(a) Other Regulations Applicable. In addition to the requirements herein, all materials regulated in this chapter shall be utilized, stored, manufactured and handled in accordance with the City Fire Protection Code, Chapter 1501
of the Codified Ordinances, and the standards of the National Fire Protection Association.
(b) Detonable Materials. Detonable materials are all materials or products that decompose by detonation, including, among other materials:
(1) All primary explosives such as lead azide, lead styphnate, fulminates and tetracene;
(2) All high explosives such as TNT, RDX, HMX, PETN and picric acid;
(3) Propellants and components thereof such as dry nitrocellulose, black powder, boron hydrides and hydrazine and its derivatives;
(4) Pyrotechnics and fireworks such as magnesium powder, potassium chlorate and potassium nitrate;
(5) Blasting explosives such as dynamite and nitroglycerine;
(6) Unstable organic compounds such as acetylides, tetrazoles and ozonides;
(7) Strong unstable oxidizing agents such as perchloric acid, perchlorates and hydrogen peroxide in concentrations greater than thirty-five percent (35%); and
(8) Nuclear fuels, fissionable materials and products, and reactor elements such as Uranium 235 and Plutonium 239.
The storage, utilization or manufacture of detonable materials shall be permitted only as licensed by the City or as incidental to a principal use subject to requirements of Table 43, subsection (c) hereof.
(c) Table 43: Standards for Detonable Materials.
Storage, Utilization or Manufacture of 5 Lbs. or Less | Storage or Utilization of Over 5 Lbs. | Manufacture of Over 5 Pounds |
Permitted use | Conditional use | Prohibited |
(d) Flammable Solid Materials. The utilization, storage and manufacture of flammable solid materials are permitted subject to the following restrictions:
Rating | Restrictions |
Incombustible to moderate burning | None |
Free to active burning to intense burning | Only in completely enclosed buildings with minimum 2-hour fire-resistive construction that are either: |
(1) Protected with an automatic fire extinguishing system; or | |
(2) Located at least 40 feet from all lot lines. |
(e) Flammable Liquids and Gases. The storage, utilization and manufacture of flammable liquids or gases that produces flammable or explosive vapors shall be limited to the quantities specified in Table 44, subsection (f) hereof.
(f) Table 44: Standards for Flammable Liquids and Gases.
Open Cup Flash Point in Degrees Fahrenheit | Maximum Gallons | |||
Above Ground | Below Ground | |||
Heavy Industrial | Other | Heavy Industrial | Other | |
Under 100 | 62,000 | 3,000 | No maximum | 100,000 |
100-139 | 100,000 | 10,000 | No maximum | 100,000 |
140 and over | 200,000 | 20,000 | No maximum | 100,000 |
Storage of finished products in original sealed containers of fifty-five gallons or less is exempt from above standards. Maximum cubic feet of flammable gases at standard temperature and pressure shall be thirty times the gallonage figures above.
(Ord. 87-94. Passed 7-27-87.)