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FUEL OIL, OIL BURNERS AND OIL BURNING EQUIPMENT
(a) Section 3155.29 shall govern approved standards for oil burning equipment.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) hereof, and in Section 3155.29(b), the installation of oil burning equipment shall conform to NFPA Standard No. 31 entitled “Installation of Oil Burning Equipment.” This standard shall be deemed to define accepted safe practice, as provided in Section 3155.29.
(c) The storage and handling of fuel oil for oil- fired small cooking and heating appliances installed in buildings of residential occupancy shall conform to the provisions of subsections (h) to (m) hereof.
(d) Outside above-ground fuel oil storage tanks shall be installed in conformity with the provisions governing outside above-ground storage of Class III liquids included in Section 385.24. When exceeding two thousand (2,000) gallons individual or aggregate capacity, outside above-ground tanks for the storage of fuel oil shall be enclosed within dikes as prescribed in Section 383.26.
(e) Tanks for fuel oil, and all fill lines, supply lines, vent piping and the piping from such tanks to oil burners, and the installation of the same, shall be subject to the permits, inspections and approval of the Division of Fire.
(f) Oil burning equipment and the installation of the same, except oil burning equipment installed in dwelling houses or in appliances serving only one (1) dwelling unit, shall be subject to the permits, inspections and approval of the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control.
(g) Oil burning equipment and the installation of the same in dwelling houses or where installed in appliances serving only one (1) dwelling unit shall be subject to the permits, inspections, and approval of the Division of Building.
(h) The provisions of subsections (h) to (m) hereof shall govern the storage and handling of fuel oil for oil-fire space heaters or other oil-fired small heating or cooking appliances installed in buildings or parts of buildings of residential occupancy classification, where a supply of fuel oil is maintained on the premises in barrels, drums or other containers separate from the tanks integral with the heating or cooking appliances and not connected to the heating or cooking appliances by an approved system of piping or tubing. They shall also apply to all such storage or handling regardless of the date of installation of the space heater or other oil- fired small heating or cooking appliance.
(i) The provisions of this section shall supersede any conflicting provisions included in approved standards specified in this Fire Prevention Code.
(j) The quantity of fuel oil stored within any building or part of a building or on premises of residential occupancy classification shall not exceed five (5) gallons unless a permit for storage in excess of that quantity has been secured from the Fire Chief. Fuel oil contained within tanks integral with the heating or cooking appliances or directly connected thereto, and not exceeding ten (10) gallons capacity, shall not be deemed to be in storage.
(k) When not stored or kept in rooms conforming to the provisions of Section 3129.43(c), in the manner prescribed for storage in such fire-resistive rooms in Chapter 383, or stored in fixed tanks installed and connected to the heating or cooking appliance as prescribed in NFPA Standard No. 31, the quantity stored within any building or part of a building of residential occupancy classification shall not exceed five (5) gallons per dwelling unit, and shall be kept in sealed containers or safety cans of not more than five (5) gallons capacity each. Such sealed containers or safety cans shall be kept in a safe, cool place where they will not constitute a fire-hazard, and shall not be kept within or adjacent to any required means of egress.
(l) Containers, barrels or drums of capacity in excess of five (5) gallons shall be stored outside of such buildings and, when not buried underground, shall be on racks not less than ten (10) feet from any building or part of a building of human occupancy and not less than five (5) feet from any common lot line, and not within any front yard or side street yard space. The quantity stored outside above-ground on premises occupied by buildings of residential occupancy classification shall not exceed three (3) fifty-five (55) gallon drums for each dwelling unit on the premises, or the approved equivalent thereof. The aggregate stored on any such premises shall not exceed ten (10) fifty- five (55) gallon drums or the approved equivalent thereof. Such containers shall be of incombustible material, and each such container shall be equipped with an approved lock-type fill cap which shall also serve as a vent and, when the draw-off from such containers is by gravity flow into portable containers, with an approved self-closing, non-drip, lock-type faucet.
