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ORDINANCE NO. 859
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AMENDING SECTION 3124
OF THE NEWPORT BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE RELAT-
ING TO THE FIRE PREVEN-
TION CODE.
The City Council of the City of
Newport Beach does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1: Section 3124 of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code
is amended to read:
"SECTION 3124. Amendments
Made in the Fire Prevention
Code. The Fire Prevention Code
is amended and changed in the
following respects:
(a) Section 26.01, Paragraph
b, is hereby amended to read.
b. Location Restricted. No
person shall kindle or main-
tain any bonfire or rubbish
fire or authorize any such
fire to be kindled or main-
tained on any private land
unless (1) the location is not
less than 25 feet from any
structure and adequate pro-
vision is made to prevent fire
from spreading to within 25
feet of any structure, or (2)
the fire is contained in an
approved waste burner with
closed top, located safely not
less than five feet from,any
structure.
(b) Section 15.503, Paragraph
b, is amended to read:
(b) Automatic Dispensing
Devices. The installation and
use of coin - operated dispens-
ing devices for Class I flam-
mable liquids is prohibited.
The dispensing of Class I
flammable liquids into the
fuel tank of a vehicle or into
a container shall at all times
be under the control of a
competent person. The use
of any device which permits
the dispensing of Class I
flammable liquids when the
hand of the operator of the
discharging nozzle is re-
moved from the nozzle con-
trol lever is hereby forbidden
except when using an auto-
matic nozzle as provided in
Section 15.503 b (1).
(1) Automatic Hose Noz-
zle Valves, with Latch -Open
Devices: In lieu of being
held open by hand, an
approved automatic nozzle
may be used for dispens-
ing Class I flammable
liquid into the fuel tank of a
vehicle. Such a nozzle shall
have the latch -open device
as an integral part of the as-
sembly and shall shut off the
liquid reliably and positively
when the gasoline tank is
filled, when it falls from the
filling neck of an automobile
tank, when it is subject to
rough usage such as drop-
ping or lack of proper lubri-
cation, or when an automo-
bile is driven away while the
nozzle is still in the tank. A
competent attendant shall be
not more than ten (10) feet
from the vehicle being filled
by such an approved nozzle."
SECTION 2: This Ordinance
shall be published once in the
Newport Harbor Ensign, a news-
paper of general circulation,
printed and published in the City
of Newport Beach, and the same
shall be effective 30 days after
the date of its adoption.
This Ordinance was introduced
at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Newport
Beach held on the 8th day of
September, 1958, and was adopt-
ed on the 22nd day of September,
1958, by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: HART,
LORENZ, SOMERS, KINGSLEY,
ATKINSON, HIGBIE, STODDARD.
NOES, COUNCILMEN, NONE.
ABSENT COUNCILMEN: NONE.
JAMES B. STODDARD
Mayor
ATTEST:
MARGERY SCHROUDER
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA I
COUNTY OF ORANGE SS.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
I, ...... �' Ii4Xgtry. .... ck► rouder.................. .......................... City Clerk of the City of Newport
Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing . rdingnee
No .................9 ....................was duly and regularly adopted, passed, and approved by the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held at the
regular meeting place thereof, on the ......2 d.......... day, of. ......... SeFDtember $8
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by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN... Hart, Lorenz, Somers, Kingsley, Atkinson,
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Higbie, Stoddard
NOES: COUNCILMEN.. None------------------------- - - - - --
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN -None
Dated this .... Sth day
NB 130 -500 12/56
November
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