The permanent storage of flammable and combustible liquids in outside aboveground tanks, new bulk plants for flammable liquids, bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas and storage of explosives and blasting agents are prohibited within the entire corporate limits, except the boundaries of the industrial districts as indicated on the Zone Map of the City, and as regulated by the provisions of the Zoning, Building Codes and the Ohio Fire Code.
The temporary use of movable tanks for no more than six (6) months in conjunction with the dispensing of flammable or combustible liquids into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles or other motorized equipment on premises to which the public does not have access is permitted provided such installation is approved by the Fire Department. Use of aboveground tanks shall be regulated by the requirements of Rule 1301:7-7-28 of the Ohio Administrative Code. Temporary aboveground storage tank capacities shall not exceed 660 gallons.
A permit shall be required to be issued by the Fire Department for any of the following purposes:
(a) For the storage, handling or use of Class I liquids exceeding five (5) gallons in an institutional or residential occupancy, or exceeding ten (10) gallons in any other occupancy, or exceeding sixty (60) gallons outside of any building.
(b) For the storage, handling or use of Class II combustible liquids or Class III combustible liquids exceeding twenty-five (25) gallons in a structure or exceeding sixty (60) gallons outside of a structure, except for fuel oil utilized in connection with oil-burning equipment in single family residential occupancies.
(c) For the storage of flammable or combustible liquids in aboveground stationary tanks. (Ord. 2001-174. Passed 11-1-01.)