§ 8.20.010. Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

A.

"Approved" means the approval of the chief of the fire department, the state commissioner of public safety or the state fire marshal.

B.

"Dike" means the impoundment area or wall around the aboveground tank designed to contain and impound accidentally discharged petroleum products.

C.

"Flammable liquid" means any fluid which will emit a vapor which can be ignited by flame or spark.

1.

"Class A" means any flammable liquid having a flashpoint below one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (37.8° C), to be ascertained by standard closed-cup instruments.

2.

"Class B" means any flammable liquid having a flashpoint of not less than one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (37.8° C), nor higher than one hundred eighty-seven degrees Fahrenheit, to be ascertained by standard closed-cup instrument.

D.

"F.P.R." means Fire Prevention Rules and Regulations made by the Board of Fire Prevention Regulations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Safety in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 148, Sections 9, 10 and 38 of the General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, as amended.

E.

"License" means the authority granted to the city council by General Laws, Chapter 148, Section 13.

F.

"Permit" means the authority granted by the chief of the fire department.

G.

"Storage terminal" means a place for the bulk storage of flammable liquids in an amount exceeding one million gallons.

(C.O.78-1061 § 1 (part): prior revision § 7-41)