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 Broken Arrow
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 6. BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 6-4. Compressed and liquefied petroleum gases; application; installation; records; standards.  

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  • (a)

    Definition. The term "liquefied petroleum gas", as used in this section, shall mean and include any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of: Propane, propylene; butanes (normal butane or isobutane); and, butylenes.

    (b)

    Application. The term "liquefied petroleum gas equipment," as herein referred to, shall be construed to embrace all devices, piping and equipment pertinent to the use of liquefied petroleum gas, except gas-burning appliances. The term "appliances," as herein referred to, shall be construed to embrace all gas-burning appliances intended for use with liquefied petroleum gas.

    (c)

    Installation; notice; approval. No system for the use of liquefied petroleum gases shall be installed until written notice thereof is given to the fire chief of the City of Broken Arrow, and the plans for such system have been submitted to the fire chief and approved by him. Every such system installed or used in the City of Broken Arrow shall have been tested and listed either by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., or by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, and shall be approved by the state liquefied petroleum gas administrator.

    (d)

    Records of installation. Every person, firm or corporation installing liquefied petroleum gas equipment, other than gas burning appliances and replacing of portable cylinders, shall keep a record of each installation showing the name and address of the customer at whose place the liquefied petroleum gas equipment has been installed and the date of installation. Such records shall be disclosed to the fire chief at any time upon his request during regular business hours. The fire chief may, at any reasonable time, inspect the installation of liquefied petroleum gas equipment.

    (e)

    Standards for the use and installation of liquefied petroleum gas equipment. The use and installation of liquefied petroleum gas equipment shall be in conformity with the provisions of this section, with the statutes of the State of Oklahoma, and with any orders, rules or regulations issued by authority thereof, and with generally recognized standards for safety to persons and property. Where no specific standards are prescribed by this section or by the statutes of the State of Oklahoma, or by any orders, rules or regulations issued by authority thereof, conformity with the "Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriter for the Design, Installation and Construction of Containers and Pertinent Equipment for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases," as most recently amended, as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association, shall be prima facie evidence of conformity with generally recognized standards for safety to personnel and property.

    (f)

    Location. In no event shall liquefied petroleum gas equipment be installed in any but CH, IL or IH zones as defined by the Broken Arrow Zoning Code, except when used to power an emergency generator and the installation is approved by the fire chief.

    (g)

    Power to modify. The fire chief of the City of Broken Arrow shall have the power to modify the provisions of this section when there are practical difficulties which make it impossible to carry out the strict letter of this section; provided, that the spirit of this section shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done. The fire chief shall make a record of such modifications when granted or allowed, and such records will be a permanent part of the records of the fire department; provided, that the fire chief shall in no event allow the installation of liquefied petroleum gas equipment except as provided in subsection (f) hereof.

    (h)

    Permit fees. The applicant for a permit for liquefied petroleum gas equipment required by this Code shall pay to the City of Broken Arrow a fee for the first year of application, and an annual fee thereafter for as long as the permit is renewed. Failure to pay said fees when due shall act to terminate the permit without any further action on the part of the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The fee is due in advance of the year for which the permit is renewed. The fee schedule is listed in article XI.

(Code 1977, § 6-4; Ord. No. 3102, § I, 3-23-2010)