[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Haddon Heights 3-1-1949 by Ord. No. 278 (Ch. 80 of the 1975 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees — See Ch. 213.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 233.
Emergency delivery of fuel oil — See Ch. 242, Art. I.
Life safety — See Ch. 282.
Excavations in streets — See Ch. 400, Art. IV.
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.
A. 
The office of Oil Burner Inspector is hereby created and established.
B. 
Said Inspector shall be a resident of the Borough of Haddon Heights over the age of 21 years and shall have been engaged in the business of installing, repairing and servicing oil burners and equipment either as a contractor or journeyman for a period of at least five years immediately preceding his appointment.
C. 
Said Inspector shall be appointed as prescribed in § 59-2 of Chapter 59, Officers and Employees.
[Amended 2-7-1950 by Ord. No. 287; 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485]
D. 
No oil-burning equipment shall be installed until application has been filed and a permit secured from the Oil Burner Inspector of the Borough of Haddon Heights. Such application shall set forth in detail the specifications of the proposed installation based on the provisions hereinafter described, and such application shall be accompanied by plans showing the relative location of building, oil burner, storage tank and equipment. The permit shall be displayed in a convenient place on the front of premises while the installation is being made, and shall remain until removed by the Oil Burner Inspector.
A. 
It shall be the duty of said Oil Burner Inspector to examine all applicants for licenses to install oil-burning equipment.
B. 
No person shall be granted a license hereunder until he has satisfied the Oil Burner Inspector of his ability and fitness to properly install oil-burning equipment.
C. 
No person shall engage in the business of installing oil burners or oil-burning equipment or in the business of servicing oil burners or oil-burning equipment until he has first obtained a license as herein provided.
D. 
The said license shall be issued on an annual basis from January 1 of each year to December 31 at the fee provided in Chapter 213, Fees.
[Amended 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485]
E. 
The fee for the permit provided for in § 307-3 of this chapter shall be as provided in Chapter 213, Fees. No oil-burning equipment hereinafter installed shall be used or operated until a certificate of compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall have been issued by the Oil Burner Inspector after his final inspection and after the certificate of compliance has been obtained in accordance with § 307-9 of this chapter.
[Amended 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485]
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.
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.