(a) Generally. Except where more specific requirements are found elsewhere in this chapter the use, storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids shall be in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, NFPA #30.
(b) Storage of class I liquids. The storage in excess of five (5) gallons of class I liquids shall be prohibited in all dwellings, dwelling units, apartment houses, hotels and other residential occupancies.
(c) Operation of gasoline power equipment in certain structures. It shall be unlawful to store any motor vehicle or any other gasoline powered equipment in any multi-family, hotel, motel, office, educational or institutional occupancy or any balcony attached thereto except as follows:
(1) In a garage construction in accordance with the provisions of the local building code.
(2) A storage room, not containing other combustible materials, separated from other parts of the building by construction having a fire resistance rating of at least one (1) hour and communicating openings protected by approved self-closing fire doors and equipped with automatic fire suppression system.
(d) Testing underground installations. Before being covered or placed in use, tanks and piping connected to underground tanks must be tested for tightness in the presence of the fire official. No portion of the system may be covered, filled with product or used until it has been approved by the department of Permitting Services. Test procedures must be specified by the Director. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 30, §1.)