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HomeMy WebLinkAbout#184 Underground Storage Tanks STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDINANCE NO. 184 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 132, RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS, BV CHANGING THE MANNER IN WHICH UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS OF VACANT SERVICE STATIONS MAY BE ABANDONED IN PLACE OR DISPOSED OF, SUBSTITUTING "CITY" FOR "VILLAGE" ~ THROUGHOUT, AND CLARIFYING THE PENALTY PROVISION CONTAINED THEREIN The City Council of Arden Hills ordains: Section 1. Amendment o} SecTion 6 of Ord. No. 134 by Deleting Subsection (j) Therefrom. Subsection (i) of SecTion 6, entiTled "Operating Regulations", of Ord. No. 132, which Subsection requires the removal of un- , derground storage tanks when a service station has been vacanT for a period of iwelve (12) monihs or more, is hereby deleTed in its entireTy. Section 2. Amendment of Sections 7, B, 9 and 10 of Ord. No. 132 by Renumbering Them Sections 8, 9, 10 and 11. Sections 7(entitled "Revocation of License"), 8(en- titled "Severability"), 9 (entitled "Penalty"), and 10 ~(entiTled "Effective Date") of Ord. No. 132 are hereby renumbered Sections 8, 9, 10, and 11 with the titles Thereof to remain the same. Section 3. Amendment of Ord. No. 132 by Adding New Section 7 Thereto Relating to AbandonmenT in Place or Disposal of Undergrountl Storage Tanks in Vacant Service Stations. Ord. No. 132 is hereby amended by adding ThereTo a new Section 7 which is entitled and reads as follows: Section 7. Vacant Service Station; Abandonment in Place ar Disposal of Underground Storage Tanks. When any service station in the CiTy of Arden Hills has been . vacant for a period of aT IeasT iwelve (12) months, the Clerk-AdministraTOr shall noTify in writing the owner and-or operator ihereof ihat any underground storage fanks located on the premises of such vacant service station must be safeguarded or disposed of within thirty (30) days of the date of said writTen notice by one of the Two Tollowing methods, each of which is permissible ynder the State Fire Marshal Flammable Liquid Code (W F PA-30) : .(a) Abandoning such underground storage tanks in pl,ace by ',i. Removing all flammable or combustible liquids frbm the tank and from all connecting lines, Iii. Disconnecting the suction, inlet, gauge and vent I ines, iii. Filling the tank completely with an inert solid material, such as, for example, sand, preferably by pumping such maTerial into such tanks with water, and capping the remaining underground piping; or (b) Removal of such underground storage tanks from the premises and disposal thereof elsewhere. An exTension of the time limit for the safeguarding or disposal of such underground storage tanks may be granted by the Council provided the owner and-or operator of the vacant service staTion in wh ich the same are located has requested in writing such extension, priorto the expiraTionof such Time limit, and has shown good cause for the granTing of such exTension such as, for example, an immediaTe, reasonable prospect ihat the service sTation may be reopened for business. With respecT To any premises the service station on which has been vacant for a period of twelve (12) months, any prior approval by the CiTy for service stati0n use ihereof shall be automaTically nullified and voided as of the expiration of such Twelve (12) months' period of vacancy. The term "vacanY", as used in This SecTion 7, means unused for bona fide automobile service staTion pur- poses as the same are defined in Section 2 of this Or- dinance. Section 4. Amendment of Ord. No. 132 by SubstiTuTing "City" for "Village" Wherever the Same Appears. Wherever the word "Village" appears in Ord. No. 132, said word shall be deleted and the word "City" shall be subsTituted Therefor. Section S. Amendment of Renumbered Section 10 of Ord. No. 132, Formerly Section 9 Thereof, RelaTing to "Penalty". Renumbered SecTion 10 of Ord. No. 132, formerly Section 9 ihereof, entiTled "Penalty", is hereby amended in iTs entirety to read as follows: SecTion 10. Penalty. Any persOn or persons guilty of ~ violating any provision of This Ordinance shall be gullTy of a misdemeanor and upon conviction Thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Three Hundred and no- 100 Dollars (8300.00) or by imprisonment in the county jailfor a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both. Each and every day or porTion ihereof during which any such violation of the provisions of ihis Or- dinance is committed, continued or permitted shall be deemed a separate offense. