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Home My WebLink About477 OrdOrdinance No. 477 -: 0 R D I N A N C E N0. 477. :- 2G5 AI~ 0RDEx!ld~CE GOVAPA~L~e LI%UIPL~;D P G~SES BY RseU~i~O ALL 0R.~ 0~%T!0NS ~lu l~kY I~.~ST=i~ 0R E%U!P ~ T' TM ~T!~T HOUSE RESIDENCE ~ BUS~SS ~0JSE, 0R 0TP~i ST~UCT~s 0~{ B~!LDiHG ~ITH!N uSE AS F~IL ,~,~ FOP&I 0F~,~w"~'~" ~T~n~= s_~ · ~=~ 0R STAL~TIONS O~Y STAI~2%RD GPsiDES OF PIPES~ SYSTEM, ....... ~, USED F0R ~2'~ FOR!~[ 0F FlED PETROL~Z ~o T0 ~w¢,~ THE LAB~ 0F 0~ ~'P}~ NATIe~}2~ B0~D 0F FI~ ~ITERS: DEFINING THE TE~E "STAI~D ~Q~g!RIl~G THAT AAL SII~I E%btR'.~.~T~ B~ ~STY~L~D ~T A mT~ln T0 FIRE~.m~T-aV*°o =~,D/DR" ~,T : ~ ' REG~Ti0NS' PRO- ..... · .m OF A~ ~%LiP~_~T ';7}KCH USES mlqUIF~D PE~0LEL%~ ~o ~ AS A .... V¢I~IN BY ~1 PL~,~ING INSPECTOR B~F0~%s P~.CED IN 0PEPJLTION: PROVIDING ~('~SPECTi~ ~E 0F ~i.00 PON ~%CH ~ ~C.~ 0F E%UIP~T S0 ~C~E CTED: ~Q~IRiNG A!~ ,~k&2,, ~,, TiqllC!~, ~==LERS ~i~'D 0TIER E3UTp~'~T L~SED IH TP~ ~!'~S- PORTA~I~{ 0F L!%U!PIED PET~0~mN,5 G&SES T0 BE ~hND 0P~J~TI,0N 0F S~,~ AS ~m~ROV~D BY ~ NAT!0N~ BOA~D 0F _IRE D%~ERWR!~RS ~'~ ~%T!0NAL FIP~ PRO- . ~T ..... ASSOCiATiON~ P~%UiR=~G ~2.T SUu~ TS~'K ' ~ ~ AN~D PROVIDING FOR GOOD CONDITION AT ~3~L TiS~,S, T!~: ~.~siATm P~PA[R 0P }2C~ ~m~T IN SUCH AUT0- ~ I ' ~ ' '~ _ m0B!~E ~QU~,~NT ~2<~D SUbJECTiNG SUCH TA~Y~ TRUCICS, 1 :T A H T~<,E TR=ILERs ~ 0T~i~~ .... ~u~r~,~',,, ~ T0 INSPECTION AT AE Ti}~S: Rs%DiRIsG THE ~SE 0F ~'{ ~ L~ZITS 0F ~ CI~f 0F P~_i}~I~Sr: PROV~!NG ~. PE!{~- P0~ ~I0~TION 0F THIS PROViD~G E~T IF ~Y PANT 0F Ti~S 0RDIN~qCE SE~L BE ...... TOm?~T~rFn BE '~ ¢'~ SUni ~N~;LIDI~ SP~LL e ~r~o zz~u~ TO Iz~ VIVID ~ NOT ~F~CT T~ ~I2~R O'.F .... ORDZNA~{CE, BE IT 0P~A~D BY THE CITY COL~qCIL OF TYi C!%f OF PI~.%INIflEW,TEX.%S: ~CTt0N 1. That all persons, firms or corporations who may, from and after,the effective date of Vhis ordinance, in'stall or equip any residence, business house~ apar'tme~t house or o~her structure or building located a~zd situated v~thin the corporate limits of the City of Plainview~ Texas~ %%!th any installation of equipment designed t use &s a::.2u~Z,::~any manufactured and/or !iquified petroleum gases shall use in any such inst~llation~ whether for domestic, industrial or co]mmerciai us~ only a standard grade of pipe or piping; and all accessories a! appliances used in ,connection with such installation . .ard grade and vype of equipment. Any system which shall be a~s~} uses any 0z 'r~ afactured and/or iiquified petroleum gases must bear the label of appro al of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, and all applia~es us~ in connection therewith shall aisc bear the label of approval of tl National Board of Fire Under~}riters, Ail storage tanks and drtuns shall meet the requ:hrements of the National Board of Fire Under~ite~s and shall bear the label of approval of said Board. S~uTI0~ 2. The term "Standard Grade" as used herein shall mea~n that grade of article which is accepted by dealers in such~eqUipmen.t an6 recognized as complyia~ with all fire laws. SECTION 5.. ~.Any such equipment as provided for herein shall be in- stalled and/or repaired in a wor~anlike manner v~mich shall comply with all the fire laws and regulations of the City of ?iainview and the State of Texas, now in existence or to be hereafter enact- ed, and the regulations of the National Board of Fire D'nder~iters; roleum~ ga s~li be ~uer.mitted of Piainview as defined by~ ordinances of said City. SECTION ~. When any such equipment, is installed as herein provid- ed, same shall not be placed in operation or used by any persons unless and until said installation has been .approved in writing by-the pt~unbing inspector as co~v!ying with this ordinance. SECTION 5. ~y person, firm or corporation installing any such equipment as herein contemplated shall secure approval shall se~ cure approval of a~l such equipment, accessories and/or parts there- of as complying with the requirments of this ordinance by the Citer Plumbing Inspector as herein provided for, and shall, upon request- ing such inspection for approval, pay an inspection f'ee of ~l.00 fore.each piece of equipment to cover cost of inspection. SECTION 6. All tank trucks and tank trailers used for the trans- portation of iiquified petroleum gases within the limits of the City of Plainview shall be so constructed and operated as to com- ply with the regulations for design, construction and operation of automobile tank trucks and tank trailers for the transportation of liquified petroleum gases as approved by the National Board of Fire Underwriters and the National Fire Protection Association; and all potable storage containers shall be