All persons, firms, or corporations who may install or equip
any residence, business, house, or 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/or liquefied petroleum gases, shall use in any installation
(whether for domestic or industrial use) only a standard grade of
pipe and/or piping. All appliances used in connection with any such
installation shall be a standard grade and type of equipment. Any
system which uses any form of manufactured and/or liquefied petroleum
gases must bear the label of approval and/or listing of the Underwriters’
Laboratories, Inc. The storage of any liquefied petroleum gases in
any container, either above ground and/or underground, is prohibited
inside of and/or underneath any building within the corporate limits
of the city.
(1977 Code, sec. 8-31)
The term “standard grade” as used herein shall mean
that grade of article which is accepted by dealers in such equipment
and recognized as complying with all fire law regulations.
(1977 Code, sec. 8-32)
Any such equipment as provided for shall be installed and/or
repaired in a workmanlike manner which shall comply with all laws
and/or regulations of the city and the regulations of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters and the National Fire Protection Association.
(1977 Code, sec. 8-33; Ordinance
adopting 2004 Code)
When any such equipment is installed as herein provided, same
shall not be placed in operation or used by any persons unless and
until said installation has been approved as complying with this article
by the building official.
(1977 Code, sec. 8-34)
Any person, firm, or corporation installing any such equipment
as herein provided shall secure approval of same as complying with
the requirements of this article by the building official, as herein
provided for, and shall, upon the requesting such inspection for approval,
pay an inspection fee of one dollar ($1.00) for each piece of equipment
to cover cost of inspection.
(1977 Code, sec. 8-35)
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/or 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.
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall operate or cause to be
operated any tank truck and/or tank trailer used for the purpose of
transporting liquefied petroleum gas within the corporate limits of
the city shall keep any such equipment in good condition at all times;
and upon the development of any defect that would create a hazard
to persons or property, said tank truck or tank trailer shall be removed
from the streets of the city until such defects have been repaired,
or faulty equipment replaced; and any such tank trucks and tank trailers
shall be subject to inspection by the proper authorities at any time.
(1977 Code, sec. 8-36; Ordinance
adopting 2004 Code)
All liquefied petroleum gas sold within the city shall be treated
with a malodrant in such quantities as required by state law to create
an odor easily detected in case of leaks in piping and/or equipment.
(1977 Code, sec. 8-37)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
store butane, propane, or liquefied petroleum gas of any kind in any
quantity inside of any building within the city.
(1977 Code, sec. 8-38)
Liquefied petroleum gas filling stations are authorized to be
located in fire zone 2 in the city, subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The
storage tanks at said liquefied petroleum gas filling stations shall
have a maximum capacity of 1,500 gallons; and
(2) Such
liquefied petroleum gas filling stations will be subject to and shall
comply with all appropriate laws, ordinances, rules and regulations
of the state and any other governmental agencies, bureaus and entities
having jurisdiction over such facilities.
(Ordinance 2003-02 adopted 3/18/03; Ordinance adopting 2013 Code)