As used in this article, unless specifically provided otherwise, the following definitions shall be understood and applied:
FUEL OIL
Any liquid used as fuel and having a flash point of not less than 100° F. The Pensky.Martens closed cup tester shall be authoritative. The test shall be made in accordance with the methods of testing adopted by the American Society for Testing and Materials.
OIL BURNER
All devices designed and constructed for the purpose of burning or preparing to burn fuel oil and having a tank or container with a capacity for more than 20 gallons connected thereto.
OIL-BURNING EQUIPMENT
Oil burners and all equipment connected thereto, including internal and external supply tanks, piping, wiring and all accessories.
No person shall install any oil-burning equipment of a type or model for which a certificate of approval shall have been issued under § 115-56 hereof unless a permit for such installation shall have been issued by the Superintendent of Buildings on an application form, which he shall prescribe and furnish, and no oil-burning equipment shall be used or operated without the certificate of the Superintendent of Buildings that such installation complies with all the provisions and requirements of this article.
[Amended 4-27-1981 by L.L. No. 5-1981; 2-26-1990 by L.L. No. 14-1990]
The Board of Trustees by resolution shall adopt and from time to time may amend a schedule of fees payable by an applicant for a permit to install an oil burner and equipment and to install an oil tank.
A. 
Certificate required. It shall be unlawful for any person to install any oil burner unless he shall have received a certificate of approval.
B. 
Application for certificate. Application for a certificate of approval shall be filed with the Superintendent of Buildings, at least five days before the first installation is made, on the following form:
Application for Certificate of Approval
To the Superintendent of Buildings of the Village of Freeport, New York. Request is hereby made that a certificate of approval be issued to the undersigned for the oil burner described below:
(1)
Name of burner
(2)
Name of manufacturer
(3)
Address of manufacturer
(4)
Grade of fuel oil recommended for burner (commercial standard grade number)
(5)
Length of time burner has been on market
(6)
List of approvals by states, cities or recognized laboratories:
Name
Date
(7)
Attach blueprint of assembly drawings, showing construction of device, indicating moving parts, oil passages and air passages.
In consideration of being issued a certificate of approval, the undersigned swears that he will, to the best of his ability, install or have installed, in accordance with the provisions made in this article, all oil-burning equipment sold or otherwise disposed of and further agrees to and does hereby waive all rights to a certificate of approval, which may, on five days' notice, in writing, by the Superintendent of Buildings, be revoked for a willful violation of the provisions of this article over which he has direct control.
Signature of applicant
Filed at
this
day of
19
Application received by
Application approved by
Title
At
this
day of 19.
C. 
The Board of Trustees by resolution shall adopt and from time to time may amend a schedule of fees payable by an applicant for the filing and processing of an application for a certificate of approval for the installation of an oil burner.
[Amended 2-26-1990 by L.L. No. 15-1990]
D. 
Action upon application. The Superintendent of Buildings shall, within five days of the filing of such application, issue either a certificate of approval or disapproval according to the provisions of this article.
E. 
Minimum standards; inspections; tests. The Superintendent of Buildings shall approve an oil burner listed by the Underwriters' Laboratories or any other nationally recognized inspection board or laboratory. Oil burners not listed by the Underwriters' Laboratories or any other nationally recognized inspection board or laboratory shall not be approved until they have been inspected and tested by the Superintendent of Buildings. This inspection and test shall cover arrangement of parts, suitability of material, strength of parts, electrical control, thermostatic arrangement, reliability of automatic features, positiveness of ignition and safeguards against flooding. To reach a proper conclusion in case of doubt, the Superintendent of Buildings is authorized to require that the applicant submit a report from a recognized laboratory.
F. 
Reasons for disapproval. With every certificate of disapproval, the Superintendent of Buildings shall issue a clear and concise statement as to the reasons for disapproval to the applicant and to the manufacturer of the device.
G. 
Application after disapproval. A new application made after the issuance of a certificate of disapproval shall not be made until 10 days after such certificate was issued. Every new application shall be accompanied by a clear and concise statement giving reasons for reconsideration. The Superintendent of Buildings shall act on new applications for reconsideration in conformity with the provisions requested in initial applications hereunder.
H. 
Revocation of certificate. Before any certificate of approval may be revoked, the holder of such certificate shall be given a hearing before the Superintendent of Buildings within at least 10 days after a notice of revocation has been mailed. The action of the Superintendent of Buildings shall be final.
