Chapter 8.10
EXPLOSIVES AND FLAMMABLES
Sections:
8.10.010 Explosives prohibited.
8.10.040 Application – Inspection.
8.10.010 Explosives prohibited.
It shall be unlawful to bring into or keep within the fire limits of the Village of Cimarron any dynamite, grain powder, nitroglycerine or other high explosive or more than 50 pounds of gunpowder or more than 2,000 pounds of fixed ammunition, and all gunpowder and fixed ammunition shall be kept on the first or street floor.
Explosives in larger quantities and packed in proper receptacles may be stored under lock and key in fireproof structures with metal doors, used solely for this purpose and situated not less than 500 feet from any other building or structure. [Ord. 15 § 1, 1911].
8.10.020 Exceptions.
It shall be unlawful to bring into or keep within the fire limits of the Village any kerosene, gasoline, naphtha, benzoin, or other of the light products of petroleum except in the quantities hereinafter provided for and in accordance with the following provisions, to wit:
A. One barrel of kerosene and 10 gallons of gasoline may be kept, in a tightly covered metal receptacle no larger than necessary and free from leak, in each building occupancy within the fire limits. One hundred twenty gallons of gasoline or kerosene may be kept in a steel tank buried at least two feet underground and situated not less than five feet from the outer walls of any building.
B. Gasoline and kerosene from such tanks shall only be conveyed into buildings by means of properly constructed pumps designed for that purpose or in metal safety cans free from leak and of not to exceed five gallons capacity.
C. Sixty gallons of gasoline or kerosene may be kept in fireproof buildings ventilated and locked and used for no other purpose and situated not less than 30 feet from any other building or structure.
D. Gasoline may be kept in the usual small tanks of automobiles when free from leak.
E. Naphtha and benzoin and other light products of petroleum may be kept on ground floors, in tightly closed metal receptacles no larger than necessary, in quantities not exceeding five gallons of each.
F. Kerosene, gasoline and other light products of petroleum may be kept in larger quantities outside of the fire limits when stored under lock and key in fireproof buildings used for no other purpose, and having metal doors and situated not less than 500 feet from any other building or structure.
G. All open heating devices, open lights, exposed electrical connections and unprotected glass-enclosed lights are prohibited when explosives and inflammables are kept or handled. [Ord. 15 § 2, 1911].
8.10.030 Flammables.
A. 1. Vapor gas lamps and generators within fire limits shall not be placed less than three feet from any combustible material other than walls and ceilings and when placed less than three feet from any wall or ceiling shall be thoroughly insulated therefrom with adequate and sufficient fireproof material.
2. Any such lamp or generator which shall at any time be found in a dangerous condition or position shall be disconnected or removed.
B. 1. All moving picture machines shall be enclosed in substantial fireproof booths not less than five by five by six feet which shall be so constructed that fire from within cannot be communicated to the outside.
2. The openings, except one for ventilation, one for the operator’s view and one through which the pictures are projected, shall be automatically closing and be kept closed at all times.
3. The openings for ventilation, operator’s view, and through which the pictures are projected shall not be more than 12 inches square and shall have gravity doors held open only by fusible fastenings so placed or connected that fire within will immediately melt the same.
4. All electrical apparatus used in connection with moving picture machines shall be substantially constructed and thoroughly insulated. [Ord. 15 § 3, 1911].
8.10.040 Application – Inspection.
Before installing any vapor gas apparatus, lamps, or moving picture machines, applications shall be made to the governing body of the Village for a permit, which shall be issued in every case where the plans for such installation conform with this chapter.
The governing body of the Village shall require the inspection of all buildings within the fire limits wherein explosives and inflammables are kept or handled and the inspection of vapor gas apparatus, lamps and moving picture machines installed in said limits, and may charge for such inspections and for the issuing of permits as herein provided for an amount not to exceed the actual cost thereof. [Amended during 2014 codification; Ord. 15 § 4, 1911].
8.10.050 Violation – Penalty.
Any violation of this chapter shall be punishable by fine of not to exceed $100.00 or by imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each day’s violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense. [Ord. 15 § 5, 1911].