[CC 1974 §530.010; Ord. No. 845 §701, 1969]
This Article shall apply to all persons, firms, corporations,
copartnerships, governmental agencies other than Federal and voluntary
associations storing, handling or using flammable or combustible liquids
and to the owner or lessee of any building, premises or equipment
in which flammable or combustible liquids are stored, handled or used.
[CC 1974 §530.020; Ord. No. 845 §702, 1969]
This Article shall apply to flammable and combustible liquids
as hereinafter defined; except that it shall not apply to the transportation
of liquids in bulk, to transportation when under the jurisdiction
of and in compliance with the regulations prescribed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission or to fuel oil in connection with domestic oil
burning equipment.
[CC 1974 §530.030; Ord. No. 845 §703, 1969]
A.
This
Article shall not be so construed or applied as to prevent the continued
operation and use of any plant, storage tank, building or structure
in existence September 2, 1969, which does not comply with the requirements
thereof with respect to location, tank capacity, clearance, foundations
and supports for aboveground tanks, spacing between units or between
units and line of adjoining property; but all existing plants shall
comply with all other requirements of this Article including those
relating to grounding and bonding, venting or breathing, emergency
vents for relief, control valves, tank connections and openings, piping,
control of sources of ignition, ventilation and first aid fire control
appliances, except that emergency venting capacity meeting the requirements
of the 1962 edition of National Fire Protection Association Pamphlet
No. 30, installed to replace original emergency venting capacity,
shall be allowed to continue in use. Existing non-conforming plants,
storage tanks, buildings or structures may be replaced in kind but
shall not be enlarged.
B.
In the
case of other existing non-conformity not heretofore referred to in
this Section, the hazard involved shall be evaluated in the light
of the particular location and its surroundings such as topography,
proximity of the location to waterways, residential occupancies, structures
of high value and places of public assembly and in the light of all
other safeguards with which the installation is provided and before
any determination is made or order issued, the proprietor of the establishment
shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard by the City Fire Chief
and shall be given at least ten (10) days' written notice of the time
and place of the hearing. Every order for the elimination of existing
non-conformity shall allow a reasonable time for compliance therewith,
considering the nature of the work, the availability of labor and
materials and the necessary pre-work preparation.
[CC 1974 §530.040; Ord. No. 845 §704, 1969]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
Any liquid having a flash point at or above one hundred forty
degrees Fahrenheit (140°F) and below two hundred degrees Fahrenheit
(200°F).
Any liquid having a flash point below one hundred forty degrees
Fahrenheit (140°F) and having a vapor pressure not exceeding forty
(40) pounds per square inch (absolute) at one hundred degrees Fahrenheit
(100°).
When not otherwise identified, both flammable and combustible
liquids. Flash points shall be determined as described in the Flammable
and Combustible Liquids Code published by the National Fire Protection
Association (Pamphlet No. 30).
[CC 1974 §530.050; Ord. No. 845 §705, 1969]
A.
For the
purposes of this Article, flammable and combustible liquids are divided
into classes, as follows:
1.
Class I. Those liquids having a flash point below one hundred
degrees Fahrenheit (100°F) further subdivided into:
a.
Class IA. Flash point below seventy-three degrees Fahrenheit
(73°F) and boiling point below one hundred degrees Fahrenheit
(100°F).
b.
Class IB. Flash point below seventy-three degrees Fahrenheit
(73°F) and boiling point above one hundred degrees Fahrenheit
(100°F).
c.
Class IC. Flash point at or above seventy-three degrees
Fahrenheit (73°F) and below one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100°F).
2.
Class II. Those liquids having a flash point at or above
one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100°F) and below one hundred forty
degrees Fahrenheit (140°F).
3.
Class III. Those liquids having a flash point at or above
one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit (140°F) and below two hundred
degrees Fahrenheit (200°F).
B.
When
artificially heated to temperature equal to or higher than their flash
points, Class II and Class III liquids shall be subject to the applicable
requirements of Class I and Class II liquids, respectively.
[CC 1974 §530.060; Ord. No. 845 §706, 1969]
A.
No person,
firm or corporation shall use, store or handle any flammable or combustible
liquid in quantities in excess of that given in the following table
unless a permit has been obtained from the City Fire Chief.
|
Class I
|
Class II and III
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dwellings or other place of human habitation
|
1 gallon
|
25 gallons
| |
|
Inside other buildings
|
6 gallons
|
60 gallons
| |
|
Outside of any building
|
10 gallons
|
60 gallons
|
B.