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ortlinance shall take effect and be in force from and af}er its passage and publication. Passed by the City Council this 131h day of January, 1975. Henry J. Crepeau, Jr. Mayor AttesT: CharloTte McNiesh Clerk-Adminisirator (BuIletini Jan. 23, 1975) STATE OF MINNESOTA COU NTY OF RAMSEY ~ CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDINANCE NO.1B4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 132, RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS, BY CHANGING THE MANNER IN WHICH UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS OF VACANT SERVICE STATIONS MAY BE ABANDONED IN PLACE OR DISPOSED OF, SUBSTITUTING "CITY" FOR "VILLAGE" THROUGHOUT, AND CLARIFYING THE PENALTY PROVISION CONTAINED THEREIN The City Council of Arden Hills ordains: Section 1. Amendment of Section 6 of Ord. No. 132 by Deleting Subsection (j) Therefrom. SubsecTion (j) of Section 6, entitled "OperaTing RegulaTions'°, of Ord. No. 132, which Subsection requires the removal of un- , derground storage tanks when a service station has been vacant for a period of Twelve (12) months or more, is hereby deleted in iTs enTireTy. Section 2. Amendment of Sections 7, B, 9 and 10 of Ord. No. 112 by Renumbering Them Sections 8, 9, 10 and 11. SecTions 7(entiTled "Revocation of License"), 8(en- tiTled "SeverabiliTy"), 9 (entiTled "Penalty"), and 10 ~(entitled "EffecTive Date") of Ord. No. 132 are hereby renumbered SecTions 8, 9, 10, and 11 with the titles Thereof To remain the same. Section 3. Amentlment of Ord. No. 132 by Adding New Section 7 Thereto Relating to Abandonment in Place or Disposal of Untlerground Storage Tanks in VacanT Service Stations. Ord. No. 132 is hereby amended by adding ihereto a new SecTion 7 which is entitled and reads as follows: Sectian 7. Vacant Service Station; AbandonmenT in Place or Disposal of Underground Storage Tanks. When any service station in the City of Arden Hills has been vacant for a period of at least Twelve (12) monihs, the Clerk-Adminisirator shall noTify in writing the owner and-or operaTOr ihereof ihaT any underground sTOrage Fanks located on the premises of such vacant service staTion must be safeguarded or disposed of within thirty . (30) days of the date of said written natice by one of the 1wo following mettiods, each of which is permissible under the State Fire Marshal Flammable Liquid Code ('N F PA-30) : '(a) Abandoning such underground storage Tanks in pl,ace by 1. Removing all flammable or combusTible liquids frOm the tank and from all connecTing lines, ii. Disconnecting the suction,inlet, gauge and venT ~ lines, iii. Filling the Tank compleTely with an inert sol(d maTerial, such as, for example, sand, preterably by pumping such maTerial inTO such tanks wiTh water, and capping the remaining underground piping; or (b) Removal of such underground storage tanks from the premises and disposal thereof elsewhere. An extension of the time limit for the safeguarding or disposal of such underground storage tanks may be granted by the Council provided the owner and-or operator of the vacant service staTion in which the same are located has requested in writing such exTension, prior to the expiration of such Time limit, and has shown good cause for the granTing of such extension such as, for example, an immediate, reasonable prospect ihat the service station may be reopened for business. With respect to any premises the service sTaTion on which has been vacanT for a period of Twelve (12) monihs, any prioY approval by the City for service station use ihereof shall be auTOmaTically nullified and voided as of the expiration of such twelve (12) monihs' period of vacancy. The term "vacanY", as used in this Section 7, means unused for bona fide auTOmobile service station pur- poses as the same are defined in Section 2 of this Or- dinance. Section 4. Amendment of Ord. No. 132 by Substituting "City" for "Village" Wherever the Same Appears. Wherever the word "Village" appears in Ord. No. 132, said word shall be deleted and the word "CiTy" shall be substiTuted iherefor. Section S. Amendment of Renumbered Section 10 of Ord. Na. 132, Formerly Section 9 Thereof, Relating To "Penalty". Rerumbered SecTion 10 of Ord. No. 132, formerly Section 9 Thereaf, entitled "PenalTy", is . hereby amended in its enTireTy to read as follows: Section 10. Penalty. Any person or persons guilty of violaTing any provision of ihis Ordinance shall be guilTy of a misdemeanor and upon convicTion ihereof shall be punished by a fine noT To exceed Three Hundred and no- 100 Dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonmenT in the counTy , lailfor a period noT To exceed nineTy (90) days, or by both. Each and every day or portian Thereof during which any such violaTion of the provisions of }his Or- dinance is committed, continued or permitted shall be deemed a separate offense. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take 101 effect and be in force from and after its passage and publicaTion. Passed by the City Council ihis 13ih day of January, 1975. Henry J. Crepeau, Jr. Mayor ATTest: CharlotTe McNiesh Clerk.AdminisTrator (BUlletin: Jan. 23, 1975)