Ordinance 1631 - Laserfiche WebLink

r permit therefor from the chief of the fire department, and unless kept or stored under, the following conditions, to-wit: Such oils ;shall be kept and stored in metal tanks located:. so as to leave a clear space of not less than one hundred (100) feet between such tank or tanks and any combustible property other than oil tanks or warehouses for the storage of oil, and so located; to be at least two hundred. ( 200) feet from the high-water mark of the tide-water or from the shore-line of fresh-water bodies. Such tank shall be surrounded by an embankment or bulkhead capable of retaining one and one-third ( 1 ,1/3) times the contents of such tank or tanks, which said embankment or bulkhead shall have no openings and shall be constructed of non-combustible materials in such manner and of such height and thickness as the inspector of buildings and chief of the fire department shall prescribe. Leading from the lowest point in the enclosed area a pipe with which to drain off water .in case of fire shall be provided, when, and in' such manner as required by the chief of the fire department. Such pipe shall be provided with a suitable valve-, which shall. at all times. be kept closed and securely_loek-edr- except as ordere:t 6Pened by the chief of the fire department. The design and construction of storage tanks and bulkheads, as hereinabove provided, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the inspector of buildings, and it shall be unlawful to construct such tanks or bulkheads until a permit therefor in writing shall be- obtain- ed from the inspector of buildings. This section shall not apply to crude petroleum used in the manufacturing of illuminating gas for public use or in connection with fuel oil burning plants; and, provided, further, that the provisions of the section requiring storage tanks for oil to be two hundred ( 200) feet from high-water mark .of tide-water and one 'hundree (100) feet 'from any combustible, property shall not apply to the. storage of crude pet-