No permit
shall be issued for the use, storage or handling of flammable or combustible
liquids unless such use, storage or handling complies with the provisions
of this Article.
C.
The provisions
of this Section shall not be construed to require a permit for the
storage or use of flammable or combustible liquids in the fuel tank
of a motor vehicle, aircraft, motor boat, mobile power plant or mobile
heating plant, nor for the storage or use of paints, oils, varnishes
or similar flammable or combustible mixtures when such liquids are
stored for the maintenance, painting or similar purposes for a period
of not more than thirty (30) days.
[CC 1974 §530.070; Ord. No. 845 §707, 1969]
A.
Except as otherwise provided for in Section 515.430 (retroactivity) of this Article, the storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids shall conform with the provisions of this Section.
B.
Aboveground
tanks for the storage of Class I flammable liquids shall be prohibited
inside of the fire limits.
D.
No facilities
where flammable and combustible liquids are received from tank vessels,
pipe lines, tank car or tank vehicle or are stored or blended for
the purpose of distributing such liquids by tank vessels, pipe lines,
tank car or tank vehicle, shall be located within the fire limits.
E.
No aboveground
tank for the storage of flammable or combustible liquids, other than
Class III liquids for heating or cooling the establishment, shall
be located within one hundred (100) feet of a then existing school,
theater, church, hospital, athletic field or other places of public
assembly.
[CC 1974 §530.080; Ord. No. 845 §708, 1969]
A.
Every
aboveground tank for the storage of flammable or combustible liquids,
except those liquids with boil-over characteristics and unstable liquids,
operating at pressures not in excess of two and one-half (2.5) p.s.i.g.
and equipped with emergency venting which will not permit pressures
to exceed two and one-half (2.5) p.s.i.g. shall be located in accordance
with the following table.
|
Capacity Of Tank
Gallons
|
Minimum Distance In Feet From Property Line Which May
Be Built Upon, Including The Opposite Side Of A Public Way
|
Minimum Distance In Feet From Nearest Side Of Any Public
Way
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
275 or less
|
5
|
5
| |
|
276 to 750
|
10
|
5
| |
|
751 to 12,000
|
15
|
5
| |
|
12,001 to 30,000
|
20
|
5
| |
|
30,001 to 50,000
|
30
|
10
|
B.
The distance
between any two (2) flammable or combustible liquid storage tanks
(shell to shell) shall not be less than one-sixth (1/6) of the sum
of the diameters of the tanks except when the diameter of one (1)
tank is less than one-half (½) of the diameter of the adjacent
tank, the distance between the two (2) tanks shall not be less than
one-half (½) of the diameter of the smaller tank and in no
case shall the distance between adjacent tanks be less than three
(3) feet.
C.
Tanks
in excess of fifty thousand (50,000) gallons capacity, other types
of tanks and tanks for the storage of liquids with boil-over characteristics
and liquids shall be located in accordance with the Flammable and
Combustible liquids code published by the National Fire Protection
Association or similarly nationally recognized good practices satisfactory
to the City Fire Chief.
D.
Class
II and Class III flammable and combustible liquids may be stored inside
of buildings, provided that the capacity of any individual tank does
not exceed two hundred seventy-five (275) gallons and the aggregate
total capacity of such tanks does not exceed five hundred fifty (550)
gallons and provided further that the tanks are located in the lowest
story, cellar or basement of the building. Where industrial processes
require capacities in excess of five hundred fifty (550) gallons or
require that the tank or tanks be placed at other locations in the
building, such installations shall be made in accordance with the
Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code published by the National Fire
Protection Association or similarly nationally recognized good practices
satisfactory to the City Fire Chief.
[CC 1974 §530.090; Ord. No. 845 §709, 1969]
A.
A flammable
liquid storage tank may be located underground, outside of or under
a building, if such installation meets the requirements of this Section.
The tank shall be so located with respect to existing building foundations
and supports that the loads carried by the latter cannot be transmitted
to the tank. The distance from any part of a tank storing Class I
liquids to the nearest wall of any basement, pit or cellar shall not
be less than one (1) foot and to the line of any property that may
be built upon not less than three (3) feet. The distance from any
part of a tank storing Class II or Class III liquids to the nearest
wall of any basement, pit or cellar or the line of any property that
may be built upon shall not be less than three (3) feet.
