ORD CC 03/01/47 - Oils-Liquidst
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NNOOLATIng INS NTORAOZ AIM IAII OF 'AMID
AnD OMR VOLATILS ansideldila OILS AND Lumps
11 INX CITY OF CONNOR MORI= TRAMONTATION
• SIM mem osmium =vs xs us yam
S OW NOSINESS AND NOT P VOLOADIND PlIPOIES;
=TINS /NI LOAD CAPACITY OF TANK TRUCKS II INS
CITY =UM ?kenning A MALTY, AND IF ANY PART
O F ?NIS MIRAN= IS IUD INVALID, NO VALID PARTS
'NALL NS lry1Iratimmution4 imam ALL ORDINANCSS
IN CONFLICT NNNEWITK, AI ISCURIMO AN NORRONPOI,
NS 102 ORDAINED IT m CITY COUNCIL OF TN* CITY OF
IZZAS I
SICTION 1
That hereaftor all persons or corporations
dealing or selling gasoline or other volatile, inflammable eils
and liquids shall sonspicuously *Wish to each and every bottle,
can and vessel maintaining the sane a label having printed or
plainly written thereon the name et the liquid; also the words
NIG= 12IPLOSIVZ."
That
olio or liquids, as aforesaid
of the aforesaid liquids in .a isusl or
event Shall hoop meoe than five (5) gallons
volatile, inflammable oil Or liquids inside of any building,
and then only in sans approved b7 the National Board of Fire
landerwriters
SECTION 3
Storage tanks to sontain net eseeeding Slam Nundred
(1100) ga11sa duly approved by Ile National loaned of Piro
Underwriters and otherwise edesoming to the requirements of
this •rdinanso may be last*I1M ant used in Nubile or private
filling stations provided said stowage tanks are sonstreated of
at least Seven (7) seer. steel tearing The national Saari of
Fire Underwriters Label approved; and tanks shall not be install
ed under or within the walls of any enclosed building or basement
or under any sideralk or *bac street.
M 4
lb gasoline storage tank having a sapaeity greater tbaa
lleven Sondrsd (1100) gallons shall to installed at any filling
statism.
MUM j
Not more than Pour (4) Z1.v.n nmaired (1100) gallon
storage tanks gill be permitted for any filling station.: Storage
tanks may be placed not less than four (4) foot apart. Sash
tank smut be not loss than ten (10) feet from any building,
sidewalk or basement, sdJoiai'g public or private property.
Mbon two (2) or move tasks are installed end to id, that.. Shall
be a fire wall of good ooncret* twslvs (12) gashes in thickness
at the seas between tanks.
MOMS 6
That no person, first, association or sorporatioa &ball
unload gasolias or other volatile inflammable oil at any retail
establishment within the eorporats limits of the City of Conroe,
Texas, fres a tank truck or other *Wainer which contains more
125`
thin 2250 gallons of such gasolino or other volatile inflammable
SECTION 7
Sterege tanks shall be buried nadir aroma vith top
of tank not less than throe (3) foot below the sarfaoe of the
ground'and below the level of any Piping to Which tanks may, be
convected, sans shall be surrouMsd with twely. (12) in ho s of
sand well taap.d in plaos, with twelve (12) inches of sand on
top of tank and a slab of eoncrite net less than six (6) inches
under each tank. When a tank 1s installed in driveway, than
there shall be a slab of a reinforced sonorst. 1* no ease less
than sin (6) imams in thtskness on top of snag sayable of
sustaining a load of two hundred and fifty (250) pounds per
sgoare foot. When requested by City, tanks to be securely
anchored to prevent possible floating.
SWUM 8
hash 3lerrea Itundred ( 1100) gallon task installed smell
be vented with one and one. -half (11) iseh galvanised pipe.
Whoa two (2) or sore tanks are installed, the neat of *ask task
Shall rigs forty -two (42) inches above grade liar, and my be
joined to a header extension rising foi*r (t) feet above the
roof of any building within tea (10) feet of same and ttiate
in a double goose neck spark protector, both openings of + bish
mast be covered 'with a brass wire esresn of at least thirty (30)
meth; and b.sdsr intension shall be increased in diameter one
(1) piping sire for the addition of every two (2) tank rents
over one (1). All vent and suction limes shall be gelvaaizsd
pipe, and all joints shall be domble swung type.
9CTIdh 9
No gasoline 1111 pipe or gasoline pump shall be in-
stalled either upon or within a diatom* of three (3) feet of
any sidewalk, public street, or publie or private property line.
The installation or replacement of any visible gasoline pew
ihieh is capable of bolding one (1) gallon, or mere of gasoline
above ground is hereby pmwhibitrsed..
$ZC IOh 10
Pilfer pipe must be amide of galvanised iron two (I)
inches, or sere in diameter entering the top *1 tank. gppsr
end of filler pipe must terminate in a morn oap seeeu reely looked
and gust be protected by cast iron filler box, the sane to
be flush with the grade line. Cross connections permitting
gravity flow frau one underground tank to another is prohibited.
MELON 11
Pips saaaa►neot iag the tank 'rich the pump shall be
galvanised iron and shall enter an top of tank] said pipe west
be buried at least eighteen (18) inehss belay the surface, and
any exposed portion thereof asst be thoroughly and properly
pretested. All ..sr.tias pipes meet drale toward teak. All
tree the tasks by erase et nestles puMP
approved by The Ittlemel Beard et tie idererltere are liemeimg
ledereritere label; ash Bald ptiy shell have as sutematis
sheet valve between the pump amd Owego tact. All •samreetiesa
et pipe uM joints trim Mile* gasoline le to paw Shell be made
tithe a preparation et glyaerime and littasg• or ether approved
subetameee mat attested boon /meshes, and approved by The National
tosrd 1t Tit,. Ord.rwr1ters. MO p .lime it ether volatile,
Inflammable liquids shall be seamed by or three. amy Mee
er pipe ever the amts.o et *MY street sr sidesralt.
SWUM 12
Shall have at least ssr (1) pry aammee tsd
then tonne (1) pumps shall be seer; t.d to
is
amore the Chief of et the tire
to melt. as .mamlmatlem et
and the papered spito et teak
report to hie therms. old the
City Couasil or tiro City et Chord.,
Flmibiog l ter *all issue a permit to the pstitiamer
spa payment se the Massa amid lee Osliester at the C1V st
fists a N. a! tin Dollars (M.00) ter oath stsrapa task and
templets fillies devise W be Lastpllsl.
SOCTISO 16
violating any st the previsions
Moil tp st as Otiose and Mom +a-
imed is amy at et apt less Mao Tem
sham OM immered 3's11ars 0100.00)
)
♦ laties shall teatime shall M deemed aai
'ball ti to a separate stteape.
SWUM IT
That the previeises of the for goimO poetise stall
apply to *my wow, tire, aseeeiatioa or ssrporatise
er ether volatile lotiam■abis •il within
to limits of the Dees it COmreo, Texas,
betimes, sod met tsar the pea►► rse art
t a retail .aaili.k.eot within sv t ter
1 tore attested therhq.
UC?IW 19
important* et this Srdimasse and its iatelat as
declared to he ter the Demerit st the sitissas
meet is the City et Otero*, Texas, stntitntss
sad as imperative puddle meeeseitt that it be
ae 11110111110.1 rewr+ sod that this erdimemee
immedlataly tree soh sttsr Its passes .ad
PASSED AND APPROWSD ea this the
D. 1947.
maysr, City a3 poems
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