Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter 13 — HEALTH AND SANITATION›Article III — REGULATION OF FACILITIES WHERE MATERIALS WHICH ARE OR MAY BECOME TOXIC GASES ARE FOUND
Los Gatos Municipal Code Div. 3 Classification of Materials
Los Gatos Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Gatos
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Sec. 13.30.030. - Materials classifications.¶
(a) General. Regulated materials shall be classified according to their material hazard index (MHI) value.
(b) Class I regulated materials. Of the materials regulated by this article, Class I materials pose the greatest potential hazard. A regulated material which has an MHI value equal to or greater than five hundred thousand (500,000), or which is classified as D.O.T. Poison A, shall be classified as a Class I regulated material.
(c) Class II regulated materials. A regulated material which has an MHI equal to or greater than ten thousand (10,000) but less than five hundred thousand (500,000) shall be classified as a Class II regulated material.
(d) Class III regulated materials. A regulated material which has an MHI equal to or greater than four thousand nine hundred (4,900) but less than ten thousand (10,000) shall be classified as a Class III regulated material.
(e) Maximum threshold quantity (Max. T.Q.). Regulated materials which exceed their Max. T.Q. shall be classified one (1) level higher than otherwise determined by the MHI (i.e., Class III to Class II, or Class II to Class I).
(f) Materials not exceeding minimum threshold quantity (Min. T.Q.). Regulated materials which do not exceed the Min. T.Q. shall satisfy only the specific requirements established in section 13.30.401, and shall not otherwise be required to meet the requirements applicable to materials classified as Class I, II or III regulated materials.
(g) Exempt amounts.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, material which would otherwise be regulated is exempt from regulation under this article if:
(i) The material has an MHI less than four thousand nine hundred (4,900); or
(ii) The aggregate quantity of the material in a control area does not exceed the Min. T.Q., and the quantity of the material in a single vessel does not exceed the amounts specified as follows:
D.O.T. Poison A, ¼ lb.
Other regulated materials, 1 lb.
(2) Notwithstanding the exemption in subsection (1), above, no Class I material, regardless of the amount thereof, is exempt from the provisions relating to "flow limiting devices," set forth in subsection 13.30.020(q) nor from the provisions relating to "fire extinguishing systems," set forth in subsection 13.30.020(r).
(Ord. No. 2017, § IV, 8-5-96)
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