B.
Excavation
for underground storage tanks shall be made with due care to avoid
undermining of foundations of existing structures. Underground tanks
shall be set on firm foundation and surrounded with clean sand, earth
or gravel, well tamped in place. Tanks should be covered with a minimum
of two (2) feet of earth or shall be covered with not less than one
(1) foot of earth on top of which shall be placed a slab of reinforced
concrete not less than four (4) inches thick. When underground tanks
are or are likely to be subjected to traffic, they shall be protected
against damage from vehicles passing over them by at least three (3)
feet of earth cover or eighteen (18) inches of well-tamped earth,
plus six (6) inches of reinforced concrete or eight (8) inches of
asphaltic concrete. When asphaltic or reinforced concrete paving is
used as part of the protection it shall extend at least one (1) foot
horizontally beyond the outline of the tank in all directions.
C.
Where
a tank is located in an area that may be subject to flooding applicable
precautions in accordance with the Flammable Combustible Code published
by the National Fire Protection Association or similarly nationally
recognized good practices, satisfactory to the City Fire Chief shall
be taken.
D.
Buried
tanks and tanks located inside of buildings shall be subjected to
a test for tightness, which shall include the tank and piping system,
before being covered or placed in use.
[CC 1974 §530.100; Ord. No. 845 §711, 1969]
Above-ground tanks shall rest directly on the ground or on foundations
or supports of concrete, masonry, piling or steel. Exposed piling
or steel supports shall be protected by fire-resistive materials to
provide a fire-resistive rating of not less than two (2) hours. Tanks
located inside of buildings shall be securely supported to prevent
settling, sliding or shifting.
[CC 1974 §530.110; Ord. No. 845 §710, 1969]
Tanks for the storage of flammable liquids shall be designated
and constructed in accordance with the Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Code published by the National Fire Protection Association or similarly
recognized good practices satisfactory to the City Fire Chief.
[CC 1974 §530.120; Ord. No. 845 §712, 1969]
A.
Storage
tanks for flammable liquids shall not be located where, because of
topography or nearness of streams, flammable liquids could drain or
be carried to sites having structures of high values, placers of habitation
or public assembly unless such tanks are diked in a manner to prevent
such drainage. Compliance with the provisions for dikes contained
in the Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code published by the National
Fire Protection Association or other nationally recognized standard
shall be deemed as complying with this requirement.
B.
Where
provision is made for draining rain water from diked areas, such drains
shall normally be kept closed and shall be so designed that when in
use, they will not permit flammable liquids to enter natural water
courses, public sewers or public drains, if their presence would constitute
a hazard.
[CC 1974 §530.130; Ord. No. 845 §713, 1969]
A.
Each
tank for the storage of flammable and combustible liquids shall be
provided with a vent which shall terminate outside of any buildings
at a point above the filling pipe.
B.
Vent
pipes from tanks storing Class I liquids shall terminate not less
than twelve (12) feet above the adjacent .ground level and shall discharge
only upward in order to disperse vapors. Vent pipe shall be adequate
in size to prevent blow-back of vapor or liquid at the fill opening
when the tank is being filled, and shall be not less than one and
one-quarter (1¼) inch nominal diameter. Vent pipes two (2)
inches or less in nominal inside diameter shall not be obstructed
by devices that will cause excessive back pressure. If vent pipe is
less than ten (10) feet in length or more than two (2) inches in nominal
inside diameter, the outlet shall be provided with a vacuum and pressure
relief device or there shall be an approved flame arrester located
in the vent line at the outlet or not more than fifteen (15) feet
from the outlet end of the vent line. Vent pipe outlets shall be so
located that flammable vapors will not enter building openings or
be trapped under eaves or other obstructions.
C.
Vent
pipes from tanks storing Class II or Class III liquids shall be above
normal snow level and may be fitted with return bends, coarse screens
or other devices to minimize ingress of foreign material.
D.
Vent
piping shall be laid to drain toward the tank, without sags or traps
in which liquid can collect. Vent pipes shall be located so that they
will not be subject to physical damage and shall enter the tank through
the top.
E.
