As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
OIL BURNER
Any device designed and arranged for the purpose of burning
or preparing to burn fuel oil, as specified below, and having a tank
or tanks with a total capacity of more than six gallons connected
thereto.
OIL-BURNING EQUIPMENT
Shall consist of burners, storage tanks (internal and external),
piping, wiring, pumps, blowers and all equipment and accessories connected
thereto.
FUEL OIL
Any topped or distilled oil having a flash point of not less
than 100° F. closed cup. The Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
shall be authoritative and shall be conducted in accordance with methods
of tests as adopted by the American Society for Testing Materials.
No oil burner shall be installed which has not
been tested and approved by the National Board of Fire Underwriters
or other nationally recognized testing laboratories.
All storage tanks shall have an open or automatically
operated galvanized-iron vent pipe of ample size to prevent abnormal
pressures in case of fire or when filling. In no case shall this be
less than one-and-one-fourth-inch iron-pipe size. The lower end of
the vent pipe shall extend through the top of the tank for a distance
of not more than one inch. The vent shall extend from the tank to
a point outside the building three feet above the level of the highest
reservoir from which the tank may be filled, measured vertically or
horizontally from any window or other building opening. Outer end
of the vent pipe, unless automatically operated, shall be provided
with a return bend or weatherproof hood.
Filling terminal shall be equipped with a locking-type
cap and shall be at least six inches above the ground level to prevent
water infiltration, unless installed in a counter-sunk fill box. The
filling pipe shall in all cases terminate outside of the building
and shall be as remote as possible from the doorways or other building
openings.
No glass gauges or any gauges the breaking of
which will permit oil to escape from the tank shall be used. Test
wells shall not be located within buildings and shall be closed tight
with a metal cover or cap when not in use.
All pumps, whether manually or automatically
operated, shall be of an approved type with check valves located as
close to pumps as practicable and shall be rigidly fastened in place.
[Amended 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 1281; 6-28-2010 by Ord. No.
2133]
A. If this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield
provides for the licensing or permitting of the violator, the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield reserve the right to revoke
such permit or license.
B. Any person found guilty of violating this chapter
of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield shall be subject to a penalty
consisting of a fine or imprisonment, or both, subject to the discretion
of the Judge, the maximum of which shall be the maximum fine or term
of imprisonment permitted to be imposed by the court having jurisdiction
over the violation of this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield;
provided, however, that the fine shall not be less than $100 nor more
than $2,000 per offense and the prison term shall not exceed 90 days
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
C. In the event of a continuing violation, each day shall
constitute a separate offense.