All persons, firms or corporations who may, from and after the effective date of this article, install or equip any residence, business house, apartment house or any other building located and situated within the corporate limits of the city with any installation or equipment designed to use as a fuel any form of manufactured and liquefied petroleum gases, shall use in any installation (whether for domestic or industrial use) only a standard grade of pipe and piping, and all appliances used in connection with any installation shall be a standard grade and type of equipment or of any type required by regulations adopted pursuant to Texas Natural Resources Code, section 113.051. Any system which uses any form of manufactured and liquefied petroleum gases must bear the label of approval and listing of the Underwriters’ Laboratories or of any other agency required pursuant to Texas Natural Resources Code, section 113.051. The storage of any liquefied petroleum gases in any container, either above ground and underground, is prohibited inside of and underneath any building in the corporate limits of the city unless authorized by state regulations.
(1966 Code, ch. 7.0, art. III, sec. 1; 1994 Code, sec. 93.30)
Any equipment as provided for shall be installed and repaired in a workmanlike manner, which shall comply with all laws and regulations of the city and the regulations of the National Board of Fire Underwriters and the National Fire Protection Association or any other national code adopted by the state railroad commission pursuant to Texas Natural Resources Code, section 113.052, and no equipment using liquefied petroleum gases shall be permitted within the fire limits as defined by ordinance of the city.
(1966 Code, ch. 7.0, art. III, sec. 3; 1994 Code, sec. 93.31)
(a) 
When any equipment is installed as herein provided, same shall not be placed in operation or used by any persons unless and until the installation has been approved as complying with this article by the city fire marshal.
(b) 
Any person, firm or corporation installing any equipment as herein provided shall secure approval of same as complying with the requirements of this article by the city fire marshal, as herein provided for, and shall, upon requesting the inspection for approval, pay an inspection fee as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code to cover the cost of inspection.
(1966 Code, ch. 7.0, art. III, secs. 4, 5; 1994 Code, sec. 93.32; Ordinance adopting 2016 Code)
All tank trucks and tank trailers used for the transportation of liquefied petroleum gases within the city shall be so constructed and operated as to comply with the regulations for the design, construction and operation of automobile tank trucks and tank trailers for the transportation of liquefied petroleum gases as approved by the National Board of Fire Underwriters and the National Fire Protection Association or any other national code adopted by the state railroad commission pursuant to Texas Natural Resources Code, section 113.052. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall operate or cause to be operated any tank truck and tank trailer used for the purpose of transporting liquefied petroleum gas within the corporate limits of the city shall keep any equipment in good condition at all times, and upon the development of any defect that would create a hazard to persons or property, the tank truck or tank trailer shall be removed from the streets of the city until the defects have been repaired, or faulty equipment replaced, and any tank trucks and tank trailers shall be subject to inspection by the proper authorities at any time. No tank truck and tank trailer shall be parked, stored and operated upon any street within the fire limits, nor shall they be stored and repaired inside and outside of any building within the fire limits defined by ordinance of the city.
(1966 Code, ch. 7.0, art. III, sec. 6; 1994 Code, sec. 93.33)
All liquefied petroleum gas sold within the city shall be treated with a malodorant in quantities as required by state law to create an odor easily detected in case of leaks in piping and equipment.
(1966 Code, ch. 7.0, art. III, sec. 7; 1994 Code, sec. 93.34)