Fill
opening for tanks storing flammable liquids shall be not less than
five (5) feet from any building door or cellar or basement opening.
Fill and discharge openings for buried tanks shall enter through the
top of the tank.
F.
Gauge
openings or test wells shall not be located or installed inside of
buildings. Gauging devices such as liquid level indicators or signals
shall be so installed so that oil or vapor will not be discharged
into any building. Glass gauges, the breaking of which would allow
the escape of liquid or vapor into a building shall not be used.
G.
Vents,
relief devices, emergency reliefs, flame arresters, gauging devices
and devices for the withdrawal of flammable liquids from storage tanks
shall be in accordance with the Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Code published by the National Fire Protection Association or similarly
nationally recognized good practices satisfactory to the City Fire
Chief.
[CC 1974 §530.140; Ord. No. 845 §714, 1969]
A.
Piping,
valves and fittings for use in connection with the storage and handling
of flammable liquids shall be designed for the working pressures and
structural stresses for which they may be subjected.
B.
Piping
systems shall be substantially supported and protected against physical
damage and excessive stresses arising from settlement, vibration,
expansion or contraction. Pipe systems shall contain a sufficient
number of valves to operate the system property and to protect the
plant. Pipe systems in connection with pumps shall contain a sufficient
number of valves to properly control the flow of liquid in normal
operation and also in the event of physical damage. Check valves shall
be provided for automatic protection against back.flow from aboveground
tanks where such tanks are filled by centrifugal pumps.
C.
Each
connection to an aboveground tank storing flammable liquids, located
below normal liquid level, shall be provided with an internal or an
external valve, located as close as practical to the shell of the
tank. Such valves, when external and their connections to the tank,shall
be of steel except when the chemical characteristics of the liquid
stored are incompatible with steel. When materials other than steel
are used, they shall be suitable for the pressures, stresses and temperatures
involved, including fire exposure.
D.
Heating
and other devices using oil burners shall be installed, maintained
and operated in accordance with nationally recognized safe practices.
Storage tanks, burners and accessories such as piping, vents, filling
connections and control devices complying with the National Fire Protection
Association Standard for the "Installation of Oil Burning Equipments"
or a similarly nationally recognized standard shall be deemed to comply
with this Section.
E.
Fill
and discharge openings for buried tanks storing flammable liquids
where practicable, shall enter tanks only through the top and connections
shall be graded toward the tank.
F.
Storage
tanks for Class III flammable liquids located inside of a building
shall be provided with draw-off or drain connection to provide a sump
from which water or sediment can be drained readily.
[CC 1974 §530.150; Ord. No. 845 §715, 1969]
A.
The withdrawal
of flammable liquids from storage tanks located inside of buildings
and from buried tanks shall, except as noted herein, be by an approved
pump through continuous piping so as to avoid the exposure of the
liquid or its vapors. Gravity feed of a flammable liquid inside of
a building shall be limited to fuel oil from supply tanks not to exceed
two hundred seventy-five (275) gallons individual capacity nor five
hundred fifty (550) aggregate capacity. Flammable liquids shall not
be withdrawn from any storage tank by any equipment or procedure which
subjects the shell of the storage tank to pressures above its allowable
working pressure. In no case shall air or pressure be used for the
withdrawal of a flammable liquid from a storage tank. Tanks operating
at above atmospheric pressure shall be designed and constructed in
accordance with the appropriate codes or standards of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Petroleum Institute
or Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
B.
Pumps
shall be of the type tested and listed by the Underwriters' Laboratories,
Inc. or a similarly nationally recognized testing laboratory satisfactory
to the City Fire Chief.
[CC 1974 §530.160; Ord. No. 845 §716, 1969]
A.
Discharge
devices for the use or dispensing of flammable liquids shall be of
the type tested and listed by the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
or a similarly nationally recognized testing laboratory satisfactory
to the City Fire Chief.
B.
The installation
and use of unattended coin-operated dispensing devices for dispensing
Class I flammable liquids is prohibited.
[CC 1974 §530.170; Ord. No. 845 §717, 1969]
A.
