§ 11.28.270. Fire hazard control specifications.  


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  • A.

    No person shall light or smoke any cigarette, cigar, pipe or similar object in the following airport areas:

    1.

    Within any hangar or fuel handling or storage areas;

    2.

    Within fifty feet of any "No Smoking" sign posted.

    B.

    No person may use flammable liquids, solvents or substances to clean any aircraft, engine, part or accessory thereof, within any hangar or building except a building specially designed for that purpose and approved in writing by the director of aviation. Such approval shall only be granted when the director of aviation approves the ventilation provisions, fireproofing, and fire-extinguishing equipment.

    C.

    No person shall light or use any open flame for any purpose in any hangar or other building on the airport without the prior written consent of the director of aviation.

    D.

    No person shall clean or degrease any aircraft or part thereof except at or in a maintenance station properly equipped for such purposes, or in a space designated or authorized by the director of aviation.

    E.

    No person shall store or stock any material or substance, or permit such activities in or on the airport, in such a manner, or of such nature, as to constitute a fire hazard, and no person shall keep, store or discard any flammable liquid, gas, signal flare or other flammable material in any hangar, shop, building, room, enclosure or other place on the airport, except in areas specially designated by the director of aviation for such purpose.

    F.

    Lessees of hangars, shops or other airport areas shall provide suitable metal receptacles with hinged lids for the storage of oily waste, rags, and other similar rubbish. All such materials shall be removed by the lessee at frequent intervals.

    G.

    Every lessee shall maintain his leased area clean and reasonably free of oil, grease, waste, other flammable materials, and weeds.

    H.

    Lessees shall provide, and maintain in proper working order, adequate and readily accessible fire extinguishers. Each such extinguisher shall bear a suitable tag which indicates the most recent date of inspection and servicing. Extinguishers shall be subject to the approval of the county fire marshal.

(Ord. 628 § 1 (part), 1980: prior code § 8990.26)