O61-13 ORDINANCE NO. 61-13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING SEC. 12-2 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION AND PROHIBITING
BULK STORAGE OF II~-FLAMABLE LIQUIDS WITHIN
CERTAIN SPECIFIED LI1VIITS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON
BEACH, FLORIDA:
PREAMBLE
This Ordinance is deemed to be an emergency measure enacted
for lhe immediate preservation of lhe public peace, property, health and
safety, and for the daily operation of the municipal building and fire
departments of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, for the purpose of
protecting the inhabitants of the said municipality from the inherenl dangers
connected with lhe bulk storage of inflamable liquids within the territorial
limits of said municipality~
SECTION 1. That Section 12-2 of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Boynton Beach, Florida, being otherwise described as Section 3 of
Ordinance No. 242 of said City, is hereby amended to read:
"Sec. 12-2. SAME - AMENDMENT.
The limits of Section 904 of said code in which bulk
storage of inflamable liquids in outside aboveground tanks
is prohibited, are hereby established as follows:
Bounded on the East by the Florida Inland Navigation
District Canal; on the North by the Boynton Canal; on the
West by Seaboard Air Line Railroad~ and on the South by
Woolbright Road (So~tt~ 15ih Avenue). Such bulk storage
is also prohibited within (250) Two Hundred Fifty Feet of
U. S. Highway No. 1. and within (-500) Five Hundred Feet
of any church, school, theater, or other public gathering
place, or similar type bulk storage tank installation located
on any non-contiguous parcel. Any building permit issued
for the construction of bulk storage tanks contemplated
hereinabove, shall be subject to the imposition of any
reasonable safety requirements deemed necessary by the
City Council dictated by the physical location of the proposed
site of such tanks.
SECTION 2. SEPARABILITY: Each of the provisions of this
Ordinance are separable, including word, clause, phrase or sentence, and
if any provision hereof shall be declared invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remaining portions shall not be affected but shall remain in
full force and effect.
SECTION 3. REPEALING PROVISIONS: Ail Ordinances or parts of
Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed..
SECTION 4] EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance is deemed to
be an emergency Ordinance~ and shall take effect immediately upon passage.
DATED this 14th day of June, A. D. 1961.
(CORPORATE SEAL)
C ouncitrn, an
Councilman
'City Clerk'~
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