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Permits are required for the operation and/or maintenance of the activities listed below, pursuant to chapter 54 of the Fire Code. Permits shall be issued annually and incur annual fees as follows:

5412B01
 

Tire recapping or rebuilding plant
 

$150
 

5412B02
 

Automobile wrecking yard, junkyard or waste material handling plant
 

$150
 

5412B03

 

Nitrate motion-picture film stored, kept or had on hand in quantities greater than 25 pounds (about 5,000 feet of thirty-five-millimeter film)
 

$150

 

5412B04

 

Cellulose nitrate plastics (pyroxylin) stored or handled in quantities greater than
25 pounds by jobbers, wholesalers and retailers
 

$150

 

5412B05

 

Cellulose nitrate plastics (pyroxylin) manufactured into products or used in the
manufacture or assembly of other articles.
 

$150

 

5412B06
 

Combustible fibers stored or handled in quantities exceeding 100 cubic feet
 

$70
 

5412B07A

 

Dry-cleaning plant: Class I system, liquids having a flash point below 100º F. (37.8ºC.). PROHIBITED
 

 

5412B07B

 

Dry cleaning plant: Class II system, liquids having a flash point at or above
100º F. (37.8ºC.) and below 140º F. (60º C.)
 

$150

 

5412B07C

 

Dry cleaning plant:  Class IIIA system, liquids having a flash point at or above
140º F. (60ºC.) and below 200º F. (93.4º C.)
 

$150

5412B07D

 

Dry cleaning plant: Class IIIB system, liquids having a flash point at or above 200º F.(93.4ºC.)

$120

 

5412B07E
 

Dry cleaning plant: Class IV system, liquids classified as nonflammable.
 

$90
 

5412B08
 

Dust-producing operation
 

$120

5412B09

 

Explosives or blasting agents manufactured, possessed, stored or sold or otherwise handling or disposing of these compounds.

$150

 

5412B09A Transportation of explosives or blasting agents (per vehicle) $70
     
 
 

Liquid, which shall mean, for the purpose of this section, any material
which has a fluidity greater than that of 300 penetration asphalt when
tested in accordance with Test for Penetration for Bituminous Materials
ASTM D-5-73. When not otherwise identified, the term "liquid"
shall mean both flammable and combustible liquids.

Flammable liquid shall mean a liquid having a flash point below
100º F. (37.8º C.) and having a vapor pressure not exceeding 40
pounds per square inch (absolute) at 100º F. (37.8º C.) and shall
be known as a "Class I liquid".

Combustible liquid shall mean a liquid having a flash point at or above
100º F. (37.8ºC.).
 


 
5412B10C1
 

Flammable liquids, Combustible liquids stored, handled or used Class I, II, III
 

$70
 

5412B10C2

 

Flammable and Combustible liquids stored outside of building more than 10 gallon flammable or more than 60 gallon combination class I, II, III
 

$70

 

5412B10C3
 

Paints, oils and varnishes stored more than 30 days
 

$70
 
5412B10D

Flammable liquids storage and combustible liquids, Class II, storage in stationary
tanks, including bulk plants (not otherwise covered in gasoline service stations,
and Chapter 77, Oil Burners, of the Municipal Code):

First 50,000 gallons:                                                 $70
Second 50,000 gallons:                                             $70
Third and fourth 50,000 gallons (each):                      $70
Each additional 100,000 gallons or fraction thereof:     $70
Each dispensing unit:                                                 $30

 

5412B10E

 

Flammable liquids and combustible liquids, Class II, manufactured, processed,
blended or refined
 

$150

 

5412B10F1

 

Flammable liquids and combustible liquids, Class II, stored in drums for the purpose of manufacture, storage or sale: [Maximun of 10 drums]
 

$70

 

5412B10F2

 

Flammable liquids and combustible liquids, Class II, stored in drums for the purpose of manufacture, storage or sale: [Exceeding 10 drums].
 

$150

 

5412B10G Spraying or dipping operations using more than one gallon of flammable or combustible liquids in any one working day 70
5412B11 Fumigation room, vault or chamber using a toxic or flammable fumigant 120
5412B12 Hazardous chemical storage or handling  
5412B12A More than 2,000 cubic feet of flammable compressed gas 150
5412B12B More than 6,000 cubic feet of nonflammable compressed gas 120
5412B12C More than 55 gallons of corrosive liquids 70
5412B12D More than 50 pounds of oxidizing materials 70
5412B12E More than 10 pounds of organic peroxides 70
5412B12F More than 50 pounds of nitromethane 70
5412B12G More than 1,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate, ammonium nitrate fertilizers and fertilizer mixtures 150
5412B12H Any amount of highly toxic material 70
5412B12I Any amount of poisonous gas 70
5412B12J More than 1 microcurie of radium (not contained in a sealed source 70

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5412B1

(15) Matches:

(a) Manufacture of: $150.

(b) Storage in excess of 25 cases: $70.

(16) Each oven or kiln (industrial or commercial baking/drying) operation: $70 per location.

(17) Combustible material storage in excess of 2,500 cubic feet gross volume: $90.

(18) Acetylene and other flammable gas usage in connection with welding or cutting: $70.

(19) Calcium carbide storage in excess of 200 pounds: $150.

(20) Acetylene generator with carbide capacity exceeding 5 pounds: $150.

(21) Liquified petroleum gas container(s) installed, handled or used in all buildings, structures or properties (except residential):

(a) 1,000 gallons' water capacity or more: $100.

(b) Less than 1,000 gallons' water capacity: $70.

(22) Gasoline service stations:

(a) Each 10,000 gallons, or part thereof, of storage capacity: $70.

(b) Each dispensing unit: $20.

(23) Private plants:

(a) Each 10,000 gallons, or part thereof, of storage capacity: $70.

(b) Each dispensing unit: $20.

(24) Central stations: no fee.

C. Permits shall be required for the following activities, and fees shall be as follows:

[Last amended 6-22-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-171 Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of 7-1-2004. ]

(1) Setting off or discharging explosives (per job, not to exceed one year per permit): $150.

(2) Delivering explosives or blasting agents to a terminal between the hours of sunset and sunrise (per delivery): $70.

(3) Fumigation or thermal insecticidal fogging (per building): $150 for commercial buildings and $30 for residential buildings.

(4) Bowling pin refinishing, involving use of flammable liquids or materials (per 50 pins): $70.

(5) Bowling alley resurfacing operations, involving use of flammable liquids or materials (per alley): $30.

(6) Any roof repair or replacement using any form of heat-generating equipment or process (per job): $70.

D. Certificates shall be required for the performance of the following activities. Such certificates shall be issued annually

 (1) For the certificate of fitness required by all persons storing, transporting, setting off or discharging explosives:

(a) Examination fee: $30.

(b) Original certificate: $120.

(c) Renewal of certificate: $70.

(2) Pump and tank installation, removal, alteration or repair:

(a) Examination fee: $30.

(b) Original certificate: $120.

(c) Renewal of certificate: $70.

(d) Certificate of registration for business: $130.

(3) Installing, charging, filling, maintaining, recharging, refilling, repairing and testing rechargeable fire extinguishers:

 

 


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