Ord 2511 6/17/1969 ORDINANCE NO. a1/45//
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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE STORAGE AND
HANDLING OF AGRICULTURAL ANHYDROUS AMMONIA;
ADOPTING THE ANI STANDARD NO. M-1 DATED
NOVEMBER 19, 1968; PROVIDING FOR PERMITS;
PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT BY THE FIRE MARSHALL;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. There is hereby adopted for the purpose
of prescribing standards governing the storage and handling of
Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia, that certain book known as
"Standards for the Storage and Handling of Agricultural Anhydrous
Ammonia" , ANI Standard No. M-1, dated November 19, 1968, pre-
pared by the Agricultural Nitrogen Institute, successor to the
Agricultural Ammonia Institute, of which book a copy has been
and is now filed in the Office of the City Clerk, and the same
is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at
length herein, the provisions thereof shall be controlling
within the corporate limits of the city.
SECTION 2 . No person shall install any tank, con-
tainer or equipment for the storing and/or consumption of
Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia, or install any piping for the
transfer of Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia on any premises within
the city until such person shall have secured a permit to do
so from the city. Prior to the installation of any Agricultural
Anhydrous Ammonia installation within the city, plans and
specifications for such installation shall be submitted to the
Fire Marshall ' s Office; if such plans and specifications meet
the standards set out in Section 1 above, the Fire Marshall
shall issue a permit for the construction, which shall be in
addition to any other permits required by the Ordinances of the
City of Wichita Falls. Final approval will follow a physical
inspection by the Fire Marshall of the completed installation.
SECTION 3. Should any person, firm or corporation
fail to comply with the safety standards set out in the ANI
Standard M-1 at any time, their permit shall be revoked until
such violations have been corrected. Any person, firm or corpora-
tion who stores and handles Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia with-
out obtaining a permit shall be punishable by a fine of not
less than five dollars ($5.00) or more than two hundred dollars
($200.00) . Each day that a violation continues shall consti-
tute a separate offence.
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SECTION 4. The provisions of this ordinance shall
be included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Wichita Falls, Texas, as an addition or amendment
thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to
the uniform numbering system of the code.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 1969.
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ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
Affidavit of Publication
AN ORDINANCE; !,R NO.GULATING TH',E THE STATE OF TEXAS
STORAGE AND •HAWDLIiNG 0 F
AGRICULTURAL ANHYDROSS AMMO-
NIA; AD OPTIN G THE AN L STANDARD
COUNTY OF WICHITA.
NO. M-1 DATED NOVEMBER 89, 1968;
PROVIDING FOR PERMITS; MROVID- i
ING FOR ENFORCEMENT BY THE
FIRE MARSHALL; PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY. On this 27th day of June
B
gE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WI-
CHITA FALLS,TEXAS, THAT: 1969��
SECTION 1. There is hereby adopted for A.D. personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority
the purpose of prescribing standards
governing the storage and handling of Katherine Parrish
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Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia, that , bookkeeper
certain book known as"Standards for the
Storage and Handling of Agricultural
Anhydrous Ammonia," ANI Standard No.
M-,, dated November 19, 1968, prepared for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the
by the Agricultural Nitrogen Institute,
successor to the Agricultural Ammonia
institute, of which 'book a copy has been Wichita Falls Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in
and is now filed in the Office of the City
!Clerk, and the same is hereby adopted
and incorporated as fully as if set out at
length herein,the provisions thereof shall Wichita County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states
be controlling within the corporate limits
of the piny. that the attached.advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising
SECTION 2. No person shall install any
tank, container or equipment for the stor-
ing and/or consumption of Agricultural published in V
Anhydrous Ammonia,or install any piping _ issues thereof on the following
for the transfer of Agricultural Anhydrous
Ammonia on any premises within the city dates
until such person shall have secured a n7s 1969
permit to do from the city. Prior to June G
the installation on of any Agricultural T�n�
Anhydrous Ammonia installation within
the city,plans and specifications for such
installation shall•be submitted to the Fire
Marshall's Office; if such plans and
specifications meet the standards set out '<..17----IV �� C-�'Z�L�•�� r.
in Section 1 above, the Fire Marshall
shall issue a penmit for the construction, Bookkeeper for Times Publishing Company
which shall be in addition to any other of Wichita Falls
permits required by the Ordinances of the
City of Wichiita.Falls.Final approval will
follow.a physical inspection by the Fire
Marshall of the completed installation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above
.SECTION 3. Should any person, firm or
corporation fail to comply with the safety
standards set out in the ANI Standard M- written•
1 at any time, their permit shall be
revoked until such violations have been
corrected. Any person, firm or corpora-
tion who stores and handles Agricultural r� -, j �\4�
Anhydrous t less t Ammonia ors (S5 obtaining e 01� /?}mac.,,`-J�,� = 'v�{�G`-4 ..
permit shall be punishable by a fine of • C
than two hundred dollars ($200.00). E
day that a violation continues shall con-
stitute a separate offense. _
SECTION 4. The provisions of this or-
dinance shall be included and` in-
corporated in the Code of Ordinances of
the additional Corr amendment as nt thereto, and
shall be appropriately renumbered to
conform to the uniform numbering
system of the code.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE
17TH DAY OF JUNE, 1969. s/Kenneth
Hill,Mayor
Attest: s/ Wilma J. Thomas, CITY
CLERK ___
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