so constructed as to comply with the regulations for ~dSsign and construction of the l~ati0nal Board of Fire Undez~¢riters end shall bear the stamp ~of approval of such Board. Any persons, firm or c~Dor, ation vho shall operate or cause to be operated any tank truck or tank trailer used for the purpose of transporting liquified petrolemm gases within the corporate limits of the City of Plainview, shall kee~ such equipment in good condition at all times, and upon the development of any defect that would create a hazard to persons or property, 'sqid tank .truck and/or tank trailer ~hall be removed from the streets and alleys o£:~the city of Plainview ~un'til such defects have been repaired, 'or faulty equipmen6 or acces- series replaced; and such tank trucks, tank trailers, storage contain-~ ers and other equipment shall be subject to inspection by proper au~ thorities at any time. SECTION 7. All liquified~ oetroleum gases sold wi~ain the. limits of the City of Piainview and/or held in storage therei~ shaim be treat- ed with a real-odorant in suc~ quantitites as required to create and give off an odeDz'easiiy detected in case of leaks in pipe or equip- ·men t. SECTI01~ 8o Any person, firm caw corporation violating- any of the provisions of this ordinance ~ha!l be deemed guilty, of a misdemeanor and upon conviction for violation hereof, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed ~200.00; ~nd each day of use a~i operation of any such equipn~nt, without l~ving first secured the approval of the City of Plainview's Piz~m. bing Inspector, shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 9. In the event any part or section of this ordinance shall be declared by proper court to be invalid, such invalidity shall not effect the valid portions hereof, and shall be enforceable regardless of such holding. SECTION i0. The fact that there does not now exist any ordinance~ rule or law regula$ing and c ontroiiing the installation, storage and use of liquified petroleum gases ~ithin the corporate i~its of the City of Plainview, which said gases are highly volatile, explosive and dangerous to. life and property Wen improperly used and har~dled, creates a-?dangerous and hazardous condition ~&th respect to life and property, and thereby creates an emergency which requires the suspension of the rule requiring all ordinances with penalty to be read on three separate days before the final passage thereof; smd such rule is hereby suspended, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its final passage and publication as required by law. PASSED A~ APPRDVED, this the ~rd day ,of November, !95i. SEAL: ATTEST: J__.. L ~G~liaway City ~e~retary. ~ John F. DuBose ~ayor. ~gotion by Alderman Hiker, seconded by Alderman Osborne, that the f0Zlowing ordinance be Dassed and adopted. The motion carried and the ordinance follows: -:0 R D I N A N C E NO. ~78:- AN 0RD~.~ANCE f~ING ORDIN~CE NO. BY ADD!i~G TP~RETO SECTION PROVIDI~G TI~T IT SI~L F~AFT~ BE D~W~i FOR ~ PERSON T0 ?ARK D2~D L~ STfO~ZNG ~ ~YJT01[OBILE, .... ~, A~O~OBILE ~ ~F~ILER~ ~LER HOUSE, Ot~ ~[Y ~[0TOR DRIVEN ~HICLE, WAGON, BUGGY, C~T, OR A~ 0~R ~HICLE USED FOR C0~rEYF~[CE ~E HOL~S OE MIDNZGI[T A!~ S~ O'CLOCK, A. ~[., ~0N CERTAIN STRUTS OF BE IT 0P~DAI!~D BY ~E CITY COL~CIL OFT~':.~:~ CITY_ OF PLAINV~W, TE~.S-E . SECTI£~N ...... It s~hall hereafter be unia~Tuily f~ any person tO pak, kit-leave standing any automobile, truck, trailer,t'~.aii4 er ho~se, true. k mnd trailer', automobile and trailer, o~_ any motor dr_zve~ venzcle, wagon, buggy, ~art, or other vehzcle used for con- ve~m~Ce or transportation, between midnight and six o'clock' a.m. upon the fo±lowing streets of the oity of ?lainview, to-wit: On Co][umbia Street from the North line of intersection ~ith Thir- teenth Street and the South line of intersection with ~'~o-~rth Stree$;~ on Seventh Street from the intersection of Quicny Street and the intersection af ~ustin Street; on ~levent~ Street from the intersec- tion Street Street its Stree~t to its Austin Stree~ PASSED (Seal) ATTEST C · hereof v~dth Quincy Street and the; intersection with Austin ; On Fift~ iStreet fro_m the in.tersection '~ thereof with Columbia to its nt~ersec~mon ~mt~ Austin Street; On Sixth Street from tersection with Columbia Street to its intersection with Austin ; on Seventh Street from' its intersection with Columbia Street inters'ection ~t~h. Columbia Street to its Antersection with Street; o~ Tenth Street from its i~tersection with Columbia to its intlersection '.~ith Broadway Street. AI-~D APPR0~D, this the 3rd day of November, 192.1. . G~i~away. gohn F. DuBose ~YOR There being no further business, meeting adjourned.