City of Madison - File #: 24043

• File #: 24043
• Version: 3
• Name: Negligent cooking
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/27/2011
• In control: BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, CONVEYANCE CODE AND LICENSING APPEALS BOARD
• On agenda: 1/3/2012
• Final action: 1/3/2012
• Enactment date: 1/11/2012
• Enactment #: ORD-12-00001
• Title: 2nd SUBSTITUTE Creating Section 34.06 and amending Section 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit negligent or reckless behavior that results in a fire and establishing a bail deposit in violation thereof.
• Sponsors: Lauren Cnare, Paul E. Skidmore

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/3/2012	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt with the Recommendation(s)	Pass
12/20/2011	2	BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, CONVEYANCE CODE AND LICENSING APPEALS BOARD	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT WITH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
11/22/2011	2	BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, CONVEYANCE CODE AND LICENSING APPEALS BOARD
10/18/2011	1	BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, CONVEYANCE CODE AND LICENSING APPEALS BOARD	Refer	Pass
10/4/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
9/27/2011	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
There may be a small increase in General Fund revenues derived from forfeitures.
Title
2nd SUBSTITUTE Creating Section 34.06 and amending Section 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit negligent or reckless behavior that results in a fire and establishing a bail deposit in violation thereof.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance makes it unlawful to act in a negligent or reckless manner that subsequently results in a fire to any property, any part of land or a building so as to endanger life or property.
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1. Section 34.06 entitled “Causing Fire by Negligence” of the Madison General Ordinances is created to read as follows:
“34.06 CAUSING FIRE BY NEGLIGENCE.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person whose negligent or reckless behavior results in a fire to any property, any part of land or any part of a building so as to endanger life or property in any way or to any extent.
(2) Exception. It is not a violation of this section if the fire is contained within the cooking device.
(3) Penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section may be subject to a forfeiture of up to five thousand dollars ($5000).”
2. Subdivision (a) of Subsection (3) entitled “Schedule ...