76 of 1912 - Buildings for automobile garages. ROLL CALL
Salt Lake City, Utah,C .3. .191'\.
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Ai] ord;nanoe to regulate the construction and use of build ;a
used as automobile ;eraaeg. and to rogulate and a.,rgvido for the
storage and use. of gasoline inoident tp enoh garages.
Be it ordained by the Boaz. of Qgmmiosionere of Galt Lake City,
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ABTIQL:C. 1.
SFCTIOIr 1. DBZINITZONSt (a) .641 "Automobile" is a44 motor
vehiole using gaspline for generating motive power.
(b1 "Chief of Fare 1?epartment" means Chief of fire Department
of afilt 4ake City* Utah,
.:01 A "pnbli0 garage" is a building Where automobiles are kept
and stored by the public, where automobiles are rented to and h.red
by the public, Where a-charge is made for the use. of or for .no store ie
• or keeping of automobiles.
(d) A. "private garage" is a building where one or more sutbmo-
biles are kept ratd stored tar private use only, end not rented or
hired out to the public, or any charge is made for storage. •
(o) "Gasoline" shall mean any product of patroliewa Pr any hydro-
carbon carbon liquid that 411 flash or emit au inflammable vapov below the
temperature of one hundred and tee (1104 degrees Pahrenheit. The
Caio:' of Fire Department to decide the 'fleshing point.
(f) "Approved" moans approved by Chief of Fire Department.
ARTICLE I.
SECION 2. DOCATIO T. No pert of any building hereafter e:coted
or of any existing building not already se used, which is used ae a
hotel, apartment house, rooming house or lodging house, shall, after
the passage of this ordinance, be used as a pu.blis ze a
SEC'TIOIN 3. PERMITS. It shall be unlawful for any person, firr
or corporation hereafter to conduct or maintain any bu.ildtg or preen-,
ises to he used as an automobile garage without first obtaining a :
permit therefor from the Chief of hire Department, specifyinay r
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of the permittee and the location of the premises to be used as an
automobile garage, and the gmount of gasoline desired; provided, that .
all persons, firms or cororations now conducting a public garage
shall, after the passage of this ordinance, comply with the require-
ments.hereinafter specified in this ordinance governing the storage
and handlin,a of gasoline.
SECTION 4. APPLICATION FOR PERMITS. All a .plications for per-
mits- for automobile 'garages shall be made to the Chief of fire Depart-
ment "who shall determine the conditions un4er which any privileges
granted shall be exercised, and shall furnish each applicant with a
• written or printed copy of all the requirements imposed by this ordi- .
nence for their information and guidance as to the manner in which
gasoline shall be stored in the garage. When application is made to
conduct and maintain a Public Garage, the applicant shall immediately
after the filing of the application, cause to.be posted conspicuously
on the premises a notice that such application has been made; said
notice to be kept posted until said. application is granted or denied.
SECTION 5. CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS USED AS PUBLIC GARAGES.
All buildings hereafter erected, and all buildings hereafter altered
or changed so as to be occupied as public garages, for the purpose of
storing automobiles, shall be of brick, stone, concrete, or re-inforced •
ebncrete construction; the flooring of the first floor of which shall
be concrete, with a system of ventilation with openings to the outer
air at floor line not less than six (6) by eight (8) inches for each
ventilator.
SECTION 6. PIBOTECTION. (a) There shall at all times be main-
tained in every such building used as a Public Garage two (2) chemical
fire e„tinguishers.of not less than three (3) gallons each, where the
floor space is less than five hundred. (500) square feet, and one (1) .
additional chemical fire extinguisher for every additional five h
dred (500) square feet of floor space used for such purpose. y
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(b) Sand shall be kept in iron buckets in all garages. Every •
public garage shall also have on hand at all times at least four (4)
barrels of clean sand, placed in different parts of the main floor
and repair shop, each barrel to contain an iron scoop, so as to throw
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sand on gasoline or oil fires, also for absorbing waste oils that may
fall upon the floor; such sand when saturated shall be removed from
the building. The use of sawdust for absorbing oils in any garage is
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strictly prohibited.
