HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 00-66 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTION
10-2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT TO AMEND THE FIRE CODE TO REGULATE THE
ABOVE-GROUND STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE
LIQUIDS, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS AND PROPANE AND
PROPANE TANKS OF SIX HUNDRED SIXTY GALLONS (660) OR
LESS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1,
THAT Chapter 10, Section 10-2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be and
the same is hereby amended to amend Section 902.2.2 of the Standard Fire Prevention
Code, 1997 edition to add a new provision 902.2.2 (c) to read as follows:
Section 902.2.2
(c) The storage of flammable and combustible liquids in tanks of six-hundred sixty
(660) gallons or less may be established in areas designated General Commercial,
Manufacturing Districts (GC-MD) providing that the following requirements are met:
(1) All tanks must be labeled.
(2) Tanks shall be double wall, concrete tanks installed at grade level.
(3) Tanks shall not be installed within 100 feet of the property line of any
established school, hospital, nursing home, day care center, nursery school, or residential
property.
(4) Guard posts or other approved means must be provided to protect tanks
from motor vehicle damage.
a. Posts must be at least 4 inches in diameter and filled with concrete.
b. Posts must be at least 3 feet from the tank and spaced not more than
4 feet apart.
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c. Posts must be at least 30 inches high and 3 feet below grade.
(5) Tanks must be enclosed in a chain link fence at least 6 feet high. The
enclosed area must be secured, ie, gates locked. (Exception, tanks in vaults or located
on property with a perimeter security fence.)
(6) Tanks, accessories and installation shall comply with the Fire Prevention
Code including amendments, NFPA codes, ANSI publications, ASTM and other applicable
codes.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 3.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont, Texas.
Section 4
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont on this the a f�day of
' 2000.
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