[Added 1-21-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
A. For the
purpose of this section, the term "tank" shall mean containers located
within the unincorporated area of the Town of Mamaroneck which are
installed underground and are used to store propane gas.
B. For the
purpose of this section, the term "inspector" shall mean a person
who:
(1) Has
graduated from and passed the propane industry course for underground
storage tanks given by the Certified Employee Test Program ("CETP");
(2) Holds
a CETP certification for the installation and maintenance of underground
storage tanks; and
(3) Has
attended the course offered by the Propane Education and Resource
Council entitled "Cathodic Protection."
C. By no
later than June 1, 2009, the owner of the property on which a tank
was installed prior to the effective date of this section shall submit
to the Building Inspector or the Director of Building Code Enforcement
and Land Use Administration a certification by an inspector that:
[Amended 1-20-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
(1) Such
inspector has personally inspected the tank; and
(2) On
the date of the inspection, the tank satisfied the requirements of
the National Fire Protection Association Code for the installation
and protection of propane tanks.
D. By no
later than the first anniversary of its installation, the owner of
the property on which a tank is installed on or after the effective
date of this section shall submit to the Building Inspector or the
Director of Building Code Enforcement and Land Use Administration
a certification by an inspector that:
[Amended 1-20-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
(1) Such
inspector has personally inspected the tank; and
(2) On
the date of the inspection, the tank satisfied the requirements of
the National Fire Protection Association Code for the installation
and protection of propane tanks.
E. By no
later than each anniversary of the date when this section required
the first certification by an inspector to be submitted to the Building
Inspector or the Director of Building Code Enforcement and Land Use
Administration, the owner of the property on which a tank is installed
shall submit to the Building Inspector or the Director of Building
Code Enforcement and Land Use Administration a certification by an
inspector that:
[Amended 1-20-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
(1) Such
inspector has personally inspected the tank;
(2) The
inspection occurred no earlier than nine months after the most recent
inspection occurred; and
(3) On
the date of the inspection, the tank satisfied the requirements of
the National Fire Protection Association Code for the installation
and protection of propane tanks.
F. Notwithstanding
any provision of the National Fire Protection Association Code to
the contrary, each inspection of a tank shall include, but not be
limited to:
(1) A
visual inspection of the interior of the tank's dome, risers and valve
fittings which inspection shall include a soap-based test for leaks;
(2) Four
bar hole tests, one on each side of the tank and one at each end of
the tank, taken no more than three feet from the exterior walls of
the tank; and
(3) A
leakage test, done after the bar hole tests are completed, with tank
pressure at or above 60 pounds per square inch.
G. An owner
of property on which a tank is installed who fails to submit a certification
which complies with this section shall be guilty of a violation punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 per day for each day starting with
the day after the day on which such certification was required to
be filed with the Director of Building Code Enforcement and Land Use
Administration and ending on the day on which a certification which
complies with this section is submitted to the Director of Building
Code Enforcement and Land Use Administration.
No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire
or knowingly furnish the materials for any such fire or authorize
or permit any such fire to be kindled or maintained or burn or cause
to be burned, any wastepaper, hay, grass, weeds, litter, excelsior,
shavings, trash, lumber, leaves, straw or any other combustible material
in any street, alley or vacant lot or within 20 feet of any building
without a permit from the Chief of the Fire Department, unless such
burning shall be done in metallic or other noncombustible receptacles
and under such proper safeguards as the Chief of the Fire Department
may direct.
No person shall permit to remain upon any roof
or in any court, yard, vacant lot or open space any accumulation of
wastepaper, hay, grass, straw, weeds, litter, excelsior, shavings,
trash, lumber, leaves, straw or combustible or flammable waste or
rubbish of any kind. All weeds, grass, vines or other growth, when
the same endangers property or is liable to be fired, shall be cut
down and removed by the owner or occupant of the property it is on.