SECTIONb7. AUTOIfOBI7.E GARAGE REGULATIONS. Garages must at all •
times conform to the follaving regulations:
(a) No gasoline shall be allowed to remain in any open can or
open receptacle of any kind, in, upon, or about any garage.
(b) No gasoline shall be put into or taken out of any automobile
where there is an open light. All lamps on the automobile must be
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extinguished before filling.
(c) No gasoline shall be used for motive power to supply any
engine or machinery of any kind used or run by an automobile garage.
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(d) No oils, gasoline or any inflammable material shall be
allowed to be stored or kept in any lockers.
(e) No stove, forge, torch or other furnace, flame or fire,
shall be permitted., except in the office, retiring room or repair shop.
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(f) All lighting shall be by incandescent electric lights with
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all electric switches and cut-offs permanently located at least four
(4) feet above the floor.
(g) All electric motors which are not actully a part of any
automobile shall be located at least four (4) feet above the floor.
(h) All lockers in automobile garages shall be so constructed
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as to permit of ready inspection.
(i) No smoking shall be allowed inside of any building used a4"-
en automobile garage. A notice in large letters "NO SMOKING" shall_
be displayed in a conspicuous place and. manner on the floor and a-0 all
entrances to the .ara e
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(j) All waste and rubbish of any kind must be kept at all times
in metal receptacles, fitted with a tight cover.
ARTICLE 3.
GASOLINE.
SECTION 8. STORAGE OF GASOLINE. Except as hereinafter provided
in these regulations, all gasoline except that contained in the tanks
of automobiles shall be kept and stored in underground tanks of the
following specifications:
(a) No single tank to have a capacity of more than three hundred
(300) gallons of gasoline.
(b) Not more than four (4) tanks of three hundred (300) gallons
capacity each, or an aggregate of twelve hundred (1200) gallons of
gasoline shall be stored in connection with any one public garage. •
(c) One storage tank for gasoline of capacity not greater than
three hundred (300) gallons may be installed in connection with and
for a private garage.
SECTION 9. HANDLING OF GASOLINE. Five (5) gallons of gasoline
may be kept inside of a building in approved self-closing cans of a
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capacity not to exceed five (5) gallons. Gasoline may be kept in ap-
proved portable filling tanks inside of a public or private garage.
No one approved portable filling tank shall have a capacity to exceed
50 gallons. All said approved portable filling tanks shall be mounted
on all metal wheels with rubber tires, each to be equipped with an
approved pump fitted at the end with a ground shut-off nozzle; the '
gasoline to be pumped into the reservoir of the automobile from the
said approved wheel tanks. Such portable wheel tanks when not in use
must be kept near the entrance of the building, so that in case of
fire they can be readily removed from the building. '
SECTION 10. CONSTRUCTION OF STORAGE TANKS. All gasoline storage '
tanirs must conform to the following specifications:
(a) All gasoline storage tanks shall be constructed of at le t
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twelve (12) gauge galvanized steel, or three sixteenth (3/16) inch
black open hearth steel.
(b) All tanks made of galvanized steel must be carefully riveted
and soldered. All tanks made of black steel must be carefully riveted
and calked.
(c) All tanks must be coated on the outside with asphaltum or
other rust-resisting material.
• (d) There shall be no openings or connections on any t,_nk except
on the top thereof, and no tank shall be connected either directly or
indirectly with any drain, catch basin, public or private sewer.
SECTION 11. INSTALLATION OF STORAGE TARS. All gasoline storage
tanks shall be installed in the following manner:
(a) All tanks are to be installed underground outside the build-
ing, in yard, under sidewalk as near the curb line as possible, or
under a public alley, top of tanks four (4) feet below the surface,
• and entirely surrounded by earth.
(b) Where more than one tank is installed, they shall be spparat-
1 ed by at least twelve (12) inches of earth, all well tamped in place.
