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ORDINANCE REGULATING THE STORAGE AND
MAINTENANCE OF APPARATUS FOR THE DIS—
PENSING OF GASOLINE TO PURCHASERS
The city council of the city of Beaumont does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. For the purposes of this ordinance the word
"gasoline" shall be deemed to mean and include any product of
petroleum or high carbon liquid that will flash and emit an in—
flamable vapor below the temperature of one hundred (100) degrees
Fahrenheit.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to install, use or maintain in the city of Beaumont
any apparatus for the dispensing of gasoline that does not comply
with the following requirements:
(A): PUMPS: All pumps must be set level and solid on a
concrete island, six (6) inches wider than the base of the pump,'
(B): TANKS: All tanks must be standard underground
storage tanks of not less than fourteen (i4-) gauge steel, up to
five hundred fifty (550) gallons capacity, larger tanks to be
heavier, according to size, set level and the top to be not less
than three (3) feet below the surface of the ground. Where an
auxiliary tank is used it must not be less than ten (10) gauge
steel and twenty (20) gallon capacity. No air pressure to be
carried on any main storage tank. No such tanks shall be located
beneath a building.
No such storage tank shall be connected with another so
that gasoline can flow or be pumped from one tank to the other,
except the twenty (20) gallon auxiliary tank herein provided.
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Provided, however, that such auxiliary tank shall not be connected
in any manner with more than one storage tank while in operation.
(C): PIPE WORK: All pipe and fittings must be new and
galvanized, and of the proper sizes. All pipes running in hori—
zontal direction must have a fall towards the tanks and all joints
must have clean, sharp threads and be made up tight. Litharge and
glycerine shall be used on the male threads only. Each tank must
have a separate vent pipe one (1) inch internal diameter up to One
Thousand (1000) gallon capacity, larger tanks to have one and one—
fourth. (1) inch vent pine, run up above the roof, or at least nine
i9) feet above the ground, with a return bend on top. All return
lines from visible pumps must return to the same tank from which
the gasoline is drawn. All suction lines must have a union close
to the tank. All tanks and pipe work shall be tested for leaks be—
fore being covered.
SECTION 3. PERMITS. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation, to install any apparatus for dispensing gaso—
line without first obtaining a permit in writing therefor from the
city clerk of the city of Beaumont. Every such permit shall contain
the name of the person, firm or corporation to whom the same is is—
sued, also the location of the premises upon which the tanks and
pumps are to be located, by street and lot number, or other particular
description.
SECTION 4. FEES. A fee of One Dollar ($1.00) for each
pump to be installed shall accompany the application for the permit.
SECTION 5. PENALTIES. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punish—
able by a fine of not more than $500,00 or imprisonment in city jail
for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Each and every such pers=on, firm or coroor, -i n shall be deemed
:27niity of a seo^.rate offense for every day, Juriro any portion
of wn ch any violation of any Provision c_. this ordinance is com—
mitted, continued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation,
and shall he punishable therefor as provided. in this ordinance.
SEC?ION 6. The city clerk of the city of Beaumont shall
certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause the same to
be published once in the Beaumont "gazette, a.. newspaper. published
in said city of Beaumont and of
ener 1 �ci relation,
Adopted July 3C, 1931,.
State of California
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County of Riverside
I, Frank Richardson, City Clerk of the city of Beaumont
of said county, do Hereby certify that a,t a reE ular meetir . on
3C day of .duly. 197,1 , the more._ oinL Ordinance containing;
six (6) sections, was adopted section by section, and then the Ordin—
ance w s adopted c E whole by the foliowi ci:' vote, to wit:
Ayes Councilmen: Brown, Conine, Samson, Cross. and Rn1nPrt.S.
T Toe s
Councilmen: Mone
Absent Councilmen: bone.
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the official seal this
I have hereunto set _LP hand and affixed
3i. t day of Ju 1 y , l931.L,
City Clerk