[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Saranac Lake 5-13-1930 (Ch. 34 of the 1965 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person, firm or corporation shall keep or store, within the fire limits of the Village of Saranac Lake, any gasoline, benzine, naptha, ether benzole or any other inflammable volatile of like character, in greater quantity than five gallons (except as provided in § 167-3, unless in a properly constructed underground tank, which if within the building shall be buried not less than three feet below the level of the basement floor, or if without the building and within 10 feet thereof, buried not less than two feet below the level of the basement floor, and if more than 10 feet distant from the building, be buried not less than two feet below the surface of the ground and which in all cases shall be drawn from the aforesaid tanks by approved safety pumps and all piping shall be so arranged so as to drain back to the tank.
Not to exceed five gallons may be kept within any building in a tightly closed container (except as provided in § 167-3), and outside building storage may be had in properly constructed tanks of the following capacities and located at the given distances from any building (or property line which may be built upon):
A. 
Measurement capacities.
Capacity of Tank
Minimum Distance
(feet)
300 gallons or less
5
500 gallons or less
10
1,000 gallons or less
20
8,000 gallons or less
25
12,000 gallons or less
30
18,000 gallons or less
40
24,000 gallons or less
50
30,000 gallons or less
60
48,000 gallons or less
75
75,000 gallons or less
85
100,000 gallons or less
100
150,000 gallons or less
150
250,000 gallons or less
250
300,000 gallons or less
300
1,000,000 gallons or less
350
Unlimited
400
B. 
The above measurement capacities are based on level ground and in no case shall a tank be so placed at such an elevation that it will endanger the surrounding property by leakage and if said tank be at an appreciable elevation above the surface property, proper precautions must be taken by embanking or ditching to prevent such flow; nor shall any tank be so placed as to drain into any watercourse or canal.
[Amended 5-16-1966]
No volatile, inflammable liquid shall be kept or carried in open vessels in a garage and no volatile inflammable liquid shall be drawn except into approved safety cans of a capacity not exceeding five gallons each, and then, with the exception of liquids with flash points above 30° F. only for the purpose of immediately filling the tanks of automobiles contained in a garage. In lieu of the above safety cans, approved portable filling tanks, not to exceed 60 gallons in capacity, may be used for transporting volatile inflammable liquid to and from the storage tanks for filling and charging the automobile. The said portable tanks shall be supported on rubber-tired wheels and liquids must be drawn by means of a tight-fitting pump. Hose attachment must not exceed 10 feet in length, equipped at the end with a shutoff valve. No volatile inflammable liquid shall be allowed to run upon the floor or to fall or pass into the drainage system of a garage, nor shall any such liquid be put into or removed from the tanks of a vehicle while any light or fire on same is burning.
Inflammable liquids shall not be drawn or handled in the presence of an open flame or fire, but may be drawn and handled when lighting is by incandescent electric lamps with vapor-proof globes and keyless sockets, and the installation otherwise fully in compliance with all the requirements of the National Electric Code and said rules and regulations are hereby made a part of this chapter as affecting all electrical equipment. Smoking shall be prohibited, and signs to this effect posted wherever inflammable volatiles are stored or handled.
[Amended 5-16-1966]
Any person, firm or corporation now handling or storing or proposing in the future to handle or store inflammable volatiles in excess of the quantity of five gallons shall make written application to the Fire Inspector or other designated official and the Fire Inspector shall forthwith make an inspection of the premises used or proposed to be used, as the case may be, for such sale or storage and the means of distribution, and if the conditions, surroundings and arrangements are such that the intent of this chapter can be observed, then he shall issue a permit that such sale, storage or distribution may be conducted, and before any new installation is covered from sight, a notification, in writing, shall be given the Fire Inspector, who shall, within 48 hours after the receipt of such notification, inspect the installation and give his written approval or disapproval. Upon the failure of the Fire Inspector to inspect within the specified time, the installation may be covered, but shall be subject to inspection by the Fire Inspector at the expense of the Village.
Any and all persons who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or fail to comply therewith or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order or regulation made thereunder within 10 days, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance, respectively, forfeit and pay a penalty in the sum of $25, each day constituting a separate offense. The imposition of the penalty for any violation of this chapter shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violation or defects within a reasonable time.