As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
APPLIANCES
All gas-burning appliances using liquefied petroleum gas.
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
Any material composed predominantly of any of the following
hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof: propane, propylene, butane, isobutane
and butylene.
The provisions of this article shall apply to
all uses of liquefied petroleum gas and the installation of all apparatus,
piping and equipment pertinent to systems for such uses.
Every installation of liquefied petroleum gas
equipment shall be made and maintained in a manner conforming to generally
accepted good practice for the making and maintenance of such installations.
Compliance with Standard No. 58 National Fire Protection Association
for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases shall be
deemed generally accepted good practice.
Every person installing liquefied petroleum
gas equipment shall report to the Fire Chief not later than the 10th
day of each month the location and character of each installation
made during the previous month.
In no case shall any liquefied petroleum gas
plant storage tank be located closer than 50 feet to any building
that is not used exclusively for such gas manufacturing, container
filling or distributing purposes or to any line of adjoining property.
Buildings used for manufacture, container filling,
storage or distribution of petroleum gas shall be of light, noncombustible
construction with all electrical equipment vaportight and explosionproof,
and heating shall be only by steam, hot water or hot air with heating
units located in a separate building or in a separate room completely
separated from all other portions of the building by vaportight noncombustible
walls with the entrance from the exterior.