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(a) No flammable liquid in excess of an aggregate of five (5) gallons shall be stored in any building of institutional occupancy classification without a permit from the Division of Fire.
(b) Flammable liquid, including paint, stored in excess of an aggregate of five (5) gallons, and all flammable or explosive gases, and all gases which support combustion or promote oxidation such as oxygen and nitrous oxide, shall be stored and used in conformity with the applicable provisions of Sections 381.05, 385.35, 391.29 and 3129.34 to 3129.50. Except as otherwise provided in the Fire Prevention and Building Codes for the storage of fuel oil, all such storage shall be within rooms or spaces contained within incombustible walls or partitions having a fire resistance rating of not less than one and one-half (1-1/2) hours with openings protected with self-closing doors having a fire resistance rating of not less than one and one-half (1-1/2) hours. Ceilings of such rooms or spaces shall have a fire resistance rating of not less than one (1) hour.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) hereof, each such storage room or space shall conform to the provisions of Section 3129.43(c).
(d) Flammable or explosive liquids or gases shall be stored in separate rooms from oxygen and oxidizing agents.
(e) Flammable gases, other than illuminating gas, and including hydrogen, ether and other flammable or explosive anesthetics; all gases which support combustion or promote oxidation or are flammable or explosive when combined with other gases, and all gases under pressure, shall be stored within cylinders conforming to the requirements of the Interstate Commerce Commission and bearing the ICC label. All such containers shall be clearly marked to indicate the gases contained within them. All cylinders, except those containing low pressure oxygen, shall have approved regulators or other approved gas flow control devices. No equipment shall be used which might result in the intermixing of different gases from various cylinders by an error in manipulation.
(f) Cylinders containing flammable, explosive or oxidizing gases shall be removed from the storage room or space only as needed for immediate use.
(g) Every room in which flammable gases are administered as anesthetics shall have provisions for mechanical ventilation which will provide not less than twelve (12) air changes per hour and will maintain a temperature of not less than seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70°F) and a relative humidity of not less than fifty percent (50%). All air exhausted from such rooms shall be discharged outdoors and none shall be recirculated.
(h) Every room in which flammable gases are administered as anesthetics shall have an approved floor of conductive material, or an approved floor equipped with a conductive grid, properly grounded, to draw off charges of static electricity from objects and persons thereon.
(i) Electrical equipment in rooms where flammable gases are administered as anesthetics shall be explosion-proof and shall conform to the applicable provisions of Chapter 3161.
(j) No open flames, and no device equipped with gas burners, shall be installed or maintained within any room in which flammable gases are administered as anesthetics.
(k) Section 385.73(a) to (g) shall govern the storage and use of fuel oil and the installation of oil- fired appliances.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
(a) No flammable liquid in excess of an aggregate of five (5) gallons shall be stored in any building of assembly occupancy classification without a permit from the Division of Fire. No flammable liquid in any quantity shall be kept or stored in any location where deemed hazardous by the Fire Chief. No flammable liquid shall be contained within the fuel tank of any motor vehicle placed on exhibition in a place of public assembly.
(b) No flammable gas of any kind whether natural gas, manufactured gas or compressed gas, shall be stored or used in any part of a building of assembly occupancy classification accessible to the public, or in any room or space of assembly occupancy, except for the preparation of food in kitchens where adequate approved and independent means of natural or mechanical ventilation are provided, or for heating by means of properly vented approved appliances, or for special necessary purposes when approved by the Commissioner of Building.
(c) Bowling pin finishing or refinishing operations shall be performed only in separate rooms used only for that purpose conforming to the provisions of Section 3129.43(c), except that the fire resistance rating of walls and partitions shall be not less than one and one-half (1-1/2) hours, and of floors and ceiling construction not less than one (1) hour.
(d) No flammable liquid shall be used for refinishing within any building or part of a building of assembly occupancy classification at a time when any part of the building is in use by the public, and no such building shall again be used by the public until all flammable vapor and dust have been removed.
