§ 150.008 STORAGE OF FLAMMABLES.
   Section 413 of the Building Code is amended to include:
   “A.   No tank or tanks for the storage and distribution of oil, gasoline, other inflammable, explosive liquids, and commodities shall ever be erected, built, rebuilt, constructed, maintained or enlarged in the city limits unless the tank or tanks be constructed and maintained at least three feet below the natural surface of the earth;
   B.   All oil, gasoline, other inflammable, explosive liquids, where kept for use in heavy or commercial equipment, shall be kept in an iron or steel container, securely closed, in quantities listed in this code and referenced materials not to exceed 300 gallons, whichever is more restrictive, and may not be located in a highly populated area, and not closer than 100 feet or distances listed in this code whichever is
      more restrictive from any commercial or residential building; and
   C.   This section shall not prohibit the keeping of oil, gasoline and other flammable and explosive liquids for personal use so long as the same are kept in an approved container securely closed, and in quantities not to exceed ten gallons.”
(Prior Code, § 5-208) (Am. Ord. 1420, passed 2-26-88; Am. Ord. 1792, passed 12-18-07; Am. Ord. 1974, passed 8-6-19)