Establishment of limits and districts referred to and placed upon certain sections of the International
Fire Code 2018 Edition are as follows.
(A) The limits referred to in § 5806 in which flammable cryogenic fluids storage in stationary containers are prohibited are hereby established as follows: the entire City of Urbandale, Iowa except as allowed as a principal, accessory or conditional use in the M-1 Planned Industrial District; M-2 Business Park Industrial District; and PUD Planned Unit Developments.
(B) (1) The limits that are placed in Chapter 57 in which outside aboveground storage of flammable or combustible liquids is restricted are hereby established as follows; the entire City of Urbandale, Iowa except as allowed as a principal, accessory or conditional use in the M-1 Planned Industrial District; M-2 Business Park Industrial District; and PUD Planned Unit.
(2) Exception.
(a) An aggregate amount of 1,000 gallons or less may be stored above ground on a premises if used exclusively for heating fuel oil. A permit is required and the proposed installation must be approved by the Code Official prior to the issuance of a permit.
(b) After December 1, 2005 any new above ground installations of Class I liquids shall have an aggregate total of not more than 1,100 gallons; Class II liquids shall have an aggregate total of not more than 5,000 gallons; and storage of more than 1,100 gallons shall be restricted to an approved vaulted tank above ground where allowed as a principal, accessory or conditional use in the M-1 Planned Industrial District; M-2 Business Park Industrial District; and PUD Planned Unit. Ten thousand gallons or less of Class I and/or Class II liquids may be stored on a temporary basis on construction sites provided that these liquids shall be limited to use on the site or on city, state or county construction projects for which site was specifically established, the temporary storage not to extend beyond completion of the construction project or two years, whichever is less. A permit is required and the proposed installation must be approved by the Code Official prior to the issuance of a permit.
(c) After December 1, 2005 any new outside installation of a generator shall be limited to a maximum of 1,500 gallons of type II fuel in a NFP A/UL compliant sub-base tank; quantities greater than 1,500 gallons but less than 5,001 gallons of a type II fuel shall be stored in an approved vaulted tank.
(D) The limits that are placed in § 6104.2 in which storage of liquefied petroleum gases is to be restricted to are hereby established as follows: the entire City of Urbandale, Iowa, except as allowed in the M-2 Business Park Industrial District.
(E) The limits that are placed in § 5601.1 in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is to be restricted to are hereby established as follows: the entire City of Urbandale, Iowa, except as allowed in the M-2 Business Park Industrial District.
(F) The limits that are placed in § 5301.1 Exception 2 in which the storage of compressed natural gas is prohibited, are hereby established as follows: the entire City of Urbandale, Iowa except as allowed in the M-2 Business Park Industrial District.
(Ord. 2020-11, passed 9-22-2020)