The following restrictions apply to hazardous materials stored or used in Logan City:
A. Definitions: The following definitions apply to this article:
COMMERCIAL AREA: Refers to any building or structure that is used to sell products, either wholesale or retail.
INDUSTRIAL AREAS, COMMERCIAL AREAS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS: Refer to those areas that are zoned, according to the Logan City zoning ordinances, as industrial, residential and/or commercial zones.
B. Limits Established: The limits referred to in chapter 34, flammable and combustible liquids, of the international fire code, in which the storage of flammable or combustible liquids is restricted, are established as follows:
1. No flammable or combustible liquids shall be stored in aboveground storage tanks in residential areas with the following exceptions:
Aboveground vaulted tanks or double walled tanks may be allowed in a residential area when required for emergency backup fuel for public utility equipment. All tanks must be installed and meet all requirements of chapter 34, international fire code and be approved by the chief of the fire department.
2. No flammable or combustible liquids shall be stored in aboveground storage tanks in industrial and commercial areas unless the container thereof and the distance from any building complies with the standards and conditions as set forth in the international fire code, and unless in addition the aboveground tank has been approved after application for and permit from the chief of the fire department.
C. Storage Belowground Prohibited; Exception: No flammable or combustible liquids shall be stored in belowground flammable liquid tanks in any residential area except for home heating fuel.
D. New Bulk Plants: The limits referred to in chapter 34, section 3406, of the international fire code, in which new bulk plants for flammable or combustible liquids are prohibited, are established as follows: no such plant shall be located in an area which is closer than three hundred feet (300') from any residential dwelling unit or a central commercial establishment primarily retail in character, nor shall such a plant be established in any zone where such residential or commercial establishments are permitted uses.
E. Referenced Limits: The limits referred to in chapter 38 of the International Fire Code, in which storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are established as follows:
1. No liquid petroleum gas shall be stored in aboveground storage tanks in residential areas.
2. No liquid petroleum gas shall be stored in aboveground storage tanks in commercial or industrial districts unless the container thereof and the distance from the building comply with the standards and conditions as set forth in the International Fire Code, and unless in addition the aboveground tank has been approved after the application for and permit from the Chief of the Fire Department. (Ord. 03-12 § 1, 2003: Ord. 96-14 § 2, 1996: Ord. 90-32 § 1, 1990: Prior Code § 6-7-4)