime prevention, administration of justice and public safety. He
shall cooperate and exchange information with other City departments in matters
relating to their various functions.
(8)
Plan and
execute programs designed to prevent and repress crime, apprehend and prosecute
offenders, recover property, and regulate non-criminal conduct, giving highest
priority in the allocation of resources to crime and other offenses most
hazardous to life and property.
(b)
Custody of Department Equipment. The Chief of Police shall be the custodian of all City
property, equipment and supplies under the control of, or used by, the Police
Department and shall be responsible for the care, maintenance, safeguarding and
accurate records of such property, equipment, and supplies.
(c)
Custody of Department Property. The Chief of Police shall be the custodian of all property
and shall be responsible for the safekeeping, lawful disposition and accurate
record of the same. He shall see that all property is returned to its lawful
owner or otherwise disposed of according to the applicable statutes.
The
Chief of Police shall establish and promulgate Rules of Conduct, Directives and
Policies and Procedures and prescribe such duties for individual members as he
may deem necessary for the effective and efficient command and operation of the
Department; provided no such Rules of Conduct, Directive or Policy or Procedure
duties or assignment shall be in conflict with the statutes, ordinances and
approved City personnel rules and regulations.
The
Chief of Police shall cause to be maintained adequate personnel records of
employment, assignment, promotions, attendance, performance and training for
all members of the Department. He shall also comply with all provisions of the
Law Enforcement Standards Board in regard to background investigations. He
shall keep himself adequately informed of the activities of the Department and
be assured that the duties of his subordinates are properly discharged. He
shall formulate procedures for recognizing outstanding performance by
Department members, for investigating complaints of misconduct by any
Department member and for taking appropriate disciplinary action subject to the
provisions of the applicable statutes, rules of the Department, and rules of
the Police and Fire Commission.
The
Chief of Police is responsible for the training of all members of the
Department. He shall cause adequate and progressive programs of training to be
organized and conducted to prepare Department members in the knowledge,
procedures, and techniques of their duties and responsibilities. He will insure
that, within budgetary limitations, members of the Department attend training
courses, seminars, and conferences necessary to maintain and improve their job
skills and professional knowledge. He shall encourage Department members to
further their education in law enforcement through study, special courses, college
attendance, extension programs, and independent readings.
5.2.1 Impeding Fire
Equipment Prohibited
5.2.2 Police Power of
the Department
5.2.3 Damaging
Fire Hose Prohibited; Parking by Hydrants; Blocking Fire Lanes
5.2.4 Firemen May
Enter Adjacent Property
5.2.5 Vehicles to
Yield Right-of-Way
5.2.6 Interference
with Use of Hydrants Prohibited
5.2.7 Open Burning
5.2.8 False Alarms;
Meddling with Apparatus
No
person shall impede the progress of any fire engine, fire truck or other fire
emergency vehicle of the North Shore Fire Department along any streets or
alleys of such City at the time of a fire or in response to any emergency when
the Fire Department of the City is using such streets or alleys in response to
an emergency.
(a)
The Fire Chief
or officers in command at any fire are hereby vested with full and complete
police authority at fires. Any officer
of the Department may cause the arrest of any person failing to give the
right-of-way to the Fire Department in responding to a fire.
(b)
The Fire Chief
or officers in command at any fire may prescribe certain limits in the vicinity
of any fire within which no persons, excepting firemen and policemen and those
admitted by order of any officer of the Department, shall be permitted to
enter.
(c)
The Fire Chief
shall have the power to cause the removal of any property whenever it is deemed
necessary and prudent for the preservation of such property or to prevent the
spread of fire or to protect any adjoining property. During the progress of any fire he/she shall
have the power to cause the removal of all wires or other facilities and the
turning off of all electricity or other services where the same impedes the
work of the Department during the progress of a fire.
(d)
The Fire
Chief, Fire Marshal or other designates shall have concurrent jurisdiction with
the Director of Inspection Services for the purposes of enforcement of this
Code, including the authority to conduct inspections as requested by the
Director of Inspection Services, to issue corrective orders for violations of
this Code or any other State Codes enforceable within the corporate limits of
the City of Glendale, and to refer matters to the Director of Inspection
Services for prosecution by the office of the City Attorney. This provision includes the authority to
conduct inspections as required by this Code as requested by the Director of
Inspection Services or any other agency of the City, to order that violations
of this Code creating a clear and present danger cease immediately, to issue
corrective orders regarding compliance with this Code and to refer matters for
prosecution in the municipal court or for any other remedy deemed appropriate in
the discretion of the office of the City Attorney and as provided by Section
1-1-7 of the City of Glendale Code.
