File #: ORD-80:1914    Version: 1 Name: Policies concerning flammable liquids
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 4/7/1980 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 4/7/1980
Title: 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)
Indexes: Policy - creation/amendment
Related files: ORD-98:1445, MIN-80:758
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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 store...

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