[Amended 3-6-1990 by Ord. No. 90-19]
The owner or occupant of any land within the Township of Stafford upon which there is installed or located any tank above ground with a storage capacity in excess of 1,000 gallons, but less than 400,000 gallons, used for the storage or holding of any liquid substance defined in §
197-2 shall cause said tank and all connecting piping to be tested for leakage no later than one year from the effective date of this chapter and thereafter at least once every calendar year.
[Amended 7-11-1989 by Ord. No. 89-46]
This chapter shall apply to the storage of all liquid substances toxic to the public water supply and shall include but shall not be limited to gasoline, oil, kerosene, crankcase drainage, acids, petrochemicals, pesticides and all other hydrocarbons and hazardous chemical substances not recommended for human consumption. In the Pinelands area, no toxic waste shall be stored in accordance with the provisions of §
211-9G(8)(d) of the Stafford Township Code.
[Amended 3-6-1990 by Ord. No. 90-19]
All owners or occupants of any land within the
Township of Stafford upon which there is installed or located an aboveground
tank in excess of 1,000 gallons, but less than 400,000 gallons, as
defined in this chapter, shall be required to obtain a license for
the privilege of maintaining or operating said tank.
A. The license shall be issued by the Township of Stafford
Zoning Officer only upon compliance with the terms and conditions
of this chapter and upon payment of the license fee of $75.
B. The license shall be nontransferable and shall be
conspicuously displayed in the premises or be produced upon request
to the enforcing authority, which shall be the Township of Stafford
Zoning Officer. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of
this chapter shall be grounds for the revocation of said license and
will prohibit said owner or occupant of any land within the Township
of Stafford to maintain or operate said tank.
C. The license application shall set forth the size and
exact location of the subject tank, the exact substance it contains
and the date of original installation to the best of the licensee's
knowledge. Said license shall automatically terminate upon any change
in the contents of said tank unless the holder of said license shall
provide the Township of Stafford with an exact description of the
new substance it contains.
[Amended 3-4-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-31]
A. All tanks in excess of 1,000 gallons taken out of
service or abandoned shall be safeguarded or disposed of in a safe
manner. All abandoned tanks and connecting pipelines shall be completely
drained of their contents, and a certified report setting forth the
tank size, location, date of abandonment and method used for placing
the abandoned tank in a safe condition shall be submitted to the Township
within 10 days of the date of abandonment. Abandoned tanks shall be
removed from their location.
B. When tanks are temporarily taken out of service for
a period of more than 30 days, a certified report shall be submitted
to the Township, setting forth the planned temporary abandonment and
proposed safeguarding procedures. No temporary abandonment shall exceed
a period of six months, except that the Township may grant a six-month
extension if requested by the owner, in writing, prior thereto. Any
owner or occupant of any land upon which an abandoned tank is located
who fails to comply with these safeguarding procedures shall immediately
remove said tank at his own expense. No abandoned tank shall be returned
to service without first being tested for leakage in accordance with
this chapter.
[Amended 3-4-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-31]
Accurate daily inventory records shall be maintained
and reconciled on all storage tanks in excess of 1,000 gallons for
indication of possible leakage of tanks or piping. The records shall
be kept at the premises, available for inspection by the enforcing
authority, and shall include, as a minimum, records showing by-products
and daily reconciliation between sales, use, receipts and inventory
on hand. If there is more than one system consisting of a tank(s)
serving a separate pump(s) or dispenser(s) for any product, a reconciliation
shall be maintained separately for each tank system. The Township
of Stafford shall make periodic inspections of all tanks in excess
of 1,000 gallons so as to require compliance with this chapter.
[Amended 2-21-1989 by Ord. No. 89-22]
A. Any person violating or failing to comply with any
of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000,
by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days or by community service
of not more than 90 days, or any combination of fine, imprisonment
and community service as determined by the Municipal Court Judge.
The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute
a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting
the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above
for each separate offense.
B. The violation of any provision of this chapter shall
be subject to abatement summarily by a restraining order or injunction
issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.