(e) Sections 385.73(a) to (g) and 3155.32 shall govern the storage and use of fuel oil and the installation of oil-fired appliances.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
(a) No flammable liquid in excess of an aggregate of five (5) gallons shall be stored in any building of educational occupancy classification without a permit from the Division of Fire.
(b) Flammable liquid, including paint, stored in excess of an aggregate of five (5) gallons, and all flammable or explosive gases, and all gases which support combustion or promote oxidation, such as oxygen, shall be stored and used in conformity with the applicable provisions of Sections 381.05, 385.35, 391.29 and 3129.34 to 3129.50. Except as otherwise provided in the Fire Prevention and Building Codes for the storage of fuel oil, all such storage shall be within rooms or spaces contained within incombustible walls or partitions having a fire resistance rating of not less than one and one-half (1-1/2) hours with openings protected with self-closing doors having a fire resistance rating of not less than one and one-half (1-1/2) hours. Ceilings of such rooms or spaces shall have a fire resistance rating of not less than one (1) hour.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) hereof, each such storage room or space shall conform to the provisions of Section 3129.43(c).
(d) Flammable or explosive liquids or gases shall be stored in separate rooms from oxygen and oxidizing agents.
(e) Flammable gases, other than illuminating gas, and including acetylene and other flammable or explosive gases, all gases which support combustion or promote oxidation or are flammable or explosive when combined with other gases, and all gases under pressure, shall be stored within cylinders conforming to the requirements of the Interstate Commerce Commission and bearing the ICC label. All such containers shall be clearly marked to indicate the gases contained within them. All cylinders, except those containing low pressure oxygen, shall have approved regulators or other approved gas flow control devices. No equipment shall be used which might result in the intermixing of different gases from various cylinders by an error in manipulation.
(f) Cylinders containing flammable, explosive or oxidizing gases shall be removed from the storage room or space only as needed for immediate use.
(g) Sections 385.73(a) to (g) and 3155.32 shall govern the storage and use of fuel oil and the installation of oil-fired appliances.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
The storage of flammable liquids shall be limited to the amount necessary for immediate use, and they shall be stored and handled in a safe and approved manner. Flammable liquids with flash point less than ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90°F) and in excess of one (1) day’s supply shall be stored in approved standard storage cabinets conforming to the provisions of Section 3129.43(d). Flammable finishing material in excess of that required for three (3) days’ operations shall be stored in approved fire resistive rooms for storing or handling hazardous substances substantially conforming to the provisions of Section 3129.43(c).
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
(a) Maximum Quantity. The storage of flammable liquids within the sales space of any retail store, paint and oil store or other mercantile establishment shall not exceed the limits set in Section 383.05, and shall not exceed the following quantities in any one (1) establishment or fire area:
(1) The aggregate quantity of flammable liquid with flash point less than ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90°F) shall not exceed one hundred (100) gallons and of this quantity not more than one-half (1/2) shall be liquid with flash point of twenty-five degrees (25°F) or less.
(2) The aggregate quantity of flammable liquid with flash point of ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90°F) or more shall not exceed three thousand (3,000) gallons.
(b) Material and Size of Containers. In retail stores, paint and oil stores, hardware stores, drugstores and other mercantile establishments, flammable liquids within the sales space, and all Class I liquids in any location, shall be stored, handled and sold in sealed containers conforming to the following requirements:
(1) Liquids with flash point of fifty degrees Fahrenheit (50°F) or less shall be in metal or other approved incombustible nonfragile containers not exceeding one (1) gallon in size except that glass containers not exceeding one (1) quart in size may be used for shellac and other flammable liquids with a flash point more than twenty-five degrees Fahrenheit (25°F) which are shown to be unstable when stored in metal containers, and except that glass containers not exceeding four (4) ounce capacity may be used for flammable liquid irrespective of flash point.
(2) Flammable liquids with flash point of fifty degrees Fahrenheit (50°F) or more shall be in metal or other approved incombustible nonfragile containers not exceeding five (5) gallons capacity except that flammable liquids with a flash point of ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90°F) or more may be in glass containers not exceeding one (1) gallon capacity.
