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HomeMy WebLinkAbout011 - 08/26/1915 - REGULATING THE STORAGE AND HANDLING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF GASOLINE, NAPTHA, BEN VkIAIICE 110 �'� 1915, TO REGULATE THE STORAGE AND HANDLING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS , OF GASOLINE , NAPHTHA, BENZINE, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM AND OIL. BE IT' ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLIiTS Section 1 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, either as principal or agent , to keep gasoline in excess of ten (10) gallons on his or its premises within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Collins at any one time , except by securing a permit so to do by written applica- tion therefor to the City Council of the City of Fort Collins, and if said application is approved a permit will be issued to the applicant• upon complyigg with the following rules and regulations (a) By paying a fee of *nkDollar (� J, 00) for each pe mit, to the City Clerk (b) No gasoline in excess of ten" (10) gallons shall be stored on any one premises except in metal tanks constructed and placed as hereinafter provided, except that gasoline in excess of ten (10) gallons may be stored in supply tanks of automobiles where no charging is done by artificial light other than incandescent electric light (c) No gasoline of from ten (10) gallons to five hundred (500) gallons shall be stored on any one premises for automobile garages , or one rundred and ten (110) gallons for retail stores and dry cleaning establishments within the fire limits of the City of Fort Collins, except in metal tanks constructed and placed as hereinafter provided (d) No gasoline of from five hundred (500) gallons to forty thousand (40,000) gallons shall be stored on any one premises for general commercial purposes within the corporate -1- limits of the City of Fort Collins , and then only without ��iVNPu*�� the fire limits, except in metal tanks, onstructed and placed �;� 7 as hereinafter provided Section 2 Tanks of the capacity of from ten (10) gallons to five hundred (500) gallons shall be buried not less than three (3) feet under ground, and also three (3) feet below the level of the lowest pipe used for filling a tank or in delivering gasoline , or in fire -proof rooms except that gasoline in excess of ten (10) gallons may be stored in supply tanks of automobiles where no charging is done by artificial light other than incandescent electric light The quantity in excess of ten (10) gallons which may be stored on any one lot within the fire limits of the City of Fort Collins is hereby limited to five hundred (500) gallons for automobile garages and one hundred and ten (110) gallons for rehail stores and dry cleaning establishment{f gasoline is located in a fire-proof room, such room shall the independent vent flue extending above the opening of all adjacent buildings If gasoline sotrage tanks are located in any building, they shall be enclosed in fire- proof rooms having at least eight-inches-thick stone or reinforced concrete floors , walls and ceiling, and have only exterior openings Chen a tank is within five (5) feet of any building the vent pipe must arise above the highest opening in adjacent buildings, and shall have a disk of sixty-inch mesh brass wire gauge inserted, and shall have a return band or boose-necked top, and the tank when so located within five (5) feet of any building must be below the level of the cellar or basement , unless a brick, stone or concrete wall is built running at least a foot below the cellar or basement bottom and two (2) feet beyond each end of the tank between the bank and the building. ``hen such tanks are located in fire-proof rooms the -2- above described gent pipe shall be connected with the vent flue The vent pipes must be so arranged that the fill pipe cannot be opened without also opening the vent , and must terminate in an iron box the cover of which shall be flush with the ground and locked No gasoline shall be kept in any garage except in the reservoir of automobiles and in the measuring pumps used for filling No emptying or opening of any gasoline reservoir of any automobile shall be done when the same is in the garage , except by daylight or other incandescent electric light , and no artificial blaze or fire shall be allowed in the room where such reservoir is opened There may be kept not to exceed two (2) quarts for cleaning purposes in and used from a safety metal can Section 3 Tanks for the storing of gasoline of the capacity of ofer five hundred (500) gallons to forty thousand (40,000) gallons are hereby prohibited within the fire limits . �� �,c+ Tanks used for storing gasoline without the fire limits of a eapacityoof five hundred (500) gallons to forty thousand (40,000) w gallons , the top of such tanks shall be at least three (3) feet below the surface of the ground and shall be lower than V any basement , cellar or pit within thirty (30) feet from the ne Xest point from said tank, whether such basement, cellar or pit is under a building or not In the event that any bailding basement or cellar or pit is hereafter built , dug or constructed in such a position as to be contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, then it shall be the duty of the City Council to suspend at once the permit issued for placing such tank, and it shall be the duty of such tank owner or operator to place his tank in such a way so as to comply with all the rules and regulations herein provided, and in the event of his failure so to do the City Council may revoke the permit permanently -3- Section 4 All tanks to be used in this city for the storage of gasoline shall be constructed in accora- ance with the requirements of the National Board of Fire Underwriters , and bear the label of the Underwriters' laboratories Section 5 No tank cars containing gasoline shall be permitted, during the process of transferring the same to storage tanks within one hundred (100) feet of any building rvithi e cn ,orpo rate limits o the C of Fort Collinstkol a.