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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1779 ORDI[fANGE [,~©. 1779-' Ali 0RDINA1,]CE relating to the installation and use of' oil-burning devices and equipment and amending Sections ~o,? and 10 of Ordinance ~fo. 1[~24 of the City of :Bremerton. TI~E CITY OF BREMERTON DOES Seotion 1. That Section 2 of Ordinancs ~<~o. t3~24, dated I'lay 29, 1040, titled "An ordinance regulating bhe installation an~ use of oil burners, oil stor- age tanks, oil stoves, oil-burning Surnaces and other mechanical devices and e~- uipment used to store or burn fluid fuel; ?rovidinL] for tko issuance of po?mits for ~d inspection of such installation; providing penalties for the vic~lation thereof~ ~d repealing Ordinance ![o. 950 and all other ordinances or parts of orainances in conflict therewith", be and the s~ae is hereby ~ended to read as follows' "Sec. 2. After the installation shall have been made ~u~s'uant to such per- mit, and while the said fluid] fuel burning equipment remains ~covered and parts thereof are in plain view and can bo readily inspected, the ~erson, firm, or ~rporation to whom such permit was issued, shall notify the Fire Chief of the City of Bremerton, who s]~all ins~ect such installation personally or by a duly authorized representative, within twenty-four (~4)hours after such notifications." Section ~. That Section 7 of Ordinance I.[o. 13~4, dated L[ay 29, 1940, be and the smue is hereby a~uended to read as follows: "Sec. 7. No more than one 55-gal!on gravity tank shall be allowed in the first and second fire zones for each fluid fuel-burning device, and no more than two 55-gallon tanks shall be allowed in the third fire zone fo~~ each fluid fuel- burning device, e:~cept that a single steel ~z~ having a caDacity of not e~:ceed- ing 275 gallons anct constructed in accordance with th~ requirements of the l[at- ional Board of Fire Underwriters, may 0e used in the third fire zone for each fluid fuel burning device. The tanks or containers in this section mentioned, must be located inside buildings, but not above the cellar or basement, or the lowest story in buildings having no cellar or basement; provided, however, that such tanks or containers must be set up on suitable stands at,proved by the Fire Chief and must be located at least seven (7) feet away from au~y point ~f~ere there is likely to be a fire or fl~aes; provided, further, how~ver, that no mc. re than two 55-gallon tanks maY be placed outside of buildings in the third fire zone only, in which eas~ tko s~m~ must be placed on sturdy, well constructed stands at least two (2) feet away from the walls of ~y building, or on metal frames if attached to the outside walls of any building. Ail tanks or dr~uas for storage of fluid fuel shall be Drovided with top bun~s, and must be vented from 'd~e top." Section 3. That Section 10 of Ordinance 1324, dated ~/[ay 29, 1940, be ~d the s~e is hereby mnended to read as follows: "Sec. 10. The rules and regulations by the i'~ational Board of Fire Under- writers now on file and as the s~e may be hereafter ~ended, be ~d the s~e are hereby adopted in detail, as the r~es and regulations to be enforced in the City of Bremerton, in regard to the manner and method of installation of liquid fuel-burning equipment and the storage thereof; and said rules m~d reg- ulations si~atl govern the building inspector ~d the Fire Chief of' the City of Bremerton in the issuance of permits and approval of installations herein refer- red to. It shall be zmlawful to use or cause to be used any liquid fuel-burn- ing equipment thst has become unsafe, or is in i~l~nent danger of becoming unsafe, through leaks or other causes, after twenty-four (24) hours notice of th~ ~safe condition by the Fire Chief or his representative to the person in charge of the premises where such equipment is in ~se. Said notice shal. 1 be in writing and shall be posted conspicuously on or near the supply or storage t~ks where the liquid fuel is kept ~d delivered to the person in charge of the oremises. Thereafter, ~til said notice has been revoked, it shall be ~lawful for any person enGage~ in selling or distributing liquid fuel to place such fuel in such tanks without a permit from the Fire Chief to so do. ~'~enever, upon inspection, the Fire Chief determines ~y liq- uid fuel-burning devices or equi?ment to be safe, it shall be his duty to a ffiz to or n~ar the storage tanks where the fuel is kept a~notice of his approval. APPROVED on first reading by the City Co~mcil this 18th day of ]~lay, 1948. PASSED on final reading, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this 28th day of May, 1948. ATTEST: ~Iayor C~!~ ~ ~Ii~: ~p }. ~. S. Cit~ ~rl~