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(3) Permit required. No liquefied petroleum gas container having a water capacity greater than 125 gallons shall be installed at any location without first having obtained a permit therefor from the building inspector and having paid a permit fee to be established by the council. (4) Temporary portable containers. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the use of temporary portable containers during construction on the premises or for a period of not to exceed four months if permanent service of natural gas is prohibited because of frost conditions, subject to the issuance of a permit by the building and zoning official. (b) Open-flame heaters or equipment. It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any structure containing two or more residential units without a property line to maintain in an operable condition or operate within a garage, whether attached or detached, used as an accessory use to such residential unit, the following: (1) An open-flame type heater or stove. (2) Welding or torch cutting equipment. (3) Any other equipment utilizing an open flame. (Code 1982, § 207.08) Sec. 22-77. Barbecues and open fires restricted at certain residential structures. (a) In any structure containing two or more vertically stacked residential units, no person shall kindle, maintain, or cause any fire or open flame on any balcony above ground level, or on any ground floor patio immediately adjacent to or within 15 feet of any unit. (b) No person shall store any fuel, barbecue, torch, or other similar heating or lighting chemicals or devices on any balcony above ground level, or on any ground floor patio immediately adjacent to or within 15 feet of any unit. (c) Electric grills or gas-fired barbecue grills which are permanently mounted, wired, or plumbed to the building's gas supply or electrical system and which maintain a minimum clearance of 18 inches on all sides shall be installed on balconies and patios when approved by the fire chief. (Code 1982, § 207.12) Sec. 22-78. Fire lanes. (a) The marking of fire lanes on private and public property, devoted to public use, shall be approved by the chief of the fire department and/or the chief of police. (b) Parking of motor vehicles or otherwise obstructing fire lanes shall be prohibited at all times. A violation of this subsection shall constitute a misdemeanor. (Code 1982, § 207.16) Sec. 22-79. Appeals. Whenever the chief of the fire department shall fail to approve an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the fire code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the chief of the fire department to the city council within 30 days from the date of the decision appealed. (Code 1982, § 207.18)