Storage in Fire-Resistive Storage Rooms
Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 383.18
in effect§ 383.18 Storage in Fire-Resistive Storage Rooms
(a) Flammable liquid stored within fire resistive storage rooms and not stored in approved stationary or fixed storage tanks shall be within approved containers or safety cans not exceeding sixty (60) gallon capacity. No open containers shall be permitted and caps, plugs and bungs shall be in place and containers closed except when being filled or emptied. A container with an attached approved dispensing pump shall be deemed to be a closed container.
(b) Containers shall be stored on or in suitable incombustible racks or cabinets, or shall be stored on racks of wood heavily treated so as to make them fire- resistant, or shall be stored on suitable approved open strip-type pallets or dunnage which may be of untreated wood. All storage shall be so arranged that Fire Division access for fire fighting purposes shall not be obstructed and so that efficient operation of any automatic fire extinguishing system shall not be prevented. No containers shall be stored by being piled one on top of another without provisions for maintaining the piles in a stable condition by the use of pallets or other suitable supports.
(c) Whenever practicable, withdrawal from containers or from stationary or fixed tanks shall be by pumping. Incombustible drip pans shall be provided to catch all drip or overflow.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)
Source: City of Cleveland, Ohio, Codified Ordinances and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/cleveland/latest/cleveland_oh/0-0-0-17115Fetched: 11/1/2026