Chapter V — PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROTECTION›Article 7 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION (FIRE CODE)
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 57.6603 General Requirements
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code § 57.6603 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Section 6603 of the CFC is hereby adopted in its entirety with the following exceptions, modifications, and additions.
SEC. 57.6603.3. STABILIZATION.¶
Unstable materials which require stabilization by the use of inhibitors shall not be stored, processed, or handled without such inhibitors, except that where a particular process required the use of an unstable material without such additives, the Chief may waive the above prohibition under specifically prescribed conditions.
SEC. 57.6603.4. INERT GAS.¶
Liquid unstable materials shall be blanketed with inert gas when subject to the conditions in Sections 57.6603.4.1 and 57.6603.4.2.
SEC. 57.6603.4.1. DECOMPOSITION.¶
Liquid unstable materials which are subject to violent or dangerous decomposition in the vapor phase shall be blanketed with an approved inert gas when stored in tanks or vessels, unless other approved control methods are provided.
SEC. 57.6603.4.2. POLYMERIZATION.¶
Liquid unstable materials which are subject to violent or dangerous polymerization in the vapor phase shall be blanketed with an approved inert gas when stored in tanks or vessels, unless other approved control methods are provided.
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