[Derived from Art X of Ch. XII of the Charter and Ordinances, 1974]
A. 
Whoever willfully shall throw, drop or place, or shall cause or procure to be thrown, dropped or placed, in or upon any building, incomplete building, dilapidated building, structure, dilapidated structure and/or premises any device, equipment or flammable or combustible liquid or material capable of producing fire, either by itself or by electrical, mechanical or chemical means or otherwise, shall be guilty of a violation of this article. In addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, he is liable for the cost for the response of the Fire Department apparatus and manpower to the scene of the violation and the cost of extinguishment by the Fire Department. The cost of the response of the Fire Department equipment, apparatus and manpower shall be estimated by the Commissioner of Fire and approved by the Comptroller of the City of Buffalo. This cost shall be recovered in a civil action against the person(s) and turned over to the general fund of the City of Buffalo.
B. 
There is an exception for any building or premises commonly used for the storage of such materials and substances.
Every owner, tenant, occupant or other person in control of any premises or part thereof, when vacating such premises or part thereof in his control, shall leave such premises or part thereof free and clear of all combustible waste material, refuse or other combustible accumulations.
A. 
The storage or sale of cut resinous Christmas trees (evergreen trees having needle-like leaves) in buildings or structures used for residential occupancy and/or other occupancy is hereby prohibited.
B. 
The storage or sale of Christmas trees as described in this section within a building or structure shall be limited to buildings or structures one story in height.
C. 
Storage of Christmas trees in buildings or on premises shall be orderly and shall be located so as not to endanger exit from the building or premises.
D. 
Storage of Christmas trees outdoors shall not be more than 15 feet in height, with a minimum distance of 10 feet from any frame building or structure and from any window or door opening within an adjoining structure or building.
E. 
All Christmas trees, branches or parts therefrom and any other accumulated waste combustible material shall be removed from the premises and properly disposed of upon termination of sales for the Christmas season and/or upon demand of the Department of Fire when the above is classified as a hazard.
F. 
There shall be no smoking within the building or structure storing or displaying Christmas trees. Proper "prohibited smoking" signs shall be posted in compliance with this article. Heating, when necessary, of the building or structure shall be in an approved manner.
Blasting operations shall be conducted during daylight hours except when authorized at other times by the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
A. 
The Bureau of Fire Prevention may designate the location and specify the maximum quantity of explosives or blasting agents which may be loaded, unloaded, reloaded or temporarily retained at each terminal where such operations are permitted.
B. 
Shipments of explosives or blasting agents delivered by carriers shall comply with Interstate Commerce Commission regulations.
C. 
Carriers shall immediately notify the Bureau of Fire Prevention when explosives or blasting agents are received at terminals.
D. 
Carriers shall immediately notify the consignee of the arrival of explosives or blasting agents at terminals.
E. 
The consignee of a shipment of explosives or blasting agents shall remove them from the carrier's terminal within 48 hours, Sundays and holidays excluded, after being notified of their arrival.
A. 
No person shall have, keep, store, sell or offer for sale, give away, use, transport or manufacture any of the following explosives in any quantity: liquid nitroglycerin; high explosives containing over 60% of nitroglycerin, except gelatin dynamite; high explosives having an unsatisfactory absorbent or one that permits leakage of nitroglycerin under any condition liable to exist during transportation or storage; nitrocellulose in a dry condition in a quantity greater than 10 pounds in one exterior package; fulminate of mercury in bulk in a dry condition and fulminate of all other metals in any condition except as a component of manufactured articles not forbidden in this article; or explosives containing an ammonium salt and chlorate.
B. 
The following section is part of Chapter 495, Wharves, Harbors and Bridges: § 495-28, Explosives. No vessel laden in whole or in part with such explosives as defined in § 451 of the New York State Labor Law shall land at or make fast to any dock or wharf within the harbors, canals and other public waters of the City or be within such harbors, canals and other public waters or discharge or take on a full or partial cargo of such explosives within said limits except in accordance with such written permissions and regulations as provided in this Code and in accordance with the laws and regulations of the United States government and the State of New York and their several agencies pertaining thereto. The Bureau of Fire Prevention is hereby authorized to prevent any vessel with such explosives on board from making fast to any wharf or dock or unloading or loading such cargo within the limits aforesaid unless proper permissions have been granted. The Harbormaster shall render such assistance as requested by the Bureau of Fire Prevention to carry out the provisions of this section. The prohibitions herein contained shall not be construed to interfere with the authorized procedures of the Armed Forces of the United States and the State of New York and the duly constituted police or firefighting forces of the state and its civil and political subdivisions.
A. 
No persons shall engage in the hand loading of small arms ammunition except for private personal use only and not for resale. A reloading of small arms ammunition shall be limited to the use of sporting or smokeless powder. An amount not in excess of five pounds and in the original container may be kept in a building without storing such powder in a magazine. An amount not in excess of 10 pounds stored in a magazine and 1,000 small arms primers packed in containers approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission may be kept in a building. Smoking while handling powder is prohibited. Storage of powder shall be inaccessible to children.
B. 
The hand loading of small arms ammunition is hereby prohibited in all buildings classified as multiple dwellings or multiple housing.
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prevent or interfere in any way with the sale of ammunition for revolvers or pistols of any kind or for rifles, shotguns or other arms belonging or which may belong to any person, whether as sporting or hunting weapons or for the purposes of protecting him in his home. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit any resident wholesaler, dealer or jobber to sell at wholesale such fireworks as are not herein prohibited; or the sale of any kind of fireworks, provided that the same are to be shipped directly out of state, in accordance with the Interstate Commerce Commission regulations covering the transportation of explosives and other dangerous articles by motor, rail and water; or the use of fireworks by the railroads or other transportation agencies for signal purposes or illumination; or the sale or use of blank cartridges for a show or theater or for signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports or for use by military organizations. Such wholesalers, dealers and jobbers shall store their supplies of fireworks in accordance with this Code and will require a license as specified therein.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention, acting with the aid of a policeman, shall seize, take, remove or cause to be removed, at the expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored or held in violation of this article and § 270.00 of the Penal Law and deliver the same to the Magistrate before whom the person arrested is required to be taken.
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
FIRE BOMB
A breakable container containing a flammable liquid with a flash point of 140° F. or less, having a wick or other device which is capable of igniting the flammable liquid; or any device with the capability of being used as a "fire bomb" whether manufactured of plastic, gelatin or any other usable material to create a similar effect and containing or having attached thereto any type of liquid or chemical capable of igniting and causing fire. No device commercially manufactured and used for the purposes of illumination shall be deemed a "fire bomb."
B. 
Any person who shall use, possess or manufacture, sell, offer for sale, give, transfer or transport fire bombs is in violation of this article. No person shall possess materials with the capability for the manufacture of fire bombs.
C. 
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the authorized manufacture, use or possession of any material, substance or device by a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, fire fighters or law enforcement officers, nor does this section prohibit the manufacture, use or possession of any material, substance or device to be used solely for scientific research, educational purposes or for any lawful purpose.
A. 
The storage, use, handling, keeping, manufacturing or sale of more than 25 pounds of cellulose nitrate plastics (pyroxylin) within the City of Buffalo is hereby prohibited.
B. 
Exceptions are that the display, sale, storage or handling of cellulose nitrate plastic for eyeglass frames shall be allowed.