(a) Generally. No person shall keep or permit to be kept on any premises owned or occupied by him any oily waste and oily rags, unless at all times, when not actually in use, such oily waste and oily rags be kept in a metal can with self-closing cover and riveted joints.
(b) When Permit Required. No person shall store in any building or upon any premises in excess of two thousand five hundred cubic feet gross volume of combustible empty packing cases, boxes, barrels or similar containers, or rubber tires, or baled cotton, rubber or cork, or other similarly combustible material without a written permit from the Fire Committee of Council.
(c) Storage Rquirements. Storage in buildings shall be orderly, shall not be within two feet of the ceiling, shall be separated from heaters or heating devices by distance or shielding so that ignition cannot occur, and not so located as to endanger exit from the building. Storage in the open shall not be more than twenty feet in height, shall be so located, with respect to adjacent buildings, as not to constitute a hazard, and shall be compact and orderly.