A. 
Oil burner controls.
(1) 
Generally. All oil burners shall be equipped with a device, mechanical or electrical, which will automatically prevent an abnormal flow of oil.
(2) 
Burners with automatic ignition. All oil burners equipped with automatic ignition must be provided with a permanent automatic device so designed that when oil is turned into the combustion chamber it will immediately become ignited or be shut off.
(3) 
Burners used with hot water, steam or warm air. All oil burners used in connection with hot-water, steam or warm-air heating systems shall be equipped with an automatic device to reduce or extinguish the fire in the event of undue pressure in a steam boiler or overheating within a hot-water boiler or warm-air furnace.
B. 
Electrical adjuncts. Electrical installations used in connection with oil-burning equipment shall be installed in accordance with the National Electrical Code and the Building Code, Chapter 86.
C. 
Chimney connections. No oil burner shall be installed in any boiler or heater unless said boiler or heater is connected with a chimney having sufficient draft at all times to ensure the safe operation of the burner.
D. 
Ventilation. All boiler or furnace rooms shall be provided with adequate ventilation to assure continuous complete combustion.
E. 
Fire protection. Fire protection shall be provided as required by the Building Code, except that in private dwellings where an oil-burning unit, encased with an approved insulated jacket, is installed, the ceiling may be covered with approved material over the required area.
A. 
Material and construction of tanks.
(1) 
Schedule. Tanks shall be constructed of galvanized steel, open-hearth steel or wrought iron of a minimum gauge (U.S. Standard) or thickness depending on the capacity as given below:
Capacity
(gallons)
Minimum Gauge
1 to 285
14 gauge
286 to 560
12 gauge
561 to 1,100
10 gauge
1,101 to 4,000
3/16 inch
4,001 to 12,000
1/4 inch
(2) 
Tolerance. For tanks of 1,100 gallons and more, a tolerance of 10% in capacity may be allowed.
(3) 
Joints. All joints shall be riveted and caulked, brazed, welded or made tight by some equally satisfactory process. Tanks shall be tight and sufficiently strong to bear, without injury, the most severe strains to which they may be subjected in practice. Shells of tanks shall be properly reinforced where connections are made. All connections shall be made through the top of the tank above the liquid level, except in tanks having a capacity of 275 gallons and less where one connection, not larger than one inch iron pipe size, may be made in the bottom of the tank. Unenclosed inside storage or gravity tanks of 275 gallons capacity and less may be provided with an additional one-inch opening in the bottom of the tank for an approved key stem gate valve to aid in cleaning the tanks.
(4) 
Underground tanks; rust protection. Underground tanks shall be thoroughly coated on the outside with tar, asphaltum or other suitable rust-resisting material dependent upon the condition of the soil in which they are placed.
(5) 
Other tanks; rust protection. Inside and aboveground tanks and auxiliary tanks shall be coated with a good quality rust-resisting paint.
(6) 
Minimum gauge for underground tanks. Underground tanks of 560 gallon capacity or less shall be a minimum of 10 gauge in thickness.
B. 
Location of tanks.
(1) 
Generally. Inside storage, gravity and auxiliary pressure tanks, not enclosed in masonry or concrete, shall be mounted on substantial incombustible supports and shall be adequately secured to avoid strains on piping and shall not be located within five feet, measured horizontally, from any fire or source of flame.
(2) 
Exposed tanks in cellars, etc. The aggregate capacity of exposed storage tanks installed in a cellar or basement and used in connection with one complete system shall not exceed 550 gallons.
(3) 
Tanks above floor level. Storage tanks of more than 550 gallons capacity, when located above the floor level, shall be placed in an enclosure with inside dimensions six inches greater on all sides than the outside dimensions of the tank. The walls of the enclosure shall be constructed of concrete not less than six inches in thickness or of eight inches of masonry. The walls shall be bonded to the floor and carried up to a height not less than one foot above the tank, and the space between the tank and the wall and the top of the enclosure shall be completely filled with sand or well-tamped earth.
(4) 
Tanks buried in cellars, etc. Storage tanks having a capacity greater than 550 gallons may be placed in the cellar or basement of any building below the level of the floor, provided that they are so placed that the top of the tank is not less than 12 inches below the level of the floor.
