Tanks located outside of a building or structure that contain hazardous materials as defined by the current adopted Oregon Structural Specialty Code and in proximity to buildings and structures regulated by such code as to create a hazardous condition to occupants of a building shall be regulated by the City of Medford Building Department.

To determine such hazardous conditions, Chapter 4 of the current adopted Oregon Structural Specialty Code and referenced standards, as well as applicable sections of the current state adopted fire code, shall be used for determining adequate separation type and quantities of hazardous materials contained in tanks for the purpose of maintaining safety to the occupants of a given building or structure.

Other tanks located outside that if structural failure resulted could impose a detrimental load on a building or structure shall also be regulated by the City of Medford Building Department.

The scope of regulation for such tanks shall be limited to structural support of tanks. When determined that hazardous conditions are present, structural support of such tanks shall accommodate all applicable loads as prescribed in Chapter 16 of the current adopted Oregon Structural Specialty Code and referenced standards.

Requirements scoped in the current adopted specialty codes, such as for tanks containing heating oil, shall be regulated by the applicable adopted codes.

This ordinance does not preclude the requirements of other departments such as Planning, Fire and DEQ.