A. A safe haven may provide parking for vehicles laden with hazardous material awaiting further movement in transportation.
B. A safe haven may provide temporary storage facilities for less than truck quantities of explosives in a separate area;
C. A safe haven may provide facilities for unloading and reloading partial loads, vehicle maintenance and driver rest, in separate areas;
D. All safe havens shall be located in a relatively isolated area;
E. Lots shall be separated by at least one hundred feet (100') from other facilities on the explosive motor vehicle terminals such as buildings, other structures, parking lots, fuel and power facilities. When floodlight illumination is provided, overhead power lines shall not be erected within the perimeter of the lot;
F. Weeds, underbrush, vegetation or other combustible materials shall be cleared for a distance of twenty five feet (25') from the lot;
G. The lot shall be protected from unauthorized persons or trespassers through the use of warning signs, gates, fences and intermittent patrols.
H. Fire protection equipment capable of handling incipient fires shall be provided at each interchange lot. Portable fire extinguishers having a minimum rating of 4-A:30-B:C shall be placed at a readily accessible location. Water lines with hoses placed at a readily accessible location. Water lines with hoses connected may be installed in addition to the portable extinguishers.
I. More than one lot within the terminal shall be provided when a large number of vehicles is to be parked. The lots should be separated as far as practicable to reduce the concentration of explosives in any single area in the terminal.
J. If the terrain between any two (2) lots does not provide natural barricades and there is limited space in which to provide substantial separation between the lots, the artificial barricades shall be erected. Barricades shall be of such height that a straight line from the top of any vehicle containing explosives in one lot to the top of any vehicle containing explosives in another lot will pass through such intervening natural or artificial barricade.
K. For parking of vehicles, barricades shall be at least eight feet (8') high and three hundred feet (300') from any residence or business structure.
L. Except for minor repairs, no repair work shall be performed on any vehicle parked on the lot. Any repair work involving cutting, welding, operation of the vehicle engine or electrical repairs shall be performed after the cargo has been removed and the vehicle to be repaired has been removed from the lot.
M. Smoking, matches, open flames, spark producing devices and firearms shall be prohibited inside or within fifty feet (50') of the lot.
N. When any vehicle transporting explosives is parked on a lot, at least one employee shall be assigned to patrol the lot at frequent and irregular intervals. If the lot is enclosed by a security fence and the gates locked and the area surrounding the lot posted with warning signs, then the patrolling need not be required.
O. The operator of the haven shall maintain an active safety training program in emergency procedures for all employees stationed at the terminal. Written emergency instructions shall be posted and readily accessible to all employees.
P. Explosives shall not be retained on the lot, either in a trailer or temporary storage facility, for a period longer than necessary, but in no case for more than seventy two (72) hours, unless the explosives are stored in a temporary storage facility located away from inhabited buildings and public highways. (MC Ord. 87A § D, 1981)