HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2004-88 - Liquefied Petroleum GasAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
AMENDING SECTION 8.04.055 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
PERTAINING TO ABOVE GROUND TANKS TO REVISE CERTAIN
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE STORAGE, USE,
TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING OF LIQUID HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas is required to and desires
to appropriately exercise its police power to protect the health, welfare and safety of its citizenry;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that liquid hazardous materials such as
gasoline, naptha, diesel, etc., if not properly controlled and regulated, constitute a dangerous and
hazardous condition affecting the health, safety, and welfare of the general public; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the need to regulate the use, handling,
transportation, and storage of any form of liquid hazardous materials within the city limits of the
City of Georgetown, Texas;
WHEREAS, the City Fire Marshal and Building Official have reviewed the City's
current ordinance related to liquid hazardous materials and have recommended that its provisions
be revised as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1. Section 8.04.055 of the City of Georgetown Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended to provide as follows:
See. 8.04.055. Storage of Liquid Hazardous Materials in Above Ground
Tanks.
A. Section 304 of the 2003 International Fire Code is adopted with the
following revision: "The storage of flammable or combustible liquids or
hazardous materials in above ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited
except as provided herein."
B. Any aboveground tank for the purposes of the storage of flammable,
combustible, or otherwise hazardous materials, shall be installed in accordance
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with the following:
1. The tank shall be a "vaulted" tank, built to testing agency specifications and
approved by the authority having jurisdiction. Minimum standards shall include
any U.L. listed (standard 142 steel aboveground tanks for flammable and
combustible liquids) steel tank, all portions of which shall be enclosed in a
secondary containment and encased with six inches of reenforced concrete and
the complete structure shall be U.L. listed in accordance with U.L. Subject 2085,
protected type.
2. All aboveground tanks shall have a spill containment area capable of holding
the combined capacity of all tanks in the facility. This containment structure shall
be built of a material that is impervious to the material being stored.
3. All aboveground tanks located inside the city limits of Georgetown, Texas shall
be directly accessible from a major arterial roadway, as defined by Section
10.04.030 of this Code "Flammable Liquid Transport and Parking Restrictions,"
or by a street within the confines of an area designated as a Business Park or
Industrial District (as defined in Section 4.04.020 of the City's Unified
Development Code).
4. All aboveground tanks shall have emergency vehicle access from all sides via
an all-weather driving surface of not less than 20 feet in width with adequate
roadway turning radius, capable of supporting the imposed loads of fire apparatus,
and having a minimum vertical clearance of 13 feet six inches.
5. Tanks shall be limited in size to not exceed 1,000 gallon capacity.
6. Aboveground tanks within the city limits shall not be used for commercial or
retail purposes.
7. Aboveground tanks within the city limits of Georgetown, Texas shall not be
located in Residential Districts (as defined in Section 4.04.010 of the City's
Unified Development Code.).
8. All aboveground tanks shall follow all guidelines set forth in National Fire
Protection Association Standards 30 and 30A as amended.
9. No aboveground tanks shall be allowed in a fire district(s).
10. No more than two tanks shall be allowed at any one site.
11. All aboveground tanks shall be protected from mechanical damage by
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guardrafts or guard posts.
12. No materials can be dispensed by gravity feed, all materials shall be dispensed
by approved pumps taking suction through the top of the container.
13. Aboveground storage tanks shall comply with all City, County, State and
Federal statutes and regulations.
14. No aboveground tank may be installed without first obtaining a permit
from the City.
SECTION 2: All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
expressly repealed.
SECTION 3: The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not invalidate
other sections or provisions thereof.
SECTION 4: The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City Secretary to
attest. This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect in accordance with
the provisions of the Charter of the City of Georgetown.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the 4116L day of , 2004.
READ,
VED
ATTEST:
and ADOPTED on
47A.) 2004.
Sandra D. Lee, City Secretary
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8.04.055 Liquid Hazardous Materials
second reading this the 1 44 day of
CITY OF GEORGETOWN
City of Ueorgetown, "l exas
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Patricia E. Carls, City Attorney
Brown & Carls, LLP
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