(a)
Driving Over Fire Hose.
No person shall
willfully damage in any manner any hose, hydrant or fire apparatus. No vehicle shall be driven over any
unprotected hose of the Fire Department when laid down on any street, private
driveway or other place, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the
consent of the Fire Department official in command.
(b)
Parking Vehicles Near Hydrants. It
shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle or leave any object within
ten (10) feet of any fire hydrant at any time.
(c)
No Parking Near Fire.
It shall be unlawful
for any person, in case of fire or other associated emergency, to drive or park
any vehicle within the cordoned off area or within one block from the place of
fire or emergency without the consent and authority of the Fire Chief or
officers in command at the emergency or any police officer.
(a)
Entering Adjacent Property.
It shall be lawful
for any fire department personnel while acting under the direction of the Fire
Chief or any other officer in command to enter the premises adjacent to or in
the vicinity of a building or other property that is on fire for the purpose of
extinguishing or containing such fire.
No person shall hinder, resist or obstruct any fireman in the discharge
of his duties as is hereinbefore provided, the person so offending shall be
deemed guilty of resisting firemen in the discharge of their duties.
(b)
Destruction of Property to Prevent the Spread of Fire. During
the progress of any fire, the Fire Chief or officers in command at the
emergency shall have the power to order the removal or destruction of any
property necessary to prevent the further spread of fire or to ensure that the
fire has not extended to other areas; provided that it is likely that, unless
such property is removed, other property is in danger of being destroyed by
fire.
Whenever
fire department vehicles are responding to an emergency with lights and/or
siren every person driving or operating any motorized vehicle shall move and
remain to the side of the street until the fire apparatus shall have
passed. This section shall apply to all
non-motorized vehicles as well.
No
person shall occupy any portion of such streets or alleys with a motorized or
other vehicle between fire apparatus or any hydrant to which a fire hose may
be, or may be about to be, attached.
(a)
Open Burning Prohibited.
No person, firm or
corporation shall build or kindle any outdoor fire, including but not limited
to the burning of leaves or garbage within the corporate limits of the City of
(b)
Exceptions.
(1)
Outdoor
cooking over a fire contained in a device or structure designed for such use;
the burning of wood or similar fuel in free standing pottery devices or metal
containers is prohibited unless used for cooking purposes, and then only in the
event that such devices or containers are not on combustible surfaces, nor
within 10 feet of a combustible structure.
(2)
Outdoor
burning, ceremonial campfire or bonfires, with prior written approval of the
City, which approval shall only be given upon receipt of the recommendation of
the North Shore Fire Department that the same can proceed safely upon such
conditions that the City or Fire Department shall deem necessary for the public
health, welfare and safety.
(3)
It shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to burn solid waste in any manner
except as provided elsewhere in this Code.
(4)
The foregoing
exceptions shall supercede any codes adopted by reference elsewhere in this
Title and Chapter.
(c)
Department May Prohibit.
The Fire Department
is permitted to prohibit any or all bonfires when atmospheric conditions or
local circumstances make such fires hazardous.
(d)
Burning on Streets. No materials may be burned upon any street, curb, gutter or
sidewalk.
(e)
Liability. Persons utilizing and maintaining outdoor fires shall assume
all liability and responsibility for any damage caused to their property or
adjoining property because of the kindling or maintaining of that fire.
No
person shall within the City of Glendale give or cause to be given any false
alarm with respect to police or fire service, either by telephone or otherwise;
or to pull the lever of any signal box, in any way with any signal box, except
in accordance with regulations established by the Chief of the Fire Department
and the Chief of the Police Department; or to in any way injure same, or any of
the wires or parts thereof connected with any part of said system; or to make
any connection or communication therewith so as to interfere or interrupt the
proper working of said systems, or with intent to injure, break or destroy any
machinery or fixtures connected with said systems. Any person found guilty of the violation of
this Section shall become subject to a penalty provided in Section 1-1-7.
