Modesto |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 3. PUBLIC SAFETY |
Chapter 1. ADOPTION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, 2016 EDITION |
Article 2. Amendments, Additions and Deletions to the 2016 California Fire Code |
§ 3-1.202. Vehicle Impact Protection.
Section 312.2 of the 2016 California Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
312.2. Posts. Guard posts or other approved means shall be provided to protect storage tanks and connected piping, valves and fittings; dispensing areas; and use areas subject to vehicular damage. When guard posts are installed, the posts shall be:
1. Constructed of steel not less than six (6) inches in diameter and concrete filled,
2. Spaced not more than four (4) feet between posts on center,
3. Set not less than three (3) feet deep in a concrete footing of not less than a fifteen (15) inch diameter,
4. Set with the top of the posts not less than three (3) feet above ground, and
5. Located not less than five (5) feet from the tank.
(Ord. No. 3663-C.S., § 2, effective 1-6-2017)