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(a) A permit shall be obtained from the Director for any of the following:
(1) To install, remove, repair or alter in any way a stationary tank for the storage of flammable or combustible liquids, or to modify, and/or replace any line or dispensing device connected thereto.
(2) For the storage, handling or use of class I liquids in excess of one (1) gallon in a dwelling or other place of human habitation; or in excess of five (5) gallons in any other building or other occupancy; or in excess of ten (10) gallons outside of any building; except, that no permit shall be required for the following:
i. Flammable or combustible liquids in the fuel tank of a motor vehicle, aircraft, boat or portable or stationary engine;
ii. Flammable or combustible paints, oils, varnishes and similar mixtures used for painting or maintenance when not kept for a period in excess of thirty (30) days;
iii. Beverages when packaged in individual containers not exceeding one (1) gallon in size.
(3) Storage, handling or use of class II or class III combustible liquids in excess of twenty-five (25) gallons in a building; or in excess of sixty (60) gallons outside of a building; except, that no permit shall be required for the following:
i. Combustible liquids in the fuel tank of a motor vehicle, aircraft, boat or portable or stationary engine;
ii. Beverages when packaged in individual containers not exceeding one (1) gallon in size;
iii. Fuel oil in tanks connected to oil burning equipment used for heating a building or structure.
(4) For the manufacture, processing, blending or refining of flammable or combustible liquids.
(5) For the storage of flammable or combustible liquids in stationary tanks.
(6) For placing any flammable or combustible liquid stationary tank temporary or permanently out of service (see section 22-46).
(b) No person shall sell, deliver, or cause to be delivered, any commodity to any person not in possession of a valid permit when such permit is required by the provisions of this section. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1.)
(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.)
(a) Generally. Aboveground storage tanks for the storage of class I flammable and class II liquids shall be prohibited except as provided for in subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section.
(b) Existing tanks. Existing aboveground tanks approved by the fire marshal prior to April 28, 1959, may be continued provided the installation does not constitute a hazard. The Director shall periodically inspect the installation for safety, and if he determines the installation or operation is no longer conducted or maintained in a safe manner, he shall have authority to require their removal or replacement with underground tanks.
(c) Agricultural storage. On farms portable tanks not exceeding six hundred sixty (660) gallons of class I liquid are hereby permitted, if stored fifty (50) feet or more away from buildings and adjoining property lines.
(d) Temporary use of portable tanks. The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not prohibit the temporary use of portable tanks less than six hundred sixty (660) gallons capacity in conjunction with the dispensing of flammable or combustible liquids into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles or other motorized equipment on premises not normally accessible to the public. Such installation must only be made under permit from the department of Permitting Services. The permit must include a definite time limit, not to exceed six (6) months.
(e) Outside tanks supplying oil burning equipment. Outside aboveground tanks not exceeding five-hundred-fifty-gallon capacity may be used to supply oil burning equipment in one- or two-family detached dwelling.
(f) Bulk storage. Aboveground tanks for bulk storage of class II combustible liquids may be established in noncongested areas when the Director finds that installation will not adversely affect the safety of surrounding property. These installations shall be equipped with fixed fire suppression systems and such other safeguards as may be deemed necessary by the Director. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 30, §1.)
(a) Permit required. A permit must be obtained from the department of Permitting Services to remove, abandon, place temporarily out of service or otherwise dispose of any flammable or combustible liquid tank.
(b) Procedures. The procedures outlined in appendix C of the Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, NFPA #30, shall be followed when tanks are placed temporarily out of service, abandoned or removed.
(c) Exposed piping. Whenever a tank is removed all exposed or aboveground fill inlets and vent pipes shall be removed unless such fill or vent pipes are to be immediately connected to another tank. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 30, §1.)
(a) Generally. Garages shall conform to all other applicable requirements of this code as well as the following provisions.
(b) Permit required. No person shall use any building, shed or enclosure as a place of business for the purpose of repairing any motor vehicle therein, without a permit from the Director.
