(a) No person shall store, sell, use or transport any liquefied chlorine without a permit from the Fire Chief.
(b) Chlorine shall not be compressed or liquefied, nor shall any plants for such purpose be constructed, erected or placed in operation after June 27, 1949, unless a separation of not less than 250 feet is provided between any building used for such purpose and every lot line, street line or alley line forming a boundary of the premises on which such building is located. No such operation shall be carried on within two hundred fifty (250) feet of a building upon the same premises intended for human occupancy and not used for the compression or liquefaction of chlorine.
(c) All storage buildings and storage spaces where liquefied chlorine is stored shall be readily accessible from the exterior of the building and when deemed necessary by the Chief, such rooms shall be equipped with approved automatic sprinkler systems, or the cylinders of chlorine gas shall be placed in a receptacle approved by the Chief, so arranged as to be automatically flooded with cold water from a reliable source in case of fire or leakage.
(d) The provisions of this chapter and Chapters 383 and 3129 shall not be interpreted to preclude or prevent the use of chlorine or chlorine-generating chemicals for water purification purposes and other purposes by qualified persons under proper safeguards and within rooms provided with adequate natural ventilation.
(e) No liquefied chlorine shall be sold except to persons who hold permits from the Chief for the use or storage of liquefied chlorine.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)