§ 3-1.229. Bulk Transfer and Process Transfer Operations.

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Section 5706.5 of the 2016 California Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
5706.5. Bulk Transfer and Process Transfer Operations. Bulk transfer and process transfer operations shall be in approved locations. Tank cars shall be unloaded only on private sidings or railroad siding facilities equipped for transferring flammable or combustible liquids. Tank vehicle and tank car transfer facilities shall be separated from buildings, aboveground tanks, combustible materials, property lines, streets, alleys or public ways by a distance of twenty (25) feet (7620 mm) for Class I liquids and fifteen (15) feet (4572 mm) for Class II and III liquids measured from the nearest position of any loading or unloading valve.

Tank vehicles and tank cars shall be unloaded as soon as possible after arrival at point of delivery and shall not be used as storage tanks. Unless otherwise approved, a tank car shall not be allowed to remain on a siding at the point of delivery for more than twenty-four (24) hours while connected for transfer operations.

(Ord. No. 3663-C.S., § 2, effective 1-6-2017)

                    
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