(c) Storage in Fire-Resistive Storage Rooms. Storage of flammable liquid in excess of the quantities specified in subsection (a) hereof, and storage of flammable liquid in metal containers or other approved incombustible containers exceeding the capacities specified in subsection (b) hereof, but not exceeding sixty (60) gallon capacity, shall be either within rooms conforming to the provisions of Section 3129.43(c), or in aboveground or underground tanks as prescribed in this chapter and Chapters 385 and 3129, or in approved separate storage houses approved for such storage, or in drums or barrels stored outdoors in an approved isolated location. Class I liquids stored within such fire- resistive rooms shall be in sealed containers not exceeding the sizes specified in subsection (b)(1) hereof.
(d) Dispensing.
(1) The provisions of this subsection (d) shall not apply to the mixing or compounding of medicines by a registered pharmacist.
(2) Except as provided in subsections (d)(1) and (4) hereof, there shall be no dispensing of flammable liquid by drawing into a container within the sales space of any retail store, paint and oil store, hardware store, drugstore or other mercantile establishment.
(3) Any Class I liquid stored or handled within the sales space of any retail store, paint and oil store, hardware store, drugstore or other mercantile establishment shall be in sealed containers, and none shall be dispensed or transferred from one (1) container to another except as provided in subsection (d)(1) hereof.
(4) Flammable anti-freeze liquid with a flash point of fifty degrees Fahrenheit (50°F) or more, and Class III liquid, may be dispensed in the rooms of a service station building, provided there is no open flame which is less than eight (8) feet above the floor level within the room where dispensing of flammable liquid with a flash point of one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100°F) or less is done, or within the range of vapor flow from containers of flammable liquid with flash point of one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100°F) or less, and provided no container of flammable liquid with flash point of one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100°F)or less in such room exceeds sixty (60) gallon capacity.
(5) Flammable liquid with a flash point of ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90°F) or more, such as kerosene or turpentine, and flammable anti-freeze with a flash point of fifty degrees Fahrenheit (50°F) or more, may be dispensed within a retail store, paint and oil store, hardware store, drugstore or other mercantile establishment if the dispensing or drawing of such liquid is done within a room, separate from the sales space, provided with approved natural or mechanical ventilation adequate to prevent fire and health hazards and enclosed in partitions, floor and ceiling construction and self-closing doors having a fire resistance rating of not less than three-fourths (3/4) hour, and provided further that there is no source of ignition which is less than eight (8) feet above the floor level within the room where dispensing is done or within the range of vapor flow, and no container within such room exceeds sixty (60) gallon capacity.
(6) The floor surface in any such dispensing room shall be of incombustible material.
(7) All withdrawal from containers exceeding ten (10) gallon capacity shall be done by means of approved pumps. No withdrawal from such containers shall be by operation of a pressure or gravity system.
(e) Construction Requirements.
(1) Every retail store, paint and oil store, hardware store, drugstore or other mercantile establishment in which flammable liquid is stored, handled and sold, contained within any building of residential occupancy classification, shall be separated from other occupancies in the same building by an occupancy separation having a fire resistance rating of not less than three-fourths (3/4) hour.
(2) Whenever any basement or cellar in any retail store, paint and oil store, hardware store, drugstore or other mercantile establishment is used for storing, handling or selling flammable liquid, the floor construction above such basement or cellar shall have a fire resistance rating of not less than three-fourths (3/4) hour.
(3) There shall be not less than two (2) approved means of egress from the sales area of all retail stores, paint and oil stores, hardware stores, drugstores or other mercantile establishments storing in excess of an aggregate of three hundred (300) gallons of flammable liquid in the sales area.