(5) 
Outside underground tank. Tanks located underground outside of the building shall be so placed that the top of the tank is not less than two feet below the surface of the ground, except that, in lieu of the two-foot cover, a tank may be buried under 12 inches of earth and a cover of concrete at least three inches in thickness, which shall extend at least 12 inches on all sides of the tank.
(6) 
Use of siphon-breaking device. Where a tank is located so that its top is above the level of the suction inlet of the pump which supplies oil to the burner or burner assembly, a siphon-breaking device consisting of an antisiphon valve, a vacuum tank, Underwriters' vacuum siphon-breaker, siphon-breaking pump set or equivalent devices to prevent siphoning shall be installed.
(7) 
Gravity feed. Tanks of 275 gallons capacity or less may be used to supply oil to the burner by gravity, provided that there is a suitable automatic safeguard to prevent abnormal discharge of oil at the burner. When more than one storage tank is installed, all tanks shall be connected with the main feed pipe line leading to the burner through a manually operated three-way valve so that not more than one tank can, in any way, discharge its contents at one time.
(8) 
Pressure feed. Tanks of 60 gallons capacity or less may be used under pressure, provided that they shall be designed for six times the maximum working pressure and shall be proved tight at twice the maximum working pressure. Working pressure shall not exceed 50 pounds per square inch. Pressure tanks shall be equipped with a reliable pressure gauge and an automatic relief valve piped to discharge by gravity to the storage tank.
(9) 
Tanks under public ways. No tank shall be installed under public sidewalks or public roadways unless a permit has been granted by the Village.
(10) 
Outside aboveground tanks. Outside aboveground tanks shall not be located in a closely built-up area.
C. 
Venting tanks.
(1) 
Size of pipe. All storage tanks shall have an open or automatically operated vent pipe of ample size to prevent abnormal pressures in cases of fire or when filling. In no case shall this be less than one-and-one-fourth-inch iron pipe size.
(2) 
Lower end of vent pipe. The lower end of every vent pipe shall extend through the top of the tank for a distance of not more than one inch.
(3) 
Termination of vent pipe. Every vent pipe shall extend from the tank to the outside air and shall terminate at a point outside of the building one foot above the level of the highest reservoir from which the tank may be filled and preferably not less than two feet, measured vertically or horizontally, from any window or other building opening. Outer ends of the vent, unless automatically operated, shall be provided with a return bend or a weatherproof hood.
D. 
Fill pipes. All filling pipes shall terminate outside of buildings and shall be closed tightly with a metal cover or cap when not in use. Cross-connections between fill pipes and vent pipes are prohibited.
E. 
Tank gauges.
(1) 
Prohibited gauges. No oil tank used in connection with oil-burning equipment may be equipped with a glass gauge or any gauge, the breaking of which, will permit oil to escape from the tank.
(2) 
Test wells. Test wells may not be located within buildings. Test wells located outside of buildings shall be closed tight with a metal cover or cap when not in use.
F. 
Scavenging line. A scavenging line, installed in connection with a tank located within a building, may be used and shall terminate outside the building. It shall be capped oil-tight when not in use.
G. 
Piping.
(1) 
Minimum requirements. Standard full weight wrought iron, steel or brass pipe with substantial fittings or standard full weight copper tubing with standard fittings shall be used and shall be carefully protected against mechanical injury. In all piping systems, proper allowance shall be made for expansion and contraction, jarring and vibration. Flexible metallic tubing may be used to reduce the effect of jarring and vibration.
(2) 
Threaded joints. All threaded joints shall be tight and shall be made up with litharge and glycerine or other suitable pipe compound.
(3) 
Securing; protection. All piping shall be secured rigidly and protected from injury in a workmanlike manner consistent with good practice.
H. 
Pumps.
(1) 
Auxiliary pumps. All auxiliary pumps used for pumping oil from a storage tank to an auxiliary tank shall be of an approved type and shall be rigidly mounted.
(2) 
Automatic pumps. Automatic pumps, not an integral part of the oil burner, shall be of an approved type and provided with automatic means for preventing a continuous discharge of oil in case of pipe breakage. All such pumps shall be rigidly mounted.
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Buildings to interpret these rules in a manner consistent with safety and good practice and in conformity with the practices approved by the Underwriters' Laboratories, National Fire Protection Association or other nationally known inspection board or laboratory of recognized standing.
A printed copy of the rules and instructions of the manufacturer shall be conspicuously posted near every oil burner, and the permit for the storage of oil fuels shall be likewise displayed.