(A) Purpose. The provisions of this section are intended to govern the general safety of vessels, harbor facilities, and properties of the city and are not intended to limit the powers of any local, state, or federal agencies.
(B) Standards. All vessels, personal property, city property, or any items used on or about city properties shall be used in such a manner and maintained in such a condition as not to constitute a fire or safety hazard. The failure to conform to any local, state, or federal regulation or ordinance regarding fire safety or safety operations may be considered in determining violation of this section.
(C) Combustibles. Combustible materials shall be stored in such place and manner as to prevent accidental combustion and fire, except that rags and waste materials saturated with combustible fluids must be removed from city property immediately after use and may be further limited herein below. No person shall dump, discharge, pump, or allow to be dumped, discharged, or pumped, any oil, gasoline, distillate, any petroleum products, or any other flammable materials onto city properties or into waters within the boundaries of the city. Persons shall use the waste petroleum recycling facility for disposal of oil, gasoline, distillate, and petroleum products.
(D) Electronic equipment. No person shall knowingly use, repair, or test any electronic equipment on or about the facilities of the city or waters within the boundaries of the city in such manner as to cause interference with other electronic equipment in the area or injury or harm to any person or property in the area.
(E) Environmental compliance; hazardous substances. Persons shall take all practicable measures to minimize the quantity and toxicity of hazardous substances brought into, used, or handled at the properties of the city or upon waters within the boundaries of the city. All persons shall notify the city immediately upon becoming aware of any spill, leak, disposal, or other release of hazardous substances on, under, or adjacent to the harbor. As allowed by law, the city may inspect a person’s use of any hazardous substances at the harbor properties at any time upon reasonable notice, or without notice in the event of an immediate threat to the general safety of the harbor.
(F) Fueling. No person shall fuel or cause to be fueled, a vehicle or watercraft on properties of the city or upon waters within the boundaries of the city except at areas so designated by the city. The fueling area is the fuel dock station (dock five).
(G) Fuel storage. No person shall store or cause to be stored, any fuel for any vehicle or watercraft on or upon the city properties or waters within the boundaries of the city except in tanks or containers designed for that purpose, and in areas where such tanks or containers shall not come into contact with sparks or heat or other conditions which may cause it to ignite.
(H) Welding and fuel torch equipment. No person shall:
(1) Use any welding equipment on any harbor facility except in such areas as may be approved by the city;
(2) Do any welding with equipment that fails to meet state safety requirements and without having in his or her possession a fire extinguisher of the kind approved by the United States Coast Guard for use on a commercial vessel;
(3) Use any blowtorch, acetylene torch, or similar type equipment for the repair or refurbishing of any watercraft in such a manner as to cause injury, harm, or damage to any person or property at or about the area of use; or
(4) Do any welding without conducting a one-hour fire watch upon completion. A pre- and post-work wash down is required.
(Ord. 292, passed 12-18-2012) Penalty, see § 11.99