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Hey everyone,
So I am looking at starting a small ammunition business out of my home and so far everything is golden except for one thing the City of Newberg. The city code 10.40.404 states that in home business's of this nature may not use ''Highly'' flammable or combustible material in the process. So I must submit to them a case providing proof that there would be no explosive or fire hazard with the materials I would be using, so far upon inspection of some MSDS data I have found that Isopropyl alcohol presents the same fire rating as smokeless propellant with a rating of 3 (high) and nail polish remover has an even higher fire rating at 4 (extreme). The main issue I am having is smokeless propellant has a reactivity rating of 4 which means ''May detonate'' but this is only under highly controlled circumstances.
I have looked over State and Federal storage requirements and that is very easy to abide by but once you add manufacturing to the process is where the issue starts, Oregon fire code states that 50lbs of solid combustibles may be stored in the location that I am in (provided no containers are larger than 10lbs) so that would be easy to stay under and 10,000 primers may be stored in a private dwelling. So the overall allowable amount of components is sufficient to keep operations moving and I've called county, State, and ATF and they've said there's no problem except obtaining a permit through the city.
So with all that in mind if anyone can help with any data that supports that storage and use of smokeless propellant is safe to use for small manufacturing inside of a dwelling it would very much appreciated. On a side note if I could rent a section zoned for industrial there would be no issue but with fees, licensing, and insurance associated with this business adding rental fee on top is too much collateral for me to fund out of pocket.
Thanks for any helpful input/advice and hopefully I can get this up and running soon.
So I am looking at starting a small ammunition business out of my home and so far everything is golden except for one thing the City of Newberg. The city code 10.40.404 states that in home business's of this nature may not use ''Highly'' flammable or combustible material in the process. So I must submit to them a case providing proof that there would be no explosive or fire hazard with the materials I would be using, so far upon inspection of some MSDS data I have found that Isopropyl alcohol presents the same fire rating as smokeless propellant with a rating of 3 (high) and nail polish remover has an even higher fire rating at 4 (extreme). The main issue I am having is smokeless propellant has a reactivity rating of 4 which means ''May detonate'' but this is only under highly controlled circumstances.
I have looked over State and Federal storage requirements and that is very easy to abide by but once you add manufacturing to the process is where the issue starts, Oregon fire code states that 50lbs of solid combustibles may be stored in the location that I am in (provided no containers are larger than 10lbs) so that would be easy to stay under and 10,000 primers may be stored in a private dwelling. So the overall allowable amount of components is sufficient to keep operations moving and I've called county, State, and ATF and they've said there's no problem except obtaining a permit through the city.
So with all that in mind if anyone can help with any data that supports that storage and use of smokeless propellant is safe to use for small manufacturing inside of a dwelling it would very much appreciated. On a side note if I could rent a section zoned for industrial there would be no issue but with fees, licensing, and insurance associated with this business adding rental fee on top is too much collateral for me to fund out of pocket.
Thanks for any helpful input/advice and hopefully I can get this up and running soon.