§ 13-108. Storage tanks—Commercial use.

Where fuel oils which do not emit a flammable vapor at a temperature of one hundred (100) degrees Fahrenheit are stored for private use, such as hotels, apartment buildings, laundries, bakeries and restaurants, they shall be stored in approved tanks as follows:

(1)

If underground installation, such storage shall be according to the regulations governing the installation of gasoline tanks. Such tanks shall not exceed four thousand (4,000) gallon capacity. Vent pipes shall terminate outside the building at a point not less than three (3) feet measured vertically or horizontally from any window or other building opening, and sufficiently above the ground to prevent their being covered with water, but in no case less than four (4) feet above the ground.

(2)

If aboveground installation, fuel oils may be stored in an approved tank in accordance with the Florida Building Code, Florida Fire Prevention Code and Section 47-18.13 of the Unified Land Development Regulations.

(Code 1953, § 17-3.14(a); Ord. No. C-67-41, § 2, 4-18-67; Ord. No. C-71-21, § 1, 2-16-71; Ord. No. C-06-33, § 3, 11-7-06)