CHAPTER 8.36 - FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS#

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1035B, § 5, adopted May 11, 2021, repealed the former Chapter 8.36, §§ 8.36.010—8.36.050, and § 6 of said ordinance, enacted a new Chapter 8.36 as set out herein. The former Chapter 8.36 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. 110B §§ 1—5, 1955.

8.36.010 - Permitted storage generally.#

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company or corporation to keep or store or permit the keeping or storing of gasoline, benzine, naphtha, crude petroleum or products of petroleum, or any hydrocarbon liquid which will flash or emit any inflammable vapor at a temperature below 110 degrees Fahrenheit§, in quantities of more than five gallons, without the required permitting and review by the fire chief and chief building official.

No more than five gallons of any of the articles mentioned in this subsection shall, in any case, be kept in any one place, except as provided by this code and any quantity in excess of five gallons must be stored in accordance with this municipal code, California Fire Code and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 30.§

Exceptions:

a) Motor-driven vehicles and portable generators may carry liquids to the capacity of their tanks.

b) Fueling stations permitted to do business within the City of Lincoln may carry flammable liquids to the capacity of their tanks.

c) Labeled and listed portable or gasoline tanks commonly used in garages and do not exceed five gallons, may be used.

d) Devices or apparatus intended solely for residential use that are listed and labeled by an accredited third-party listing agency.

(Ord. No. 1035B, § 6, 5-11-2021)

8.36.020 - Underground storage tanks.#

(a) On written permission of the Fire Marshal, it shall be lawful to keep or store any of the hydrocarbon liquids mentioned in Section 8.36.010, in quantities of more than five gallons, in which case they shall be kept or stored in a tank constructed in accordance with this code and NFPA 30.§

(b) No tank, can, drum or other vessel containing any of the hydrocarbon liquids mentioned in this ordinance and having a capacity of five gallons or more shall be located nearer than 20 feet from any furnace, stove or fire of any kind.§

(c) The location of underground storage tanks shall be approved by the fire chief, chief building official and in accordance with the most current edition of the California Fire Code.

(Ord. No. 1035B, § 6, 5-11-2021)

8.36.030 - Fuel tank permit and specifications.#

No person, firm, company or corporation shall construct, erect or maintain any plant, or use any device or apparatus for burning crude or fuel petroleum, or for generating a gas therefrom, for fuel purposes, in excess of five gallons without the written permit of the Fire Marshal, for which a permit fee shall be applied based on the most recently adopted Master Fee Schedule, and placed in such manner as the Fire Marshal and Chief Building Official deem safe to life and property, and then only when installed in accordance with the manufacture's installation instruction and this code.

(Ord. No. 1035B, § 6, 5-11-2021)