[Adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 11, Sec.
11-8, of the 1972 Code; amended in its entirety 7-1-1997 by Ord. No. 2845]
As used in this article, the following words
and terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto:
AFFF (AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM) or ALCOHOL FOAM
Any extinguishing agent formed by mixing a foam concentrate
with water and aerating the solution for expansion. AFFF is for use
on hydrocarbon spills and fires. Alcohol foam is used on polar solvent
spills and fires.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
Any material that possesses an unreasonable risk to the health
and safety of persons and/or the environment if it is not properly
controlled during handling, storage, manufacture, processing, packaging,
use, disposal or transportation.
[Adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 11, Art.
III, of the 1972 Code; amended in its entirety 4-2-1996 by Ord. No. 2807]
As used in this article, the following words
and terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto:
BULK
The storage of liquefied petroleum gas with a water capacity
greater than 1,000 gallons.
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
Includes any material which is composed predominantly of
any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of the same: propane,
propylene, butane (normal butane and isobutane), and butylenes.
TRANSPORTING
Any truck, tank trailer, railway car or other type vehicle
used to deliver and distribute liquefied petroleum gas from a distributing
plant or similar type facility to a consumer site, the purpose of
which is for wholesale or retail of the product.
It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture,
fabricate, assemble, install or repair any system, container, apparatus
or appliance to be used for transportation, storage, dispensing or
utilization of liquefied petroleum gas, or to transport, handle or
store such gas, unless such person has complied with and complies
with all provisions of the state law and City ordinances relating
thereto, and unless he has any license or permit which may be required
by state law. Except as otherwise provided by state law or ordinance,
the standard of the National Fire Protection Association for Liquefied
Petroleum Gases (NFPA No. 58) is hereby adopted and shall govern the
storage and handling of such gases.
Bulk storage and sales of liquefied petroleum gas is prohibited within the City limits except in the I-2 Heavy Industrial District created under Chapter
361, Zoning.
The establishment of a retail sales facility for liquefied petroleum gas within the City limits, the purpose of which is to fill consumer bottles or cylinders, and motor vehicle fuel systems, is permitted under the CAR (Automotive and Commercial Recreation) District, as created under Chapter
361, Zoning, but only with a conditional usage permit. The maximum amount of liquefied petroleum gas allowed to be stored on the premises is 1,000 gallons.
Bulk loading, unloading or transferring of any
railway car, tank car, tank truck or truck trailer of liquefied petroleum
gas within the City limits is prohibited except in the I-2 Heavy Industrial
District and CAR District where retail sales of liquefied petroleum
gas are allowed.
The operation or towing of any vehicle, trailer or combination thereof used for transporting liquefied petroleum gas within the City limits is prohibited except on the roadways and streets which serve as federal or state highways or streets which have been approved as truck routes through the City. This section shall not apply within agricultural districts as created under Chapter
361, Zoning.
The parking or storing of any truck, tank or
other vehicle, loaded or unloaded, used for transporting liquefied
petroleum gas within City limits, except property within the I-2 Heavy
Industrial District and Agricultural District, is prohibited except
where allowed in NFPA 58 as adopted by the City.