Chapter 7 · Fire

Article 4. Flammable Liquids, L-P Gases

Sections 7-401 to 7-405 · 5 sections

7-401 Definitions.

(a)Flammable Liquids. Flammable liquids shall mean any liquid having a flash point below 200 degrees Fahrenheit and having a vapor pressure not exceeding 40 pounds per square inch (absolute) at 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Flammable liquids shall be divided into three classes as follows:

(1)Class I — shall include those having flash points at or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

(2)Class II — shall include those having flash points above 20 degrees Fahrenheit but at or below 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

(3)Class Ill — shall include those having flash points above 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

The volatility of flammable liquids is increased when artificially heated to temperatures equal to or higher than their flash points. When so heated, Class II and II liquids shall be subject to the applicable requirements for Class I or II liquids. These regulations may also be applied to high flash point liquids when so heated even through these same liquids when not heated are outside of their scope.

(b)Liquefied Petroleum Gases. Liquefied petroleum gases an L-P gases as used in this article shall mean and include any material which is composed predominately of any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of them: propane, propylene, butane (normal butane or iso-butane) and butylene.

(c)Flash Point. Flash point shall mean the minimum temperature in degrees Fahrenheit at which a flammable liquid will give off flammable vapor as determined by appropriate test procedure and apparatus as specified below:

(1)The flash point of flammable liquids having a flash point below 175 degrees Fahrenheit (79 degrees Centigrade) shall be determined in accordance with the Standard Method of Test for Flash Point by Means of the Tag Closed Tester.

(2)The flash point of flammable liquids having a flash point of 175 degrees Fahrenheit or higher shall be determined in accordance with the Standard Method of Test for Flash Point by Means of the Pensky-Martens Closed Tester.

(Code 1960, 7-301)

7-402 Class I or class II; storage in buildings.

No person shall keep or store in any building in the city any Class I or Class II flammable liquids in excess of five gallons, except flammable liquids contained:

(a)In fuel tanks of automobiles or other self-propelled vehicles; or

(b)In unbroken metallic containers of not over one-gallon capacity each or in approved nonmetallic containers of not more than one quart capacity each.

(Code 1960, 7-302)

7-403 Class III; storage in buildings.

No person shall keep or store, or cause to be kept or stored, in any building in the city any Class III flammable liquid in excess of 550 gallons.

(Code 1960, 7-303)

7-404 Bulk oil stations and service stations; rules and regulations.

The storage, handling and use of flammable liquids, and the design, construction and installation of containers and equipment for the storage and handling of flammable liquids, at bulk oil stations and service stations within the city, shall be in compliance with the rules and regulations of the State Fire Marshal’s office, as filed with the Reviser of Statutes, and the rules and regulations are hereby incorporated by references provided by law and made a part of this article as if the same had been set out in full herein.

(Code 1960, 7-304)

7-405 L-P gases; rules and regulations.

The design, construction and installation of containers and equipment for the storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases within the city shall be governed by and only with the rules and regulations relating to the liquefied petroleum gas industry of the State of Kansas, as promulgated by the State Fire Marshal’s office and on file with the Reviser of Statutes of the State of Kansas, and the rules and regulations are hereby incorporated by reference and shall be a part of this article as if the same had been set out in full herein.

(Code 1960, 7-305)