[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
(now the Township Council) of the Township of Saddle River (now the
Township of Saddle Brook) 6-13-1947 by Ord. No. 287. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any liquid used as a fuel having a flash point not less than
100º F. (To determine the flash point, the method shall be in
accordance with the method of test adopted by the American Society
for Testing and Materials, and the tester shall be of the Pensky-Martins
closed-cup type.)
Any device designed or arranged for the purpose of burning
or preparing to burn fuel oil (except those using a wick and those
having a tank of not more than six gallons]), having a tank or container
attached thereto.
Oil burner, piping, wiring, accessories and any and all equipment
necessary or convenient installed with an oil burner.
[Amended 4-23-1963 by Ord. No. 538]
The office of Inspector of Oil Burners and Oil-Burning
Equipment, hereinafter referred to as "Inspector," is hereby created.
The Inspector of Oil Burners and Oil-Burning Equipment shall be appointed
annually by and he shall serve at the pleasure of the Township Council;
provided, however, that, unless sooner removed, he shall hold office
until January 1 next following his appointment. The Inspector shall
be a practical engineer, contractor or mechanic having knowledge of
the construction and installation of oil burners and oil-burning equipment
sufficient to ensure the proper administration and enforcement of
this chapter. The Inspector shall receive for compensation a sum equal
to 50% of the amount received by the Township for fees for the issuance
of permits, which compensation shall be paid monthly based on the
fees received by the Township during the previous calendar month,
upon presentation of a bill properly sworn to by the Inspector. All
fees received by the Inspector for the previous calendar month pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter shall be paid over by the Inspector
to the Township Treasurer not later than the first regular meeting
each month of the Township Council, together with a signed written
report detailing the number of each permit issued, the name of the
permittee, the location of the premises and nature of the installation
and the amount of fee received. All permits shall be serially numbered
commencing with the first permit issued.
No oil burner or oil-burning equipment shall
hereafter be installed in this Township by any person, firm or corporation
unless it has been listed as standard by Underwriters' Laboratories
or has been listed and approved by some other laboratory of equal
rating.
[Amended 4-23-1963 by Ord. No. 538; 5-10-2012 by Ord. No.
1528-12]
It shall be unlawful for any persons, firm or corporation to install an oil burner or any oil-burning equipment within the Township of Saddle Brook, Bergen County, without a permit. Written application for such permit shall be filed with the Building Department, together with a copy of the plans and specifications showing in detail the entire work to be done and the materials to furnished and the name and address of installer. A permit fee (see § 82-3) to cover the cost of the inspection hereinafter set forth and of the issuance of a permit shall be paid to the Township of Saddle Brook. All applications shall set forth the name and address of the contractor making the installation and shall be signed by the owner of the property where the installation is to be made, or if made by a lessee or other occupant of said property, such application shall be signed by such lessee or occupant and also have endorsed thereon the signed consent of the owner.
A.
Tanks shall be constructed of galvanized steel, open-hearth
steel or wrought iron of a minimum gauge (U.S. Standard) or thickness
depending on the capacity as given below:
Tank Capacity
(gallons)
|
Thickness
|
---|---|
1 to 285
|
14 gauge
|
286 to 560
|
12 gauge
|
561 to 1,100
|
10 gauge
|
1,101 to 4,000
|
3/16 inch
|
4,001 to 12,000
|
1/4 inch
|
B.
For tanks of 1,100 gallons and more, a tolerance of
10% in capacity may be allowed.
C.
All joints shall be riveted and caulked, brazed, welded
or made tight by some equally satisfactory process. Tanks shall be
tight and sufficiently strong to bear without injury the most-severe
strains to which they may be subjected in practice. Shells of tanks
shall be properly reinforced where connections are made. All connections
shall be made through the top of the tank above the liquid level,
except in tanks having a capacity of 275 gallons and less, where one
connection, not larger than one-inch iron pipe size, may be made in
the bottom of the tank. Unenclosed inside storage or gravity tanks
of 275 gallons' capacity and less may be provided with an additional
one-inch opening in the bottom of the tank for any approved key stem
gate valve to aid in cleaning the tanks.
D.
Underground tanks shall be thoroughly coated on the
outside with tar, asphaltum or other suitable rust-resisting material.
Inside and aboveground tanks shall be coated with a good-quality rust-resisting
paint.
E.
Before any underground tanks and inside tanks are
installed, there shall be secured the approval of the American Insurance
Association, which label of approval shall be affixed to each tank.
A.
