No persons, firm or corporation shall store, handle or dispense any
corrosive or poisonous chemicals or chemical compounds, including but not
limited to calcium hypochlorite and chlorinated isocyanate, in any manner
that creates a fire hazard, a substantial danger of leakage or a danger of
any damage to any person or property.
The Fire Department of the town shall prepare written general guidelines
specifically detailing methods for compliance with this chapter. Such guidelines
shall be furnished to any person requesting the same and shall tell specifically
how to comply with the terms hereof.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalty provided for under Chapter
1, §
1-5, of the Code of the Town of Southwick. Any violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
In addition to any other relief provided for hereunder, the town may
apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction to prohibit the
continuation of any such violation.
[Added STM 11-9-2004 by Art. 3]
The following is a list of costs and fees that will be incurred by a
"person liable" as defined by M.G.L. c. 21E et seq. in the event that the
Town of Southwick is required to respond to a notice of release as defined
in the aforementioned statute:
A. Personnel cost: $29 per hour or union rate, if applicable,
per person responding to any hazardous release incident.
B. Apparatus: The charge for all apparatus responding to
the hazardous release incident within the first hour will be a flat rate fee
of $400 plus materials. For each additional hour, or part thereof, the hourly
rates shall be as follows:
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I.
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Aerial Device
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$250.00/unit
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II.
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Engine
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$200.00/unit
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III.
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Ambulance (Municipal)
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$200.00/unit
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IV.
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Chemical Truck
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$200.00/unit
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V.
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Rescue Truck
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$150.00/unit
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VI.
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Brush Truck
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$150.00/unit
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VII.
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Tanker
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$150.00/unit
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VIII.
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Command Vehicle
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$100.00/unit
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IX.
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Police Vehicles
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$35.00/unit
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C. Additional costs/fees:
(1) The "person liable" or their insurer shall be obligated
to pay the Fire and/or Police Department vehicle insurance deductible in an
amount up to $1,000 for each occurrence during any hazardous release incident.
(2) The fee for a HAZ-MAT vehicle shall be $750 per hour
and shall include the first hour of response time.
(3) All material used shall be billed at the catalog price.
Catalog price shall be defined as the cost of any particular item that must
be paid for by the Town of Southwick in its response to the notice of release
or threat of release.