Solvent and residue storage and handling.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 31-19
in effectSec. 31-19. - Solvent and residue storage and handling.
(a) No solvent shall be received or stored in a dry cleaning plant except in containers bearing a warning label, meeting the approval of the manager of public health and environment.
SOLVENT NAME
CHEMICAL NAME
WARNING! VAPOR HARMFUL
USE ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED BREATHING OF VAPOR
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT WITH THE SKIN
DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY
(b) All solvents shall be stored and handled in such a manner as to minimize evaporation and spillage. The storage containers for such solvents shall be tightly covered. All residues and wastes containing solvents shall be stored in a tightly covered metal container pending disposal so as not to constitute a health or fire hazard.
(c) All solvents shall be transferred directly from drums or other containers to a storage tank through a pipe or hose, and accomplished so as not to create excessive concentrations of solvent vapors in a machine service or public access area.
(Code 1950, § 972.2-5; Ord. No. 1110-96, § 1, 12-16-96; Ord. No. 427-18, § 18, 6-11-18)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH31LA_ARTIIDRCLES_DIV1GE_S31-19SORESTHAFetched: 10/27/2026