HomeMy WebLinkAbout247 - Use of Automatic Gas NozzlesORDINANCE NO. 247
AN ORDIIv'.ANCE OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
1.13, TO AUTHORIZE THE, USE O:t? AUTONJATIC NOZZLES.
The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa does hereby ordain as
follows :
SECTION 1. Section 15.503-B of the Fire Prevention Code of the
City of Costa Mesa,as adopted by Ordinance No. 113, is hereby amended to
read as folloikis:
"In lieu of being held open by hand, an approved automatic nozzle
may be used for dispensing a Class I flammable liquid into the fuel tank
of a vehicle. Said automatic nozzle shall first be approved by the Fire
Chief of the City of Costa Mesa, who shall first determine that such said
nozzle shall meet the following prescribed conditions:
Such a nozzle shall have the latch open device as an integral part
of the assembly, and shall shut off the liquid completely when the gasoline
tank is filled, when it falls from the filling neck of an automobile tank,
and when it is subject to rough usage, and when an automobile is moved
while the nozzle is still in the tank.
Such approved automatic nozzle shall be restricted to areas which
are black -topped or paved, and where a competent attendant shall be at all
times within ten (10) feet of said nozzle when the same is in use.
It shall be illegal to use a device such as a gas tank cap, wooden
peg, or any other device not being an integral part of the assembly of
said such nozzle.
SECTION 2. ENACTMENT CLAUSE: This Ordinance; shall take effect
and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage and prior to
the expiration of fifteen (15) days from its passage shall be published
once in the Globe -Herald and Pilot, a newspaper of general circulation,
printed and published in the City of Costa Mesa, together with -the names
of the members of the City Council voting for and against the same.
ATTEST:nIay of e City of Costa Mesa
City Clerk of the Cit/of Costa Mesa
-1-
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
I. A. C. SU RV, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Count-il of the City of Costa Mesa., do hereby certify that at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, held on the
.!>2 9 r4 day of June., 1959, the foregoing Ordinance was considered section
by section and that said Ordinance was then passed and adopted as a wholejoy
the following vote: 1ie eer
AYES: I?e4,.l
NOES: A41 C
ABSENT: A6e
IN WITNESS I-MREOF I have hereunto set rmy hand and affixed the
official seal of the City of Costa Mesa this YtI 7% day of June, 1959.
City Clerk and ex-offi io Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa .the
C4t
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 247
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA AMENDING ORDIN-
ANCE NO. 113, TO AUTHORIZE
THE USE OF AUTOMATIC NOZ-
ZLES.
The City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa does hereby ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Section 15.503-B of the
Fire Prevention Code of the City of
Costa Mesa, as adopted by Ordinance
No. 113, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"In lieu of being held open by
hand, an approved automatic nozzle
may be used for dispensing a Class I
flammable liquid into the fuel tank of
a vehicle. Said automatic nozzle shall
first be approved by the Fire Chief
of the City of Costa Mesa, who shall
first determine that such said nozzle
shall meet the following prescribed
conditions:
Such a nozzle shall have the latch
open device as an integral part of
the assembly, and shall shut off the
liquid completely when the gasoline
tank is filled, when it falls from the
filling neck of an automobile tank,
and when it is subject to rough usage,
and when an automobile is moved
while the nozzle is still in the tank.
Such approved automatic nozzle shall
be restricted to areas which are black -
topped or paved, and where a compe-
tent attendant shall be at all times
within ten (1Gi feet of said nozzle
when the same is in use.
It shall be illegal to use a device
such as a gas tank cap, wooden peg,
or any other device not being an in-
tegral part of the assembly of said
such nozzle.
SECTION 2. ENACTMENT
CLAUSE: This Ordinance shall take
effect and be in force thirty (30)
days from and after its passage and
prior to the expiration of fifteen (15)
days from its passage shall be pub-
lished once in the Globe -Herald and
Pilot, a newspaper of general circu-
lation, printed and published in the
City of Costa Mesa, together with the
names of the members of the City
Council voting for and against the
same.
J. W. SMITH
Mayor of the City
of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
A. C. SWARTZ
City Clerk of the City
of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
I, A. C. SWARTZ, City Clerk and
ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of
the City of Costa Mesa, do hereby
certify that at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa, held on the 29th day of June,
1959, the foregoing Ordinance was con-
sidered section by section and that
said Ordinance was then passed and
adopted as a whole by the following
vote:
AYES: Rea, B. Smith, Meyers,
Pfnkley, J. Smith
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of the City of Costa Mesa
this 30th day of June, 1959.
A. C. SWARTZ
City Clerk and ex -offi-
cio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of
Costa Mesa
Published Globe -Herald & Pilot, Cos-
ta Mesa, Calif. July 1, 1959. N-19