Sec. 20-5. - Hazardous materials, permit to store and use.

(a)

All storage of hazardous materials, other than motor vehicles, within the legal limits of the city shall require a permit to store, issued by the chief of the fire division. Such permit shall be issued annually and shall list the type and quantity of the hazardous material on the property.

(b)

The chief of the fire division shall conduct a hazard analysis of the requested storage and may require as a condition of approval of the permit that safety measures be employed to ensure handling and storage of the permitted hazardous materials not inconsistent with state or federal law. Such a permit shall be issued upon a showing that public health and public safety will not be endangered.

(c)

There shall be a required fee for a permit under this section.

(d)

The term "hazardous material" as used in this section shall be defined as those materials listed in the Federal Superfund Reauthorized Act of 1987 hazardous material list.

(e)

The permit required by this section does not alter in any way other federal and/or state regulations regarding the storage and/or transportation of hazardous materials, as may be required.

(Code 1973, § 10-17; Code 1994, § 20-2; Ord. of 5-13-1991(5); Ord. of 8-7-2019(1))

State Law reference— Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gas, G.L. 1956, § 23-28.20-1 et seq.; explosives, G.L. 1956, § 23-28.28-1 et seq.