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<br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA
<br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY
<br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
<br /> ORDINANCE NO. 184
<br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
<br /> 132, RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF
<br /> AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS, BV CHANGING
<br /> THE MANNER IN WHICH UNDERGROUND
<br /> STORAGE TANKS OF VACANT SERVICE STATIONS
<br /> MAY BE ABANDONED IN PLACE OR DISPOSED OF,
<br /> SUBSTITUTING "CITY" FOR "VILLAGE"
<br /> ~ THROUGHOUT, AND CLARIFYING THE PENALTY
<br /> PROVISION CONTAINED THEREIN
<br /> The City Council of Arden Hills ordains:
<br /> Section 1. Amendment o} SecTion 6 of Ord. No. 134 by
<br /> Deleting Subsection (j) Therefrom. Subsection (i) of
<br /> SecTion 6, entiTled "Operating Regulations", of Ord. No.
<br /> 132, which Subsection requires the removal of un- ,
<br /> derground storage tanks when a service station has
<br /> been vacanT for a period of iwelve (12) monihs or more,
<br /> is hereby deleTed in its entireTy.
<br /> Section 2. Amendment of Sections 7, B, 9 and 10 of Ord.
<br /> No. 132 by Renumbering Them Sections 8, 9, 10 and 11.
<br /> Sections 7(entitled "Revocation of License"), 8(en-
<br /> titled "Severability"), 9 (entitled "Penalty"), and 10
<br /> ~(entiTled "Effective Date") of Ord. No. 132 are hereby
<br /> renumbered Sections 8, 9, 10, and 11 with the titles
<br /> Thereof to remain the same.
<br /> Section 3. Amendment of Ord. No. 132 by Adding New
<br /> Section 7 Thereto Relating to AbandonmenT in Place or
<br /> Disposal of Undergrountl Storage Tanks in Vacant
<br /> Service Stations. Ord. No. 132 is hereby amended by
<br /> adding ThereTo a new Section 7 which is entitled and
<br /> reads as follows:
<br /> Section 7. Vacant Service Station; Abandonment in
<br /> Place ar Disposal of Underground Storage Tanks. When
<br /> any service station in the CiTy of Arden Hills has been .
<br /> vacant for a period of aT IeasT iwelve (12) months, the
<br /> Clerk-AdministraTOr shall noTify in writing the owner
<br /> and-or operator ihereof ihat any underground storage
<br /> fanks located on the premises of such vacant service
<br /> station must be safeguarded or disposed of within thirty
<br /> (30) days of the date of said writTen notice by one of the
<br /> Two Tollowing methods, each of which is permissible
<br /> ynder the State Fire Marshal Flammable Liquid Code
<br /> (W F PA-30) :
<br /> .(a) Abandoning such underground storage tanks in
<br /> pl,ace by
<br /> ',i. Removing all flammable or combustible liquids
<br /> frbm the tank and from all connecting lines,
<br /> Iii. Disconnecting the suction, inlet, gauge and vent
<br /> I ines,
<br /> iii. Filling the tank completely with an inert solid
<br /> material, such as, for example, sand, preferably by
<br /> pumping such maTerial into such tanks with water, and
<br /> capping the remaining underground piping; or
<br /> (b) Removal of such underground storage tanks from
<br /> the premises and disposal thereof elsewhere.
<br /> An exTension of the time limit for the safeguarding or
<br /> disposal of such underground storage tanks may be
<br /> granted by the Council provided the owner and-or
<br /> operator of the vacant service staTion in wh ich the same
<br /> are located has requested in writing such extension,
<br /> priorto the expiraTionof such Time limit, and has shown
<br /> good cause for the granTing of such exTension such as,
<br /> for example, an immediaTe, reasonable prospect ihat
<br /> the service sTation may be reopened for business.
<br /> With respecT To any premises the service station on
<br /> which has been vacant for a period of twelve (12)
<br /> months, any prior approval by the CiTy for service
<br /> stati0n use ihereof shall be automaTically nullified and
<br /> voided as of the expiration of such Twelve (12) months'
<br /> period of vacancy.
<br /> The term "vacanY", as used in This SecTion 7, means
<br /> unused for bona fide automobile service staTion pur-
<br /> poses as the same are defined in Section 2 of this Or-
<br /> dinance.
<br /> Section 4. Amendment of Ord. No. 132 by SubstiTuTing
<br /> "City" for "Village" Wherever the Same Appears.
<br /> Wherever the word "Village" appears in Ord. No. 132,
<br /> said word shall be deleted and the word "City" shall be
<br /> subsTituted Therefor.
<br /> Section S. Amendment of Renumbered Section 10 of
<br /> Ord. No. 132, Formerly Section 9 Thereof, RelaTing to
<br /> "Penalty". Renumbered SecTion 10 of Ord. No. 132,
<br /> formerly Section 9 ihereof, entiTled "Penalty", is
<br /> hereby amended in iTs entirety to read as follows:
<br /> SecTion 10. Penalty. Any persOn or persons guilty of
<br /> ~ violating any provision of This Ordinance shall be gullTy
<br /> of a misdemeanor and upon conviction Thereof shall be
<br /> punished by a fine not to exceed Three Hundred and no-
<br /> 100 Dollars (8300.00) or by imprisonment in the county
<br /> jailfor a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by
<br /> both. Each and every day or porTion ihereof during
<br /> which any such violation of the provisions of ihis Or-
<br /> dinance is committed, continued or permitted shall be
<br /> deemed a separate offense.
<br /> Section 6. Effective Date. This Ortlinance shall take
<br /> effect and be in force from and af}er its passage and
<br /> publication.
<br /> Passed by the City Council this 131h day of January,
<br /> 1975.
<br /> Henry J. Crepeau, Jr.
<br /> Mayor
<br /> AttesT: CharloTte McNiesh
<br /> Clerk-Adminisirator
<br /> (BuIletini Jan. 23, 1975)
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