Ground kettles shall
not be fired or used while mounted on the bed of trucks,
except if the truck body is all metal construction, and the
kettle is securely attached to the bed by adequate bolts or
by welding of the legs to body of truck. Patch kettles shall
not be permitted for use while mounted on the bed of the
truck.
All improved streets shall be
protected from damage by use of sand or other noncombustible
materials under roofing kettles. Streets shall be
cleaned of all excess tar and other debris upon completion
of work.
Piping to roof shall conform to the
following:
- Piping or tubing used to transfer heated material to the roof shall be Schedule 40 or equivalent. Flexible steel piping shall be of an approved type. Flexible piping shall not be used anywhere in the system except at the connection immediately adjacent to the pump or kettle and shall not exceed 6 feet (1829 mm) in length.
- Remote operated bypass valves used in a single supply line system shall be of a fail-safe type which opens automatically if the control line or lanyard fails.
- All piping shall be firmly supported at not more than 12-foot (3658 mm) intervals.
Hazardous refuse received from outside
sources or generated as a result of a process or activity
shall be removed from the working area and safely stored
or otherwise safely processed as often as necessary to prevent
a fire hazard.
No person owning or having
charge or control of any premises shall allow hazardous
refuse to drift, blow, or otherwise be dispersed into or onto
adjoining property or public ways.
No person owning or having control of
any premises shall allow any hazardous refuse to be present
thereon which, by reason of its proximity to buildings
or structures, would constitute a fire hazard to life or property.
Hazardous refuse
shall be properly stored or disposed of at the end of each
working day and before vacating a building or premises
and whenever necessary to prevent unsafe accumulations.
Hazardous refuse and recycling
materials shall be stored as follows:
- In approved noncombustible containers or bins equipped with tightly fitting covers.
- In approved noncombustible outdoor storage bins
located a minimum of 10 feet (3048 mm) from any
building or building opening.
Exception: Approved noncombustible storage bins may be located adjacent to a minimum 1-hour wall and a minimum of 10 feet (3048 mm) from any building opening. - In rubbish rooms or recycling rooms, constructed of minimum of 1-hour fire barrier. Rubbish rooms shall be equipped with an automatic sprinkler system.
- In isolated areas acceptable to the Chief.
Hazardous
refuse and recycling materials shall not be stored as follows:
- The storing or disposing of hazardous refuse and recycling materials on any public street, alley, sidewalk, parkway, park recreation area, easement, firebreak, fire road, walkway, or freeway, except in those authorized areas, bins, or containers posted or marked for such use, is prohibited.
- The storing or disposing of hazardous refuse and recycling materials on any parcel of land or premises which is not owned, rented, leased, or otherwise legally controlled by the person, party, or firm responsible for the storing or disposing, is prohibited.
- The dumping, disposing, or littering of hazardous refuse and recycling materials onto any premises, except an authorized waste material processing plant, licensed public dump or sanitary fill, is prohibited.
- The use of a room or suite of rooms for the storage of hazardous refuse and recycling materials in any occupancy, except as provided for in Section 304.2.1 for the specific purpose, is prohibited.
- The use of rubbish chutes for the storage of hazardous refuse and recycling materials is prohibited. Every rubbish chute shall terminate in a rubbish room or approved noncombustible container outside of a building of sufficient capacity to receive the entire volume of hazardous refuse being dumped in the chute.
- The use of combustible containers to receive hazardous refuse and recycling materials from rubbish chutes in lieu of rubbish rooms is prohibited.
- Nothing in this section shall be deemed to waive any of the requirements in Chapter 6 of the LAMC Public Works and Property Code, or regulation of the Department of Public Works which regulates the hours of the day in which garbage receptacles are permitted on public streets.
For the purpose of Section
305.5, the term "fire" shall mean a hostile fire which is
not confined to a place intended for the confinement of fire, or which has escaped from such place of confinement.
Any person who, in any residential or institutional
occupancy, by any means whatsoever, through
carelessness or negligence, sets fire to or causes the
burning of any bedding, furniture, rug, curtain, drape,
or other house or household furnishings or fittings or
any part of such residential or institutional occupancy,
in such manner as to endanger the safety of any person
or property, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
The owner, manager,
or person in control of each residential or institutional
occupancy shall post or cause to be posted
conspicuously in the lobby of each establishment a
printed notice with the wording "FIRE REGULATIONS"
in not less than 14 point bold face type, and
the text of Section 305.5.2 in not less than 12 point bold
face type, and shall also post such notice, or cause such
notice to be posted, in each unit of occupancy within
such establishment designed or intended for the use of,
or used by transients, and at such other locations as
may be directed by the Chief.
Violation of Sections
305.5.1.1 through 305.5.1.3 shall be subject to penalties
and minimum fines as prescribed in Section 109.4.2 and
Table 109.4.
Use of cellulose
nitrate film shall be in accordance with NFPA 40.
The Chief may issue
a special permit pursuant to Section 105.8 of this article to
allow outdoor burning for the following purposes only:
- The instruction of public employees in the methods of fighting fires.
- On property used for industrial purposes for the instruction of employees in methods of fire fighting.
- For public gatherings under legitimate sponsorship of civic, fraternal, religious, or other similar organizations.
- For cooking in or upon the ground.
