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DIVISION 2. SALVAGE YARDS
SECTION 10.4.2.1
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
A. Salvage yards shall be operated and maintained with the following
requirements:
1. No salvage yard shall be so located as to seriously expose adjacent
properties to fire. Serious exposure shall include situations where
materials are stored or operations performed within four and a half
meters (4.5 m) of an adjacent private property line.
2. The entire premises devoted to such yard or plant shall be enclosed
with a chain-linked fence not less than two and a half meters (2.5 m) in
height, with two (2) gates of four and a half meters (4.5 m) width for
fire department access.
3. No roof of any building located in a salvage yard shall be used for
storage. This applies to all buildings on a property where salvage work
is performed or waste materials are handled, including those used for
storage, vehicle shelters, administration and sales.
4. No motor vehicles, or any part thereof, junk, or other waste materials,
shall be stored, displayed or kept in such a manner as to unnecessarily
hinder or endanger fire fighting operations. Aisles or passageways of
four and a half meters (4.5 m) wide shall be provided to permit access
for firefighting equipment and personnel.
SECTION 10.4.2.2
FIRE SAFETY
OPERATIONS
CLEARANCE
REQUIRED
FOR
HOTWORK
No welding and cutting operations in salvage yards shall be conducted
without a fire safety clearance issued by the City/Municipal Fire Marshal
having jurisdiction for hotworks operations.
SECTION 10.4.2.3
CONSTRUCTION
A. Vertical openings in such building shall be enclosed with approved
automatic self-closing fire doors in accordance with Section 10.2.5.3 of this
IRR.
B. Picking shall be done in rooms separated from storage rooms or other
occupancies by fire resistive walls and doors having a fire resistance of not
less than one (1) hour. Picking rooms shall be provided with exhaust
systems to adequately and safely remove dust and dirt.
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