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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
(A) The floor of a garage shall be of concrete or other non-combustible material, laid directly on the ground or on a well-tamped and puddled fill.
(B) Adequate ventilation shall be provided to carry off any inflammable gases which may accumulate.
(C) (1) No connection to any house drainage or to any sewer system shall be made from any garage waste basin, sink, floor drain or waste, unless an adequate grease trap is provided ahead of the connection.
(2) This does not apply to lavatories, toilets or wash basins, used exclusively for toilet or personal use, nor to downspouts carrying surface water from roof.
(1980 Code, § 27.036) Penalty, see § 98.999
Truck loading docks and platforms shall be located not less than ten feet from storage tanks, plant buildings and property lines.
(1980 Code, § 27.037) Penalty, see § 98.999
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