§ 30-11. Permits., Article I. General Regulations and Provisions, Chapter 30. Fire Prevention, Code of Ordinances, Brookhaven

A permit shall constitute permission in writing to manufacture, maintain, store, handle or keep explosives, chemicals, flammable liquids and gases or other hazardous materials or to use, install or conduct processes or carry on operations involving or creating conditions which are or may be hazardous to life or property or to install equipment used in connection with such activities. Such permit shall not take the place of any other license required by law and shall not be transferable nor assignable. Each permit shall be limited to the purposes and materials set forth in the face thereof, and any change in use or occupancy of premises shall require a new permit.

Before any permit other than a household or commercial burning permit may be issued, the Division of Fire Prevention, with the consent of the owner or occupant, or with a search warrant, shall inspect and approve the receptacles, equipment, vehicles, buildings, premises or storage place to be used. In cases where the approval of any other governmental agency is required, no permit shall be issued until satisfactory evidence of such approval has been submitted by the applicant.

All applications for a permit required by this chapter, other than an application for the household or commercial burning permit, shall be made to the Chief Fire Marshal in such form and detail as he shall prescribe. Applications for permits shall be accompanied by such plans as required by the Chief Fire Marshal. An application for a household or commercial burning permit may be made to the Chief of the Fire Department in whose district the burning is to be conducted. A permit shall not be issued for a period longer than one year unless specifically stated by some other section of this code. A permit shall not be effective until such time as the applicant has corrected all violations which were observed at the time of inspection. The permit fee shall cover a period of one year from the date of initial inspection, unless specifically stated by some other section of this code.

[Amended 2-2-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993, effective 2-12-1993]

Permits shall at all times be kept on the premises designated therein and shall at all times be subject to inspection by the Division of Fire Prevention and any officer of the Fire or Police Department.

One permit only shall be required by establishments dealing in or using two or more flammable, combustible or explosive materials to be kept in the establishment at any one time, but each of the materials shall be listed in the permit.

A copy of each permit, together with the application and plans upon which it is based, shall be delivered by the Chief Fire Marshal forthwith to the Chief of the Fire Department which protects the area in which the premises are situated.

The Chief Fire Marshal may revoke any permit or approval issued, and the Chief of the Fire Department may revoke a household or commercial burning permit issued by him, if any violation of this chapter is found upon inspection or in case there has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to a material fact in the application or plans on which the permit or approval was based.

No building or structure, except one-family dwellings, shall be erected or altered until the plans therefor have been approved, in writing, by the Chief Fire Marshal. Such written approval shall not be given where said construction or alteration would be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.