Ordinance 131-71 - Laserfiche WebLink

Section 5: Definitions. Wherever the word "municipality" is used in the Fire Prevention Code it shall be held to mean the City of Everett. Section 6: Establishment of Limits of Districts in Which Storage of Flammable Liquids in Outside Aboveground Tanks is to be Prohibited. (a) The limits referred to in Section 16. 22a, of the Fire Prevention Code in which storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited, are hereby established as follows: Fire Zone #1 and #2 as defined by Ordinance No. 49-52, E. C. C. 2. 32. 020 and 2. 32. 030 and said Section 16. 22a is amended as herein set forth. (b) The limits referred to in Section 16. 61 of the Fire Prevention Code in which new bulk plants for flammable liquids are prohibited, are hereby established as follows: Fire Zone #1 and #2 as defined by Ordinance No. 4052, E. C. C. 2. 32. 020 and 2. 32. 030 and said Section 16. 61 is amended as herein set forth. Section 7: Establishment of Limits in Which Bulk Storage of Li quefied Petroleum Gases is to be Restricted. (a) The limits referred to in Section 21. 6 of the Fire Prevention Code, in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, ttr¢hereby established as follows: Fire Zones #1 and #2 as defined by Ordinance No. 4052, E. C. C. 2. 32. 020 and 2. 32. 030 and said Section 21. 6 is amended as herein set forth. Section 8: Modifications. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code upon application in writing by the owner or lessee, or his duly authorized agent when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code, provided that the spirit of the code shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modifications when granted or allowed and the decision of the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention thereon shall be entered upon the records of the department and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant. Section 9: Appeals. Whenever the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall disapprove an application or refuses to grant a permit applied for or shall revoke a permit, or when the true intent and meaning of the Code have been misconstrued or wrongfully interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention to the Fire Prevention Review Board, provided said appeal is made within five days after the execution of a written decision by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. Otherwise the decision shall be final. The decision of the Fire Prevention Review Board on all appeal matters shall be final. Page 6