16.40.040 Hazardous Materials Permits:
Occupancies storing, maintaining, producing, or using hazardous materials or hazardous wastes that exceed the permit quantities shown in Table HI, HIF (Flammable&Combustible Liquids) or HlC (compressed gases/aerosols) below shall submit a hazardous materials permit application to the Fire Code Official along with all supporting documentation required on the permit application form. Permits shall be valid for two (2 years).
For the purposes of permit fee calculations, permit fees shall be based on the hazard ranking of the produces) utilizing the hazard ranking outlined in National Fire Protection Association Standard 704 (Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response) Permit fees for hazardous materials permits shall be calculated using Table H2 below.
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Table Hl-Permit Amounts for Hazardous Materials |
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Type of Material |
Amount |
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Corrosive materials |
Liquids: 55 gallons Solids: 1000 pounds |
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Explosive Materials |
Any quantity within the scope of Chapter 56, 2012 edition of the International Fire Code |
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Flammable Solids |
100 pounds |
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Highly toxic materials(OSHA definition) |
Gases, Liquids, Solids: Any amount |
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Toxic materials (OSHA definition) |
Liquids 10 gallons Solids 100 pounds |
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Oxidizing materials |
Liquids: Class 4 Any Amount Class 3 1 gallon Class 2 10 gallons Class 1 55 gallons Solids: Class 4 Any amount Class 3 10 pounds Class 2 10 gallons Class 1 55 gallons |
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Organic Peroxides |
Liquids: Class I or II Any Amount Class in 1 gallon Class IV 2 gallons Class V No permit required Solids: Class I and II Any amount Class III 10 pounds Class IV 20 pounds Class V No permit required |
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Pyrophoric materials |
Gases, Liquids, Solids: Any Amount |
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Reactive materials |
Liquids: Class 3 and 4 Any amount Class 2 5 gallons Class 110 gallons Solids: Class 3 and 4 Any amount Class 2 50 pounds Class 1 100 pounds |
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Water Reactive Materials Liquids: |
Class 3 Any amount Class 2 5 gallons Class 1 55 gallons Solids: Class 3 Any amount Class 2 50 pounds Class 1 500 pounds |
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Liquified petroleum gas |
Storage and use of LP gas above 500 gallons water capacity Operations of cargo tankers (rail and road) that transport LP gas. |
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Table HIF-Permit Amounts for Flammable and Combustible Liquids |
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Class 1 Liquids |
In excess of 5 gallons in a building or 10 gallons outside. Permit required for fuel dispensing stations refineries bulk plants or similar facilities. |
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Class II or IHA |
In excess of 25 gallons in a building or in 60 gallons outside. |
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Class III |
In excess of 500 gallons |
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Table H1C-Permit Amounts for Compressed Gases and Aerosols |
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Type of Gas |
Amount (Cubic feet at N.T.P.) |
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Corrosive |
200 |
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Flammable (Except Liquified Petroleum Gas) |
200 |
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Highly Toxic |
Any Amount |
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Inert and simple asphyxiant |
600 |
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Oxidizing (including oxygen) |
504 |
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Pyrophoric |
Any Amount |
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Toxic |
Any Amount |
Permit Fee Calculation. Instructions for calculating permit fees is found on the Fire Department Hazardous Materials Permit Application.
Each class of hazardous material shown in tables HI, HIF and H1C above the permit amount will be used to calculate permit fees (individual materials within a class will be counted toward the aggregate quantity for that class). Hazardous materials permit fees are established in the master fee schedule published by the City of Moses Lake. (Ord. 2846, 12/27/16; Ord. 2755, 1/27/15)