No tank, pump or other appliance for the storage or distribution
of gasoline or other motor fuel shall hereafter be placed within the
boundaries of any street or public place or beneath the surface thereof;
provided, however, that where any gasoline tank, pump or similar appliance
is now installed within the boundaries of any street adjacent to any
premises, which premises also has a frontage on another street, said
tank, pump or appliance may, with the permission of the Common Council
and subject to the other provisions of this Article, be removed from
said location where it is now installed to another location in front
of said premises within the boundaries of said other street, and provided
also that where any gasoline tank, pump or similar appliance is now
installed within the boundaries of any street, said tank, pump or
appliance may, with the permission of the Common Council and subject
to the other provisions of this Article, be removed from said location
to a new location on the same side of said street within 50 feet of
the former location.
Until otherwise determined by the Common Council, any such tank
or pump now lawfully installed within the boundaries of any street
or public place or beneath the surface thereof and in actual use may
continue to be used for such purpose, subject to the requirement that
the owner or lessee thereof shall obtain an annual license to use
the same from and after May 1, 1929, which license shall be issued
only upon the conditions hereinafter stated.
No refund of any license fee or any portion thereof shall be
granted except that, upon the revocation by the Common Council of
its permission to place and use any tank or pump within the lines
of any street or public place, the unearned portion of the license
fee paid for the current year shall be returned to the licensee, provided
that he has fully complied with all the ordinance requirements and
lawful orders in relation to the use and operation of said tank or
pump. No such refund shall be made until the tank or pump has been
removed and the place where it was located restored to proper condition.
No person, firm or corporation shall use, operate or maintain
any tank or pump or similar appliance for the storage or distribution
of gasoline or motor fuel within the boundaries of any street or public
place or beneath the surface thereof except in conformity with the
provisions of this Article.