[Res. No. 136-06, 12-26-2006]
(a)
Fire prevention and property maintenance inspections.
(1)
Firesafety inspections of buildings or structures having areas
of public assembly shall be performed at least once in every 12 months.
(2)
Firesafety inspections of buildings or structures being occupied
as dormitories shall be performed at least once in every 12 months.
(3)
Firesafety inspections of all other buildings, uses and occupancies
(except one- or two-family dwellings) shall be performed at least
once in every 36 months.
(4)
An inspection of a building or dwelling unit may also be performed
at any other time upon:
(b)
All such inspections shall be performed by the Code Enforcement Officer
or his duly authorized deputies.
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Subdivision I. General Provisions
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[Res. No. 136-06, 12-26-2006]
(a)
Council approval required. Any person intending to operate a gasoline
service station within the city must obtain the permission of the
Mayor and the Common Council before any such station may be erected
or opened.
(b)
Definition. The term "gasoline service station" means any premises
or portion of premises, public or private, where gasoline or other
flammable liquid fuel for self-propelled vehicles, boats, or portable
internal combustion engines is dispensed into fuel tanks of such equipment,
including outdoor facilities on such premises used for lubrication
and minor service of such vehicles, boats, machines, or engines.
(c)
Self-service station standards. The Mayor and the Common Council
will not permit self-service gasoline stations to be erected or operated
within the city until the Fire Chief of the city has certified to
the Mayor and the Common Council that the premises to be constructed,
or as constructed, is equipped with dispensing devices in conformance
with the Uniform Code.
(d)
Identification of permits. All operating permits issued to the owner
or operator of self-service gasoline stations shall be plainly marked
"self-service station."
(e)
Fee. The Common Council, by resolution from time to time may establish
a fee for issuance of a permit pursuant to this section. The fee upon
adoption of this chapter is $250.
[Res. No. 136-06, 12-26-2006]
All vehicles used in the transportation of nitroglycerine, while
loaded with such explosive, are prohibited from being operated or
parked on any of the thoroughfares within the limits of the city.
[Res. No. 136-06, 12-26-2006]
Routes 16, 417, and 17 are the exclusive routes for vehicles
transporting explosives and blasting agents within the city.
[Res. No. 136-06, 12-26-2006]
Explosives, ammunition, and blasting agents as defined and regulated
by the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code shall
only be stored in industrial districts when and as approved by the
Fire Chief and Code Enforcement Officer.
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Subdivision II. Storage of Flammable Liquids Other Than
Fuel Oil
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[Res. No. 136-06, 12-26-2006]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or store within
the city limits any flammable or combustible liquids or liquids of
like character, fuel oil excepted, in quantities greater than 50 gallons,
except as provided in Secs. 6-207 through 6-210.
[Res. No. 136-06, 12-26-2006]
(a)
Bulk plants for the manufacture of flammable or combustible liquids
are not permitted within the corporate limits of the city except as
provided in Sec. 6-210.
(b)
Aboveground bulk storage of up to 3,000 gallons of combustible liquids
in approved tanks for use in association with medical emergency aircraft
is authorized upon an operating permit issued by the Code Enforcement
Office utilizing the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code as it is from time to time amended.
(c)
Building heating systems. Any provision of this Code to the contrary
notwithstanding, aboveground storage of combustible or flammable liquids,
Class I, II or III, is authorized without permit pursuant to this
section in all zoning districts of the city if connected to and used
solely for a building heating system.
[Res. No. 136-06, 12-26-2006]
Any person proposing in the future to store any flammable liquids
in excess of the quantity of 50 gallons shall make written application
for an operating permit to the Code Enforcement Office.
[Res. No. 136-06, 12-26-2006]
Routes 16, 417, and 17 are established as the exclusive routes
for vehicles transporting hazardous chemicals and other dangerous
articles within the city.
[Res. No. 136-06, 12-26-2006]
(a)
Bulk storage facilities for the keeping or storage of flammable liquids,
combustible liquids and liquid compressed gases may be erected and
maintained within the city in those areas zoned industrial, as defined
in the Zoning Law of the city,[1] provided that the erection and maintenance of the installation
are conducted in compliance with New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code and all applicable reference standards. An operating
permit is required and shall be issued by the Fire Chief or his or
her designee prior to any installation.
(b)
Bulk storage facilities for the keeping or storage of flammable liquids,
combustible liquids and liquid compressed gases may be erected and
maintained within the city in those areas zoned commercial and residential,
as defined in the Zoning Law of the city, provided that the installation
is approved by the Common Council and a SEQR has been conducted showing
a negative impact would be created. If approved, the erection, installation
and maintenance shall comply with the New York State Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code and all applicable reference standards.
An operating permit is required and shall be issued by the Fire Chief
or his or her designee prior to any installation.
