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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BUREAU
OF FIRE PREVENTION, PROVIDING OFFICERS THERE-
FOR; DEFINING THEIR POMW AND DUTIES; PRO-
VIDING REGULATIONS FOR FIRE PREVENTION AND
PROTECTION IN CONNECTION WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
AND PROCESSES; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF= PROVIDING THAT SAID ORDI-
NANCE SHALL BE KNOW AS THE FIRE PREVENTION
ORDINANCE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", AND BEING
ORDINANCE N0. 1713, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL ON THE 8TH DAY OF AUGUST, 19 4,
BY AMENDING SECTION 805 THEREOF BY LIMITING
THE SIZE OF CONTAINERS; PROVIDING FOR MINIMUM
HORIZONTAL DISTANCES OF LOCATION OF CONTAINERS
FROM ANY ENCLOSED STORAGE OR PROPERTY LINE;
EXCLUDING INSTALIATION WITHIN CERTAIN FIRE
LIMITS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, it has been determined that more detailed regula-
tions should be provided for the installation of tanks and containers
for the purposea of containing and storing compressed or liquefied
petroleum or other inflammable gases and that the safety of the
public requires the immediate adoption of such regulations;
NON, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Section 805 of Ordinance No. 1713 entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR TEE ESTABLISHMENT OF
A BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION, PROVIDING OFFICERS
THEREFOR, DEFINING THEIR POPPERS AND DUTIES, PRO-
VIDING REGULATIONS FOR FIRE PREVENTION AND PRO-
TECTION IN CONNECTION WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
AND PROCESSES; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIO-
LATION THEREOF; PROVIDING THAT SAID ORDINANCE
SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE FIRE PREVENTION ORDINANCE;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY."
passed and approved by the City Council on the 8th day of August, 1914,
be and the same is hereby amended to hereafter read as follows:
"805. Tanks and storage. - a. All tanks, containers and
appurtenant equipment installed for use within the corporate
limits of the city for the purpose of providing Liquefied
Petroleum Gas for industrial, commercial and domestic uses
shall be designed, constructed, equipped and installed in a
manner as required by the laws of the State of Texas and all
special regulations of the Railroad Commission as now or here-
after promulgated in conformity with the laws of the State.
Such containers shall be equipped with suitable excess flow
valves, necessary pressure regulator and shall be suitably
protected against corrosion.
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"b. Tanks, containers and first -stage regulating equip-
ment for Liquefied Petroleum Gases shall not be installed or
used within the corporate limits of the city except upon com-
pliance with the requirements set out in the table below for
minimum distance that shall be maintained between said con -
tainera and enclosed structures of property lines:
MINIM HORIZONTAL DISTANCE FROM ANY ENCLOSED
STRU07M OR PROPERTY LINE TO TANKS OR CONTAINERS
Approved Approved Approved
Interstate 0 to 500 501 to 1000
Commerce Stater Gallon 54ater Gallon
Commission Capacity Capacity
Containers Containers Containers
Fire Limits No. 1 1 ft. Not Permitted Not permitted
Fire Limits No. 2 1 ft. 25 ft. 50 ft.
Other Areas 1 ft. 10 ft. 25 ft.
Tontainers shall not be placed closer than twenty -five (251)
Feet from basements or other structures which extend to below
ground level.
" c. Containers larger than one thousand (1,000) water gallon
capacity shall not be erected, installed or used unless a special
permit, authorized by resolution of the City Council has been
issued by the Building Inspector with the approval of the Fire
Marshall after careful investigation of the proposed installa-
tion considering possible hazards to life and contiguous property.
'H. Tanks and containers shall not be placed in service or
filled upon the premises of the ultimate user or, when placed
underground, tanks shall not be covered over, until the work of
installation has been inspected by the Fire Marshall and the
work approved and a label of such approval attached or affixed
thereon by the Fire Marshall, nor shall such containers be re-
filled thereafter unless they bear such label of approval dated
not more then five (5) years prior to the time of said refilling,
provided, however, that where Interstate Commerce Commission
bottles are used the empty bottles may be replaced by full
bottles if the system bears such a label of approval. The Fire
Marshall is hereby authorized to reinspect any existing install-
ation and if found to be reasonably safe attach thereto a label
of approval dating from the date the container was installed
and approved by the Fire Marshall. Containers which have not
been approved shall not be labeled.
"e. Underground tanks shall be emptied before being dug up
or uncovered and shall be filled once with water before they are
moved or worked on and this work shall not be done by persona
other than those authorized by license.
'If. Adjustments, changes or alterations in the accessories,
devices, regulators and safety devices of liquefied Petroleum
Gas containers shall not be made except by persons licensed to
do such work.
'IS. No liquefied Petroleum Gas shall be stored or retained
inside of any structure within the city except that Interstate
Commerce Commission approved containers in sizes of sixteen (16)
pounds of gas or less may be used inside of buildings by obtain-
ing written permission From the Fire Marshall and Interstate Commerce
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Commission containers in sizes of one hundred (100) pounds
of gas or less may be used for cutting metals when used
inside buildings and under conditions by the Fire Marshall.)'
SECTION 2. The necessity for the maintenance of a standard
of rules and regulations for fire prevention in the City of Corpus
Christi creates a public emergency and imperative public necessity
requiring the suspension of that certain Charter rule that no Ordi-
nance or resolution shall be passed finally on the day it is intro-
duced and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three
several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor, having de-
clared such emergency and necessity exist, and having requested that
such Charter rule be suspended, and that this ordinance be passed
finally on the date of its introduction and take effect and be in
full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY
SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED This the /,I, of December, A. D.
1950-
ATTEST:
UiTy Secretary
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM;
UIV orney
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City of Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
.Cl._P�� /fir 1950
TO THE F. HERS OF THG CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the fore-
going ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for
the suspension of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or
resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and
that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three meetings of the
City Council; I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said Charter
rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is
introduced, or at the preseat meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
MIYOR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the folloring vote:
Leslie Wasserman
Jack OeForrest
Jack DeForrest
Barney Cott
- Barney Cott
,
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lorrmen
George L. Lowman
The above ordinance vas passed
by the follmring vote:
Leslie ifasserman
Jack OeForrest
-
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lorrmen
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