[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lynbrook as Ch. 9, Art. IV, of the 1967 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction and fire prevention — See Ch. 81.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 112.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 126.
Licenses — See Ch. 153.
Multiple dwellings — See Ch. 161.
Plumbing — See Ch. 181.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
APPROVED EQUIPMENT
Equipment approved by a nationally recognized authority.
FUEL OIL
Any liquid used as fuel and having a flash point not less than 110° F.
OIL-HEATING BURNER
Any device designed and arranged for the purpose of burning or preparing to burn fuel oil, as defined herein, and having a tank or container with a capacity of more than 20 gallons connected thereto.
OIL-HEATING EQUIPMENT
All equipment connected to an off-heating burner and located within the building, including internal and external supply of storage tanks and provisions for filing and venting same, piping, wiring and all accessories.
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Buildings to interpret this chapter in a manner consistent with safety and good practice.
For the purpose of making a test of fuel oil, the Pensky-Martens closed-cup tester shall be authoritative. The test shall be made in accordance with the methods of testing adopted by the American Society for Testing Materials.
A. 
Contents of application. It shall be unlawful for any person to install any oil-heating burner unless an application for a certificate of approval in the following form is filed with the Superintendent of Buildings of the village at least 30 days before an installation is made and a certificate of approval, reading as follows, has been issued:
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
To the Superintendent of Buildings of the Village of Lynbrook, Nassau County, New York.
The undersigned hereby requests that a certificate of approval be issued for the oil-heating burner described below:
1.
Name of burner
2.
Name of manufacturer
3.
Address of manufacturer
4.
Kind of fuel recommended for burner
5.
Length of time burner has been on market
6.
List approvals by states, cities or recognized laboratories
Name
Date
7.
Attach blueprint of assembly drawing showing construction of device, indicating moving parts, oil passages and air passages (size 16 inches by 22 inches).
Application filed by
At ___________ this _____ day of
20_____
Sworn to before me this _____ day of
20_____
Notary Public
Endorsement of approval upon the application shall constitute the same as a certificate as required herein.
B. 
Action on application. The Superintendent of Buildings of the village shall, within 30 days of the filing of the above application, issue a certificate of approval or disapproval, according to the provisions of this chapter.
C. 
Standard for approval; tests. Said Superintendent of Buildings shall approve any oil-heating burner listed by the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or any other nationally recognized inspection board or laboratory. Oil-heating burners not listed by the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or any other nationally recognized inspection board or laboratory shall not be approved until they have been tested by the Superintendent of Buildings. This test shall cover arrangement of parts, suitability of materials, strength of parts, electric control, thermostatic arrangement, reliability of automatic features, positiveness of ignition and safeguards against flooding. In case the Superintendent of Buildings does not believe he is competent to make the above test, he is hereby authorized to require that the applicant submit a report from a recognized laboratory.
D. 
Reasons for disapproval. With a certificate of disapproval, said Superintendent of Buildings aforesaid shall issue to the applicant and to the manufacturer of the device a clear and concise statement as to the reason or reasons for disapproval.
E. 
Reapplication after disapproval. A new application after disapproval shall be accompanied by a clear and concise statement giving reasons for reconsideration based on information received with the certificate of disapproval.
F. 
Action on reapplications. The Superintendent of Buildings shall act on new applications after disapproval as specified in Subsections B, C and D.
G. 
Filing fee. A filing fee in such amount as set by resolution of the Board of Trustees shall be paid with each application.
[Amended 3-2-1998 by L.L. No. 8-1998]
A. 
Regulation. Any person having a certificate of approval may install oil-heating equipment in connection with an approved oil-heating burner, in accordance with this chapter.
B. 
Inspections; fees. Any installation shall be inspected by the Superintendent of Buildings of the village or by a person delegated to make such inspection. Fees for inspections shall be set by resolution of the Board of Trustees for inspection of:
[Amended 11-19-1984 by L.L. No. 11-1984; 3-2-1998 by L.L. No. 8-1998]
(1) 
An oil burner.
(2) 
Underground tanks, outside tanks or tanks in basements.
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Editor's Note: Former §§ 116-10 through 166-15, regarding support and location of tanks, piping and pump standards, valves and stuffing boxes, installation of burners and ventilation, were repealed 3-2-1998 by L.L. No. 8-1998.