City of Rock Springs, Wyoming

Article 4-3 CARE, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTING INFLAMMABLES, COMBUSTIBLES AND EXPLOSIVES

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This Ordinance shall apply to all plants, systems, equipment or devices hereafter constructed or installed, within the corporate limits of the City of Rock Springs, for the use, handling, storage or sale of gasoline or other inflammable liquids, and to existing plants, systems, equipment or devices, when in the judgment of the Fire Inspector the same constitutes a menace to life or property. An inflammable liquid, for the purpose of this Ordinance, is defined as one having a flash point of 200° Fahrenheit or less, and any fuel oil regardless ol oil regardless of the flash point. This Ordinance shall not apply to the storage of paints, varnishes or other commercial mixtures in sealed containers when in the judgment of the City Inspector such storage is not unduly hazardous to life or property. (Ord. No. 28, 8-12-04; 32-1, Rev. Ord. 1938; Rev. Ord. 1963; Ord. No. 2006-16, 7/5/06).

4-306 - 4-308 repealed by Ordinance 96-06.

4-311 Above Ground Storage.

By special permission of the City Council, above ground storage tanks may be permitted in sparsely built up sections of the City, but not within 200 feet of any buildings except those used in connection therewith. (Ord. No. 32-11, Rev. Ord. 1938; Rev. Ord. 1963).

4-314 Hazardous Conditions Prohibited.

It is hereby expressly prohibited to open or fill any gasoline tank of any automobile, motorcycle or other internal combustion engine while the engine or motor is running. No inflammable liquids shall be stored, drawn or handled in dangerous proximity to fire or open flame. (Ord. No. 32-14, Rev. Ord. 1938; Rev. Ord. 1963).

4-317 Oil Burners of the Ordinances of the City of Rock Springs, Wyoming, is hereby repealed.  (Amended Ord. 2012-09, 12-18-12).

4-319 Explosives--Definition.

(a) The term "explosive" or "explosives" whenever used in this Ordinance shall be held to mean and include any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that contains any oxidizing and combustible units, or other ingredients, in such proportion, quantities or packing that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by detonator of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects or of destroying life or limb.

(b) Nothing in this part shall be held to mean and include any small arms, ammunition or signal rockets, or devices or compositions used to obtain visible or audible pyrotechnic effects. (Ord. No. 32-19, Rev. Ord. 1938; Rev. Ord. 1963).

4-323 Keeping Combustible Material.

No person shall stack or keep within the limits of the City any hay, straw or other combustible material unless the same is enclosed or secured so as to protect it from flying sparks of fire. (Ord. No. 32-23, Rev. Ord. 1938; Rev. Ord. 1963).

4-324 Search For Explosives.

It shall be lawful for the City Inspector or person designated by him, when he shall have cause to suspect that any gunpowder, gun-cotton, nitroglycerine, dynamite, giant powder or other explosive is concealed or kept within the city, in violation of the purpose of determining whether any gunpowder, gun-cotton, nitroglycerine, dynamite, giant powder or other explosives are concealed or kept as aforesaid.  (Ord. No. 32-24, Rev. Ord. 1963; Rev. Ord. 2011-03, 4/5/11).

4-325 Penalty For Violation.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. No. 32-25; Rev. Ord. 1938; Rev. Ord. 1963; Rev. Ord. 2011-03, 4/5/11).

4-326 General Provisions.