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ARTICLE XV. MISCELLANEOUS COMBUSTIBLES (15-28-730 et seq.)
Every room designed, intended or used for the storage or baling of wastepaper in a building of Type IA, IB, IC or II construction shall have an enclosure of not less than two-hour fire-resistive construction with every doorway in such an enclosure having a Class B fire door and every window therein a fire window. Every such room in a building of Type IIIA, IIIB or IIIC construction shall have walls and ceiling of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction with every doorway in such an enclosure having a Class C fire door.
(Prior code § 92-62)
Except as otherwise herein specifically provided, the floor of every room used for the manufacture or sale of flammable articles or merchandise, or upon which there accumulates any amount of flammable waste material, or waste material tending to produce spontaneous combustion, shall be thoroughly cleaned and all such waste material shall be removed therefrom at least once every 24 hours.
All such material shall be either destroyed as soon as removed, as required by this section, or it may be kept in a room, the construction and location of which shall be subject to the approval of the fire commissioner, and in such case all such material shall be removed from such room and from the building in which such room is located at least once a week.
(Prior code § 92-63; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 158)
Soft coal shall be stored away from the brick work of boilers and furnaces and shall be kept only in a room, the partitions of which are of incombustible material or two-inch plank, or its equivalent. Such coal shall not be piled closer than 24 inches to combustible ceilings.
Wherever coal in storage shows indication of spontaneous ignition or gives off gases, it shall be the duty of the owner or agent, or person in charge or control of the premises where such coal is stored to turn over or overhaul such coal pile and remove all portions of the coal showing indication of ignition or coking. Such work shall be done under the supervision of the fire commissioner.
(Prior code § 92-64; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 159)
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
“Commissioner” means the commissioner of health.
“Corrosive liquid”, “Hazardous chemical”, “Highly toxic materials”, “Oxidizing materials”, “Potentially explosive chemicals” and “Radioactive materials” shall have the meaning ascribed to those terms in Section 15-28-020 of this Code.
“Flammable compressed gas” shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 15-26-020 of this Code.
“Flammable liquids” shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 15-24-020 of this Code.
“Regulated material” means any corrosive liquid, flammable compressed gas, hazardous chemical, highly toxic materials, oxidizing materials, potentially explosive chemicals, radioactive materials and flammable liquids.
“Required notice” shall mean a statement setting forth the prohibition of subsection (b) of this section and the penalty for any violation of this section.
“Residential building” means any building classified as a Class A-2 multiple dwelling unit pursuant to Section 13-56-040 of this Code.
“Residential storage facility” shall mean any common area available to the residents of a residential building for storage, whether or not the storage space is divided into individual compartments.
“Self-service storage facility” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “self-service (public) storage facility” in Section 13-4-010 of this Code.
(b) No person shall store any regulated material in any self-service storage facility or any residential storage facility.
(c) The owner, manager or person in control of each self-service storage facility or residential storage facility shall post, in a conspicuous manner, a sign at the storage facility setting forth the required notice.
(d) (1) The owner, manager or person in control of each self-service storage facility or residential storage facility shall:
(A) Within 60 days after the effective date of this ordinance provide to each current lessee the required notice; and
(B) Include in all leases entered into or renewed after the effective date of this ordinance, a provision setting forth the required notice and further stating that it is a precondition to the use of the storage facility that the user understands and agrees to abide by the provision.
If use of the storage facility is provided without a lease, then the owner, manager or person in control of such facility shall provide the required notice to each user of the storage facility within 60 days after the effective date of this ordinance, or at the time of the initial use of the storage facility by the person, whichever is later.
(2) Within 60 days after the effective date of this ordinance, each condominium association that has a residential storage facility shall provide to every condominium unit owner, the required notice.
