44 PUBLIC SAFETY. ORDINANCE NO. 1906.

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44 PUBLIC SAFETY.
RDINANCE NO. 1906.

An Ordinance Regulating the Storage of Kerosene, Coal Oil, and All Refined Products of Crude Petroleum, Within the Limits of the City of Oakland, and Imposing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof.

Be it Ordained by the Council of the City of Oakland, as follows:

Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation to keep, store or permit to be kept or stored, in or upon any premises owned or controlled by such person, firm or corporation, within the limits of the City of Oakland, any kero- sene, coal oil, or any of the refined products of crude petroleum, in larger quantities than 1500 gallons, except in that portion of said city bounded and described as follows, to-wit:

Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Peralta street with the center line of Twentieth street, and running thence northerly along the center line of Peralta street to the cen- ter line of Twenty-sixth street; thence westerly along the center line of Twenty-sixth street and its westerly projection to the line between Sections 21 and 22, according to Map Number 11 of the salt marsh and tide land, survey; thence southerly along the said line between Sections 21 and 22 of the above-named survey to the center line of Twentieth street, produced westerly; thence easterly along the said westerly projection of and the center line of Twentieth street to the place of beginning. Provided, however, that the provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to crude petroleum.

Sec. 2. All buildings or structures to be used for the storage of kerosene, coal oil, or any of the refined products of crude petro- leum, within the limits of the City of Oakland, shall be constructed of brick or stone, not to exceed one story in height, and the walls of said buildings shall not be less than sixteen (16) inches in thick- ness, and must in all respects be fireproof and devoted exclusively to the storage of kerosene, coal oil, or any of the refined products of crude petroleum, and all kerosene, coal oil, and any of the re- fined products of crude petroleum, shall be kept at all times in metal cans or iron tanks.

Sec. 3. An ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Regulating the Storage of the Refined Products of Petroleum," approved May 19, 1880, and an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Regulating the Storage of the Refined Products of Petroleum in the City of Oak- land, Cal.," approved June 4, 1891, and an ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance Regulating the Storage of Petroleum, Kerosene, Coal Oil, or the Refined Products Thereof, Within the Limits of the City of Oakland," approved June 10, 1893, and all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby re- pealed.

Sec. 4. (As amended July 16, 1912, by Ordinance Xo. 241 X. S.)