(c) Dispensing of class I liquids into motor vehicles. Class I flammable liquids shall not be dispensed into the fuel tank of motor vehicles when the vehicle is located inside the building.
(d) Applicability of section to incidental uses. The provisions of this section shall apply to repair garages which are used incidental to another business.
(e) Applicability of section to off-road equipment. The provisions of this section shall apply to the repair of off-the-road type self-propelled equipment not classified as motor vehicles including but not limited to earth movers, tractors, cranes, mowers, snowmobiles, trenching machines and recreational vehicles.
(f) Maintenance and operation standards. All garages regulated by this section shall be maintained and operated in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard for Repair Garages, NFPA #88-B.
(g) Repair of non-self-propelled equipment. Repair of lawn mowers, outboard motors, chain saws, generators, pumps and other non-self-propelled equipment powered by internal- combustion engines shall be conducted in facilities that comply with the construction, ventilation, electrical and heating requirements for service stations. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1.)
All servicing facilities where fuel is dispensed from fixed or temporary tanks or tank vehicles into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles or other equipment shall be designed, constructed, maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of this code and chapter 7 of the Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, NFPA #30. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1.)
(a) Bowling alleys shall conform to all other applicable requirements of the code, as well as the following provisions.
(b) No person shall conduct bowling alley resurfacing and refinishing operations involving the use and application of flammable liquids or materials without a permit from the Director.
(c) Resurfacing and refinishing operations shall not be carried on while the establishment is open for business. Approved ventilation shall be provided. Heating, ventilating or cooling systems employing recirculation of air shall not be operated during resurfacing and refinishing operations or within one (1) hour following the application of flammable finishes. All electric motors or other equipment in the area which might be a source of ignition shall be shut down, and all smoking and use of open flames prohibited during the application of flammable finishes and for one (1) hour thereafter.
(d) The refinishing of pins is prohibited in bowling alleys. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1.)
(a) Permit required. A permit must be obtained from the department of Permitting Services for spraying or dipping operations utilizing more than one (1) gallon of flammable or combustible liquids on any working day for the following activities:
(1) The application of flammable or combustible paint, varnish, lacquer, stain or other flammable or combustible liquid applied as spray by compressed air, “airless” or “hydraulic atomization,” or by steam, or electrostatic methods or by any other means in continuous or intermittent processes; and
(2) Dip tank operations in which articles or materials are passed through contents of tanks, vats or containers of flammable or combustible liquids, including coating, finishing, treatment and similar processes; and
(3) The application of combustible powders when applied by powder spray guns, electrostatic powder spray guns, fluidized beds or electrostatic fluidized beds.
(b) Standards. The provisions of the Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable and Combustible Materials, NFPA #33, and the Standard for Dip Tanks Containing Flammable or Combustible Liquids, NFPA #34, shall apply to all operations for the application of flammable finishes covered within the scope of this section.
(c) Smoking. It shall be unlawful to smoke in any spray finishing or coating areas and in the vicinity of dip tanks. “No Smoking” signs with lettering of approved size shall be conspicuously posted in such areas. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 30, §1.)
(a) Tank vehicles. Any vehicle used to transport flammable and combustible liquids in a container that exceeds one hundred ten (110) gallons capacity shall be designed, constructed and operated in accordance with National Fire Protection Association
Recommended Regulatory Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable and Combustible Liquids, NFPA #385.
(b) Portable containers. No vehicle shall be used to transport more than one hundred ten (110) gallons of flammable liquids in portable containers unless such flammable liquids are in their original department of transportation approved shipping containers.
(c) Parking and garaging. No tank vehicle shall be left unattended on any street, highway, avenue or alley; provided, that this shall not prevent a driver from the necessary absence from the truck in connection with the delivery of his load; except, that during actual discharge of the liquid some responsible person shall be present at the vehicle.
(1) This section shall not prevent stops for meals during the day or night if the street is well lighted at the point of parking.
(2) Tank vehicles containing flammable liquids shall not be parked out of doors at any point for longer than one (1) hour, except off the streets, and at least twenty-five (25) feet from any building used for assembly, institutional or residential occupancy. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1.)
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