Torrance Municipal Code § 86.1 General

(Amended by O-1375)

Part 72 of the regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States of America entitled, "Commodity list of explosives and other dangerous articles containing the shipping name or description of all articles subject to parts 71-78" as published by the American Trucking Association, Inc., in the Motor Carriers’ Explosives and Dangerous Articles Tariff 11, issued July 18, 1962, effective October 3, 1962 and Supplement L thereto issued December 4, 1962, effective February 17, 1963, are hereby adopted by this reference and incorporated into this Chapter as a part hereof.

(Amended by O-3039)

This Chapter shall not apply so as to prohibit or regulate:

a) Any activity prohibited or regulated in Division 11 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California.

b) The shipping or other transportation of explosives and dangerous articles regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

c) Any activity of the United States, the State or any subdivision or agency thereof, except public schools.

d) The storage or sale of combustible fuels or any other products or goods regulated by the Fire Prevention Code of the City.

It shall be unlawful for any person to use, sell, rent or install any refrigerating or cooling device, or any other device using methyl chloride gas or other nonodorous poisonous gas in the operation of same, unless there be mixed with such gas at all times, a sufficient amount of harmless odorous gas or substance, so that any escape of such poisonous gas in such quantities as will endanger life or health will be accompanied by the escape of sufficient amount of such harmless odorous gas as will be noticeable to the senses of persons in the same room or in the vicinity of such machine or device.