It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle containing explosives on any street in the city except in compliance with the following rules.
(A) No such vehicle shall be operated unless it is marked, loaded and equipped in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
(B) (1) No vehicle carrying explosives shall be parked or permitted to stand anywhere in the city longer than is necessary to make a lawful delivery.
(2) The standing of such vehicle made necessary by mechanical trouble, traffic conditions, accident or in obedience to the direction of a police officer or traffic signals shall not be considered a violation of this section.
(C) It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle carrying explosives on any street in the city that is so slippery from ice, snow or from any other causes to be unsafe for driving.
(D) (1) No work involving danger of sparks, fire, friction or concussion which might cause an explosion shall be performed on any vehicle carrying explosives.
(2) No such vehicle shall be brought to or kept in any garage in the city.
(3) No such vehicle shall be permitted to remain anywhere in the city under any circumstances for a period of more than five hours.
(E) It shall be unlawful to transport or store liquid nitroglycerine anywhere in the city.
(F) The provisions of §§ 93.20 through 93.33 of this chapter relating to explosives shall apply to all types of explosives, blasting agents and fireworks. It shall not apply to the transportation of nitroglycerine in tablet or capsule form for medical use, nor to the lawful transportation or storage of properly packed ammunition in quantities not exceeding 28 pounds in weight, nor to the transportation of ammunition by the U.S. or state armed forces or by police officers or other conservators of the peace in the performance of their duties.
(Prior Code, § 93.60) (Ord. 2257, passed 1-14-1978; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)