Conditions Requiring Permits
Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 383.04
in effect§ 383.04 Conditions Requiring Permits
(a) No permit shall be required for the temporary storage of paints, oils, varnishes or similar mixtures while being used in painting or refinishing a building or other structure and stored therein for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days, in quantities not exceeding that required for one (1) week’s operations. However, this shall not apply, and permits shall be obtained, for the storing of paints, oils and varnishes kept for maintenance operations.
(b) No permit shall be required by an owner, occupant or agent of an owner or occupant, for the use of paints, oils, varnishes and similar mixtures in painting or finishing premises owned or occupied by such owner or occupant, except that a permit shall be required for refinishing bowling alley floors and similar surfaces in places of assembly when highly flammable liquids are used.
(c) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) hereof, no permit shall be required by a painter for the storage, use and handling of flammable liquids required for his or her trade or business, provided that no such liquids in excess of those required for the conduct of his or her trade or business are stored, and none are sold at wholesale or retail or regularly stored by him or her in buildings of residential occupancy classification or in other locations where prohibited by this chapter or deemed hazardous to the occupancy by the Division of Fire. It is provided further that the location of each such place of storage shall be registered with the Division and the location, quantity and manner of storing and handling of such flammable liquids, the precautions against fire and the provisions for fire fighting, shall be subject to the inspection, order and approval of the Division.
(d) A permit shall be required for the regular storage of flammable liquids in excess of an aggregate of five (5) gallons within any building or on the premises of any building of residential occupancy, business occupancy, institutional occupancy, assembly occupancy or educational occupancy classification.
(e) A permit shall be required for the regular storing or handling of flammable liquids in excess of the following quantities within or outside or on the premises of any building of industrial occupancy, storage occupancy or high hazard occupancy classification:
Gallons | Class Liquid
10 | I
25 | II
25 | III inside building
55 | III outside building
(f) No retail store, jobber, paint and oil store, hardware store, drug store or other mercantile establishment shall store, handle or sell flammable liquid unless a permit to do so has been obtained from the Fire Chief, except that no permit shall be required by a mercantile establishment to store, handle or sell perfumes, hair tonics, medicinal or toilet preparations or shoe polish, or similar mixtures intended for domestic or household use.
(g) Every certificate of occupancy issued after June 27, 1949, shall state the quantity, character, location and method of storage of flammable liquid permitted on the premises as approved by the Chief. A new certificate of occupancy shall be obtained whenever there is any increase in the quantity, or substantial change in the character, location or method of storage of flammable liquid on such premises.
(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/0-0-0-16999Fetched: 11/1/2026