- ( Section 61 It shall b unlawful for ay erson �'r to transfer gasoline from one receptacle to any other receptacle v,ithin fifty (50) feet of any artificial light other than incandescent electric light Section 7 Any person, association or persons or corporation engaged in the transportation of gasoline in or tnrough the City of Fort Collins in quantity exceeding one hundred (100) gallons )shall be allowed eight (8) hours in the day time in which to distribute or deliver the same . and it shall be unlawful to have any such shipment in the City of Fort Collins, within the corporate limits , for a longer time Section 8 It shall be unlawful for any person , association or persons or corporation to have in their or its possession within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Collins, or to transport to this city gasoline in large quantities exceeding one hundred (100) gallons in the night time, this provision shall not be construed to forbid the transportation of gasoline through the city by railroad carriers _4_ Section 9 It shall be unlawful for any poison, firm or corporation to install any gasoline engine or engines in any building within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Collins , except by securing a permit so to do from the City Council of the City of Fort Collins upon written applica- tion therefor, which application shall show the dimensions and locations of all accompanying gasoline tanks and the distances of such engines and tanks from all adjoining buildings and lot lines, end the position and location of the cut-off value and all o the r imp6rtant parts T-hen said application is approved the applicant shall pay to the City Clerk the sum of 5- J� dollars for said permit ,Section 10 The tefim "gasoline' as used in this ordinance is hereby defined to be crude petroleum and its lighter products , as gasoline , naphtha, benzine and liquefied petroleum gas Section 11 The term "night tine" as used in this ordinance is hereby defined to be between the hour of six o' clock p m and the hour of six o' clock a m. Section 12 The Commissioner of Safety of the City of Fort Collins is hereby charged with the duty of requiring compliance with the terms and provisions of this ordinance , and his determination of the proper location and operation of all gasoline tanks and equipment , and gasoline engines shall be binding upon all applicants and users thereof for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this , c a, ^ ordinance All permits issued under the provisions of this ordinance shall empire one year from the date of issue , and ow for all renewals the same fee shall be paid as provided for p� l the original issue of the permit _ ^�� Q Section, 13 Any person, firm or corporation failing, neglecting or refusing to comply with, or violating any of the provisions of this ordinance , shall , upon con- viction thereof, be findd in any sum not less than Five Dollars ($5000) nor more than One Hundred Dollars (V100.00) for each and every separate offense and each day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense and upon a second conviction shall be subject to revocation of the permit. Section 14 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with t1is ordinance are hereby repealed t, Passed and adopted this 2 day of J nc , A D 1915 Commissioner of Safety and Ex-Officio Mayor ATTEST UYr � City Clerk STATE OF COLO?ADO, � COURTY OF LARIMR. - I , 1�_,City Clerko f the City of Fort Colling , do heroby cortify and declare that the forgoing ordinance , consistin€; oP _� sections. duly proposed and read at length at a meeting, of the City Council held on the D day of 1915, was duly ordered by "Aye" and "Nay" v to to be pub- lished in the fort Collins FzpreEs , a daily newspaper of the Citb of Fort Collins, in accordance ,vxth the provisions of Section 7 of article IV of the City Charter, that theroafter and on, t wit , t e � day of 1915, at a regu a�ng of the City Conno 1, said ordinance came before said Council on its final passage , a period of kere than ten days having elapsed since the publication as above set forth. and that said orr.lnance was upon second reading adapted Ix day ordinance , and theroafter and on, to-wit, the ��' day of � , 191b, said ordinance No. as final assed and adopted, was av1 �� y P P � Y publishea in the Fort Collins Y Ypre:s , a daily nev�s- pape r publisned in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. In Wixness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this `�— aaJ Of ,�191. . ( 44L ity Clerk. Asl� ap �' /✓��