As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
FUEL OIL
Any liquid used as a fuel and having a flash point of not less than
100° F. The Pensky-Martens closed cup tester shall be the authoritative
test used to determine flash points, and the test shall be made in accordance
with the methods of test adopted by the American Society of Testing Materials.
OIL BURNER
Any device designed and arranged for the purpose of preparing fuel
oils for combustion and having a tank or container with capacity of more than
20 gallons connected thereto.
OIL-BURNING EQUIPMENT
Oil burners and all equipment connected thereto, including internal
and external supply or storage tanks, piping, wiring, together with all accessories.
No oil burner or storage tank shall be installed within the limits of
the Borough of Haddon Heights unless it has been approved and listed as standard
by the Underwriters' Laboratories. A certified report to that effect must
be submitted with the application for permit for installation. No pot-type
oil burners shall be installed regardless of whether or not they are approved
by the Underwriters' Laboratories.
The Oil Burner Inspector shall make a monthly report of all business
transacted by him under this chapter, which said report shall be filed with
the Borough Clerk within one week after the close of each calendar month.
Said report shall be in detail and shall include the name and address of the
owner, contractor, manufacturer, together with the name and serial number
of the burner and the size and location of the storage tank.
[Amended 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485]
Whenever it shall be necessary to open a sidewalk or street in connection with installation of storage tank, an additional permit must be obtained from the Borough Clerk, upon approval of the Superintendent of Public Works, as provided in Chapter
400, Article
IV, Excavations in Streets.
The material and construction of fuel tanks, location of storage tanks,
vents, fill pipes, gauges, oil pumps, piping, test and controls shall comply
with the standards and regulations of the National Board of Fire Underwriters
for the installation of oil-burning equipment, as recommended by the National
Fire Protection Association, or as the same may be amended or supplemented
from time to time. A copy of said regulations shall be kept on file at the
Borough Clerk's office and also with the Oil Burner Inspector. Said regulations,
unless otherwise herein specified, together with all the prohibitions and
directions prescribed therein, are hereby prescribed and adopted as part of
this chapter.
The aggregate capacity of tanks located inside buildings shall not exceed
two two-hundred-seventy-five-gallon tanks, and such tanks shall not be placed
within 10 feet of gas or electric meters or furnaces and shall have three-way
valves when more than one is used. Outside storage tanks shall not be placed
within three feet of any foundation and shall not be placed under a stoop,
porch or other part of any building, outbuilding or structure.
Electrical installation performed in connection with oil-burning equipment
shall be done in accordance with the National Electrical Code of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters, and an electrical certificate shall be obtained
from the Middle Department Rating Association and filed with the Oil Burner
Inspector.
A printed copy of the rules and instructions of the manufacturers, together
with a certificate of compliance hereunder, shall be permanently posted near
the oil burner.
It shall be the duty of the Oil Burner Inspector to interpret these
rules in a manner that is consistent with safety and good practice as determined
by the Underwriters' Laboratories.
The Oil Burner Inspector may at any time inspect equipment installed
under the provisions of this chapter and shall revoke the permit therefor
if dangerous conditions are found. He may also at any time inspect oil-burning
equipment installed prior to the enactment of this chapter and if, in his
judgment, any of said equipment is of such character or is so installed as
to create a fire hazard, he may prevent its operation until such condition
is remedied, in which case it shall not be operated thereafter until a permit
is secured as provided herein. The Oil Burner Inspector may revoke any license
granted hereunder for failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter.