15-24-070 Drains.

   There shall be no floor drains or other connections to the city sewer system from a tank or tank manhole or any room or compartment in which flammable liquids are stored or used, except where fuel oil is stored having a capacity of 550 gallons or less.

(Prior code §  129.1-5.1)

15-24-080 Use for illumination prohibited.

   No system of artificial lighting and no lamp, torch or other device for illumination, which employs any Class I flammable liquid shall be installed in any new or existing building.

(Prior code §  129.1-6)

15-24-090 Portable appliances.

   It shall be unlawful to use gasoline stoves, portable gasoline lamps, gravity gasoline torches, or stoves inside of any completed building in the city.

(Prior code §  129.1-7)

15-24-100 Oily rags and waste.

   For oily rags and waste disposal, see Section 15-4-960 of this Code.

(Prior code §  129.1-8; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2841)

15-24-110 Discharge into sewers.

   For sewer restrictions, see Section 13-168 -940 of this Code.

(Prior code §  129.1-9)

 

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15-24-120 Workmen's clothes lockers.

   For workmen's clothes locker requirements, see Section 15-4-980 of the code.

(Prior code §  129.1-10)

15-24-130 Grounding of equipment.

   All moving equipment, metal floors and railings, pumps, motors and machinery, in a hazardous use unit used for explosive hazard materials shall be permanently and safely grounded to guard against static electricity sparks.

(Prior code §  129.1-11)

15-24-140 Electrical equipment.

   Explosion-Proof Motors. When electric motors are required in any room containing explosive or flammable vapor or atmosphere, such motors shall be of types approved, for use in hazardous locations, as required by the electrical regulations of this Code.

   Other Motors. Any electrical motor, other than an explosion-proof motor, shall be located in a separate building, or separated by a standard fire wall from any room or hazardous use unit containing explosive or flammable vapor or atmosphere.

   Switches and Control Devices. Every electric switch or other control device in any room required by the first paragraph to have explosion-proof motors, shall be of a type approved for use in the presence of explosive or flammable vapor or atmosphere.

(Prior code §  129.1-12)