No fuel tank for the storage of any type or kind of flammable or combustible
liquid other than for the storage of heating fuel shall be installed or kept
on any parcel of land or location within the Residence R-O or Residence R-1
or R-2 or Business District within the Village of Elmsford.
[Amended 5-1-2000]
Storage tanks shall be permitted within the Light Industrial Districts
upon the following conditions: Said installation shall be on application to
the Plumbing Inspector for a permit to be granted upon the payment of a fee
of $50 per thousand-gallon capacity of the tank to be installed.
Only underground tanks will be permitted in compliance with the following
regulations.
[Amended 7-10-2006 by L.L. No. 4-2006]
Any violation by a person, firm or corporation of this chapter shall
be deemed an offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment
for a period of not more than 60 days, or both.
[Added 2-3-1992 by L.L. No. 8-1992]
A. The Board of Trustees may, on application by the owner,
lessee or tenant of real property, issue a special permit for the installation
and maintenance of a vaulted aboveground fuel tank under the following circumstances:
(1) The tank is at least 100 feet from any residential dwelling
unit.
(2) The applicant will not use or permit the use of the tank
for the retail or wholesale sale of fuel oil products and the tank must be
used exclusively for on-premises use.
(3) The applicant will provide reasonably adequate safeguards
to protect the environment, including fencing, screening and use of a nonpermeable
apron where dispensing of the fuel is to take place.
B. The Board of Trustees may, in its discretion, consider
other items for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare for
the issuance of the special permit.
C. The special permit shall be issued annually as of January
1. The fee for the special permit is $100 for up to two tanks.
[Amended 5-1-2000]