No gasoline service station or gasoline tank or gasoline pump,
including a gasoline tank or gasoline pump to be used exclusively
for private purposes, shall be operated or installed within the limits
of the City of Glens Falls without a permit therefor issued by the
City Clerk. Such permit shall be renewed annually on the first day
of January. Said permit shall be revocable for good cause at any time
by the Common Council of the City of Glens Falls.
In the event that application is made for a permit to operate
a gasoline service station, no permit shall be granted until the Common
Council has approved the architecture, design and size of the proposed
station, and no permit shall be granted unless said service station
shall be equipped with separate comfort stations for each sex.
The owners of all gasoline service stations now being maintained
and operated in the City of Glens Falls which are not now equipped
with comfort stations shall cause the same to be installed within
90 days of the passage of this chapter and shall provide a separate
comfort station for each sex.
Any permit granted shall be subject to the following regulations:
A. The area for use by motor vehicles, except access drives thereto,
as well as any structure, shall not encroach on any required yard
area.
B. No fuel pump shall be located closer than 20 feet to any side lot
line nor closer than 20 feet to any street line, measured from the
outside edge of the fuel island.
C. No access drives shall be within 200 feet of and on the same side
of a street as a school, public library, theater, church or other
public gathering place, park, playground or fire station, unless a
street 50 feet or more wide lies between such service station and
such building or use.
D. All major repair work and servicing shall be done within a completely
enclosed building. Such repair work shall include any body repair
work or spray painting. No unregistered vehicle may be parked on the
property.
[Amended 12-18-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
All such service stations, pumps and tanks must be installed
in a manner satisfactory to the City Building Inspector and fully
meeting all State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code requirements.
[Amended 3-22-1983; 12-7-1995; 12-18-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997; 11-8-2011 by L.L. No. 8-2011]
No gas station permit shall be granted until there shall be
paid a fee of $125 therefor. Such fee shall be an annual charge to
be paid in advance to the City Clerk on the first day of January in
each year. Existing gasoline service stations shall apply for a permit
and commence annual yearly payments of $125 on and after January 1,
2012. However, in the case of a gasoline pump and tank to be used
exclusively for private purposes, a fee of $125 per annum for each
such pump shall be paid in advance to the City Clerk on the first
day of January in each year. Owners of existing private gasoline pumps
shall apply for a permit and commence annual payments of $125 for
each pump on and after the first day of January 2012.
Every owner, occupant or lessee of any premises used as a gasoline
service station shall not permit or cause any noise, racing of motors,
testing of engines or any other activity which produces a noise offensive
to any adjoining property owners.
[Amended 12-18-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
Any person; persons or corporation who violates the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
not to exceed $250 or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15
days, or both.