(m) The filling of fuel reservoirs on oil-fired small heating cooking appliances shall be done from safety cans of approved type. Fuel oil shall not be transported from any barrel, drum or container in portable containers other than approved safety cans not exceeding five (5) gallons capacity.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
COMBUSTIBLE WASTE AND ASHES
(a) No combustible waste material such as wood, paper, discarded combustible containers or packing material shall be stored in any building except in an approved fire-resistive room or incombustible container. All such accumulated materials shall be removed or destroyed at regular intervals.
(b) Packing rooms shall be located as remotely as possible from large stocks of combustible goods and shall be kept free of combustible waste material.
(c) Ashes shall not be deposited or kept in anything other than an incombustible container. When placed outdoors, such containers shall be closed containers or shall be covered.
(d) Highly flammable wastes such as pyroxylin scrap or dust, sawdust, paint or flammable liquid residue or oil or paint saturated rags and waste, shall be placed and kept in approved safety cans and receptacles until removal or destruction.
(e) Empty combustible containers stored outdoors shall be placed at least ten (10) feet from any building or other structure. When stored in large quantities they shall be securely and compactly piled so that no pile exceeds two hundred twenty-five (225) square feet in area or twelve (12) feet in height. Aisles not less than six (6) feet wide shall be maintained between piles.
(f) No combustible waste material shall be kept or stored outdoors except in approved incombustible containers. All combustible litter, dried vegetation or waste flammable liquid, stored outdoors and deemed to be a fire hazard by the Fire Chief, shall be promptly removed.
(g) Empty barrels, drums or containers of a capacity in excess of five (5) gallons from which flammable liquid was drawn shall not be stored in any building or on any premises unless entirely freed of flammable vapor, or filled with water, unless kept in a safe location outdoors in conformity with the provisions of Section 383.27 or in an isolated storage building approved by the Chief.
(h) No material shall be stored outdoors in violation of any provision of the Zoning Code.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
(a) All waste materials and debris shall be removed promptly and shall not be stored in any location where they may create a fire hazard or obstruct access for fire fighting or obstruct the use of a sidewalk or roadway beyond the extent authorized by permit. Dry material and rubbish shall be wetted down when necessary to lay dust or prevent it from being blown about.
(b) Salamanders and similar heating devices, shall be used in conformity with statutes and the provisions of ANSI Standard A 10.21 entitled “Safety Code for Building Construction.”
(c) No combustible material shall be stored in such quantity and in such location that unprotected steel or concrete supported by combustible formwork would be endangered thereby in the event of fire.
(d) Whenever combustible concrete forms are used and whenever combustible material is stored at any floor level, approved hand fire extinguishing equipment or approved connected first-aid hose, as directed by the Fire Chief, shall be provided and maintained at all floors where such combustible materials are in use or stored.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
(a) Combustible material stored outdoors shall be not less than ten (10) feet from any building or common lot line.
(b) When the quantity of combustible material so stored exceeds the quantity deemed safe by the Fire Chief, or when such material is piled to a height exceeding twelve (12) feet, such storage shall be not less than thirty (30) feet from any building or common lot line.
(c) Lesser distances than those specified in subsections (a) and (b) hereof may be approved by the Chief when such material is stored behind an approved fire wall.
(d) Material shall be piled so as to preclude, so far as possible, ignition by spontaneous combustion.
(e) When deemed necessary to reduce the conflagration hazard or to facilitate fire fighting, piles of combustible material may be limited in size by the Chief. Adjacent piles shall be separated by open aisle not less than four (4) feet wide.
(f) When the premises used for outdoor storage of combustible material exceeds fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet in ground area the Chief may require the installation of yard hydrants, hose and hose houses specified in Section 389.20.
(g) Section 3129.18 shall govern lumber storage outdoors.
(h) Section 385.42 shall govern loose combustible fiber stored outdoors.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
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