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4~.s o~ ~ III?SPECTIGN RE~?UIR^D AEFORE COVx'F.IT?CT IT~TSTA?~LATION. Before any installation is covered from sight, a notification in writing shall be given the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, who shall, vrithin 1~g hours after the cPipt of such notification, inspect the ineta112tion and give his vrritten approval or disapproval. Upon failure of the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention to inspect vrith the specified time, the installation nay be covered but shall be subject to insp- ~ cation by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention at the expense of the City. SOS HAZARDOUS HEATING AND LIGHTIDTG.APPLIANCES PfIAY BE PR CHIBITED. ~ Trio chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention ma.y prohibit the use of any type, _ i kind or make of heating or ligriting appliance using f lammabl~ liquids"which has not ' been tested by him or some competent authority and found to be properly s~fegua.rded, or which is not installed so as to provide reasonable protection against life or property. ~ ~ CLASS T AND IL LI~;UIDS PROHIBITED IN PLP_CES OF PUBLIC ASSEh~BLY. No Class 1 nor Class ll liquids shall be.kept or stored in any schoolhouse, j religious, amusement or other building used for public assembly, except in laboratories for experimental purposes. X10 STORAGE "OF CLASS T: A?~TD Tl: LI^tTIDS ATEAR EXITS, ETC. Except in sealed cor_ta.irers, no Class 1 nor Class 11 liquids ma.y be stored vrithin 10 feet of any stairway, elevator or exit except vrhen in a space separated from the stairway, elevator or exit by afire-resistive partition. ol.l TWO EXITS RE~~UTAED IN STORES ARTD JOBBERt S PLAPTTS. In all stores and in all jobber's manufacturing plants in =::*hich flammable , liquids are store, at least two exits shall be provided, one of vrhich shall be remote from the point of storage. Q,12 HANDLING LI~~ITED IN BUILDINGS OCCUPIED BY FAN~ILIES. The mixing, storing or handling of flammable liquids of Class 1 and 11 in open containers is.proY~ibited in any store in any building~-hcusing more than ttao f2~niJ.ies or in a frame ,build.ing housing more ths.n one family, provided that this shall not apoly to drug stores where flammable liquids are used in making and compounding medicines and prescriptions. STORAGE LIA4IT.ED IrT FRAME AND OTHER BUILDINGS NOT SO USED ON DATE OF ENAC"'A4ENT CF ORDINANCE. i The storage of flammable liquids inside buildings except in buildings so used on date of enactment of ordinance shall be as given under the follotring sub-sections; Frovid.ed that in a spectial stcrage room or fire=resistive building, conforming to requirements given in Section 915, the stera,ge of Class 1 liquids shall be in .ccordance with Section 916 and the quantity of C1_ass 11 ..=nd 111 liquids shall be unlimited. (a) trlithin the limits given in Section D51. In frame buildings: Classes 1 a,nd ll prohibited Class 111. Maximum limit of any tank or cor_t=,iner 60 gallons, except as permitted in Section 960. In other than frame buildirgs: ` Class 1. In sealed metal containers or safety cans of not more than 1 gallon capacity, and not exceeding a total of 10 gallons. " Class: ll. In sealed metal containers or safety cans of not more than 5 gallons capacity and in barrels, drums or tanks of not more than 60 gallons capacity (total quantity stored in this manner unlimited). 1 Class lll. In sealed containers of not more than ~ gallons capacity, in barrels and drums and in tanks not ~ exceeding 120 gallons capacity, except as permitted in Section 960 (total quantity stored in this manner unlimited). 1 (b) Outside the limits given in Section 951. ' ~ In frame buildings: i Class 1. In sealed metal containers or safety cans of