15-28-250 Safety clearances.
   Nitromethane. Outside drum storage areas, if not equipped with a deluge-type automatic sprinkler system, shall be located in the following minimum distances from any building, combustible storage in the open, flammable liquid storage, lot line or public way:
 
Weight (Pounds)
Distance (Feet)
2,000
100
2,001 – 10,000
200
10,001 – 20,000
300
20,001 – 40,000
400
40,001 – 80,000
500
 
   In no case shall a safety clearance of less than 500 feet be provided to any lot line of any plot of ground on which is situated a school, institutional, assembly or open air assembly building.
   It shall be permissible to store nitromethane in underground tanks meeting the requirements of Section 15-24-280 or in aboveground tanks meeting the requirements of Section 15-24-170 and barricaded in accordance with the requirements of Section 15-20-140. However, in no case shall a clearance of less than 500 feet be provided to any lot line of any plot of ground on which is situated a school, institutional, assembly or open air assembly building.
(Prior code §  92-20)