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The chief of the fire department shall determine if the applicant has made provisions for:

A. Adequate aisles, seats, platforms and poles;

B. Sufficient exits, well marked and properly lighted;

C. Lighted and unobstructed passageways to areas leading away from the structure;

D. Removal, before the structure is to be used as a place of public assembly, of any pole, rope or other obstruction in any aisle or exit;

E. Inspection before the opening of each performance by a qualified electrician to ascertain if any defects exist in the wiring and provision made for immediate correction of any defects which may be found;

F. Sufficient first-aid fire appliances to be distributed throughout the structure with operating personnel familiar with the operation of such equipment available and assigned during the use of such structure as a place of assembly;

G. Sufficient "No Smoking" signs visible at all times;

H. An employee at each entrance to require the extinguishing of all cigarettes, cigars and other smoking materials;

I. Announcement at frequent intervals to the persons in the assembly of the fact that smoking within the structure is prohibited;

J. Proper safeguarding of any use of open flames or its use prohibited;

K. The clearing of straw, dry grass, sawdust and any combustible trash from the structure before it is opened to the public and arrangements made to keep the areas where debris may be expected to accumulate well serviced, especially under open seats;

L. Proper facilities for calling the city fire department;

M. Such special fire equipment of the city of Aberdeen to attend at such structure during its use as a place of public assembly as the chief of the fire department may decide is necessary for proper fire protection;

N. The attendance of such special police officers and firemen as the chief of the fire department may deem necessary for the control of persons in the assembly to prevent over-crowding obstruction of aisles and exits and such other control as may be necessary to render the occupation of such structure by the public safe;

O. The tent or canvas parts of the structure and all combustible decorative materials, including curtains, acoustic materials, streamers, cloth, cotton batting, straw, vines, leaves, trees and moss to be rendered fireproof.

(Prior code § 3.10.030)