(f) Labeling. All containers in which flammable liquid is sold to the retail trade or for domestic or household use shall have a warning label or marking. Such warning label or marking shall conform to nationally recognized standards therefor approved by the Division of Fire.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
(a) Flammable liquid stored within fire resistive storage rooms and not stored in approved stationary or fixed storage tanks shall be within approved containers or safety cans not exceeding sixty (60) gallon capacity. No open containers shall be permitted and caps, plugs and bungs shall be in place and containers closed except when being filled or emptied. A container with an attached approved dispensing pump shall be deemed to be a closed container.
(b) Containers shall be stored on or in suitable incombustible racks or cabinets, or shall be stored on racks of wood heavily treated so as to make them fire- resistant, or shall be stored on suitable approved open strip-type pallets or dunnage which may be of untreated wood. All storage shall be so arranged that Fire Division access for fire fighting purposes shall not be obstructed and so that efficient operation of any automatic fire extinguishing system shall not be prevented. No containers shall be stored by being piled one on top of another without provisions for maintaining the piles in a stable condition by the use of pallets or other suitable supports.
(c) Whenever practicable, withdrawal from containers or from stationary or fixed tanks shall be by pumping. Incombustible drip pans shall be provided to catch all drip or overflow.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
(a) Bulk storage of Class I liquid shall be in underground storage tanks or in outdoor aboveground storage tanks, except that outdoor aboveground storage tanks shall not be installed at gasoline service stations or garages. Storage in containers shall conform to the limitations specified in Sections 383.05, 383.17, 383.18 and 383.27.
(b) No outlet from a discharge system from a stationary or fixed tank for storing or handling Class I or Class II liquid shall be within a building unless such discharge outlet is within a room which conforms to the provisions of Section 3129.43(c), or is connected to an approved system of piping equipped with approved manual and automatic safety devices which will prevent the continued flow of liquid in case of fire or breakage of piping.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) hereof, no containers exceeding five (5) gallon capacity shall be opened or used in buildings not devoted primarily to the manufacturing or processing of flammable liquid, except within a room conforming to the provisions of Section 3129.43(c).
(d) In manufacturing plants, where necessary for the processes involved, and in garages, the Fire Chief may authorize the storing and handling of Class I and Class II liquids in portable wheeled tanks conforming to Class C of NFPA Standard No. 30 entitled “Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code” or in closed containers not exceeding sixty (60) gallon capacity. In plants devoted primarily to the manufacture or processing of flammable liquid the Chief may authorize the handling of Class I or Class II flammable liquid in approved covered portable or wheeled containers not exceeding one hundred fifty (150) gallon capacity.
(e) So far as practicable, the use of flammable liquids shall be from approved safety cans or by pumping from sealed containers.
(f) Flammable liquid in kettles, vats or tanks and being processed in a plant which processes or manufactures flammable liquid shall not be deemed to be in storage.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
(a) No storage tank for Class I or Class II liquid shall be buried within a building except under special permit from the Division of Fire, and no such permit shall be issued where such tank can practicably be located on the premises outside the building.
(b) No storage tank for Class I or Class II liquid shall be buried within a building except in buildings of storage occupancy, high hazard occupancy or industrial occupancy classification, and all such storage tanks shall be so located and protected as to present the minimum practicable hazard to the occupants.
(c) In such buildings, two (2) storage tanks for Class I or Class II liquid, not exceeding five thousand (5,000) gallon aggregate capacity, may be installed under a concrete floor construction at the lowest floor level provided they are so located and installed that any seepage or leakage therefrom will not drain into the basements or cellars of adjacent properties.
(d) All tanks buried within buildings shall be not less than three (3) feet below the floor, measured from the top of the tank to the floor level directly above.
(e) The floor directly above such tanks, and for a distance of not less than two (2) feet on all sides above such tanks, shall be of reinforced concrete not less than six (6) inches in thickness, properly constructed and anchored to the floor construction to resist uplift.
(f) Gauge openings of such tanks shall be protected against vapor release and liquid overflow by means of spring loaded check valves, and against vapor release by extending the gauge wells to within three (3) inches of the bottoms of the tanks. All such tanks shall have approved fill and vent connections extended to an approved outdoor location.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
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