[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Chester 11-12-1991
by L.L. No. 1-1991. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 98.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanings respectively ascribed:
The use of alternate operational and/or equivalent controls for the
reduction of gasoline vapor emissions that have been approved by the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation, such that the aggregate emissions
of gasoline vapor from the facility do not exceed those from the application
of defined reasonably available control technology.
Any petroleum distillate having a Reid vapor pressure of four pounds
per square inch (28 kilopascals) or higher, used as a motor fuel.
Any tank truck, trailer or railroad tank car used for the transport
of gasoline.
A system where gasoline vapors are forced from a tank into a vaportight
holding system or vapor control system through direct displacement by the
gasoline being loaded.
A system where at least 90%, by weight, of the gasoline vapors that
are displaced or drawn from a vehicle fuel tank during refueling are removed
to a vaportight holding system or vapor control system.
A modification of an existing gasoline dispensing site which involves
the addition of one or more new gasoline pumps or the replacement or reconditioning
of an existing pump.
A system that prevents emissions to the outdoor atmosphere from exceeding
4.7 grains per gallon (80 grams per 1,000 liters) of petroleum, liquid-loaded.
No person may transfer or allow the transfer in any one day of more
than 2,000 gallons of gasoline into storage tanks at gasoline dispensing sites
located in the Village of Chester area, unless the storage tank is equipped
with a Stage I vapor collection system consisting of a vaportight return line
from the storage tank, or its vent, to the gasoline transport vehicle and
a system that will ensure that the vapor line is connected before gasoline
can be transferred into the tank; a properly installed on-site vapor control
system connected to a vapor collection system; or an equivalent control system,
and such system is properly connected and used continuously while gasoline
is being transferred.
A.
A Stage II vapor collection will be required at any gasoline
dispensing site located in the Village of Chester which is constructed after
the effective date of this chapter or which replaces or substantially modifies
its gasoline pump(s) after the effective date of this chapter.
B.
No owner and/or operator of a gasoline dispensing site
required to comply with this chapter may transfer or allow the transfer of
gasoline into a motor vehicle fuel tank at gasoline dispensing sites located
in the Village of Chester area unless the gasoline pump is equipped with a
Stage II vapor collection system which shall meet the requirements necessary
for approval by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
before it is installed. Approval of a Stage II vapor collection system will
be based on a determination that a properly installed and operated system
will remove at least 90% by weight, of the gasoline vapors that are displaced
or drawn from a vehicle fuel tank during refueling to a vapor tight holding
system or vapor control system.
C.
Persons required to implement Stage II vapor collection
systems shall conspicuously post operating instructions for the system in
the gasoline dispensing area, which include:
(1)
A clear description of how to correctly dispense gasoline
with the vapor recovery nozzles utilized at the site;
(2)
A warning that continued attempts at dispensing gasoline
after the system indicates that the vehicle tank is full may result in spillage
or recirculation of gasoline; and
(3)
A telephone number established by the Department of Environmental
Conservation for use by the public to report problems it experiences with
the system.
D.
Routine maintenance of components of Stage II vapor collector
systems must be performed to ensure the integrity and efficiency of the system.
E.
The modification, removal, replacement or addition of
any element which would render a Stage II vapor collection system inoperative
or impair its integrity and efficiency is prohibited.
Owners and/or operators of gasoline storage tanks and gasoline dispensing
sites subject to Stage I and/or Stage II vapor collection or vapor control
system requirements shall:
A.
Install all necessary Stage I and/or Stage II vapor collection
and control systems and make any modifications necessary to comply with the
requirements.
B.
Provide adequate training and written instructions to
the operator of the affected gasoline dispensing site.
C.
Replace, repair or modify any worn or ineffective component
or design element to ensure the vaportight integrity and efficiency of the
Stage I vapor collection and vapor control systems.
D.
Connect and ensure proper operation of the Stage I and/or
Stage II vapor collection and control systems whenever gasoline is being loaded,
unloaded or dispensed.
A.
Owners of gasoline dispensing sites subject to the Stage
I vapor collection requirements of this chapter shall submit a proposed schedule
to the Code Enforcement Officer which includes specific steps and dates necessary
to comply with the provisions of this chapter no later than 10 days after
the date this chapter becomes law.
B.
Owners of gasoline dispensing sites subject to the Stage
I vapor collection requirements of this chapter shall be in compliance with
all requirements no later than 30 days after the date this chapter becomes
law.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $1,000 per offense. Each day of a continuing violation
of this chapter shall be a separate offense.