No exterior fireplace, barbeque
device, or other fuel burning device intended for use for
cooking or entertainment shall be deemed to be restricted
by the terms of Section 307.6 of this article. The use of
such outdoor fireplaces, barbeques, and other similar type
devices for the burning or disposal of combustible waste
or other unwanted combustible material is prohibited.
The location
of every permanently installed outdoor burning device
which is a separate structure to be used for cooking, decoration,
or entertainment, and within 10 feet (3048 mm) of
a building shall be approved by the Chief.
No person shall construct,
erect, install, locate, equip, maintain, or use any incinerator,
exterior fireplace or barbeque device, or burn any
combustible material so as to constitute or occasion a fire
hazard by the use, or burning thereof, or as to endanger the
life or property of any person thereby.
A person shall not release or cause to be released an untethered sky lantern.
Open flame devices such as
exposed candles shall not be permitted in any Group A, E
or I occupancy except by authority of a special permit
from the Chief pursuant to Section 105.8 of this article.
No person shall sell or
offer for sale, or rent or offer for rent, or use, operate,
demonstrate, or discharge any flame thrower anywhere or
at anytime within the Municipality, except as approved by
the Chief.
No person shall
throw, toss, fling, project, or propel any flammable material
when ignited, with an igniter, or intended to be ignited
toward or to any aiming point or auxiliary aiming point,
except by express permission of the Chief.
The
provisions of this section shall not be deemed to apply to
flame producing or heating devices normally used by artisans
in the pursuit of their trade.
No person shall operate an industrial
truck in areas where flammable liquids or Class II combustible
liquids are used, stored, or processed without the
vehicle being equipped and maintained in accordance with
NFPA 505.
Where conditions exist
which are found to make smoking a hazard in any area on
piers, wharves, industrial plants, or in open spaces where
combustible materials are stored or handled, the Chief shall
direct the owner or occupant, in writing, to post "No Smoking"
signs on each building, structure, room, or place in
which smoking shall be prohibited. The Chief shall designate
specific safe locations, if necessary, in any place in which
smoking may be permitted. Such signs shall be in contrasting
color, with lettering not less than 3 inches (76 mm) in height.
Violation of Sections
311.1 through 311.1.2 shall be subject to penalties
and minimum fines as prescribed in Section 109.4.2 and
Table 109.4.
Violation of Section
311.2 through 311.2.3 shall be subject to penalties and
minimum fines as prescribed in Section 109.4.2 and Table
109.4.
Violation of Section
311.3 shall be subject to penalties and minimum fines
as prescribed in Section 109.4.2 and Table 109.4.
Violation of Section
311.4 shall be subject to penalties and minimum fines
as prescribed in Section 109.4.2 and Table 109.4.
No person shall use or operate
an internal combustion engine on or near grain, hay, grass,
or brush-covered land, or where flammable fibers are
stored, manufactured, or processed, unless the engine is
equipped with an approved spark arrester that complies
with the requirements of the United States Forest Service
"Standard for Spark Arresters for Internal Combustion
Engines" (Standard 5100-1B, July 1991).
Spark arresters
and the exhaust systems of engines or vehicles subject to
this section shall be maintained in effective working order
and not be affixed or mounted in such a manner as to
allow flames or heat from the exhaust system to ignite any
flammable material.
No person shall exhibit, store or
use any motor vehicle, marine craft or aircraft engine in
any assembly occupancy except by authority of a special
permit from the Chief pursuant to Section 105.8 of this
article.
Every building used for storing
combustibles shall be divided into storage piles within single
storage areas by providing main aisles and side aisles.
Exception: Storage piles within a single storage area of
5,000 square feet (465 m2) or less may be divided by side aisles, provided no storage pile is greater than
15,000 cubic feet (425 m3).
There shall be no materials
stored within a storage pile more than 50 feet (15 240 mm)
from a main aisle and not more than 15 feet (4572 mm)
from a side aisle; and further, any storage pile over 50 feet
(15 240 mm) in length shall be bordered on at least two
sides by main aisles. Any storage pile shall be limited to a
maximum length of 100 feet (30 480 mm).
Storage shelving or racks
more than 5 feet 9 inches (1753 mm) in height shall be
designed and constructed in accordance with Chapter 9
of the LAMC (Building Code) and the requirements of
this article.
The height of piles of
materials, tiers of shelving, or racks shall be maintained
in ratio to the width of the aisles. With minimum main
or side aisle width, the height shall not exceed 15 feet
(4572 mm). When the height is increased, the main and
side aisles shall be increased in width 3 inches (76 mm)
for each foot of increased height.
Wood pallets and/or nonexpanded
polyethylene solid deck pallets shall be
stored no higher than 6 feet (1829 mm). Each pallet pile
(four individual stacks of pallets) shall be separated
from other pallet piles by a minimum distance of 8 feet
(2438 mm) and from the storage of other commodities
by 25 feet (7620 mm).
A
clearance of at least 18 inches (457 mm) shall be maintained
between stored materials and lighting fixtures.
An
unobstructed clearance of at least 2 feet (610 mm) shall
be maintained between stored materials, which may
swell or expand with the absorption of water, and
building walls.
Materials which are particularly susceptible to water
damage shall be stored on skids, dunnage, pallets, or
elevated platforms, maintaining at least 4 inches (102
mm) of clearance from the floor.