Inside storage and gravity tanks of the capacity of
not more 275 gallons, not enclosed in masonry or concrete, shall be
permitted, but not more than one such tank shall be permitted on any
one premises. All tanks shall be substantially and rigidly mounted
on noncombustible supports in such manner as to ensure protection
against mechanical injury and shall be so secured as to avoid any
strain on the piping attached thereto. No such tank shall be permitted
unless it is located 10 feet or more, measured horizontally, away
from any fire or source of flame; provided, however, that the Inspector
may, in cases where there is not sufficient room for such installation,
allow such tank to be not less than seven feet from the fire and source
of flame. Tanks of 275 gallons' capacity and less may be used to supply
oil to the burner by gravity, provided that there is an approved automatic
safeguard to prevent abnormal discharge of oil at the burner. The
piping connecting inside tanks with the oil burner must enter the
ground directly underneath the tank and must be kept at least six
inches underground until it reaches the pit. In cases where it is
impossible to keep piping underground, it must be protected against
injury in a manner satisfactory to the Inspector. Such tanks shall
not be placed in the same corner as any gas or electric meter.
B.
Storage tanks of over 275 gallons' capacity, when
located above the floor level, shall be placed in an enclosure of
inside dimensions of six inches greater on all sides than the outside
dimension of the tank. The walls of the enclosure shall be constructed
of masonry not less than eight inches in thickness or of concrete
not less than six inches in thickness. The walls shall be bonded to
the floor and carried up to a height not less than one foot above
the tank, and the space between the tank and the wall and the top
of the enclosure shall be completely filled with sand or well-tamped
earth. The said enclosure shall be roofed over with reinforced concrete
or equivalent construction in no case less than five inches in thickness
and capable of sustaining a load of 250 pounds per square foot, except
where construction immediately above the tank is of reinforced concrete
or equivalent fire-resistive construction capable of sustaining 250
pounds per square foot.
C.
When buried underneath a building, the tanks shall
be buried with top of tanks not less than two feet below the level
of the floor. The floor immediately above the tanks shall be of reinforced
concrete at least six inches in thickness (for tanks of 1,500 gallons
or less, four inches in thickness), or some other type of construction
of equivalent strength and fire-resistance, extending at least one
foot beyond the outline of tanks in all directions. All provisions
applying to outdoor underground tanks shall apply to inside underground
tanks except as provided by this section.
D.
Tanks outside the building shall be buried with tops
not less than two feet below the surface of the ground, except that
in lieu of the two-foot cover, a tank may be buried under 12 inches
of earth and a cover of reinforced concrete at least six inches in
thickness, which shall extend at least one foot beyond the outline
of the tank in all directions. Tanks shall be securely anchored or
weighted in place to prevent floating where conditions warrant.
E.
Where a tank cannot be entirely buried, it shall be
covered with earth to a depth of at least two feet and sloped on all
sides, slopes to be not less than 3:1. Such cases shall also be subject
to any other requirements deemed necessary by the Inspector.
F.
The gross capacity of tanks shall not exceed 4,000
gallons. For use of greater capacity, permission shall be obtained
from the Township Council.
A.
All storage tanks shall have an open or automatically
operated vent pipe of ample size to prevent abnormal pressures in
cases of fire or when filling. In no case shall this be less than
1 1/4 inches' iron pipe size.
B.
The lower end of the vent pipe shall extend through
the top of the tank for a distance of not more than one inch.
C.
Outer ends of vent pipes shall be provided with weatherproof
hoods screened to prevent obstruction by insects and terminating at
a point outside of the building, preferably not less than three feet,
measured horizontally and/or vertically, from any window or other
building opening.
A.
Filling pipe. All filling pipes shall terminate outside
of the building, shall be equipped with a waterproof metal cover or
cap and shall be as remote as possible from doorways or other building
openings.
B.
Gauging device. No glass gauges or any gauges the
breaking of which will permit oil to escape from the oil-burning equipment
shall be used. Test wells shall not be located within buildings and
shall be closed tight with a waterproof metal cap or cover at all
times when not in actual use.
C.
Scavenging line. A scavenging line installed in connection
with tanks located within a building may be used and shall terminate
outside the building. It shall be capped oiltight when not in use.
D.
Piping. Standard full-weight wrought-iron, steel or
brass pipe with substantial fittings or approved brass or copper tubing
with approved fittings shall be used and shall be kept at least six
inches underground in the building. In cases where it is impossible
to keep piping underground in the building, it must be protected against
injury in a manner satisfactory to the Inspector. In all piping systems,
proper allowance shall be made for expansion and contraction, jarring
and vibration.
E.
Brass or copper tubing shall have a wall thickness
of not less than 0.049 inch for small sizes and correspondingly heavier
where necessary.
F.
All piping shall be separated from electric wiring
which is not enclosed, as provided in the Electrical Code of the National
Fire Protection Association.
[Amended 3-26-1987 by Ord. No. 945]
G.
Supply pipes shall be not less than 1/4 inch in diameter,
iron pipe size; and when oil is pumped to burner, return pipes shall
be at least the same size.
H.
Openings for pipes through masonry walls below the
ground level shall be made oiltight and watertight and securely packed
with flexible material.
I.
Valves. Readily accessible valves shall be provided
near each burner and also close to the tank in the pipeline to burners.
