2126 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING TITLE OF SECITON 212-12 AND BY ADDING SUBPARAGRAPH (c) TO SECTION 12-12

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ORDINANCE NO, 2126 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVID- ING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCFS, CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TExAS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING THE TITLE OF SECTION 12-12 AND BY ADDING SUBPARAGRA.PH (c) TO SFCTION 12-12, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS PERMITTING OPEN FLAME TORCHES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS; PROVIDING FOR A. PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $200.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCFS OR PARTS OF QRDINANCFS IN CONFLr T HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR A.N EFFECTIVE DATE OF FEBRUARY 1, 1973. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section l. That the title to Section 12-12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended so thdt such shall read as follows: "Section 12-12. Outside fires and open flame torches." Section 2. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended by adding Subparagraph (c) to Section 12-12, to read as follows: "Section 12-12. Outside fires and open flame torches. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to in- stall, erect or maintain any open flame torch on any premises within the corporate limits of the City of Paris unless a permit is obtained for the installa- tion or erection of such torch. Before beginning in- stallation or erection of any open flame torch in the city, an applicant must submit a written request to the office of the f ire marshal and include a plot plan showing the location of torches and their proximity to building, vegetation and other combustibles, driveways, parking areas, streets and walkways. Cutaway drawings of the device and the method of installation must also be submitted. All torch devices proposed to be in- stalled must bear the seal of approval of the American Gas Association or other nationally recog- nized safety testing laboratories. If, after due consideration of the above items, a permit is issued, the installation must be made under the following conditions: (1) No combustibles, including shrubbery, shall be located within ten feet of the open flame. (2) A regulated orifice shall be placed within the supply line of each torch of such size to prevent a flame of over 18 inches in height above the burner outlet when the valve is fully open. (3) Gas shall be delivered to the device at a pressure not greater than the pressure normally provided for residential installa- tions.