[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Quincy 5-17-1993 as Ch. 5.08 of the 1993 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Hazardous materials — See Ch. 175.
[Amended by Order No. 95-084]
No person in charge of a gasoline filling station shall act as a manager of said gasoline station without a license from the Board of Licensing Commissioners of the City. The license shall show the address of said gasoline station, and the license shall be valid as to the address shown thereon only. The license fee shall be $25. Whoever violates this section shall pay a fine of $50 for each violation.
[Amended by Order No. 95-084]
A. 
The Board of Licensing Commissioners may issue a license for a gasoline filling station to be a so-called "self-service" station. Stations shall not be prohibited from charging different prices for each level of service provided.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order No. 2020-012]
B. 
Consistent with the provisions of MGL c. 94, § 295CC, gas stations shall post signs of at least 80 square inches in size at self-service pumps stating that vehicles bearing handicapped or disabled veteran number plates may be served at the self-serve pump by an attendant on duty. The Board of Licensing Commissioners may impose further conditions on said license as deemed necessary to provide for the safety of the general public using such filling stations, including a limitation on the hours of operation. The fee for such license shall be $400.
[Amended 6-4-2018 by Order No. 2018-037; 6-1-2020 by Order No. 2020-012]
C. 
Prior to the issuance of any license under this section, the applicant shall provide the Board of Licensing Commissioners with proof that all property owners within 300 feet of the applicant's property have received at least 14 days' notice of said application.
[Amended 6-4-2018 by Order No. 2018-037]
[Amended 6-4-2018 by Order No. 2018-037]
A. 
The Board of Licensing Commissioners ("Board") may, after a public hearing, issue a license for a gasoline filling station to engage in the sale of pre-packaged food. Prior to the issuance of any license under this section the applicant shall provide the Board with proof that all property owners within 300 feet of the applicant's property have received at least 14 days' notice of said hearing. Any applicant granted a license shall pay in full any and all fees applicable to operate with a retail food gas station license and must also comply with all food storage and sanitation requirements put forth under the Health Department's Inspectional Division - Food.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order No. 2020-012]
B. 
Whoever violates this section shall pay a fine of $50 for each violation.
C. 
The Board may impose conditions on said license as deemed necessary to provide for the safety of the general public using the gasoline filling station, including the hours of operation, mandatory designated food handler staffing requirements at any gasoline filling station engaged in auto repair, and regulations set forth by the Board of Health related to food safety compliance.