13.0 Storage of Combustible Materials

13.1

Except as provided in sections 13.2 and 13.3, no occupier of any premises shall permit the storage or stacking in the open of any combustible material, unless the distance of the stack from any boundary other than a street boundary is at least equal to the height of the stack, but in any case not less than 1.4 metres.

13.2

A stack may be placed closer to the boundary than the distance specified in section 13.1 if a brick, stone, or concrete wall extending not less than 450 millimetres above and not less than 1.4 metres beyond the length of the stack, is situated between the stack and the boundary.

13.3

A stack may, with the written approval of the adjoining owner and of the authorized officer, be placed closer to the boundary than the distance specified in section 13.1 where any of the following conditions continue to exist:

1. Where there is a brick, stone or concrete wall as defined in section 13.2 without openings situated on the adjoining property and within 1.4 metres of the common boundary; or
2. Where there are no buildings on the adjoining land; or
3. Where there is no danger of a stack adjacent to a boundary increasing the risk of the spread of fire.

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