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)