The storage
of portable containers for flammable liquids adjacent to schools,
churches, hospitals, theaters and places of public assembly shall
be prohibited. Portable containers for flammable liquids shall not
be stored on building platforms or between buildings or in locations
adjacent thereto, in such a manner that they would contribute to the
spread of fire. Storage shall be located to prevent "run off" or drainage
towards other storage or buildings. Area shall be kept clear of grass,
weeds and other foreign combustibles, signs shall be posted prohibiting
open flames and smoking.
B.
Containers
piled one upon the other shall be separated by dunnage sufficient
to provide stability and to prevent excessive stress on container
walls. The height of piles shall be limited to not over four (4) drums.
Drums and barrels stored on their sides shall have their heads facing
aisles so that leakage of bungs may be detected. Containers storing
flammable liquids shall have the caps, plugs or bungs replaced immediately
after use and when the container is empty.
C.
The total
aggregate capacity of flammable liquids in portable containers stored
outside of buildings on a single premises inside of the fire limits
shall be five hundred fifty (550) gallons.
D.
Where
conditions warrant, such as in industrial plants, the limitation as
to gross aggregate capacity of flammable liquids in portable containers
may be increased.
[CC 1974 §530.180; Ord. No. 845 §718, 1969]
A.
The storage
and handling of flammable liquids in portable containers inside of
buildings may be permitted in paint stores, hardware stores, materials
supply houses and occupancies of similar nature under the following
conditions: No Class I Flammable liquid shall be stored or handled
except packaged items received and resold in unbroken metallic containers
of not over one (1) gallon capacity each or in non-metallic containers
of not over one (1) quart capacity each; no Class II flammable liquids
shall be stored or handled except in unbroken metallic containers
of not over five (5) gallons capacity each; no Class III flammable
liquids may be stored or handled except in approved containers of
not more than one hundred twenty (120) gallons capacity each.
B.
Except
in drug stores, no Class I flammable liquids shall be dispensed or
transferred for sale from one (1) container to another in any mercantile
building, except that anti-freeze may be dispensed in a building where
there is no open flame heating device lower than eight feet above
floor level. Class II and III flammable liquids may be dispensed inside
of mercantile buildings from portable containers of not more than
one hundred twenty (120) gallons capacity each.
[CC 1974 §530.190; Ord. No. 845 §719, 1969]
In commercial and industrial establishments where essential
operations require the use of larger quantities of flammable liquids
than are otherwise permitted by this Article, application outlining
the quantity required and the necessity therefor shall be filed with
the City Fire Chief who may issue special permit therefor providing
the conditions of such use and safeguards therefor are in conformity
with requirements contained in the Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Code published by the National Fire Protection Association or other
nationally recognized standards.
[CC 1974 §530.200; Ord. No. 845 §720, 1969]
The requirements of Sections 515.570, 515.580 and 515.590 shall not apply to service stations or bulk plants as defined in the Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code published by the National Fire Protection Association. Storage of flammable liquids at service stations and bulk plants shall comply with the recommendations of the National Fire Protection Association, contained in that Code.
[CC 1974 §530.210; Ord. No. 845 §721, 1969]
A.
All wiring
and electrical equipment, including motors and electrical switch gear
for pumps, for handling Class I or Class II flammable liquids, located
where flammable vapors may accumulate, shall be designed and installed
so as to not create an ignition hazard.
B.
Electrical
equipment designed-and installed in accordance with the Standard known
as the National Electrical Code as published by the National Fire
Protection Association shall be deemed to be in compliance with this
Section.
[CC 1974 §530.220; Ord. No. 845 §722, 1969]
Class I and Class II flammable liquids shall not be handled,
drawn or dispensed where flammable vapors may reach a source of ignition.
Smoking where flammable liquids are handled, drawn or dispensed shall
be prohibited and at such locations "No Smoking" signs shall be conspicuously
posted.
[CC 1974 §530.230; Ord. No. 845 §723, 1969]
Fire control appliances of a type and design satisfactory to
the City Fire Chief shall be available at suitable locations where
fires are likely to occur. Equipment conforming with the fire control
requirements for the type of location involved in conformity with
nationally recognized standards, as set forth in the Flammable and
Combustible Liquids Code published by the National Fire Protection
Association and, where portable fire extinguishers are specified,
in conformity with the Recommendations of the National Fire Protection
Association for the Installation, Maintenance and Use of Portable
Fire Extinguishers (N.F.P.A. Pamphlet No. 10), shall be deemed satisfactory
and in compliance with the requirements of this Section.
