ARTICLE 22
Flammable Fluids, Solids and Gases
22.1 Pursuant to Chapter 148, Section 13, of the General Laws, any person who wishes to keep, store, manufacture or sell flammable fluids, solids and gases within the Town in excess of the amounts prescribed by regulations of the Board of Fire Prevention Regulations must first obtain a license from the Town Clerk. No such license shall be granted without a public hearing pursuant to said Section 13, nor unless the application for such license has endorsed thereon a certificate of approval by the Chief of the Fire Department.
22.2 Flammable fluids are classified in the following manner:
CLASS A (highly flammable fluids), any flammable fluid having a flash point below one hundred degrees (100°) Fahrenheit, to be ascertained by any standard closed-cup instrument.
Gasoline
Benzene
Methyl Alcohol
CLASS B (less flammable fluids), any flammable fluid having a flash point of not less than one hundred degrees (100°) Fahrenheit, nor higher than one hundred eighty-seven degrees (187°) Fahrenheit, to be ascertained by any standard closed-cup instrument.
Fuel Oil
Diesel Fuel
Kerosene
Naphtha, coal tar
Acetic Acid
CLASS C (relatively safe flammable fluids), any flammable fluid having a flash point above one hundred eighty-seven degrees (187°) Fahrenheit, to be ascertained by any standard closed-cup instrument.
Creosote
Pine Oil
Phenol (carbolic acid)
22.3 Upon application for a license to the Town Clerk, each applicant shall pay to the Town Clerk a license fee to be determined according
to the following schedule:
CLASS A
Gasoline and all others up to 165 gallons ................................. No fee
166 gallons—500 gallons ........................................................ $10.00
501 gallons—5,000 gallons ..................................................... $30.00
5,001 gallons—10,000 gallons ................................................. $40.00
10,001 gallons—20,000 gallons ................................................ $50.00
20,001 gallons—and up ............................................................. $60.00
CLASS B
All types except fuel oil up to 500 gallons .................................. No fee
All types except fuel oil, 501 gallons and up .............................. $ 30.00
Fuel oil only, up to 2,500 gallons ................................................ No fee
Fuel oil only, 2,501—5,000 gallons ..............................…........... $ 10.00
Fuel oil only, 5,001 gallons and up (Consumers) ....................... $ 40.00
Fuel oil only, 5,001 gallons and up (Distributors) ....................... $100.00
CLASS C
Fluids (All) up to 10,000 gallons ...........................….................. No fee
Fluids (All) 10,001 gallons and up .............................................. $20.00
FLAMMABLE SOLIDS AND GASES
Flammable solids up to 100 pounds ........................................... No fee
Flammable solids, 101 pounds and up ....................................... $20.00
Flammable gases (within a building) up to 3,000 cu. ft. ............. No fee
Flammable gases (within a building) 3,001 cu. ft. and up .......... $20.00
Flammable gases (outside a building) up to 10,000 cu. ft. ......... No fee
Flammable gases (outside a building) 10,001 cu. ft. and up ...... $40.00
22.4 On or before April 30th of each year, each holder of a license shall file with the Town Clerk a certificate of registration setting forth the name and address of the holder of such license. The fee for such registration shall be one half of the fee for such a license. Failure to register annually will be grounds for revocation of the license.
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