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All permits or licenses required under the provisions of this article shall be conspicuously displayed at the principal place of business of a licensee at all times.

A. It shall be unlawful in the City of Buffalo for any person to engage in the business of installing or contracting to install, alter or service any oil-fired heating equipment or storage facilities covered by this article, parts or accessories thereof or appurtenances thereto without first having obtained a license therefor from the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services as hereinafter provided.[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] B. Applications for a license shall be made on forms furnished for such purpose by either the Bureau of Fire Prevention or the Department of Permit and Inspection Services. The application shall contain, in addition to other required information, the following:[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] (1) The ...

A. A license shall be required to engage in the installation, alteration or repair of aboveground or underground equipment, storage tanks, piping, valves and pumps for gasoline or other volatile flammable liquids having a flash point of 100° F. or less or diesel fuel oil used in the operation of motor vehicles. B. Fees for such license shall be as provided in Chapter 175, Fees. C. All licenses granted hereunder shall expire on the 31st day of the second December next following issuance and shall be renewed biennially. Failure to properly renew a license shall result in its termination. An application for a license to engage in the business of installing such equipment shall be in such form and detail as described in § 186-9 and shall contain such othe...

[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] A permit shall be obtained from the Department of Permit and Inspection Services and approved by the Department of Fire before any aboveground tank for the storage of flammable liquids is installed. Application for such permit shall be made in quadruplicate on forms furnished by the Department of Permit and Inspection Services and shall contain such information as is deemed necessary to assure the Department that the proposed installation is in compliance with this article. Three sets of plans shall be submitted for approval, drawn to a workable scale, and showing the location of the proposed tanks with respect to existing tanks, property and street lines; the location of all buildings and structures within 300 f...

A. A written permit shall be obtained from the Department of Permit and Inspection Services before any underground tank or tank inside of a building for the storage of flammable liquids is installed. Application for such permit shall be made in quadruplicate on forms furnished by the Department of Permit and Inspection Services and shall contain such information as is deemed necessary by the Department of Permit and Inspection Services and the Department of Fire. The application shall state the size of the tank, the capacity in gallons, the kind of liquid to be stored and the nature of the use of the liquid.[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] B. Plans and specifications, in triplicate, shall be furnished with each application, showing the locatio...

A. Definitions and classification. For the purpose of this article, garages shall be classified as follows: B. Permit. (1) No person shall operate or maintain or permit the operation or maintenance of a garage, as above defined, on their premises unless a garage use permit has first been issued to the owner or operator of such garage by the Department of Permit and Inspection Services. A garage use permit shall not be required for a private storage garage of less than 800 square feet in area.[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] (2) Buildings not in strict compliance with this article may be used for the temporary storage or display of motor vehicles if the tanks thereof are filled with nonflammable fluid or inert gas before being brought into...

REPAIR GARAGES Garages in which all forms of repair work, including painting, are done.

SERVICE GARAGES Garages maintained in connection with service stations and in which the services rendered are such as minor repairs, adjustments and services incidental to the sale of petroleum products and automotive accessories.

STORAGE GARAGES Garages of over 800 square feet in floor area in which motor vehicles are stored or housed only and in which no repair work or servicing, except washing and polishing, is done.

A. Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth: B. Permit. Every tank truck, tank trailer and tank semitrailer used for the distribution of flammable liquids within or from the City of Buffalo shall bear a certificate of inspection as above defined and obtain a permit as required in this article. A permit shall not be required for the transportation of flammable liquids in containers; except, however, that cans, barrels, drums or containers used to transport flammable liquids shall meet with the approval of the Chief. Every cargo vehicle required to have a certificate of inspection shall have such certificate renewed annually. Any certificate of inspection for a cargo v...

CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION A permit, as defined in this article, or a certificate of registration issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in conformance with the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, attesting that the tank vehicle has been inspected and approved as being constructed and equipped according to the regulations of said laws.

TANK, CARGO Any tank having a liquid capacity in excess of 60 gallons, used for carrying flammable liquids and mounted permanently or otherwise upon a vehicle. The term "cargo tank" does not apply to any tank used solely for the purpose of supplying fuel for the propulsion of the vehicle upon which it is mounted.

TANK TRUCK, TANK TRAILER OR TANK SEMITRAILER Any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, respectively, used for the transportation of flammable liquids and which, for such purpose, is provided with a tank or tanks mounted on the frame or chassis of such vehicle or when such tank or tanks are an integral part of such vehicle.

TANK VEHICLE Any tank truck, tank trailer or tank semitrailer.

A. License required. A person who engages in the business of repairing, remodeling, welding or cutting tanks, storage tanks or cargo tanks which hold or have held flammable liquids or other volatile liquids that release potentially hazardous vapors at atmospheric pressure or an acid that reacts with metals to produce hydrogen or a nonvolatile oil or solid that, at ordinary temperatures, will not release potentially hazardous vapors but will release such vapors if its container is exposed to heat or a combustible solid of finely divided particles which may form an explosive dust cloud shall be licensed as provided in this article. B. Application for license. A license granted under this article shall expire on the 31st day of December next following iss...

A. Licenses required; fees. A license shall be required for spraying or dipping operations utilizing on any working day more than two quarts of flammable or combustible liquids or storing in connection with the use thereof more than 10 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids, which shall be issued by the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. Said license shall expire on December 31 after issuance and be renewable annually thereafter. The fee therefor shall be as provided in Chapter 175, Fees.[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] B. Permit approval. Any permit by an authorizing agency of the City for installation, alteration or removal of any fire-protection equipment, including...

[Derived from Art. XI of Ch. XII of the Charter and Ordinances, 1974] [1] Editor's Note: See also § 186-14 of this chapter.

For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth:

TANK, CARGO Any tank having a liquid capacity in excess of 60 gallons, used for carrying flammable liquids and mounted permanently or otherwise upon a vehicle. The term "cargo tank" does not apply to any tank used solely for the purpose of supplying fuel for the propulsion of the vehicle upon which it is mounted.

TANK TRUCK, TANK TRAILER OR TANK SEMITRAILER Any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, respectively, used for the transportation of flammable liquids and which, for such purpose, is provided with a tank or tanks mounted on the frame or chassis of such vehicle or when such tank or tanks are an integral part of such vehicle.