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ORDINANCE NO. 76-0R- /~ .
An Ordinance Amending and Adding to Ordinance
No. 72-OR-36, which Ordinance is the Adopting
Ordinance of the Fire Prevention Code of the
City.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE,
CLARK COUNTY, INDIANA, that Ordinance No. 72-OR-36, which ordinance is
the adopting ordinance for the Fire Prevention Code of the citY as
enacted December 4, 1972, is amended and added to as follows:
Section I.
That such'adopting ordinance is amended and changed in that Section
5.1 Establishing Rules and Regulations of Self-serVice Gasoline Filling
Stations is added to and shall read thus:
o~C ~ I0~ ~ ESTABL!S?~i~G. EUIES & RESU'£..A?IOI~S G0¥~RI'~I~G SELF-S~VIQ.E
i_~. Self service stations shall mean that portion of property
where £1~um~able and con~bustibl~e liquids used as motor fuels ~re stored
~ud subsequently dispensed ~roz £z~ed approved dispensing equipment
into the fuel tanks of moto~ vehicles by persons othe~' than the servlc~
station at Sendm%t.
2..a. Approved dispensing devices such as cozn-ope~ated, card
operated and remote c~ontrolled types a~,e permitted at self service
stations availa!~le and open to ~he public, provided that all dispen-
~zng of Class i liquids shall at all times be ~der the i~uediate
observation and control of a co~petent attendant who shall not engage
in.duties other than those pertaining tO the operation of the dispen-
s lng of fla~muable .liquids.
~ Du~ing the actual dispensing ~of Class I fire, unable liquids
the attendant or supervisor on duty ~uust be in direct co~z~r~nication
with these persons~perfor~ing such dispensing.
co~r~'~uuications systera shall be considered to be
An approved two way
in compliance.
b~. It shall ~e the specific responsibil,~y of the atte~dant
to (1) prevent the dispensing of Class I liquids into portable con-
tainers ~-zot in compliance with:
Except when sold in the original sealed container as put
a,
up for package sale or distribution by the ~uanufactu~'er or packager
with suitable and generally recognized precautionary labeling, no
gasoline or benzene nor ~y naphtha having a flash point at or below
70 deg. F. (closed cup test) shall be sold or filled into any drtuu,
can or other portable contaz~e~' ttnless the container is of ~etal and
colored red and labeled with the cor..~:on,~n/a~.e., of the product and
with the word
~. i'~o kerosene, fuel oil or similar liquid shall be filled
into any portable container colored red.
c. Di. spensing Contaiqers: No delivery of any Class I or II
fla~.¢~able liquids s]nall be raade into portable containers of six gallons
capacity or less unless the container is of sound metal construction
or is approved by ~he authority having ~%tvisdiction, has a tight
closure with screwed or spring cover and is fitted with a spout or so
designed that the con~ents can be potu~ed without spilling or can be
safely withdrawn by conn.¢ctlon ~o a fuel line.
~t Bulk.Sales. Prohibited: No motor fuels shall be dispensed
at any service station except directly into the fuel tanks of motor
vehicles, %~en such t~s are connected with the carburetion systems
of such vehicles, provided~ however, that
six (6) gallons ~-aay be made in containers
of Sections _a and _c.
acc ident al
,~er ~%ce to
individual sales of up to
meeting the requirements
(2) .C. qn_tro.~qurces of Ignition, (3) I~edzate y aandl
spills and fire extinguishers if needed; ~ud (g) refuse
any customer who is smokLng or who appears, for any reason,
to be unable or Incon~petent to participate in the dispensing of Class
I liquids. The attendant or supervisor on duty shall be mentally and
physically capable of perfor~uinE the functions and assuming the re-
sponsibility prescribed in this section.
4.~ P~ire ~Lxtin&~ishers: The type, size and location of
fire extir, guishers for self service stations shall be determined by
the aut~ority having Jumisdictton. -~
~a' ~rgency Power .C~t-O~f: A oles~ly identified and easily
accessible switch(es) or circuit bre~er(s) shall be provided at a
location remote frown dispensing devices, including remote pumping
systems, to shut off the power to all dispensing devices in the
event of an eraergency. Control(s) shall be not more than 7~ feet
from dispensers. 0nesfngle emergency switch shall be considered
to be in compliance.
6.. Operating instruction printed
black letters on a contrasttr~ bacl~J~ound
in not less than 1/2 inch
shall be posted at each self
service dispensing device and in full view so as to give complete and
clear instructions for its operation. Warning signs printed in not
less than t~hree inch letters on a contrastfn~ backgrotu~d shall be
conspicously posted in the dispensing area incorporating the following
or equivalent wording: (a) WARNING .... iT IS U~LAh~b-L ~D DANG~--ROUS
TO DISP~SE GASOLINE ~NTOUNAPPE0~ED CONTAINERS; (b).N0 SMOKING;
and (c) STOP MOTOR.
7~ The dispensing a~ea ,shall be, at all times, in cleal* view
of the attendant ~d the placing or allowing of any obstacle to come
between the dispensing area and the attend'~ant control a~ea shall be
prohibited, provided, however, the presence of motor vehicles in the
service driveway for the p~pose of being serviced shall not be con-
~Idered to be an obstacle as prohibited in this paragraph.' The use
indirect reflections or other mechanical devices to accomplish such
view is prohibited.
8. Hose nozzles used on self service devfce~ at self service
stations shall be of the approved au~o~atic closing ~ype without a
latch-open device. Approved dispensing tu~lts must utilize approved
s~ivels on the nozzle hose end.
9_~. No dwelling unit for the attendant or sleeping facilities
for the attendant shall be maintained in, or on, the pre~aises of a
self service sta'r, ion closer than 100 feet from Class I Fl~.~xble
liquid self service dispensing devices, or ~0 feet f~o~u Class II
Fia~maable liquid self service dispensing devices.
Section 2.
That the Fire Prevention Code as enacted by Ordinance No. 72-0R-36
is amended in that Section 1.1 The Intent of the Code shall read and
be as follows:
A/~ticle ! General Provisions
Section 1.I Intent of Code.
tt is ~he intent of th. is code to prescribe regulations con-
sisvent with nationally recognized good practice for the safeguarding
to a reasonable degree of l_~e and property z~o~,~ the haza..ds of fire
and explosion ~].s~ng fro~, ~be .?bora~'~e, 10audlind; and use of ha:~~dous
substances, ~:~terials and devices, a~%d from conditions haz~d-.us
~, ~-- :~ ~'~ use or occupancy of buildings or premzses.
l~ze or properuj z~ ~,~ - ' ~ ~ .~ h~ ~-~sed and m~endea
evidence of con~pliance w_uh this intent
Section 3.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and approval.
CLERK-TREASU~R /
Presented by me as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of said City
of jeffersonville, this /~' da~~' 19~7~
Approved and signed by me 'this /~- .day of,,_~JL; ~7~~