ARTICLE XVIII. MISCELLANEOUS HAZARDS (15-4-950 et seq.)

15-4-950 Storage of ashes.

   Ashes stored inside any nonfireproof building shall be stored only in masonry bins, approved metal ash cans, or steel truck tanks. All ash containers shall be kept at least five feet from combustible material. Ashes shall not be stored inside or outside of any building in wood receptacles, or dumped in contact or in proximity to any combustible material.

(Prior code §  90-93)

15-4-960 Oily rags and waste.

   Oily rags and waste shall be kept during the day in approved waste cans of heavy galvanized iron with self- closing covers and shall be removed from the building each night. Such waste cans shall be kept at least two feet away from any combustible wall or partition or exterior window opening.

(Prior code §  90-94)

15-4-970 Rubbish.

   Rubbish shall not be allowed to accumulate in any part of any building, nor outside of and adjacent to any buildings, and special care shall be paid to elevator and air shafts, under benches, in closets, in dark and out-of- the-way places around electric machinery, steam pipes and in premises and buildings in which oils are stored or used. All weeds, grass or other growth, when same constitutes a fire hazard, shall be cut down and removed by the owner or occupant of the property.

(Prior code §  90-95)

15-4-980 Workmen's clothes lockers.

   Workmen's clothes shall be placed in well ventilated lockers or closets, or shall be hung in the open away from flammable material and where the air will circulate freely about them. Where wooden lockers or closets are permitted, 75 percent of the area of the door on such wooden locker or closet shall be open and covered only with wire mesh to provide ventilation and allow inspection of the contents without opening the door of such locker or closet. In oil or grease risks they shall not be allowed in wooden lockers. No oily waste or oily rags shall be permitted in clothes lockers or closets in locker rooms.

(Prior code §  90-96)

15-4-985 Storage of ammunition at firearms dealers and shooting range facility licensed premises.

   (a)   For purpose of this section, the following definitions apply:

      (1)   the terms "ammunition" and "shooting range facility" have the meaning ascribed to those terms in Section 4-151-010.

      (2)   A "firearms dealer premises" means the premises for which a person was issued a weapons dealer-firearms dealer license pursuant to Article VII of chapter 4-144.

   (b)   (1)   No certificate of fitness or license issued under this chapter shall be required for the storage of ammunition at a licensed shooting range facility or firearms dealer premises.

      (2)   Ammunition stored by a firearms dealer or shooting range facility licensee at the licensed premises shall comply with rules and regulations promulgated by the fire commissioner.

      (3)   The fire commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the storage of ammunition at shooting range facilities and firearms dealers. At a minimum, the rules shall require that the storage of ammunition at the licensed premises of firearms dealer or shooting range facility shall be stored in a separate enclosed area that is secure and equipped with an automatic sprinkler system.

   (c)   Any person who violates a rule and regulation promulgated pursuant to this section shall be fined not less than $1,500.00 nor more than $3,000.00. A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed each day any person continues to violate any of the provisions hereof.

(Added Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 10)

ARTICLE XIX. SALE OF DANGEROUS ARTICLES (15-4-990 et seq.)