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5. Glare: Any operation or activity producing intense glare shall • be performed in such a manner as not to create a nuisance or hazard across lot lines. In no case shall direct illumination from any source of light or direct • welding flash be visible in a residential district, nor shall reflected light from these sources exceed 0. 2 foot candles across the source property lines. b. Fire and Explosion Hazards: (a) Activities involved in the manufacture of materials or products which decompose by detonation are permitted only in the Industrial District and then only when specifically licensed by the City of LaPorte Fire Department. (b) Activities involving the storage and utilization of materials or products which decompose by detona- tion are permitted only in manufacturing districts, and then only when specifically licensed by the City of LaPorte Fire Department. Such materials shall include but not be limited to all primary ex- plosives such as lead azide, lead sulphonate, fulminates and tetrancene; all high explosives • such as TNT, HMX, PETN, and picric acid; propellants and components thereof such as ' nitrocellulose, black powder, boron hydrides, hydrazine and its derivatives; pyrotechnics and fireworks such as magnesium powder, potassium chlorate, and potassium nitrate; blasting explo- sives such as dynamite and nitroglycerine; unstable organic compounds such as liquid • oxygen, percholric acid, perchlorates, chlorates and hydrogen peroxide in concentrations greater than 35 per cent; and nuclear fuels, fissionable materials and products, and reactor elements such as Uranium 235 and Plutonium 239. (c) Explosives shall be stored, utilized, and manufac- tured in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal codes. (d) All applications for zoning permits for uses involy- ing fire and explosion hazards may be referred by the Zoning Administrator to the office of the Chief Fire Marshall of the City of LaPorte for •