Control valves shall be of an approved type. Valves shall be designed
to close against the supply and to prevent withdrawal of stem by continued
operation of the hand wheel.
J.
The electrical control switch or remote control switch
shall be placed inside the entrance to the basement, latch side, at
a height of approximately four feet above the floor level and within
two feet of the door jamb. The electrical switch and switch box must
be of metal construction. There shall also be an additional electrical
switch for the same purpose placed on the electric meter board. Any
approved type of flush or snap switch, 10 amperes, single-pole type,
with the switch plate in red, will be approved.
K.
All installations in steam boilers shall be equipped
with a device which will automatically shut off the burner in case
the water in the boiler reaches such a level that it becomes unsafe
to operate the burner.
A.
All oil burners shall be equipped with a device, mechanical
or electrical, which will automatically prevent an abnormal flow of
oil.
B.
All oil burners subject to automatic ignition must
be provided with permanent automatic devices so designed that oil,
upon being turned into the combustion chamber, will become ignited
immediately or be shut off.
C.
All oil burners shall be equipped with an automatic
device to shut off the burner in the event of undue pressure in a
steam boiler or overheating within a hot-water boiler or warm-air
furnace.
D.
For all oil burners installed there must be filed,
within 30 days after installation, the electrical approval of the
Underwriters' Association of the Middle Department. If the said approval
is not furnished within 30 days after installation, the oil burner
will be shut off from use unless and until said approval is received.
E.
No oil burner shall be installed in any boiler or
heater until such boiler or heater has been inspected by the oil burner
installer and found safe for such installation.
F.
No oil burner shall be installed in any boiler or
heater unless said boiler or heater is connected with a chimney having
sufficient draft at all time to ensure the safe operation of the burner.
G.
All smoke pipe used in connection with the use and
operation of oil burners must be equipped with an automatic draft-controlled
unit, and this rule shall apply to replacement of said smoke pipe
on oil burners already installed and in use as well as new installations.
H.
All boiler or furnace rooms shall be provided with
adequate ventilation to assure continuous complete combustion. It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or the tenant,
lessee, occupier or owner of any premises to install any piping through
which water is carried to or used in connection with an oil burner,
or repair or have repairs made to such piping, unless such work is
done by or under the supervision of a master plumber licensed by the
Township.
A.
The clear distance between smoke pipe connections
of any boilers, furnaces or other heating apparatus to flues and combustible
material shall not be less than 18 inches, except that this clearance
may be reduced to nine inches where a baffle consisting of not less
than No. 29 gauge sheet metal backed by one-fourth-inch-thick asbestos
is placed two inches above and extending along the entire length of
the smoke pipe connections and twice the width thereof and such baffle
is securely fastened from the ceiling with substantial hangers. In
lieu of such baffle, the combustible material may be covered with
fire-retarding material as defined in these rules.
B.
The clear distance between noninsulated heat-producing
parts of boilers, furnaces or other heating apparatus and combustible
material shall not be less than 24 inches. Where such parts are insulated
by two inches of asbestos or equivalent, the clear distance shall
be not less than 12 inches or, in lieu of such insulation, the combustible
material shall be covered with fire-retarding material as defined
in these rules, extending eight feet in front and four feet to side
and rear of the apparatus.
C.
No movable combustible material shall be stored or
maintained within five feet of heating apparatus, except where same
is protected by fire-retarding material.
D.
Burners and all accessories, including tanks and piping,
shall be maintained oiltight and kept clean at all times.
E.
The floor beneath boiler or furnace and within five
feet in all directions shall be of fireproof construction.
A.
It shall be the duty of the installer to be present
at the inspection made by the Inspector, and at that time any defects
shall be pointed out to the installer by the Inspector, who shall
then wait 48 hours, unless sooner notified that the defects have been
corrected, at which time the Inspector shall reinspect the job. If
more than one reinspection is required, an additional fee of $1.50
for each reinspection shall be required, payable in advance, to cover
the cost of same.
B.
The Inspector may inspect any premises wherein an
oil burner is installed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.;
and if the continued operation of said burner is a hazard, he shall
issue a notice ordering said burner to be shut off. If a burner is
shut off, it shall be unlawful for such burner to be used or operated
again until the owner, lessee or occupant using said burner has notified
the Inspector in writing that such hazard has been removed or corrected
and has paid the required inspection fee in advance and the Inspector
has issued a new certificate of inspection certifying to the removal
or correction of such hazard.
It shall be unlawful for an person, firm or
corporation or the tenant, lessee, occupier or owner of any premises
to operate an oil burner if said burner is so regulated that it in
any way pollutes the air with dust, soot or free oil.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
pay a fine not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned in the county jail
for a term not to exceed 30 days, or both, in the discretion of the
Judge before whom such conviction is obtained. Each day that a violation
shall exist shall constitute a new and separate offense.