Firebaugh Municipal Code § 16-3 Storage of Flammable Liquids in Residential Zones

[Ord. #185, S1]

As used in this section.

a. FLAMMABLE LIQUID – shall mean any liquid having a flash point (closed cup test) a below 200° F. and a vapor pressure not exceeding 26 pounds per square inch gauge at a temperature of 100° F.

b. CLOSED CONTAINER – shall mean a container so sealed by means of a lid or other device that neither liquid nor vapor will escape from it at ordinary temperatures.

[Ord. #185, S2]

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, syndicate, partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity, as a principal, agent or otherwise to store, keep, place upon, under or within property within the area zoned for residential purposes within the city any flammable liquid.

[Ord. #185, S3]

This section shall not apply to the following:

a. Flammable liquid contained in the regular fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle.

b. Flammable liquid in a quantity not exceeding three gallons in a closed container.

[Ord. #185, S4]

The storing, keeping, placing upon, under or within property any flammable liquid in violation of the provisions of this section is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance and a menace to public safety and welfare. Such nuisance may be abated or enjoined in any action brought for that purpose, or it may be summarily abated in the manner provided by law for the summary abatement of public nuisance endangering public safety and welfare.

[Ord. #185, S5]

Any person, or any other legal entity violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, section 1-5; except that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to bar any legal, equitable, or summary remedy to which the city, or any person, firm, corporation or partnership may otherwise be entitled, and the city, or any person, firm, corporation or partnership may file suit in the Superior Court of the County of Fresno to restrain or enjoin any attempted or proposed violation of this section. Each such person, firm, association, syndicate, corporation, partnership, trust or other legal entity shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day during any portion of which any violation of any of the provisions of this section is committed, continued, or permitted by such aforesaid entities and shall be punishable therefor as provided by this section.