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Home My Public Portal About2688-1972 - Replacing the 1965 Fire Prevention CodeAMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 2588-1972 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2241-1966, AND REPLACING THE 1965 FIRE PR£YENTIOi' CODE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION WITH THE 1970 FIRE PREVENTION CODE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. WHEREAS, the 1965 Edition of the Fire Prevention Code as recommended by the American Insurance Association has been superceded by the 1970 Fire Prevention Code as recom- mended by said American Insurance Association; and WHEREAS, the Bureau of Fire Prevention has recommended that it is in the public interest that the 1970 Edition be enacted as the Code to be enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention; NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that: SECTION ONE. SECTION 1 of Ordinance No. 2241-1966 be amended to read as follows: ADOPTION OF FIRE PREVENTION CODE There is hereby adopted by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire and explosion, that certain code known as the Fire Prevention Code recommended by the American Insurance Association, being particularly the 1970 edition thereof with such revisions as are set out in Section Two of this Ordinance, of which code not less than three (3) copies have been and now are filed in the Office of the Clerk of the City of Richmond, Indiana, and the Sean are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provision thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City of Richmond, Indiana. SECTION TWO. The 1970 Fire Prevention Code, as adopted by this Ordinance be revised such that: APPENDIX B, ABANDONMENT OR REMOVAL OF UNDERGROUND TANKS, Part Three - Tanks Rendered Temporarily out of Service, shall now read: a. With tanks rendered "temporarily out of service", (1) The fill line, gage opening, and pump suction shall be capped and secured against tampering. (2) The vent line shall be left open. 3 Tanks shall be temporarily filled with water and carbon -tetra- chloride with a ratio of one quart carbon tetrachloride to every five hundred gallons of water. SECTION THREE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, PASSED ANq Mop" py the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day of (11 _ , 1972. resident of Common Counc ATTEST: ty Cl er PRESE to the Hon able Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, by the City Clerk, this day of , 1972. City MR APPROUD by me, Byron E. Klute, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this 416Lay of _, 1972. -- ATTEST: _ ` ORDINANCE NO ?( ,8_ 1972 AN ORDItlANCC XME'IDI'1G ORDItlANCE NO, 2241-066, 1G?m EPLACING, f E 19 FIRE. CODE AS A'ECM-1ENTUD 3Y THE PU E RTCAN 1NSUPNICE ASSi3C ATIOii NUTH SHE 197C' FJR, PkEuFPif i1 N CODE AS RFi,Qi>it NDEV 73Y THE Ai4ERICAN 1,"SURANCE ASOCIA`i N'N, WHERFAS, the 19C5 i=�iit:ion of the Firs. Pr4vent'ion Cside as recomvipnflec' b the �uller:can Insurance' Association h."is ;;een SLiper' ed(?d liy the 1970 Fire' Prevcnvon Code as r=conl_ "'ended by said American 1-insurance AslSDciation; and 1,111fRFAS, the Rurcn!i of FirPrevention has recorbaenfted tyat l is ii t410 n,tl','C irate., that the '970 Edition Lie enacted as the Code to be enforced by file Bureau of Fire Prevention, NOW THERIEFORE, be it ordained Lty the E;o!+nlion Council of the City of Pichmond, Indiana, that'. SFUQOP 61`1i S11700"l, 1 of Or•dhianee Plo. 22fl-1.766 he aioended to reed as follows: ADOPTION GF Fit;.: PREVE,AU011 CODE There is hereby idol )i;M .iy the Crrmlion Council of the i,jl;y ,3f t?ich"lon{, 1>llii;rra, for the rtirpose of prescri!,inn riz, : t;,L!"ns f!otrrr;tna c:andlflons hazordous to life and proucrty from fir,: and Pxrli) ion, the?; ctvriair cclde ki vin cs `fir Fire t'revcn ion Codc recode:lt•nred by i; e Aoi; ricin Insurance Assoclation, hein, rlarticul rl % the is%U edition thereof vIth such rtvtsion< as are set out in Section Two of this !}r-N nine°, Of Which cote. not less than threa (3) copies have been and now are file":; in the Office of t'ie Clerk of t'le City of Fic:irnond, Indiona, and the sas! are hereby adopted ,inc? incorporates( as fully as if set out at length herein and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provision thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City of Richmond, Indiana. SECTION TMO. The 1970 Fire Prevention Code, as adopted by this Ordinance be revispd such that: WA. APPF:IPIX D, X*4V4D01i;E 1T CAR Rl iiflVAL OF 11PDFRCIROLVND TAMS, Part tine Nethods, shall now react: a. Underground tanks taken out of service shall be safenuarded or disposed of by any one of the three foilowino means: (1) Placed in a "temporarily out, of service" condition. Tans shall be renucred "seanor,l°ily CLIt Of S rvicr" only w:ien it is plailneci L:!lt they will :;(`. rpi.i!{'rin_1 t(7 Fii: 1VP. SErV1`n wit'lin a reasonable period or pen:iinn removal or ahanuonment within days, (2) Abandoned in place, with proper safeguardinfi, such safeguarding to he filling wit) water and carbon -tetrachloride. (3) Removed. 3� APPENDIX ', A^A4DOidM[1r1 Oi; REMOVAL OF LINDERGRJUrU TNIKS,'Part Three - Tanks Rendered Temporarily out of Service, shall now, read: a. With tanks rendered "temporarily out of service", (1) The fill line, gage opening, and pump suction shall tie capped and secured against tampering. (2) The vent line shall be left open. (3) Tanks shall be temporarily filled with water and car#eon-tetra- �blooride withred gal ratio oofwonerquart carbon tetrachloride to ptya,y Ive SECTION THREE. This Ordinance shall be in Cull force and eff=rct from and after its: Lasswje and unl,roval by the P,4 or. Ordinance No. 2688-1972 Page 2 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this I day of_ 1972. resident of .ommon nci'�-"" AMST: C ty er PRESOi`iC-D to the Honorable iayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, by the City Clerk, till, C.Y ity Clerk APPROVED b me, Byron E. Klute, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day of , 1972. t ay�--0r--op- ATTEST: city Clery