When any nonprofit, commercial industrial firm or utility which manufactures,
sells, uses, stores and/or disposes as a product, by-product or waste any
substance, solid, liquid or gas, listed in the Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection, United States Environmental Protection Agency or Department of
Health, Education and Welfare lists of hazardous materials, latest revision,
operates, locates, relocates or changes its operation in Rocky Hill, it shall
annually report the presence of these materials or substances to the Fire
Marshal's office. Furthermore, it shall present copies of all plans, information,
materials and documentation made in application for or in compliance with
all state and federal permits, statutes or regulations.
Every person, owner, operator, agent, employee or any individual having
knowledge of or reason to believe that an unsafe condition, imminent hazard,
impending release, discharge or accident is anticipated involving any substance
referred to above shall notify the Rocky Hill Fire Division of said knowledge
or belief immediately, but in no instance beyond a period of two hours thereafter.
No department, agency or commission of the Town of Rocky Hill shall
consider any application before it to be complete and ready for decision unless
it contains a declaration that the applicant or his agent has filed with all
applicable local departments, agencies and commissions.
The Fire Marshal, upon review of the information provided in compliance with §
153-1 herein, may require that placards and/or a key box shall be installed at any or all site or building entrances of an applicant enterprise. It shall be the obligation of a reporting enterprise to install and maintain said placards and/or key boxes as specified by the Fire Marshal in operating and useful condition, with current and accurate information as to the specific location, amounts and details of hazardous materials on the premises. The cost of all materials and installation of the same shall be borne by the reporting enterprise.
It shall be considered material misrepresentation and fraud for any nonprofit, commercial industrial firm, utility, person or entity to fail to provide true and correct information and/or to fail to keep such information current and accurate. The business as defined in §
153-1 and the individual who represented the enterprise shall be both jointly and separately liable for a penalty of no less than $100 per day for each day of operation or failure to notify since the last day of compliance or notice to the Town, whichever is longer.