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## BYLAW NO. 198
## A BYLAW RESPECTING FIRE PREVENTION IN AND FOR THE TOWN OF BALGONIE
The Council of the Town of Balgonie, in the Province of
Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:
## SHORT TITLE
This Bylaw may be cited as the Fire Prevention Bylaw.
## INTERPRETATION
In this Bylaw:
- (a) "Fire Department" means the Fire Department established pursuant to Bylaw No. 197.
- (b) "Fire Chief" means the Fire Chief of the Fire Department of such other person who may be appointed by the Council to. carry out the provisions of this Bylaw.
- (c) "Member" means any Fire Department. person that is an appointed member of the
- (d) "Council" means Balgonie. the elected governing Council of the Town of
- the Fire Chief or Acting Fire Chief.
- (f) "Permit" means the written authority of the Fire Chief i s sued pursuant to this Bylaw.
## ARTICLES
- (1) This Bylaw adopts The Fire Prevention Act, 1992 (and amendthat act as the foundation document for fire prevention Municipality Act.
- (2) Open fires or the burning of rubbish or other flammable/ combustible waste materials within the Town of Balgonie is prohibited.
- (3) Any and all burning as permitted by the Clean Air Act shall not be kindled except by BURNING PERMIT obtained from the Fire Chief, and no such permit shall be issued unless the applicant undertakes to see that the fire is kept under contiol and surveillance by a competent person until it is extinguished and any restrictions as deemed appropriate by the Fire Chief; and that should smoke from such fires create traffic hazard on any public highway, the applicant must undertake appropriate measures to eliminate the hazard of otherwise safeguard the traffic from hazard.
- (4) Lanes, driveways, or roadways leading off the public highway/ roadway and considered to be the primary access to properties where emergency services including Fire, Police or Ambulance may be required to respond shall be maintained in an accessible condition for vehicles to drive over, be free of obstructions and overhangs that may impede a vehicle or any other blockage or condition which may be deemed an unreasonable or avoidable impediment to vehicle access of property. Locked otherwise secured gates are exempted unless in such poor repair as to be considered un-openable once security is removed.
- (5) Hazardous Materials shall not be stored or located adjacent to lane, driveway or roadway leading off the public highway/
## TOWN OF BALGONIE
roadway and considered to be the primary access to properties where emergency services including Fire, Police or Ambulance may be required to respond when this storage or location falls between the public highway/roadway and occupied structures whether dwelling of occupational; nor shall owner/occupant conduct any routine operation such as re-fuelling or filling of vehicles of implements which could potentially result in obstruction of primary property access route.
- (6) Ihe Fire Chief shall make a fire safety inspection of the business districts, all properties belonging to the Town of Balgonie, or any other district or property as deemed necessary by him once each year for the purpose of ascertaining any violation of the provisions of this Bylaw or The Fire Prevention Act, 1992 and all regulations thereunder; and to order the remedying or the removal of any condition likely to cause fire.
- (7) Any person who contravenes any provision of the Bylaw is guilty of an offence and summary conviction to the penalties prescribed in The Fire Prevention Act, 1992 Section/ 30(2).
- (8) This Bylaw shall come into force and take effect on the date of Adoption.
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Aton Whichech
ADMINISTRATOR
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CERTIFIED A TRUE COPY OF A BYLAW PASSED BY RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL ON THE 24E DAY OF 2744, 1994.
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ADMINISTRATOR