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AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT THE STORAGE, HANDLING OR USE OF CLASS I FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND COMBUSTIBLE CLASS II AND III LIQUIDS ON RESIDENTIAL LOTS LOCATED WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO; PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-98:1445 ON DECEMBER 7, 1998)
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: All persons, firms, corporations and/or associations are herby prohibited from storing Class I flammable liquids and Class II or III combustible liquids and liquefied petroleum gases in tanks whether they be above or below ground on any residential lot, either single family or multi family, within the municipal limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 2: All persons, firms, corporations, and/or associations are prohibited from storing Class I flammable or Class II or Class III combustible liquids in excess of three (3) gallons in any residential dwelling.
Section 3: All persons, firms, corporations and/or associations are prohibited from storing Class I flammable or Class II or III combustible liquids in excess of six (6) gallons in any storage building located on a residential lot and not used as a residential dwelling.
Section 4: All persons, firms, corporations and/or associations are hereby prohibited from storing any Class I flammable or Class II or III combustible liquids in excess of ten (10) gallons outside of any residential building.
Section 5: No person, firm, corporation and/or association shall install or maintain any liquefied petroleum gas container in excess of twenty (20) gallon on any residential lot or within any residential dwelling within the municipal limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 6: All flammable and/or combustible liquids which are provided for in this Ordinance, if located upon property, within the municipal limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, must be stored in metal containers.
Section 7: All persons, firms, corporations and/or associations are prohibited from manufacturing, processing, blending or refining of any flammable or combustible liquids upon any residential lot or within any residential dwelling within the city limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 8: None of the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to government facilities nor shall the provisions of this Ordinance apply to the storage or use of flammable liquids in fuel tanks of motor vehicles, motor boats, mobile power plants or mobile heating plants, nor to the storage or use of paints, oils, varnishes or similar flammable mixtures when such liquids are stored for maintenance, painting or similar purposes.
Section 9: The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be separable, and if any section, phrase or provisions shall for any reason be declared to be invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the sections phrases and provisions.
Section 10: Any person, firm, association and/or corporation that, violates any provision of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Each day said violation continues shall be considered a separate offense under this Ordinance and punishable accordingly.
Section 11: All ordinances, resolutions and part thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 12: It is hereby found and declared by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas that here is a need to regulate the storage of flammable and combustible liquids within the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas to insure the safety of the inhabitants within the city limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas and that the storage, handling or use of flammable liquids or combustible liquids within the city limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas constitutes a fire hazard and this Ordinance needs to be put into effects immediately to protect the public peace, health and safety of the citizens of Jonesboro, Arkansas and therefore an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of April, 1980.