[Code 1979, § 7.101]
No gasoline station shall be constructed in the City until an
application for a permit to do so shall be filed with the City Clerk
and the City Council authorizes the issuance of a permit therefor.
[Code 1979, § 7.102]
Applications for the construction of a gasoline station shall
contain the following: an estimate of the cost of the building to
be erected; an estimate of the cost of the equipment, tanks, pumps
and other incidental equipment to be installed upon the premises;
a legal description of the lands upon which the gasoline station is
to be constructed; the nature of the materials to be used in the construction
of the building; the shortest distance from the lot line upon which
the station is to be constructed to the nearest lot line of each church,
hospital, public or private school, public park or auditorium if there
is any within 500 feet of the lot. A blueprint containing specifications,
lot lines, dimensions of the building and lot and the character of
the adjoining properties shall be attached to the application and
be considered a part of the application.
[Code 1979, § 7.103]
No permit shall be granted for the construction of a gasoline
station in any location where, by reason of traffic conditions, public
use of adjoining property or fire or explosion hazard a filling station
would imperil the public safety, public health or general welfare
of the inhabitants of the City.
[Code 1979, § 7.104]
The City Clerk shall present an application under this article
to the City Council at the next regular or special meeting after the
application has been presented to him, and the City Council shall
have a reasonable time thereafter within which to investigate the
conditions under which the gasoline station is proposed to be constructed
and to fully consider the application.
[Code 1979, § 7.105]
Gasoline stations shall conform in all respects to the requirements
pertaining to gasoline stations of the National Fire Prevention Code,
1993 Edition, as promulgated by the American Insurance Association,
New York, New York. The use and storage of flammable liquids shall
conform to the flammable liquids regulations of the state fire marshal.
The fire department shall make periodic inspections of gasoline stations
to determine compliance with such codes and regulations and the requirements
of this Code.