[R.O. 2008 §150.010; Ord. No. 66, 8-7-1945]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
install any tank of a capacity exceeding one hundred (100) gallons
for the keeping or storage of gasoline or other volatile inflammable
liquid or liquids for retail, wholesale, bulk, private or any other
use without first procuring from the City Manager a permit authorizing
the installation of the same.
[R.O. 2008 §150.020; Ord. No. 66, 8-7-1945]
The term "volatile inflammable liquid" shall
mean any liquids which, when tested in the open air to a temperature
below one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100°F), will give forth
inflammable vapor or gas. Any tank which is used by a retail dealer
for the purpose of storing or keeping gasoline or other volatile inflammable
liquid or liquids is hereby termed a retail storage tank. Any tank
in which gasoline or other volatile inflammable liquid or liquids
are kept or stored in quantities over thirty thousand (30,000) gallons
is hereby termed a bulk storage tank. Any tank which is used by a
wholesale dealer for the purpose of storing or keeping gasoline or
other volatile inflammable liquid or liquids is hereby termed a wholesale
storage tank. Any tank in which gasoline or other volatile liquid
or liquids are kept in quantities less than thirty thousand (30,000)
gallons is hereby termed a private storage tank.
[R.O. 2008 §150.030; Ord. No. 66, 8-7-1945]
No retail storage tank of a capacity in excess of one hundred
(100) gallons shall be located, constructed, operated or installed
within four hundred (400) feet of any school, public or private, schoolyard,
playground, church, theatre, hospital or public asylum or the premises
upon which the aforesaid buildings or institutions are located and
which are used in connection therewith. All measurements shall be
made from the nearest lot line on which the tank is located or is
to be located, to the nearest lot line upon which any such building
is located or to the nearest lot line of the premises upon which said
building is located or which are used in connection therewith.
[R.O. 2008 §150.040; Ord. No. 66, 8-7-1945]
No wholesale storage tank or bulk storage tank shall be located,
constructed, operated or installed within six hundred (600) feet of
any school, public or private, schoolyard, playground, church, theatre,
hospital or public asylum or the premises upon which the aforesaid
buildings or institutions are located and which are used in connection
therewith. All measurements shall be made from the nearest lot line
on which the tank is located, or is to be located, to the nearest
lot line upon which any such building is located or to the nearest
lot line of the premises upon which said building is located or which
are used in connection therewith.
[R.O. 2008 §150.050; Ord. No. 66, 8-7-1945]
No private storage tank shall be located, constructed, operated
or installed within six hundred (600) feet of any school, public or
private, schoolyard, playground, church, theatre, hospital or public
asylum or the premises upon which the aforesaid buildings or institutions
are located and which are used in connection therewith. All measurements
shall be made from the nearest lot line on which the tank is located,
or is to be located, to the nearest lot line upon which any such building
is located or to the nearest lot line of the premises upon which said
building is located or which are used in connection therewith, unless
such storage tank shall be installed in such manner as to be approved
by the Board of Fire Underwriters, in which case such private storage
tank may be located within six hundred (600) feet of any such building
but not within one hundred (100) feet of any such building.
[R.O. 2008 §150.060; Ord. No. 66, 8-7-1945]
No gasoline or other volatile inflammable liquid shall be pumped
or otherwise removed from any retail storage tank, bulk storage tank,
wholesale storage tank or private storage tank unless such gasoline
or other inflammable liquid shall be pumped or otherwise removed from
said tank by a device approved by the Board of Fire Underwriters.
[R.O. 2008 §150.070; Ord. No. 66, 8-7-1945]
The provisions of this Article shall not prohibit the replacement
of any tank or tanks for the storage of gasoline or other volatile
inflammable liquids where located on August 7, 1945, provided that
this Article shall not authorize the installation of any additional
tanks at any gasoline filling station, wholesale or retail, unless
such additional tanks shall be installed in accordance herewith.
