(A) The limits referred to in the Fire Prevention Code, in which storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited, are established as the fire limits for all commercial or nonresidential consumers, but this provision shall not apply:
(1) To such tanks already in existence as of January 1, 1973;
(3) Real properties zoned I-1 and I-2 are hereby excluded from the prohibition for storage of flammable or combustible liquids in outside aboveground tanks. The applicant seeking permission to install outside aboveground tanks shall first obtain a permit from the Fire Chief or Fire Marshal. Applicant must provide certification that the tank system is in accordance with the latest edition of the National Fire Protection Association NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, prior to the issuance of a building permit. The applicant must provide certification that the system is in compliance with the guidelines and requirements issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) prior to issuance of a building permit. The applicant shall provide a certificate of liability insurance covering personal injury, death, and property damage for claims arising out of damages caused from acts or failure to act by the applicant, its agents, or employees in the operation of the business so permitted. Applicant shall maintain an insurance policy with coverage for liability up to amount of $6,000,000 and a certificate of insurance shall be filed with the City Clerk before a building permit will be issued. The city shall be a named insured. The application for a building permit shall include the submission of a site plan designating the appropriate setbacks for adjacent residential properties and the specific location of the outside aboveground tank(s) and all buildings and structures. The applicant shall enter into an agreement for an exit plan or OSHA strategy in such event that the applicant or its assigns and successors cease operation at the permitted property; or
(4) All references to flammable liquids shall also include and be applicable to any combustible substances for any allowed outside aboveground tanks.
(B) The limits referred to in the Fire Prevention Code, in which new bulk plants for flammable liquids are prohibited, are established as the city limits, but this provision shall not apply to plants already in existence as of January 1, 1973.
(Prior Code, § 93.03) (Ord. 1132, passed 12-13-1988; Ord. 1471, passed 7-12-2005; Ord. 1521, passed 9-22-2006)
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