[HISTORY: Adopted as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch.
90.
Building permits — See Ch.
93.
Fire prevention — See Ch.
143.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch.
266.
Abandoned vehicles — See Ch.
300.
[Adopted by the Commission of Public Works
8-21-1928 (Ch. 60, Art. I, of the 1973 Code); amended in its entirety
by the Common Council 12-13-1973 by Ord.
No. 16-1973]
No air tower or any other apparatus for the furnishing of air or water
to motor vehicles shall be placed or maintained within the boundaries of any
street, sidewalk or other public place in the City of Hudson without the consent
of the Commissioner of Public Works, a license issued by the Commissioner
of Public Works and the payment of a license fee per year as established by
the Common Council, and all such air towers or other apparatus now so placed
or maintained shall be removed prior to September 1, 1928, unless in the meantime
such consent and license is obtained.
The Commissioner of Public Works, upon granting any such license, shall
designate the place where such air tower or other apparatus shall be located,
and at any time thereafter may, in his discretion, direct that the same be
relocated or removed entirely at the expense of the licensee; such permit
or license shall not be transferable.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article,
either by himself or itself or by his or its agent or employee, or who commits
an offense against any order, rule or regulation made in pursuance of this
article, shall be guilty of a violation punishable as follows: by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 15 days or by a fine not exceeding $250, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
[Adopted by the Commission of Public Works 8-21-1928
(Ch. 60, Art. II, of the 1973 Code; amended in its entirety by the Common
Council 12-13-1973 by Ord.
No. 17-1973]
No tank or other container for the storage, and no pump or other appliance,
including overhead arm feeders, for the distribution of gasoline or other
motor fuel shall be placed or maintained within the boundaries or over or
beneath the surface of any street, sidewalk or other public place in the City
of Hudson without the consent of the Commissioner of Public Works, a license
issued by the Commissioner of Public Works pursuant to such consent and the
payment of the license fee as hereinafter provided; and all such tanks or
other containers and pumps or other appliances now so placed or maintained
shall be removed prior to September 1, 1928, unless in the meantime such consent
and license is obtained.
Each application for permission to so locate or maintain any such tank
or other container, pump or other appliance shall be presented to the Commissioner
of Public Works in writing; shall state the name of the owner of the real
property in front of which, and describe, with reference to the street and
adjoining property lines, the place where, the applicant desires to locate
and maintain the same; and shall be accompanied by the written and duly acknowledged
consent of such owner, if other than the applicant, to the granting of the
license; and if approved by the Commissioner of Public Works, applicant then
must provide a bond to the City of Hudson in the sum of $2,000, with sureties
to be approved by the Legal Advisor, conditioned to indemnify and save harmless
the City from any and all claims, demands, damages, costs and expenses arising
from or in any manner growing out of the placing or maintaining of any such
tank or other container, pump or other appliance, and to promptly and in all
respects conform to and obey all orders and directions of the Commissioner
of Public Works for the placing, maintaining, relocating or removal of the
same.
The Commissioner of Public Works, upon granting such license, shall
designate the place where such tank or other container, pump or other appliance
shall be located and maintained, not nearer than 10 feet to any intersection,
and at any time thereafter may, in his discretion, direct that the same be
relocated or removed entirely at the expense of the licensee, but in the event
of removal a proportionate part of the license fee shall be refunded to him,
but no refund shall be made for a period shorter than one month.
Each applicant to whom the Commissioner of Public Works shall have given
his consent, as hereinbefore provided, shall pay to the Commissioner of Public
Works for each tank, pump, overhead and feeder or other appliance so permitted
a license fee as established by the Common Council; and the Commissioner of
Public Works shall thereupon issue a license to so place and maintain the
tank or other container, pump or other appliance therein described, unless
the Commissioner of Public Works shall sooner order the same to be removed
as hereinbefore provided, and annually thereafter, may renew such license
upon receiving like fees. Such permit shall not be transferable.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article,
either by himself or itself, or by his or its agent or employee, or who commits
an offense against any order, rule or regulation made in pursuance of this
article, shall be guilty of a violation punishable as follows: by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 15 days or by a fine not exceeding $250, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.