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Embankments or dikes are required:
(A) For each tank containing crude oil or other liquid which has a tendency to boil over;
(B) For each individual tank exceeding 50,000 gallons (1,200 barrels) in capacity; and
(C) For individual tanks of less than 50,000 gallons, or groups of tanks with individual tank capacity of less than 50,000 gallons, when installed on the bank of a stream or other body of water or on land permitting of rapid drainage thereto.
(1980 Code, § 27.029) Penalty, see § 98.999
(A) Dikes shall have a capacity of not less than the capacity of the tank or group of tanks surrounded.
(B) Dikes surrounding tanks containing crude oil or other liquid which has a tendency to boil over shall have a capacity of not less than 125% of the capacity of the tank or group of tanks surrounded or shall have a suitable coping or deflector projecting inward, properly constructed to minimize the effect of a “boil over” wave.
(1980 Code, § 27.030) Penalty, see § 98.999
(A) Dikes shall be constructed of earth, clay, masonry or reinforced concrete not higher than one-half the height of the tank or tanks enclosed, so constructed as to afford adequate protection.
(B) Earthwork embankments shall be firmly and completely built of good earth or clay, free from stones, vegetable matter and other foreign material. They shall have a flat section at the top not less than two and one-half feet wide and a slope of at least one to one (45 degrees) on both sides.
(C) Masonry or concrete dikes shall have footings below the frost line.
(D) If a concrete floor covering is provided for the area enclosed by a concrete dike, a sump shall be provided at some convenient place, attached to which shall be a pump of approved design, so that any accumulation of water or oil may be removed immediately.
(1980 Code, § 27.031) Penalty, see § 98.999
Embankments or dikes shall be continuous, without openings for piping or roadway.
(1980 Code, § 27.032) Penalty, see § 98.999
It shall be unlawful to store or to sell or offer for sale any flammable or volatile liquids as defined in this subchapter in an amount in excess of one gallon in any building or frame construction, or in any building other than a building of fireproof construction as defined in the Chapters 150 through 158 of this code and amendments thereto of the city; provided that this section shall not be construed to prohibit the storage of liquids in the fuel tanks of automobiles or in tank, for heating systems installed in compliance with the provisions of the city ordinances.
(1980 Code, § 27.033) Penalty, see § 98.999
(A) Motor and pump or pumps shall be located in a separate, non-combustible building, not less than ten feet from tanks, warehouses, garage or property lines.
(B) Motors shall be of the polyphase, non-sparking or explosion-proof type and shall be grounded to permanently moist earth.
(C) If pump house is electrically lighted, lights shall be of the vapor-proof type, wiring shall be in sealed conduit, and the light switch shall be of the explosion-proof type or shall be placed outside the building.
(D) Motor starting switches shall be of the explosion-proof type or oil bath type.
(E) Screened openings of not less than 64 inches shall be construed in opposite corners as floor line to provide proper ventilation.
(F) All doors of pumphouse shall open outward.
(G) Doors shall be left open at all times when pumps are in operation.
(1980 Code, § 27.034) Penalty, see § 98.999
(A) Warehouses shall be constructed so that refuse cannot accumulate under floor.
(B) Storage of liquids of Class 1 shall not be permitted in any building. Storage of liquids of Class I shall not be permitted except in original sealed containers and no transfer of the liquids in the containers to other containers shall ever be made inside the warehouse.
(C) Warehouses shall be kept clean, neat and orderly and free from accumulation of grease and oil spillage.
(D) Electrical installation. The National Electrical Code shall govern the electrical installation.
(1980 Code, § 27.035) Penalty, see § 98.999
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