No person making, using, storing or having in charge or under
his control any shavings, excelsior, rubbish, sacks, bags, litter,
hay, straw, wood chips, combustible waste materials or automotive
tires shall fail or neglect at the close of each day to cause all
such material which is not completely baled and stacked in an orderly
manner to be removed from the building or stored in suitable vaults
or in metal or metal-lined, covered receptacles or bins. The Fire
Marshal or CEO shall require suitable baling presses to be installed
in stores, apartment buildings, factories and similar places where
accumulations of paper and waste materials are not removed at least
every second day.
A.
Permit required. No person shall store in any building or upon any
premises in excess of 2,500 cubic feet gross volume of combustible
rubber tires, rubber or cork, wood pulp or wood chips or other similarly
combustible material without a permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
B.
Storage requirements.
(1)
Storage in buildings shall be orderly and shall not be within two
feet of the ceiling nor so located as to endanger exit from the building.
Storage in the open shall not be more than 20 feet in height, shall
be so located with respect to adjacent buildings as not to constitute
a hazard, and shall be compact and orderly.
(2)
Storage and/or processing of wood chips or forest products shall
be in accordance with the provisions of NFPA 46, Recommended Safe
Practice for Storage of Forest Products, but in no case shall outdoor
storage piles exceed 20 feet in height.
(3)
The Fire Marshal may impose other limitations or restrictions on
storage as may be necessary to prevent spontaneous burning or prevent
fire or safety hazards.