The tops of the tanks must be below the level of the lowest pipe line
in the building used in connection with the equipment.
(a) No storage tanks shall be covered with earth until an inspec-
tion has been made by the Chief of Fire Department.
(d) All storage tanks shall be placed in a spot agreed upon with
the applicant and the Chief of Fire Department.
(e) All storage tanks shall be provided with one (1) inch diam-
eter galvanized iron vent pipe, same to be connected to top of tanks.
This vent pipe must be carried up at least twelve (12) feet above the
ground level and terminate in a double goose neck spark protector, the
openings of which must be covered with brass or copper wire screen of
at least 30 mesh. This vent pipe must be placed on a dead wall as e-
mote from windows and doors as possible, and must be attached to
with pipe hooks, end kept firmly in place. //
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(f) All storage tanks shall be filled from a tank wagon in the
day time. In no case shall any tanks or drums of gasoline, empty or
• otherwise, be allowed in, upon or about any automobile garage.
(g) Filler pipes must be made of galvanized iron piping two inches
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or more in diameter, entering in at the top of tank and extending to
the bottom of the tank. Upper end of such filler pipe must terminate
in screw cap securely locked.
(h) When filler pipe runs to sidewalk or to alley or to other
public highways, it must terminate in screw cap securely locket., and be
protected by cast iron filler box, same to be flush with the sidewalk
or alley; cover of said filler box to be securely locked.
(i) All pipes must head out of the tops of tanks.
(j) All pipes shall be galvanized and put together with litharge
and glycerine.
(k) Where the space under the sidewalk is excavated for use as
part of basement, tanks shall rest on or beneath the basement floor,
shall be surrounded by a brick or concrete wall not less than twelve
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(12) inches thick, extending from the bottom of the tank/four (4)feet
above the top thereof; the space between the top of the tank and the
top of the wall shall be filled with earth, and the earth covered with
at least three (3) inches of concrete.
SECTION 12. PU1VJ . All gasoline must be drawn from storage tanks
by automatic closing valve pumps, and no gravity, siphon, air or water
pressure system shall be permitted. Such pumps must be located above
the top of the tanks and may be located inside the building not below
the first floor. Such pumps must be of an approved design, having
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valves to close all suction lines. Pumps arranged to lock, and. having
a. shut-off valve on the nozzle. In no case shall there be a return.or
waste pipe to the tank.
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DUTIES OP _._�, CHI-= 01 = DEPAR': ENT.
SECTION 13. It shall be the duty of the Chief of fire Department
to see that the provisions of this ordinance are complied with, and
for thct purpose shall have access to any and all buil0inps, or prom- • :
iselis,i sec s automobile gr.rs s. 1
'f J I;f 4r proprietor or an er F public or Sri .te mobile
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1 ga .Je sha . foil or rcfue t - co4D Iith any of'th , pxov ions of
,; A thi „prdi nce (which is msdeR 1, it , }ibli.c saf r)c `�aicL i#ef of 1
",; -xi e Dr lment shall notify tpr f.etor or mainagAilko appear
)- b` rWheBo€rd of Commie o sjof t Lake Citir within five days
t 4 ' aer he service of such 'o ce, andfghow cause eiy the permit which
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m'a } e been granted to st` , ga oline as provided in this ordinance
sha lot be revoked. f.
ARTICLE 5.
SECTION 14. Any person, persons, firm, company or corporation
that violates, disobeysio. or refuses to comply with any of the provi-
sions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding kha-L---
or by imprisonment in the City Jail for not more than Z 0 4
aesa4Phs, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and such person, `perµ
sons, firm, company or corporation shall be deemed guilty of separate .
offense for every day such violation, disobedience or refusal shrill
li continue, and shall bo subject to the penalty imposed by this ordi-
nance for each and every separate offense.
SECTION lS. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts of ordi-
nances and resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.SECTION 16. This ordinance shall take effect %, � ��h� (-
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Passed by the Board of Commisioner, of
Salt Lake City, Utah, June 15, 1912.
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