§ 2-11 Hazardous, Flammable or Explosive Substances.
RCNY § 2-11
(a)No person shall load, unload, discharge, place, store or keep any material, fluid, gas or substance of any explosive, flammable, radioactive or hazardous nature upon any waterfront property or marginal street, except at locations designated in writing by the Commissioner, and upon complying with applicable rules and regulations of the United States Coast Guard, the Fire Department and the Department of Health of The City of New York, or any other Federal, State or City agency.
(b)No person shall drain, remove or discharge gasoline, oil or any explosive, flammable or hazardous liquid, gas or substance from any vehicle upon any waterfront property or marginal street, except at locations designated in writing by the Commissioner and upon complying with applicable rules and regulations of the United States Coast Guard, Fire Department and the Department of Health of The City of New York, or of any other Federal, State or City agency.
(c)No person shall load, unload, place, store or keep upon any waterfront property or marginal street any vehicle which is in the course of shipment containing gasoline or other flammable material unless the Commissioner and the Fire Commissioner of The City of New York grant prior written permission.
(d)No person shall load, unload, discharge, place, store or keep sisal, jute, hemp, flax, coir, kapok or any similar vegetable or synthetic fiber upon any waterfront property or marginal street without giving advance notice in writing thereof to the Commissioner and without complying with the rules and regulations of the United States Coast Guard and the Fire Department of The City of New York.
(e)All persons shall comply forthwith with all orders of the Commissioner concerning the loading, unloading, discharge, placing, storing or keeping of the hazardous, radioactive or flammable materials, fluids, gases, or substances mentioned in this section.
(f)No person shall load, unload, discharge, place, store or keep sisal, jute, hemp, flax, coir, kapok or any similar vegetable or synthetic fiber upon any waterfront property unless the shed or superstructure is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system approved by the Commissioner and the Fire Commissioner and the substructure is protected according to the rules and regulations of the Fire Department of The City of New York.
(g)Any person who is the owner, lessee or user of any equipment fueled by liquified petroleum gas or gasoline, and used to handle sisal, jute, hemp, flax, coir, kapok or similar vegetable or synthetic fiber, shall equip such equipment with exhaust spark arrestors and carburetor traps.