(e) Violations of this section shall be punished by a penalty of $250.00 to $500.00 for first offense, $500.00 to $1,000.00 for the second offense, and $1,000.00 to $2,000.00 for the third and each subsequent offense. Each day that the violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
(f) (1) A violation of this section shall be deemed and is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and, as such, subject to abatement; provided that the owner, manager or person in control of a self-service storage facility or residential storage facility shall not be liable for the penalties or abatement requirements of this section if he or she has complied with the requirements of subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
(2) Emergency abatement. In the event that commissioner or fire commissioner determines that any activity in violation of this section has created, or is creating, an imminent and substantial threat to the environment or the public's health, safety, or welfare, then the commissioner or fire commissioner shall order the person storing the regulated material in violation of this section to abate the threat in the manner and within a time frame prescribed by the commissioner or fire commissioner. In the event that any person fails to abate such threat in accordance with the commissioner's or fire commissioner's order, the commissioner or fire commissioner may proceed to control, remove, dispose of or otherwise abate the threat.
(3) Non-emergency abatement. In the event that the commissioner or fire commissioner determines that any activity in violation of this section has not created, or is not creating, an imminent and substantial threat to the public's health, safety or welfare, the commissioner or fire commissioner shall provide the person storing the regulated material in violation of this section with written notice to abate the nuisance in the manner prescribed by the commissioner or fire commissioner within three days from receipt of the notice. In the event that any person fails to abate such nuisance in accordance with the notice to abate, the commissioner or fire commissioner may proceed to control, remove, dispose or otherwise abate the nuisance.
(4) In addition to any other penalties imposed in subsection (e) of this section, the city shall be entitled to recover a penalty in the amount equal to three times the cost or expense incurred by the city in abating the nuisance in an appropriate action instituted by the corporation counsel.
(Added Coun. J. 4-6-05, p. 45585, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 6)
ARTICLE XVI. MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORTATION OR SALE OF MATCHES (15-28-760 et seq.)
No person shall manufacture, store, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise dispose of or distribute, white phosphorus, single-dipped, strike-anywhere matches of the type popularly known as “parlor matches”; or manufacture, store, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise dispose of or distribute, white phosphorus, double- dipped, strike-anywhere matches; or manufacture, store, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise dispose of or distribute, any other type of double-dipped matches, unless the bulb or first dip of such match is composed of a so- called safety or inert composition, nonignitible on an abrasive surface; or manufacture, store, sell, offer for sale or otherwise dispose of or distribute, matches which when packed in a carton of 500 approximate capacity and placed in an oven maintained at a constant temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit will ignite in eight hours; or manufacture, store, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise dispose of or distribute, blazer or so-called wind matches, whether of the so-called safety or strike-anywhere type.
(Prior code § 92-65)
All matches shall be placed in boxes or suitable packages containing not more than 700 matches in any one box or package; provided, however, that when more than 300 matches are packed in any one box or package, the said matches shall be arranged in two nearly equal portions, the heads of the matches in the two portions shall be placed in opposite directions, and all boxes containing 350 or more matches shall have placed over the matches a center holding or protecting strip made of chip board not less than one and one-fourth inches wide, and said strip shall be flanged down to hold the matches in position when the box is nested into the shuck or withdrawn from it.
All match boxes or packages shall be packed in strong shipping containers or cases; the maximum number of boxes or packages of strike-anywhere matches, respectively, contained in any one shipping container or case shall not exceed the following number:
Number of Boxes | Nominal Number of Matches Per Box |
Number of Boxes | Nominal Number of Matches Per Box |
1/2 gross | 700 |
1 gross | 500 |
2 gross | 400 |
3 gross | 300 |
5 gross | 200 |
12 gross | 100 |
20 gross | over 50 and under 100 |
25 gross | under 50 |
No shipping container or case containing strike- anywhere matches constructed of fiberboard, corrugated fiberboard or wood, nailed or wire-bound, shall exceed a weight, including its contents, of 75 pounds; and no lock-cornered wood case containing strike-anywhere matches shall exceed a weight, including its contents, of 85 pounds; nor shall any other article or commodity be packed with any matches in any such container or case; and all such containers and cases in which are packed strike-anywhere matches, or strike-on-box matches, shall have plainly marked on the outside of the container or case the words “STRIKE-ANYWHERE MATCHES” or “STRIKE-ON-BOX MATCHES”.
(Prior code § 92-66)
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