Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 15 Flammable Liquids and Mobile Fueling Operations

Subsection 5704.2.9.6.1 of the 2025 California Fire Code is amended to read as follows:

5704.2.9.6.1 Locations where aboveground tanks outside buildings are prohibited. Storage of Class I and II liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited within any portion of the City of Mountain View, now or hereafter existing.

Exception: Storage of these liquids is permissible in double-walled above-ground tanks used for the storage of diesel fuel (including integral diesel fuel storage tanks) to power listed generators or fire pumps as approved by the fire code official.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 8(Exh. C), 9/9/25.)

Subsection 5707.1.1 in the 2025 California Fire Code is amended to read as follows:

5707.1.1 Approval required. Mobile fueling operations shall not be conducted without first obtaining a permit from the fire code official. Mobile fueling operations shall occur only at approved and permitted locations.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 8(Exh. C), 9/9/25.)

Subsection 5707.3.3 of the 2025 California Fire Code is amended to read as follows:

5707.3.3 Site plan. Where required by the fire code official, a site plan shall be developed for each location or area at which mobile fueling occurs. The site plan shall be in sufficient detail to indicate:

1. All buildings and structures.

2. Lot lines or property lines.

3. Electric car chargers.

4. Solar photovoltaic parking lot canopies.

5. Appurtenances on-site and their use or function.

6. All uses adjacent to the lot lines of the site.

7. Fueling location(s).

8. Locations of all storm drain openings, on-site stormwater treatment systems/areas, and adjacent waterways or wetlands.

9. Information regarding slope, natural drainage, curbing, and impounding.

10. How a spill will be kept on the site property.

11. Scale of the site plan.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 8(Exh. C), 9/9/25.)

Add a new subsection 5707.4.1.1 of subsection 5707.4.1 (Separation) to the 2025 California Fire Code to read as follows:

5707.4.1.1 Protection of stormwater inlets and/or on-site stormwater treatment systems. When dispensing operations occur within fifteen (15) feet (4,572 mm) of a storm drain and/or on-site stormwater treatment system/area, an approved storm drain cover or an equivalent method that will prevent any fuel from reaching the drain or on-site stormwater treatment system/area shall be used.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 8(Exh. C), 9/9/25.)

Subsection 5707.5.1 of the 2025 California Fire Code is amended to read as follows:

5707.5.1 Dispensing hoses and nozzles. Where equipped, the dispensing hose shall not exceed 50 feet (15 240 mm) in length. The dispensing nozzles and hoses shall be of an approved and listed type and the nozzles provided with a listed breakaway device.

Exception: Mobile fueling vehicles equipped with an approved brake interlock tied to the nozzle holder that prohibits movement of the mobile fueling vehicle when the nozzle is removed from its holder.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 8(Exh. C), 9/9/25.)

Subsection 5707.6.2 of the 2025 California Fire Code is amended to read as follows:

5707.6.2 Drip control. Operators shall place a drip pan or an absorbent pillow under the nozzle to catch drips and under each fuel fill opening prior to and during dispensing operations to catch drips. Contaminated absorbent shall be removed from the property by the mobile fueler and disposed in accordance with applicable hazardous waste regulations.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 8(Exh. C), 9/9/25.)

Add two new subsections 5707.6.7 and 5707.6.8 of Section 5707.6 (Operations) to the 2025 California Fire Code to read as follows:

5707.6.7 Bonding. A means for bonding the mobile fueling vehicle to the motor vehicle shall be provided. Such bonding means shall be employed during fueling operations.

5707.6.8 Training. Mobile fueling vehicles shall be operated only by designated personnel who are trained on proper fueling procedures and the safety and emergency response plan. The vehicle operator training shall be approved by the fire code official.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 8(Exh. C), 9/9/25.)