5.3.1 Fire Prevention
Bureau
5.3.2 Duties of Bureau
5.3.3 DEFINITIONS/CODES
AND STANDARDS ADOPTED
5.3.4 Additional
Ordinances
5.3.5 Private Fire
Hydrants
5.3.6 Automatic
Fire Extinguishing Equipment Required for Food Serving Establishments
5.3.7 Regulation of
Metal Welding or Cutting Operations
5.3.8 Sprinkler REQUIREMENTS
5.3.9 FIRE ALARM
Systems
5.3.10 Reports; Record of
Fires
5.3.11 Investigation of
Fires
5.3.12 Inspection Prior
to Issuance of Licenses
5.3.13 Periodic
Inspection of Hazards
5.3.14 General
Inspections
5.3.15 Removal of
Dangerous Conditions
5.3.16 Fire Drills
5.3.17 Explosives
(a) Bureau Established
(1) A “Bureau of Fire Prevention,” in the North Shore Fire
Department, was established at consolidation, and is operated under the
supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department.
(2) The Chief of the Fire Department shall
designate an officer or member of the Fire Department as Chief Inspector of the
Fire Bureau, who shall hold this office at the will of the Chief.
(3) The Chief of the Fire Department is a duly
authorized deputy of the State and is granted the authority to designate as
many representatives as necessary to complete all requirements of the State of
(b) Fire Inspection Duties.
(1) The Chief Inspector or his/her designees shall perform all
duties required of the Fire Inspector by the laws of the State of
(2) While acting as a fire inspector pursuant to Sec. 101.14(2),
(c) Fire
Inspection Permits.
(1) Definitions. As used in this Chapter:
(a)
(b) Public building. Defined
in Section 101.02 (12),
(c) Place of employment.
Defined in Section 101.02 (11)
(2) Permit Required. Permits are
required and shall be issued by the North Shore Fire Department, subject to the
payment of fees as listed in subsection (3) below.
(3) Fees. The fees to be charged
by the North Shore Fire Department for permits relating to occupancy
inspections, work without permit, re-inspection fees, special plan reviews,
processing variance requests, acceptance tests, code or evacuation plan
consulting and other permit fees for plan reviews and inspections of all
residential buildings containing 3 or more housing units, public buildings,
places of employment, and special events are set forth in the schedule of
permit fees as follows, except that City owned buildings and City sponsored
events shall be exempt therefrom:
Occupancy Inspection: $75.00
per inspection, except multi-
(changes
in residential occupancies family
residential buildings shall be
are exempt from inspections and fees) $25.00 per unit
Work Without
Permit: Double
normal fee
Re-inspection Fee: $50.00 first re-inspection
$75.00
each subsequent inspection
Acceptance Tests:
Hydro-test of Sprinkler
Piping $100.00 per test
(two (2) hour test)
Fire Pump Test $75.00 per
test
Fire Alarm and Detection $50.00 per test
System Test
Hood and Duct Suppression $50.00 per test
System Test
Other Suppression System
Test $50.00 per test
Smoke Evacuation System
Test $50.00 per test
Spray Booth System Test $50.00 per test
Special Plan Review or Inspection:
Includes emergency and priority Costs
Plan reviews (those requiring 24-
hour turnaround)
Processing Variance Requests: $100.00 per code section
variance requested
Code or Evacuation Plan Consulting: $50.00 per hour
Plan Review (includes site inspection):
Construction Compliance
with $0.05/sq. ft. ($75.00
minimum per NFPA 101/Fire Code plan)
Performance-based or $0.05/sq. ft. ($100.00
minimum per
Alternative Design plan)
Fire Alarm and Detection $0.05/sq. ft. ($75.00
minimum per
Systems plan)
Audio/Visual Annunciation $75.00 per plan
Systems
Hood and Duct Suppression $75.00 per plan
Systems
Other Suppression Systems $75.00 per plan
(FM200, Cardox, etc.)
Smoke Evacuation Systems $75.00 per plan
Water-based Sprinkler Systems $0.05/sq. ft. ($75.00 minimum per (new
or altered systems with 20 plan)
or more sprinkler heads)
Spray Booth Operations $75.00 per plan