(a) The provisions of this chapter shall govern the use, handling, storage and sale of flammable liquids, and the products thereof, having a flash point of two hundred degrees Fahrenheit (200°F) or less; except that this chapter applies to fuel oil installations and fuel oil storage in connection with oil-burning equipment used for the heating of buildings and for similar purposes only as specified in Chapter 3155.
(b) After June 27, 1949, all new installations and new storage of flammable liquid and all use and handling thereof shall be in conformity with this chapter.
(c) When existing installations or methods of storage do not conform to the provisions of this chapter and are deemed unusually hazardous to life or to adjacent property by the Fire Chief, such installations and methods of storage shall be altered or changed to substantially conform with the provisions of this chapter.
(d) The use, handling and storage of flammable liquid having a vapor pressure above fifteen (15) psi absolute pressure, at one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100°F), shall be under special permit only, and in conformity with the conditions of the permit prescribed by the Fire Chief.
(e) The use, handling and storage of combustible liquid with a flash point over two hundred degrees Fahrenheit (200°F) shall be in conformity with accepted safe practice as approved by the Fire Chief. When deemed necessary, the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals may promulgate rules or regulations to define accepted safe practice in the use, handling and storage of such combustible liquid.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)